LONDON (Reuters) – Britain unveiled plans to tackle an “obesity time bomb” on Monday, banning television and online ads for junk food before 9 p.m. M. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Great Britain on July 22, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah Mckay / File …
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An Apple store in Sydney, Australia. Bloomberg news Apple is reportedly delaying a fall launch event for its next batch of iPhones until the “second half of October.” The tech giant was forced to delay its traditional September opening speech due to production delays caused by the coronavirus, according to …
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Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Americans have much more free time, and they spend that time at home. Earlier in the health crisis, economists predicted that spending on renovation projects would actually sink in much of the country. But recent data shows that there has been a definite increase in …
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