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China Ends Wuhan Lockdown
Tue Apr 07
China Ends Wuhan Lockdown, but Normal Life Is a Distant Dream
International
China Ends Wuhan Lockdown

China on Wednesday ended its lockdown of Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus first emerged and a potent symbol in a pandemic that has killed tens of thousands of people, shaken the global economy and thrown daily life into upheaval across the planet. The Chinese authorities sealed off Wuhan, an industrial hub of 11 million people, in late January, in a frantic attempt to limit the outbreak’s spread.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Deaths, confirmed coronavirus cases rise in Spain after dip
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Deaths, confirmed coronavirus cases rise in Spain after dip

Spain on Tuesday reported a renewed rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths, after several days of declines, as its backlog of weekend tests and fatalities related to the disease were finally confirmed. As of Tuesday morning, Spain has the second highest number of confirmed cases of the virus, behind the United States, with over 140,000, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
SoFi to acquire payment software company Galileo for $1.2 billion
Business
SoFi to acquire payment software company Galileo for $1.2 billion

Deal conversations began before "things got challenging" due to coronavirus, but they were able to continue despite the current economic slowdown, according to Noto and Galileo CEO Clay Wilkes. The cash-and-stock deal will help the companies launch new products, expand internationally and capitalize on consumers' shift to digital finance, according to the CEOs of both companies.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Trump: Free Markets Will Determine U.S. Oil Production
Business
Trump: Free Markets Will Determine U.S. Oil Production

U.S. President Trump believes local oil production output cuts will happen automatically thanks to the nature of the free market, he told reporters this week. However, the fact remains that the U.S. is the top oil producer, and if it does not adjust its output, Russia’s and Saudi Arabia’s willingness to curb production will make little sense for prices.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Nissan to furlough about 10,000 workers in Mississippi, Tennessee
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Nissan to furlough about 10,000 workers in Mississippi, Tennessee

Nissan plans to furlough most of its hourly manufacturing employees as its US plants remain closed to help slow the spread of Covid-19. Nissan is asking furloughed employees to apply for unemployment through at least April 27, when the company plans to restart production. The Company closed its US plants on March 20.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Carnival's stock soars after Saudi sovereign wealth fund takes stake in the crippled cruise company
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Carnival's stock soars after Saudi sovereign wealth fund takes stake in the crippled cruise company

The public investment fund's purchase of 43.5 million shares in Carnival comes as the company scrambles for liquidity while the coronavirus pandemic cripples the global travel industry , particularly the major cruise lines.
jumped by more than 20% Tuesday, extending Monday's gains after the Saudi sovereign wealth fund disclosed an 8.2% stake in the cruise operator.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
7 Ways to Boost Mental Health for Entrepreneurs
Business
How loved ones can boost mental health of an Entrepreneur

There is far less information on how entrepreneurs' loved ones can help founders build the mental resilience they need to survive and thrive. While the passion entrepreneurs have for their ventures can help temper their stressors, as a loved one you are along for an unpredictable journey. Oftentimes, a loved one may be the only person to help an overloaded entrepreneur see the bigger picture.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Jamie Dimon Warns 'A Bad Recession' Is Coming
Business
Jamie Dimon Warns 'A Bad Recession' Is Coming

The United States faces "a bad recession," combined with the kind of financial stress not seen since the global financial crisis of 2008, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns. "We are exposing ourselves to billions of dollars of additional credit losses as we help both consumer and business customers through these difficult times," Dimon wrote.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Matthew McConaughey hosts bingo night for elderly isolating Texans
Entertainment
Matthew McConaughey hosts bingo night for elderly isolating Texans

Actor calls numbers virtually for residents at an assisted living facility in his home state. The actor Matthew McConaughey has used the hiatus in movie production to become a bingo caller. This unity translated into a robust bingo battle on Sunday night, which the actor hosted via Zoom for isolating residents at The Enclave, an assisted living community in Round Rock, Texas.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
‘Better Call Saul’: Fans React to the Metaphorical Death of Jimmy McGill After That Desert Journey
Entertainment
‘Better Call Saul’: Fans React to the Metaphorical Death of Jimmy McGill After That Desert Journey

It’s a credit to episode director Vince Gilligan that he’s able to create a sense of tension even though fans know Mike and Jimmy will definitely survive their desert trek — Mike won’t die until Walter White murders him in the last season of Breaking Bad, and Saul lives on post-Heisenberg under the assumed identity Gene Takovic.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
R. Kelly's Bid for Jail Release Due to Coronavirus Denied
Entertainment
R. Kelly's Bid for Jail Release Due to Coronavirus Denied

The judge said there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at MCC in Chicago where Kelly's penned up. Kelly had argued he's had surgery while in jail, but the judge said, "he does not explain how his surgical history places him at a higher risk of severe illness.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis quarantine with kids in matching pajamas
Entertainment
Exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis quarantine with kids in matching pajamas

On Monday, Tallulah Willis shared an Instagram photo of her parents, exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, posing alongside her boyfriend Dillon Buss and her sister Scout, with the entire family in matching green striped pajamas.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Quibi Downloaded Over 300,000 Times On Day One In The U.S. And Canada (Versus 4 Million Installs For Disney+ At Launch)
Entertainment
Quibi Downloaded Over 300,000 times versus 4 million Installs For Disney+ at Launch)

