United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered unwavering criticism of the Chinese Communist Party while visiting London on Tuesday, describing the behavior of leaders regarding the coronavirus pandemic as unforgivable and criticizing “the crushing of freedoms” in Hong Kong. Pompeo said he had “sincere” talks with British Prime Minister …
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Internet went crazy over pie, but mainstream may end trend
The Internet is fed up with cake. For the past two weeks, the internet has been saturated with videos of seemingly hyper-realistic everyday objects: a Croc shoe, a pickle, a bulldog, which trick the eyes into revealing a cake underneath. As soon as these surreal cakes became ubiquitous, detractors came …
Read More »A woman dies of coronavirus weeks after her request to work from home was rejected
When Chantee Mack, a long-time health worker, requested more than once to work from home because of her fear of contracting COVID-19, she was considered essential and was told no. Eight weeks later, the virus killed her, KQED reports. Mack died after an outbreak at the Prince George’s County Health …
Read More »Radio relic detected in a merged galaxy cluster
Multiple wavelength observations of CL2023. Credit: Hyeong Han et al., 2020. Using the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), an international team of astronomers has detected a radio relic in a fused galaxy cluster known as SPT-CL 2023-5535. The discovery is reported in a research paper published July 16 in …
Read More »Top-30 prospect Malaki Branham commits to the state of Ohio
Top-30 prospect Malaki Branham became engaged to the Ohio State on Wednesday, giving Chris Holtmann and the Buckeyes their third ESPN 100 prospect in the 2021 class. Branham chose the state of Ohio over Alabama, Baylor, Louisville, Missouri, Marquette, and Xavier. The Columbus, Ohio native had officially visited the state …
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