Google-owned navigation app Waze launches a global security feature that alerts users to upcoming track crossings. The feature is not entirely new, and was quietly launched in the US, Belgium and Canada earlier this year, but Waze says it is now extending the warnings to more areas. In some countries …
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Potatoes, citrus fruits recalled over concerns about listeria
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week announced a voluntary recall of red potatoes and various varieties of citrus fruits sold by a company in North Carolina over concerns about listeria. An announcement on the FDA’s website states that the items sold by Freshouse II of Salisbury, NC, including …
Read More »Here’s what the average unemployed worker would collect under President Trump’s unemployment boost
Although unemployment fell to 10.2% in July from a high of 14.7% in April, the economy is still deep in a recession and it is clear that jobs did not open soon. As such, laid-off Americans need outside their standard benefits for unemployment. At the end of March, the CARES …
Read More »Texas passes cases of 500K; infection rate rises to new high
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas on Tuesday passed 500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus as a Republican government. Greg Abbott suggested meetings for family and neighborhood are behind a sharp increase in the rate of positive testing, which has climbed to record levels just as schools begin to open across the …
Read More »Visualize the Perseid meteor stream in space | Astronomy Essentials
Perside visualization of meteor stream. It looks blurry because it’s a screenshot from a video. Be sure to click on the interactive page; it’s amazing! Visualization by Ian Webster. EarthSky’s annual crowdfunding campaign is underway. In 2020, we donate 8.5% to No Kids Hungry. Please donate to help us continue, …
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