In the list-changing response to the pandemic reviewed by Foreign Policy Magazine, the United States ranks near the bottom. “If you look at the mobility data collected from mobile phones in many parts of the country, we are almost back to pre-Covid levels of mobility, so we are just not …
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SpaceX has just launched 57 new Starlink satellites with controversial sunshades
After a gap of two months, SpaceX has returned the batches of dozens of satellites in its gambit to allow Earth high-speed Internet access. The satellites are a new “VisorSat” variety to make them less luminous for the ground and especially for the telescopes of astronomers. But researchers say the …
Read More »NHL Return To Play: Round-robin schedule, scenarios
The NHL is trying to hand out the Stanley Cup 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, so with that, Tuesday marks a big day as we review the NHL 2019-20 Final standings, among other topics. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the league’s return-to-play plan, which includes a playoff schedule with 24 teams …
Read More »New documentary by Robin Williams will tell about the last days of starring
A documentary about the last days of comedy hero Robin Williams will tell how the actor fought a rare neurological disorder in the run-up to his death.
Read More »Salmonella outbreaks linked to onions are expanding to 43 states
“If you do not know where your onions come from, do not eat them, serve them or sell them as food prepared with them,” the CDC said Friday. Some of the onions were sold in stores including Walmart, Kroger, Fred Meyer, Publix, Giant Eagle, Food Lion, and HEB, among a …
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