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UK heads for a ‘mini’ lockdown amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections
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UK heads for a ‘mini’ lockdown amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly considering a shorter lockdown for two weeks to counter a resurgence in COVID-19 cases across the country. Plans to introduce stricter measures on the public come as daily new infections rise, with almost 4,000 new cases reported Sunday. The government’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, is expected to give a briefing at 11 a.m. London time Monday

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Mon Sep 21 - CNBC
Apple lost $180 billion in market value in just one day
Business
Apple lost $180 billion in market value in just one day

This year Apple became the first American company to reach a market cap of $2 trillion. Yesterday, Apple captured another record, this time for its falling share price which amounted to the biggest market cap drop for a U.S. listed company ever. The stock lost over $179.92 billion in market value. That drop is larger than the individual market caps of 470 of the S&P's 500 companies.

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Fri Sep 04 - FoxNews
Best performing stock market in Asia , Image via Samaa
Business
Best performing stock market in Asia

A New York-based financial markets research firm marketcurrentswealthnet.com termed Pakistan Stock Exchange as the best performing stock exchange in Asia and fourth-best in the world. "PSX benchmark KSE-100 index has given a return on investment of 38.5% in dollar terms as foreign capital has been flowing into the market after the yield on the nation's bond fell below double digits," the report said.

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Fri Sep 04 - AA
India reports 83,000 new coronavirus cases
International
India reports 83,000 new coronavirus cases

India recorded 83,341 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours along with 1,096 deaths. India’s total coronavirus cases passed 3.9 million, now just behind Brazil with 4 million cases. The US topped the list with more than 6 million coronavirus cases. India’s case fatality rate of 1.75% is well below the global average of 3.3%, the ministry said. Experts have questioned whether some Indian states have undercounted deaths

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Fri Sep 04 - AP
A white female professor who lied about being black
International
A white female professor who lied about being black

Jessica Krug, an associate professor at George Washington University, whose work primarily focuses on Africa and the African diaspora lied about being black and finally admitted that she was in fact a white Jewish woman from Kansas City. "I have built my life on a violent anti-Black lie, and I have lied in every breath I have taken," she wrote

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Fri Sep 04 - BBC
Robert Pattinson tests positive for coronavirus
Entertainment
Robert Pattinson tests positive for coronavirus

According to the latest media reports, the Hollywood star Robert Pattinson has been tested positive for coronavirus. Warner Bros. confirmed that the production of Matt Reeves’ upcoming take on Batman had halted in the U.K. after few crew members tested positive for the virus. The production house didn’t disclose the names but now it has been confirmed that Robert Pattinson is one of them

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Fri Sep 04 - CNBC
Singapore fights the biggest dengue outbreak in history
International
Singapore fights the biggest dengue outbreak in history

Singapore, a small southeast Asian country with a population of 5.7 million reported more than 26,000 dengue cases this year surpassing the previous annual record of around 22,000 in 2013 with four months to go. Twenty people have died of dengue this year. By comparison, only 27 people have died of the coronavirus in the city-state out of over 56,000 infections

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Fri Aug 28 - CNBC
India reports 76,000 new coronavirus cases
International
India reports 76,000 new coronavirus cases

India reported a new record of daily infections on Wednesday as more than 76,000 tested positive across the country. Simultaneously, fatalities also crossed 60,000 yesterday, which means the South Asian country has the fourth-highest death toll in the world. India has confirmed more than three million cases so far, with the latest million taking just 15 days to reach

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Thu Aug 27 - BBC
TikTok’s newly appointed CEO to leave the company
Technology
TikTok’s newly appointed CEO to leave the company

Kevin Mayer left Disney in June to join TikTok as CEO but in a letter to the employees, Mayer said that he is leaving the company due to recent changes in the political environment. “In recent weeks, as the political environment has sharply changed, it is with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you all know that I have decided to leave the company,” Mayer said

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Thu Aug 27 - CNBC
Trump vows to bring all US troops home from Iraq 'shortly'
International
Trump vows to bring all US troops home from Iraq 'shortly'

