The gray-haired woman convulsed in her hospital bed, her arms and legs twisted as her chest rose and fell into a fast bomb, bomb, bomb. He was losing a war over the coronavirus reaching his body. Aided by an oxygen mask tied to her face (the woman had rejected a …
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PS5 Sony There is currently a movement among some fairly large companies to remove their Facebook ads in the wake of that company’s failure to take action on disinformation and hate speech. While this has resulted in the departure of some major brands, so far it has been little more …
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When a hip-hop musical narrating the life of a Treasury secretary hit Broadway in 2015, a fair amount of faces on stage were still relatively unknown. Many know the story of what to come next: “Hamilton” became an instant hit, sweeping praise and praise and drawing an army of devoted …
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“Because someone decided to leak this intelligence while we were trying to get to the bottom, that may never be possible now, and that’s a shame,” National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien told reporters. The series of statements did not address the veracity of the reports, which have now been confirmed …
Read More »English pubs open at 6am, coronavirus restrictions are eased, as police prepare for ‘mayhem’
English residents rushed to bars and hair salons on “Super Saturday” as coronavirus restrictions eased, and authorities called for caution. The pubs opened at 6 a.m. and some beauty salons reportedly welcomed customers at midnight. Cinemas and restaurants also reopened across the country. The men enjoy their first beers when …
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