February 2020

‘Daily Show’ Mocks Republicans With Oscar Noms For ‘Best Performance In Fake Outrage’

Entertainment /

The late-night show nominated five conservatives for “Best Performance in Fake Outrage,” spotlighting their reactions to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tearing up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Former GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz was chosen for his “Never in My Life,” spiel, Fox News hosts Brian Kilmeade and Laura Ingraham for “An Official […]

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Mitt Romney Is a ‘Judas’ to Many Republicans. But Not in Utah.

Politics /

SALT LAKE CITY — Phil Lyman wanted to do something swift and stern. Within hours of Senator Mitt Romney’s vote to remove President Trump from office on Wednesday, Mr. Lyman, a freshman state representative from southern Utah who keeps an autographed “Make America Great Again” hat in a plexiglass case in his office, was at

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Coronavirus claims 97 lives in one day – but number of infections stabilises

Lifestyle /

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Despite the death toll, an increasing number of patients are recovering The number of people killed by the new coronavirus rose by 97 on Sunday, the highest number of casualties in a day. The total number of deaths in China is now 908 – but the number of newly-infected people

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Parasite: Thrilled Koreans hail historic Oscars 2020 win for Bong Joon-ho

Entertainment /

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The win has been hailed as a “historic moment” by the South Korean community Thrilled South Koreans are celebrating the best picture win for Parasite at this year’s Oscars. The comedy-thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho is the first non-English language film to win best picture. “Can’t believe I

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Robot blocks leap, roll and climb to work together

Technology /

Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed robots that can self-assemble to form various structures. The M-Blocks can climb over and around one another, leap through the air, and roll across the ground. They are now being developed for inspection tasks and could eventually be used for disaster relief –

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Chinese women win again in Olympic qualifying tournament

Sports /

The Chinese women’s soccer team has won back-to-back games in the Olympic qualifying tournament after spending almost two weeks quarantined in an Australian hotel because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak February 10, 2020, 8:58 AM 2 min read SYDNEY — The Chinese women’s soccer team has won back-to-back games in the Olympic qualifying tournament

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