Mobile analytics group Sensor Tower said Tuesday its preliminary data shows new streaming service Quibi was installed by 300,000 users across Apple and Andriod devices on its launch yesterday. In an interview with Recode, founder Jeffrey Katzenberg said he had considered delaying the launch but decided not to, offering a 90-day free trial instead,

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Archewell: Harry and Meghan to launch charitable organization
Entertainment
Harry and Meghan to launch charitable organization called Archewell

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have revealed plans to launch a charitable organization called Archewell. Further details of how the organization will operate and what causes it will support will be released "when the time is right," a spokesperson for the couple told CNN on Tuesday.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Korean grocery startup Kurly raises $150M – TechCrunch
Technology
Korean grocery startup Kurly raises $150M

Kurly, a startup that operates a grocery delivery service in Korea, has secured $150 million in a new financing round months after reports claimed that the firm might be acquired soon. Sequoia Capital, Hillhouse Capital and Digital Sky Technologies invested in the Korean startup’s Series E financing round, which according to news outlet Korean Investors, valued the firm at around $780 million.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Google clears Podcast Addict of AdMob policy violation once again
Technology
Google clears Podcast Addict of AdMob policy violation once again

Google recently decided to block most Admob ads in the app because people can download (*gasp*) adult-themed podcasts. Several weeks ago, Google flagged Podcast Addict for hosting explicit content and blocked almost all of its Admob display ads. Perhaps Podcast Addict will be able to get back into Google's good graces by hiding adult content behind a settings toggle, but Google doesn't exactly offer consistent guidance to developers.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Firefox gets a refreshed address bar – TechCrunch
Technology
Firefox gets a refreshed address bar

Given how often you likely use the address bar — though these days it’s often more of a search bar than URL bar — that’s prime real estate in any browser and the kind of feature where users will quickly notice any changes.
The one you’ll notice immediately is that when you click into the address bar it’ll open a list of your most visited site.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Facebook Gaming launches Tournaments
Technology
Facebook Gaming launches Tournaments

It’s also built directly into the Facebook Gaming platform itself, which means that creators can host fan tournaments and stream them, too. Even so, like the other live-streaming platforms it’s competing with, Facebook Gaming has had a pretty good year so far.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Intel 11th Gen, 10nm Tiger Lake Core i7-1185G7 CPU Leaks Out
Technology
Intel 11th Gen, 10nm Tiger Lake Core i7-1185G7 CPU Leaks Out

The 10nm Tiger Lake CPU is expected to be one of the fastest CPU based on the new Willow Cove core architecture but the benchmarks we are looking at now are from an early engineering sample. Intel's 11th Generation, 10nm Tiger Lake Based Core i7-1185G7 Quad-Core CPU Leaks Out - Early Engineering Sample With 3 GHz Clocks, Xe GPU

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
Lego’s interactive Super Mario sets will be out on August 1st, preorders start today
Technology
Lego’s interactive Super Mario sets will be out on August 1st, preorders start today

The base set lets players contract their own modular course as they collect digital coins and progress through their own Mario level (going from a starting pipe to a goal flag at the end), fighting Goomba and Bowser Jr. figures along the way.. Preorders for the Super Mario Lego Starter Course set starts today, with all three sets planned to launch on August 1st.

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Tue Apr 07 - Google
London reports 224 deaths in a single day
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London reports 224 deaths in a single day

Coronavirus death toll in London reached 1,577 as the city reported 224 deaths in just 24 hours. The total number of deaths in England now stands at 5,655, up 758 from Monday. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now in stable condition at St Thomas Hospital. Boris Johnson received Oxygen after his health deteriorated yesterday but he didn’t need a ventilator

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Tue Apr 07 - MyLondon
Leading German academics wrote a report last week
Business
How does Germany plan to reopen the economy?

Leading German academics wrote a report last week which was published by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research suggest that they don’t expect a coronavirus vaccine to be available before 2021, so the Government must plan how to reopen the damaged economy, the report suggests that the country should now create a national task force of experts and public representatives, additionally, Germany should give preference to Auto and Telecommunication industry

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Tue Apr 07 - CNN
International
Coffee can upset your stomach
Tue Apr 07
Coffee can upset your stomach
International
Coffee can upset your stomach

Coffee lovers treat coffee as a heavenly option to stay fresh and active throughout the day, but too much consumption can upset your stomach. Coffee can boost your energy and has several benefits, but it contains many acids, such as chlorogenic acid and N-alkanoyl-5-hydroxytryptamine, which leads to a significant increase in acid production in the stomach. Too much acid can harm your stomach

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Tue Apr 07 - TimesofIndia
India lifts hydroxychloroquine export ban
International
India lifts hydroxychloroquine export ban

India partially lifted the ban on anti-malaria drugs like hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol after the US President Donald Trump managed some supplies for America. India imposed a ban on anti-malaria drugs on March 25 after some experts claim that drugs like hydroxychloroquine could help cure COVID19. Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said he was unaware of the ban and now asked Modi to manage supplies for the US

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Tue Apr 07 - Livemint
With fewer drivers on the road because of coronavirus, Allstate will return $600 million in premiums to its customers
Business
With fewer drivers on the road, Allstate will return $600 million in premiums to its customers

American Insurance company Allstate recently released numbers related to car usage in the country, “We have access to data from over 23 million cars, and we can see the drop in driving by day," Allstate CEO Tom Wilson said on a call with reporters Monday. "In most states, driving mileage is down 35 to 50%. And this has happened even in states that don’t have shelter-in-place restrictions.”

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Mon Apr 06 - Google