Just a few weeks ago, most people would have laughed at the idea of virtual booze tastings, conducted over platforms like Zoom. Now, because of the coronavirus lockdown, at any hour of the day you’ll find screens full of squares of people from all walks of life holding glasses of different shapes and sizes swirling, […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cox took a quiz about her character against a superfan and lost 5-0 Actress Courteney Cox has found her own way to get through self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic – binge-watching Friends. Cox told TV host Jimmy Kimmel she remembered very little about the hit sitcom in which she
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Image caption The case against Seema Misra is one that has been sent to the Court of Appeal Dozens of former sub-postmasters and postmistresses will have convictions of fraud, theft and false accounting sent to the Court of Appeal. They had been accused of stealing money after the Post Office installed a new computer system,
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Advanced computers have defeated chess masters and learned how to pick through mountains of data to recognize faces and voices. Now, a billionaire developer of software and artificial intelligence is teaming up with top universities and companies to see if A.I. can help curb the current and future pandemics. Thomas M. Siebel, founder and chief
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The Turkish Boxing Federation says national team member Serhat Guler and trainer Seyfullah Dumlupinar tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from an Olympic qualifying competition in London March 26, 2020, 10:35 AM 1 min read The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— The Turkish Boxing Federation
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Good morning and welcome to On Politics, a daily political analysis of the 2020 elections based on reporting by New York Times journalists. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. Where things stand The Senate finally passed its $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill late Wednesday night — putting the largest
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TALLINN, Estonia — Igor Smirnov was introduced to opiates the day his first son was born, when he got celebratory drunk and a neighbor injected him with an intoxicating extract of opium poppies. “I’ve never tried anything better in my life,” he said. “It’s natural, it’s a clean high.” Smirnov graduated to heroin during a
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Bobi Wine, a Ugandan pop star who’s become one of the leaders of the nation’s political opposition, is taking on the global coronavirus pandemic, and he’s doing it with a song. Joined by vocalist Nubian Li, Wine has created a tune that encourages listeners to wash and maintain a safe distance to prevent the spread of the
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The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021 By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer March 26, 2020, 9:36 AM 3 min read TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021. Nothing much can get done until those dates are worked out
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WASHINGTON — Of the 75 senior positions at the Department of Homeland Security, 20 are either vacant or filled by acting officials, including Chad F. Wolf, the acting secretary who recently was unable to tell a Senate committee how many respirators and protective face masks were available in the United States. The National Park Service,
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