The Ishigaki City Council in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture passed legislation that changes the administrative status of the uninhabited group of islands, known as Senkakus in Japan and Diaoyus in China. The bill changes the islands name for administrative purposes from “Tonoshiro” to Tonoshiro Senkaku “to avoid confusion with another area …
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President Trump’s brother tries to stop Mary Trump’s family book: report
President Donald Trump’s brother Robert Trump has gone to court in an attempt to prevent his niece Mary Trump from publishing a family book, multiple reports said Tuesday. Mary Trump is the daughter of Fred Trump Jr., the President’s older brother, who died in 1981. Her book is titled “Too …
Read More »11 Florida-Gators Students-Athletes test positive for COVID-19
This story has been updated to include a statement by Florida Associate Director of Athletics Steve McClain. *** 11 Florida Gators student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19, team sources confirmed to Sports Illustrated – AllGators. One of those student athletes tested positive through the Florida Screen, Test and Protect Program, …
Read More »Amazon Prime Video Striking Deals to Stream Live TV: Report
Photo: Patrick Semansky (AP) Amazon is “actively seeking” deals to turn its Prime video streaming service into something more like Prime TV, an industry source said protocol on Tuesday. This is supported by several project-focused job listings. Adding live and streaming options would immediately distinguish Prime Video from competitors like …
Read More »Gold Shines as Rising Coronavirus Makes Investors Nervous
LONDON (Reuters) – Gold prices rose to their highest level in nearly eight years on Wednesday, as global stocks cooled as signs of a rally in coronavirus cases kept investors on edge. FILE PHOTO: Gold bars and granules are displayed at the Austrian Oegussa silver-gold separation plant in Vienna on …
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