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Meghan Markle Honors the Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Read Her Statement
A legal trailblazer and champion of women's rights, she became the high court's second female justice in 1993. Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn in 1933 and grew up in the borough's Flatbush neighborhood. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom seeing second wave of COVID-19
Sky News adds that government officials have stressed these potential restrictions are not anticipated to go as far as a full lockdown, as seen in the United Kingdom earlier this year. Any number over 1 is a worrisome indication that the epidemic is growing. That's double last week it was estimated that 3,200 a day were being infected by the virus. [Full Article...]
Student tests positive for COVID-19 at Brampton elementary school
On Wednesday, September 16, a letter being sent to staff and families of Ingleborough Public School indicates that there has been a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus . "We just want to make sure that it can be done safely. You can not send your child to school", he said. "I miss them", he said. DHEC data for the Fort Mill district only shows fewer than five student cases each at Doby'... [Full Article...]
COVID Vaccine Being Snapped Up By Wealthier Nations
Oxfam also warned that the companies leading the vaccine race now do not have the capacity to manufacture sufficient amount of vaccines to vaccinate everyone who needs one. The remaining 2.6 billion doses have been signed by developing countries, which include India, Bangladesh, China, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico. The WHO and the GAVI vaccine alliance are leading the COVAX facility, which aim... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Moderna, Pfizer share Covid-19 vaccine trial blueprints
Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Oxford, in England , which are developing a Covid-19 vaccine in partnership with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said they had put off initial plans to conduct a trial of their vaccine in children in the United Kingdom this fall. [Full Article...]
Apple to launch its first online store in India on September 23
To ease the sale process, the online store will have Apple Specialists for shopping assistance, which are touted to help with anything - custom-configuring any Mac to setting up new devices. The iPhone maker's current channel for sales and after-sales in India, until now, has been limited to its Authorised Resellers but come September 23 customers will be able to engage directly with Apple , ... [Full Article...]
Britain could limit pub hours to curb second COVID-19 'hump' - Johnson
In south Wales, a local lockdown will come into force from 6pm on Thursday, meaning people must not enter or leave the Rhondda Cynon Taf area without a reasonable excuse. He urged people without symptoms to stay away from testing centres - although he acknowledged the reasons why they may want to find out if they had Covid-19. [Full Article...]
USA banning use of WeChat and TikTok for national security
For weeks, the administration has scrutinized TikTok and owner ByteDance over concerns that data from USA users would be accessible by the Chinese government . "We have taken significant action to combat China's malicious collection of American citizens' personal data", said US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in a press release on Friday. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom joins Covax initiative for Covid-19 vaccine discovery, distribution
The group further warns that even if the five potential vaccines turn out to be sufficiently safe and effective-an unlikely scenario-the coming year would still be marked by the public health crisis because 61% of the world's population would likely not have a vaccine until at least 2022. [Full Article...]
Bengaluru: Google pulled down payment app PayTM from its app store
Paytm introduced a fantasy cricket tournament ahead of the debut of the Indian Premier League on September 18, leading to the ban. Google has pulled down Paytm and itsgaming app, Paytm First Games , from the Play Store for violating its policies. [Full Article...]
Trump Finally Admits Many Americans Won't Get Vaccine Until April
Dr. Redfield stressed that the American public should take the responsibility and embrace face masks. Robert Redfield, in testimony to a congressional committee, said that general availability of a vaccine could come by " late second quarter, third quarter 2021 ". [Full Article...]
Another 6 cases of COVID-19 reported by Interior Health today
Henry said that by specific health region, this equates to 2,714 known cases in Vancouver Coastal Health, 3,937 in Fraser Health, 196 on Vancouver Island, 489 in Interior Health, 241 in Northern Health , and 86 from those who reside outside the province. [Full Article...]
PlayStation 5 Isn't Backward Compatible With PS1, PS2, or PS3 Games
Before it was announced that Demon's Souls will arrive as a day-one PS5 launch game, I toyed with the idea of making Bloodborne - as in, the dearly beloved PS4 title - one of my first experiences with the new console. Or PS2 and PS1 ones? "When implementing this", Ryan continued, "we also poured all our energy into introducing the high-speed SSD as well as the new Dual Sense controller. [Full Article...]
Activision job listing suggests Call of Duty: Warzone is coming to mobile
Serve as the primary point of contact on Warzone Mobile leadership team for clarity and decisions on user-facing features, UX, and overall quality. Some have switched to Call Of Duty Mobile and some have gone to Garena FreeFire. PUBG Mobile is now banned and not available for download in India. It won't, however, be facing much competition from the hapless Fortnite, which is now entangle... [Full Article...]
United Nations welcomes Afghan talks with the Taliban and urges ceasefire
During the meeting, Khalilzad briefed the Indian side about the USA assessment of the ongoing Intra Afghan Negotiation and shared the U.S. perspective on the Afghan peace. The US and India expressed similar views on the importance of long term assistance, trade, and investment for consolidating a peace agreement for the benefit of the people of Afghanistan, the region, and beyond, the statement re... [Full Article...]
Google Meet Starts Getting 49-Person Grid View, Background Blur Feature
Up to 49 people can be seen at once with the tiled layout option, and Meet has also added the ability to see yourself as a tile on the call. Further, it has also added the option to be able to see yourself too. More details about the feature including the rollout date are yet to be disclosed. Like Google Meet has been all along, the interface looks straightforward and clean. [Full Article...]
GoPro Rolls Out Firmware 1.21 for Its HERO9 Black Action Cameras
Hero 9 comes with some fantastic features this time and truly abides by its tagline "More everything". In previous years, this display was smaller and only monochrome, used to display basic status information. Stabilization has also been improved in the GoPro Hero 9 compared to its predecessor . The new device packs a 1,720mAh battery, which is 40% larger than the one found on Hero8 Black . [Full Article...]
Apple Announces New iPad Air with Integrated Touch ID on Top Button
Unlike the new iPad Air , the entry-level iPad refresh is lot less dramatic, though more powerful innards mean it is more future-proof - plus it runs iPadOS 14 out-of-the-box. The front selfie-camera is a 7-megapixel FaceTime HD offering. Available in color options of Silver, Space Grey, Rose Gold, Green and Sky Blue, the new iPad Air comes in storage capacities of 64GB and 256GB. [Full Article...]
Judge Kicks ‘Sloppy’ Lead Prosecutor off Case in George Floyd Murder Trial
According to sportsgrindentertainment.com , Chauvin is being held in the state's prison. Derek Chauvin , who is charged in black man Floyd's death, was escorted by law enforcement officials on Friday out of the Hennepin County Family Justice Center and past a gate. [Full Article...]
CNBC host Jim Cramer apologizes for calling Pelosi 'Crazy Nancy' during interview
It all started during a live interview on Tuesday when Cramer pressed Pelosi about the ongoing discussions on Capitol Hill on coronavirus relief bills. Ms Pelosi again attempted to move on from the remarks, and said: "Don't worry about that", and added: "Let that be your biggest problem today". On Tuesday, Cramer apologized for calling Pelosi "crazy Nancy" during an interview, saying he was ... [Full Article...]