American animation icon Joe Ruby, the co-creator of the classic cartoon series Scooby-Doo has died. According to Variation Ruby died at his home in Westlake Village, California home to natural causes. Ruby was 87. In addition to collaborating with his production partner Ken Spears to create Scooby-Doo, the pair also …
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Google Assistant’s daily snapshot feature is getting even smarter
Google is expanding its “Snapshot” feature into Assistant, adding new reminders and more proactive suggestions for new activities you might want to try. The first version of Snapshot showed information such as your daily commute time, upcoming schedule, reminders, upcoming flights, recent online orders, and stock market updates. Google adds …
Read More »NYC to ‘air bridge’ to London is discussed by FS, UK: report
An “air bridge” between the Big Apple and Big Ben is being discussed by the US and UK as a possible means for travelers to sidestep quarantine rules amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. Officials are studying plans for regional “air bridges” that will allow visitors from “low-risk …
Read More »Bahrain rejects US pressure to normalize relations with Israel | UAE News
The King of Bahrain has paid a visit to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying that the Gulf state is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state, according to state media, in an implicit rejection of Washington’s pressure on Arab countries to rapidly normalize ties with Israel. The …
Read More »Pelosi, Meadows phone makes no progress
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivers remarks during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 28, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows failed to crack a coronavirus relief statement Thursday when they spoke for the …
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