In the future, software in products like the Amazon Echo Studio will feature give-and-take calls. Sarah Tew / CNET Two years ago, Amazon announced a new feature for Alexa: the ability to ask questions. Dogs, as they are called, have been slowly running out since the announcement, and now it’s …
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A state judge has, at the request of the Louisiana Department of Health, temporarily shut down a barbecue on Friday for denying laws for mask mandates. State District Judge Brenda Bedsole Ricks on Friday issued a restraining order banning the Firehouse BBQ in Livingston Parish, La., After she refused to …
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Alcohol-based sanitizers can help reduce the coronavirus of distribution, but drinking the products turned out to be fatal to four people in two states. Health officials reported this week that 15 adults in Arizona and New Mexico were poisoned in May and June after drinking sanitizer. In addition to the …
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Although COVID-19 positivity figures continue to move in the right direction in the region, a public health expert said the numbers are not all they seem to be. Although COVID-19 positivity figures continue to move in the right direction in the region, a public health expert said the numbers are …
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