Canada plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of its citizens if necessary, but officials have warned they could do little for pro-democracy activists seeking asylum from Chinese authorities. Jeff Nankivel, Canada’s Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau, told the parliamentary committee that the parliamentary government had planned to help …
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Exit Polls 2020: Voters share top issues in vote for president at CNN’s national exit polls
Nearly one-third cited the economy as their most important issue, while citing racial inequality, about 1 in 5 and 1 in 6 cited the coronavirus epidemic as the most important for their vote. About 1 in 10 cited health care policy and crime and violence as their main issues. Yet, …
Read More »New studies say Neanderthal babies grew up and weaned like modern humans
As we do, Neanderthals introduced solid food to their babies between the ages of 5 and 6 months, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Proceedings the F. Sciences. Through geo-chemical and histological analysis of the three baby teeth of Neanderthal children, the researchers shed more light …
Read More »Why the Packers v 49ers Week 9 Thursday night game will not be rescheduled despite the Green Bay COVID-19 case
The Green Bay Packers are facing their own COVID-19 issues, though they will not affect their Week 9 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday. The NFL revealed that the Packers-49ers game is still scheduled for Thursday, despite a positive COVID-19 case with Green Bay running behind AJ Dillon. …
Read More »I am a chess expert. Here’s exactly what ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is all about
Despite efforts to make chess scenes believable, there are still some areas in which the series falls short. The most obvious is how fast the players move forward during the tournament. As one tournament director tells Ben before a competition in Cincinnati, each player has two hours to make 40 …
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