It may seem to public health officials that giving an inch means people will take a mile. In the months since most U.S. states emerged from coronavirus lockon, wearing a mask has become a matter of policy over security, “pandemic parties” have broken out in California, New York and Florida, …
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Exploding Black Dwarfs Could be the ‘Last Interesting Thing to Happen in the Universe’
Artistic perception of a dark brown dwarf, which could resemble hypothetical black dwarfs, which predict to exist in the distant future. Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech “This is the way the world ends,” TS Elliot said in his famous poem, “not with a slap, but with a trick.” These days, scientists …
Read More »WIAA signs off on pandemic reorganization for sports in high schools
Changes for athletics in high school in Wisconsin The WIAA has recommended changes for bankruptcy among state high schools. MADISON – The body that governs Wisconsin’s high school sports on Friday approved a major overhaul to structure structures into the new school year, including extending games and extending seasons outside …
Read More »Len Amato is the president of HBO Films, Miniseries & Cinemax – Deadline
Len Amato, chairman of HBO Films, Miniseries and Cinemax, leaves the premium cable network after thirteen years. His exit comes amid a wave of dismissals over HBO parent WarnerMedia, which has affected a number of veterans, senior executives. It also remains a consolidation on the long-form side at HBO over …
Read More »Compact Google Assistant on Android sees wider beta release
Last July, Google began testing with a redesign of Assistant that was partially launched with the Pixel 4. This compact Google Assistant now appears to several Google app beta users on its widest – but not yet complete – release. The signature aspect of this new design is its compact …
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