(Reuters) – US homebuilder confidence boosted for a third straight month in August to hit its highest level ever, as record-low interest rates boost the buyer’s sales, data released Monday in the latest indication show that the housing market is a rare bright spot in the economic crisis triggered by …
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Trump calls New Zealand’s 9 new COVID cases ‘Big Surge’ as US Records 42,000
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he leaves the White House in Washington, DC for a trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin on August 17, 2020. Chip Somodevilla / Getty President Donald Trump on Monday called New Zealand’s new COVID-19 outbreak “terrible”, and insisted the country was fighting on a …
Read More »MSNBC temporarily goes dark on DirecTV at noon – Deadline
MSNBC on Monday went six minutes dark on DirecTV amid its coverage of the Democratic National Convention before the signal was restored. “We are experiencing temporary technical difficulties,” read a prompt on the screen of DirecTV watchers. ‘Please stand. We apologize for the inconvenience. ” The cable news network appeared …
Read More »‘Cyborg’ technology could enable new diagnostics, human fusion and AI
Molecular model of PEDOT with maleimide; carbon atoms are gray, oxygen red, nitrogen blue, sulfur yellow and hydrogen white. Credit: David Martin Although true “cyborgs” – partly human, partly robotic beings – are science fiction, researchers are taking steps to integrate electronics with the body. Such devices could check for …
Read More »Tiger Woods’ 11-year-old son wins Junior Golf Tournament
Woods’ son took part in a US Kids Golf Sanctions event at Hammock Creek Golf Club in Palm City, Florida over the weekend – and he dominated the competition. Charlie outscored all the boys who competed in the age 11 category, and shot three under 33 over nine holes while …
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