The Chief Retail Analyst of the NPD group Marshal Cohen on how retailers are affected by the coronavirus, especially misses over the season of shopping back to school. Big Lots Inc. reported second-quarter record results as retailers followed discounts on retailers’ stores and websites during COVID-19. The Columbus, Ohio-based retailer …
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Hurricane Laura leaves damage behind in Louisiana, weakening for tropical depression
Michael and Darlene Taylor sort through a freezer damaged by Hurricane Laura August 27, 2020 in Grand Lake, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura came ashore and brought rain and strong winds to the southeast of the state, reaching wind speeds of 150 km / h and a storm surge of 9-12 meters. …
Read More »Coronavirus model projected more than 317,000 U.S. Covid-19 deaths by December
As of Friday morning, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation model at the University of Washington is projecting that 317,312 people could die from the disease – marking an increase of about 8,000 deaths from an earlier estimate the model projected one week ago . Since January, U.S. health …
Read More »Black hole ‘hair’ could be detected using wrinkles in space time
The information locked in black holes could be discovered by feeling their ‘hair’, new research suggests. Black holes are celestial objects with such a massive gravitational force that not even light can escape their claws once it crosses the event horizon, or point-of-no-return. The horizons of the events of black …
Read More »Puppies Huge Playoff Odds Bounce, Mets Ridiculous, Jackie Robinson Day, and other Puppy Bits
The Cubs are scheduled to restart tonight’s game in Cincinnati at 6:10 p.m. CT at the start of a series of four games spread over three days (morning double header). It is unclear whether there will be an additional demonstration of the Cubs, who played Wednesday night without Jason Heyward, …
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