The tyranny of gigantic tech stocks, which has supported the US equity market since March, had a major impact this week. For months, the most valued e-commerce and technology companies have staged an almost unrelenting rally during a public health crisis that has caused tremendous pain in the national and …
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[[[[To update: The Gamer Girl trailer has apparently been removed from YouTube, as the embedded video below will no longer play. It attracted great controversy when it was initially available.] Publisher Wales Interactive said in a series of tweets that the game seeks to raise awareness of online abuse. Gamer …
Read More »Filling the initial rotation of the tigers
TO UPDATE: Zimmermann has been included on the 45-day disabled list, according to Jason Beck of MLB.com and others (Twitter links). The Tigers have yet to rule it out for the season. TODAY: Jordan Zimmermann He’s dealing with the same type of forearm pain that weakened him for much of …
Read More »Coronavirus cases in India cross the million threshold
NEW DELHI – India crossed 1 million cases of coronavirus on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, raising concerns about its readiness to face an inevitable surge that could overwhelm hospitals and test the country’s weak health system. An increase of 34,956 new cases in the last …
Read More »Apple fans step in with their Watch 5 series reviews
Chris Velazco / Engadget While Apple says that most people who buy one of its smart watches are new, most of our user reviewers had experience with other brands or older versions of the Apple Watch. Series 1 owner Michael waited five years to update and said he couldn’t be …
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