An NFL draft handled remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic is the latest twist to an event that has become as popular as any pro happening short of the Super Bowl. Roger Goodell alerted NFL teams in a memo Thursday night that the dates of this year’s draft would remain April 23-25. There has been […]
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Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has said businesses, research institutes and universities are coming together in a new alliance to increase testing capacity for frontline workers. He says the new initiative will help prove if it is safe for a worker to go back to the frontline. In the UK daily briefing, Mr Gove also
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The median loss for romance fraud victims in their 20s was $770. People in their 50s reported losing twice as much. The losses reached $3,000 for victims in their 60s and $6,450 for those in their 70s. “We’ve heard of people refinancing their homes and cashing out retirement accounts,” Ms. Nofziger said. “Scammers go where
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The U.S. House on Friday approved a $2.2 trillion rescue package March 27, 2020, 5:45 PM 5 min read The U.S. House on Friday approved a $2.2 trillion rescue packag e, rushing it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The measure tosses a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left
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And now his watch has ended. Odin, a Northern Inuit Dog famous for playing Bran Stark’s direwolf Summer on “Game of Thrones,” died Thursday after a battle with cancer. “Our family are at immense heartbreak to announce that Odin passed away early this morning,” the GoT Direwolves tour company wrote in a long Instagram post. “It’s
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Image copyright Getty Images Financial markets have reversed course after a three day rally, dropping sharply as consumer confidence plummets amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wall Street’s main indexes were more than 3% down in morning trade, following European markets lower. The fall came as the number of coronavirus cases in the US surpassed China. University
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Next week, Bits will be evolving into the On Tech With Shira Ovide newsletter. With a pandemic upon us, the significant effect that technology is having on our families, work, safety and sense of self is even more apparent. What is this reliance on technology doing to us and our communities — and is it
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The two-story Georgia home of Davis Love III has been destroyed by a fire March 27, 2020, 4:41 PM 2 min read ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — The house of Hall of Fame golfer Davis Love III was destroyed by fire early Friday morning in a blaze that could not be controlled, even with 16
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WASHINGTON — The House planned on Friday to use an extraordinary method to push through a $2 trillion stimulus package to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Leaders in both parties were aiming to pass the measure by a voice vote — highly unusual for such consequential legislation — so that members who were either sick
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America’s coronavirus infections have surged to the most in the world, and has Italy shut down its industry March 27, 2020, 4:08 PM 5 min read America’s coronavirus infections have surged to the most in the world. Italy shut down its industry. Masses of unemployed Indian laborers got food handouts and South Africa began a
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