* Minutes from the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday * Dollar falls to low one week * Palladium up 2.3% * Interactive graphical tracking worldwide spread of coronavirus: open in an external browser (Updates prices) By Nakul Iyer Aug 17 (Reuters) – Golden rose on Monday, consolidating around the $ …
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Coronavirus Updates: School District Cancels Classes Due to Staff Absence
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 775,000 people worldwide. More than 21.7 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The …
Read More »Thunder and disproportionate fuel wildfire in California
A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that erupted several small blizzards in Northern California on Sunday and ignited an enormous wildfire that forced hundreds of people out of their homes north of Los Angeles. More than 4,500 buildings were threatened by the fire that burned to thick, dry brush in …
Read More »What would happen if we burned all fossil fuels?
Illustration: Elena Scotti. Photos: Getty Images Image nuts swaying with plant life, oceans swaying with life, dinosaurs running across the Earth. Imagine that plants and animals die, and over the course of 300 million years, coal, oil and gas become complex series of processes underground. Fast forward to the present …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers: 15 unreported characters reported in Datamine
15 unannounced characters are thought to have been dated from the beta of Marvel’s Avengers, including the likes of Captain Marvel, Dr. Strange, War Machine, and Mar-Vell. With the game’s beta now in the wild, it did not take long for dataminers to start pulling it apart and looking for …
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