President Trump Donald John TrumpFive takeaways from the Democratic National Convention What we'll remember from the 2020 Biden convention Chris Wallace labels Biden's acceptance speech 'enormously effective' MORE on Thursday repeated his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq “shortly” during a meeting with the county’s new prime minister. Today, there are roughly 5,200 U.S. troops in the country to train Iraqi forces and carry out counterterrorism missions. “

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Sat Aug 22 - Thehill
Mother and six children removed from flight after 2-year-old wouldn't wear mask
Business
Mother and six children removed from flight after 2-year-old wouldn't wear mask

A Brooklyn mother traveling with six children from Orlando to New York was kicked off a JetBlue flight on Wednesday because her 2-year-old would not wear a face mask as required. Get Breaking News Delivered to Your Inbox "So should I tie her hands? JetBlue said the cabin became boisterous and a decision to deboard the plan was made.

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Sat Aug 22 - Cbsnews
US STOCKS-Nasdaq closes at all-time high as strong tech sector offsets jobless data
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US STOCKS-Nasdaq closes at all-time high as strong tech sector offsets jobless data

Gains in Apple Inc - the only publicly listed U.S. company to cross the $2 trillion market value milestone - Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp underpinned the three main indexes' gains as investors bet they would ride out the economic crisis. Separate data from the Philadelphia Fed showed a business conditions index fell more than expected in August. "

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Sat Aug 22 - Yahoo
Former Uber security chief faces criminal charges for hiding 2016 breach
Business
Former Uber security chief faces criminal charges for hiding 2016 breach

Federal prosecutors have charged former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan with obstruction of justice for hiding a 2016 data breach from Federal Trade Commission investigators. The criminal complaint, filed Thursday, suggests that Uber's then-CEO Travis Kalanick was aware of the breach and Sullivan's efforts to cover it up. But it argues that Sullivan kept others involved in Uber's FTC response in the dark about the incident.

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Sat Aug 22 - Arstechnica
Here are the three Amazon execs who just joined Jeff Bezos’ elite ‘S-team’ leadership suite
Business
Here are the three Amazon execs who just joined Jeff Bezos’ elite ‘S-team’ leadership suite

Amazon is adding three new members to the company’s senior leadership group, better known as the “S-team,” the executives who meet regularly with CEO Jeff Bezos and make key strategic decisions for the tech and e-commerce giant. The additions are part of a major leadership transition, with Amazon Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke announcing Friday that he will retire in the first quarter of next year.

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Sat Aug 22 - Geekwire
TSA collects nearly $1M forgotten by passengers
Business
TSA collects nearly $1M forgotten by passengers

The Transportation Security Administration collected nearly $1 million in unclaimed money passengers left behind after going through security checkpoints. “ It is always TSA’s goal to reunite travelers with items they have left behind at checkpoints.

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Sat Aug 22 - Foxnews
Microsoft plans cloud contract push with foreign governments after $10 billion JEDI win
Business
Microsoft plans cloud contract push with foreign governments after $10 billion JEDI win

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella leaves the Elysee Palace after a meeting with the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on May 23, 2018. Specifically, Microsoft has committed to staffing the Pentagon initiative with people who hold sufficient government security clearances, and to delivering a group of existing products and services, as opposed to specially built technologies, at a customized price.

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Sat Aug 22 - Cnbc
Dow Jones Jumps 200 Points, Helped By Bullish Gain For Apple Stock; Nvidia, AMD Lead Nasdaq 100
Business
Dow Jones Jumps 200 Points, Helped By Bullish Gain For Apple Stock; Nvidia, AMD Lead Nasdaq 100

The stock market today strengthened in afternoon trading, with the Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 poised for their fourth straight weekly gain. Top gainers in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday included Apple (AAPL), which is scheduled to split its stock 4-for-1 at the end of the month. Both Apple and Tesla are far extended past proper buy points, where buying now is fraught with risk.

