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France announced a daily record for coronavirus infection and Italy imposed the toughest sanctions on its population after ending its lockdown, as Europe’s second wave of coronavirus epidemics was gaining momentum. Italy, struggling with an explosive increase in infections and approaching 20,000 confirmed cases a day, announced the closure of …

The debate over whether developers and publishers should pay royalties to video game streamers has been around for the better part of a decade. The comments made by the creative director at a studio in a building of Google Stadia rejected the argument, forcing Google to refrain from commenting. Alex …

The New England Patriots activated center-back David Andrews to open the injured reserve on Saturday. The Patriots also extended defensive end Tashwan Bower (standard) and defensive tickle Nick Thurman (COVID-19 replacement) outside the practice squad of Danny. Bower and Thurman will automatically return to the practice team on Monday. Andrews …

Some college football teams did a lot this week to prove themselves as the No. 3 Notre Dame, entering the unranked Pittsburgh as the only 10-point favorite for the game. With No. 5 Ohio State making its debut on Saturday, the Fighting Irish needed a strong performance to qualify for …

The 18th Michigan in Minneapolis beat the Golden Gophers 49-24 on Saturday night to capture the Little Brown Jug, taking them to No. 21 Minnesota in all four quarters. The Gophers announced just before the kickoff that they would play without opening players in all three stages of the game, …