Generalized tests, quarantine, social distancing, disinfected robes and small crowds. Like many other things this year, hajj, the ancient Islamic pilgrimage in Mecca, has been drastically changed by the coronavirus pandemic. “Of course it will be different because this year there is a social distancing,” pilgrim Zineb el Farissi, 37, …

Federal agents who have clashed with protesters in Portland will begin a “phasing out” of Oregon’s largest city center starting Thursday, Oregon Democratic Governor Kate Brown announced. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said in a statement that he and Brown have been in contact for the past 24 hours …

“Personally, I think the coronavirus is obviously being used for a broader agenda,” said the 22-year-old NBA player. “It is being used for population control in terms of being able to control the masses. I mean, because of the virus, everyone is being controlled.” He continued, “You are required to …

The PS5 will have an “Activities” feature that will allow players to enter specific parts of a game directly from the main menu. We’ve learned this thanks to Gematsucon on Twitter (via TechRadar), who cites a now offline preview of WRC 9 by Gamereactor that mentions the feature. In the …

This four-bedroom house in Truckee, California, near Lake Tahoe, went on the market for $ 1.65 million and sold less than 24 hours later for $ 2 million. General and Hamilton Lake Tahoe real estate is depleting at a record pace as San Francisco tech workers flee the city in …