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Sat Aug 22 - Investors
Wild And Daring, 'Tesla' Captures The Spirit Of An Unorthodox Inventor
Entertainment
Wild And Daring, 'Tesla' Captures The Spirit Of An Unorthodox Inventor

The writer and director Michael Almereyda is making some of the most thoughtful and inventive biographical dramas of any filmmaker working today. Tesla doesn't follow the usual cradle-to-the-grave biopic trajectory. There are oddball comic asides, like the scene where Tesla and Edison attack each other with ice-cream cones; needless-to-say, the movie tells us, that didn't really happen. Tesla is a deeply unconventional movie, but never in a self-congratulatory way

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Sat Aug 22 - Npr
Netflix apologizes for "inappropriate" photos promoting "Cuties," criticized for sexualizing young girls
Entertainment
Netflix apologizes for "inappropriate" photos promoting "Cuties," criticized for sexualizing young girls

Netflix has made changes to the images used to promote a French film called "Cuties" after an online petition urged the streaming service to remove the movie from its platform. The movie, which won a directing award at the Sundance Film Festival, follows an 11-year-old who wants to join a dance crew.

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Sat Aug 22 - Cbsnews
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Grateful to Tyler Perry for House in LA
Entertainment
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Grateful to Tyler Perry for House in LA

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are said to be grateful for "Tyler Perry's generosity" in letting them stay in his Los Angeles property when they first moved to the United States. A source revealed to People, "They have endless gratitude to him for helping them during a complicated time. " The couple has since moved to Montecito, Santa Barbara.

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Sat Aug 22 - Harpersbazaar
Heidi Klum Says Ex-Husband Seal Is Preventing Her From Taking Their Kids to Germany
Entertainment
Heidi Klum Says Ex-Husband Seal Is Preventing Her From Taking Their Kids to Germany

Heidi Klum has requested a hearing with her ex-husband, Seal. Though Klum says her children typically travel with her, the model claims that Seal, whose real name is Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, "has not yet approved" the kids' upcoming trip to Germany for her work on the show.

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Sat Aug 22 - Etonline
Trump’s official campaign app had to reset its rating after being trolled by TikTokers – TechCrunch
Technology
Trump’s official campaign app had to reset its rating after being trolled by TikTokers

Trump’s official campaign app had to reset its rating after being trolled by TikTokers An effort by TikTok users to troll President Trump’s official campaign app with thousands of one-star reviews appears to have had an impact — if not the impact the pranksters had wanted. In July, Bloomberg reported TikTok activists were flocking to the Official Trump 2020 app on the U.S. App Store to fill it with negativereviews.

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Sat Aug 22 - Techcrunch
Adobe confirms Lightroom iOS photos erased due to update bug are ‘not recoverable’
Technology
Adobe confirms Lightroom iOS photos erased due to update bug are ‘not recoverable’

Adobe released a new version of its Lightroom app for iOS this week and it unfortunately has caused some users to permanently lose their photos and presets. An update has been released since fixing the issue but Adobe says there’s no way to help those already affected by the flaw to recover lost images and data. Update:

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Sat Aug 22 - 9to5mac
Universal Shifting to Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Platform for Live-Action, Animation Production
Technology
Universal Shifting to Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Platform for Live-Action, Animation Production

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group has its head in the cloud — and now it’s going to push its production teams there. The goal is to let creatives collaborate more easily and efficiently across geographic regions and with outside vendors, said Michael Wise, CTO of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. A key reason Universal Filmed Entertainment picked Microsoft Azure is the roster of industry partners it has lined up.

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Sat Aug 22 - Variety
Google Starts Including Wildfire Data in Maps and Search
Technology
Google Starts Including Wildfire Data in Maps and Search

Google is assisting -- in its own way -- with fighting the wildfires currently ravaging California. On Thursday, Google announced in an official blog post written by Vice President of Engineering and Crisis Response global lead Yossi Matias that it has added features to its Maps and Search services to help users track the location and severity of the fires.

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Sat Aug 22 - Fool