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Nintendo Switch Lite is in stock at Best Buy: Latest inventory update - CNET

Just updated: Here's where you can find the $200 portable version of Nintendo's hot gaming console. from CNET https://ift.tt/3c6l1Tr via Mobiles

Save 30% on 4-packs of Treatlife smart switches - CNET

Take control of your light fixtures with single-pole, three-pole and dimmer switches priced from $37 to $57. from CNET https://ift.tt/2YL03WG via Mobiles

The Community reunion with Donald Glover is happening - CNET

It's not a movie, but take what you get. from CNET https://ift.tt/3ceXeRv via Mobiles

Business News Update BBC

Train operators and the government are planning to increase rail services from mid-May onwards. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3drBVw9 via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

Boris Johnson needs to prioritise the environment as the UK recovers from coronavirus, firms say. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/35I9Q1a via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

Wizz Air boss József Váradi says budget airlines will be in high demand once the pandemic ends. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2WaxtvU via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

The motoring group's figures show that the number of vehicles on the road has climbed 11% since lockdown started. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2zfgFLj via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

A look at the different ways nations are trying to cushion the blow from the virus shutdowns. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LbwXrm via Online Shopping

Give us first-hand information to fight virus, Taiwan asks WHO

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Taiwan's health minister asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday to ensure the island had access to first-hand information about the coronavirus, saying that not having the full picture slows down epidemic-prevention work. Taiwan's exclusion from WHO - China, which considers the island one of its provinces, objects to Taiwan's membership - has infuriated Taipei. Speaking to foreign reporters in Taipei, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said Taiwan wanted proper access to the WHO. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Wz6LMu via Latest News

Veteran Chinese diplomat and Mao Zedong's interpreter dies

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Ji Chaozhu, a veteran Chinese diplomat who provided English translation for leaders including Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping and served as an undersecretary of the United Nations, has died, the foreign ministry said. Ji also served as ambassador to Britain over the course of a lengthy career that began after he left Harvard University to return to China during the Korean War, when U.S. and Chinese troops engaged in vicious combat. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3bdAKPr via Latest News

This Mother's Day weekend could be colder than Christmas. And a bomb cyclone and thundersnow may be on tap.

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Forecasters are warning of a rare spring pattern that is expected to sweep unseasonably cold weather east of the Rockies on Mother's Day weekend. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dkJXGY via Latest News

Ahmaud Arbery killing: man called 911 to report 'black male running' prior to shooting

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Recordings of 911 calls obtained by the Guardian provide details on the moments before a man was shot while jogging in GeorgiaAudio recordings of two 911 calls have shed further light on the final moments before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead by two white men while jogging through a neighborhood just outside Brunswick, Georgia.The full recordings, obtained by the Guardian, come after new video footage showing Arbery’s killing in February was released this week, prompting widespread outrage and raising questions over why no arrests have been made. Transcripts of the 911 calls have been previously reported by local media.Arbery had gone for a jog in Satilla Shores, near the Georgia coast, on the afternoon of Sunday 23 February. The 25-year-old was known around the neighborhood, and would sometimes wave to residents as he ran. But that day, a series of events unfolded that ended in his killing at the hands of Gregory McMichael, 64, and his 34-year-old son, Travis McMichael.Lawyers for Arbery...

A mutated coronavirus strain seems responsible for most of the world's COVID-19 infections. That doesn't mean it's more dangerous than the original.

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A non-peer-reviewed study has suggested the dominant strain of the coronavirus worldwide is more contagious than the original. Experts aren't so sure. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SJs7pp via Latest News

Rockets hit near Baghdad airport, launcher with timer found

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Three Katyusha rockets landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday but caused no damage or casualties, the Iraqi military said. Security officials said it was not immediately clear whether a military base hosting U.S. troops next to the airport was the target. The United States blames a series of rocket attacks near or on bases hosting its troops this year on Iran-aligned militia groups, although those groups have not claimed them. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2yCg9XE via Latest News

New US campus sex assault plan gets pushback

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US universities must allow assault victims and defendants to be cross-examined under new guidance. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YDZpKf via Latest News

Senior scientist says administration ignored virus warnings

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The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist alleged in a whistleblower complaint. Dr. Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, alleges he was reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug pushed by President Donald Trump. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WrO3GC via Latest News

Are travelers starting to fly again? Spirit, JetBlue say yes, with an asterisk

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JetBlue and Spirit airlines says the first travelers to return as stay-at-home restrictions are eased will be those visiting family and friends again. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WfELyJ via Latest News

Russia preparing for three-stage easing of coronavirus restrictions

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Russia plans to ease its restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus in three stages, officials said on Wednesday. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the outbreak had stabilised in the past two weeks, with the growth in cases in the capital explained by increased testing. Russia's total number of coronavirus cases rose on Wednesday by more than 10,000 for the fourth consecutive day to 165,929, while the death toll climbed to 1,537. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ccTz6v via Latest News

Outrage Mounts After Cell Phone Footage Surfaces of Ahmaud Arbery's Fatal Shooting in Georgia, But No Suspects Have Been Charged. Here's What to Know

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'This is murder,' a lawyer acting for Arbery's family claims from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SJHtdA via Latest News

Wildfires spread across the Florida Panhandle

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Hundreds have been evacuated as wildfires continue to rage across the Florida Panhandle, authorities said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2A85u7G via Latest News

Venezuela's Maduro says captured US 'mercenaries' to be tried

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Venezuela will try two Americans allegedly captured during a failed bid by mercenaries to invade the country, President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday, as the US vowed to "use every tool available" to bring them home. Venezuela announced Monday that it had arrested the two former US special forces soldiers on suspicion of trying to topple Maduro in an operation supported by the US-backed opposition. "They are convicts, confessed, caught red-handed and are being judged by the republic's attorney general, by Venezuela's civil courts, and the process will be full of guarantees and fair," said Maduro. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WMRgkr via Latest News

Kim Jong-un: No signs of heart surgery, says South Korea

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Rumours swirled about the North Korean leader's health after he was not seen in public for weeks. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2L3y8Jt via Latest News

What the Disney guest experience could look like when parks reopen in the US

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Capped visitor numbers, virtual queues and enhanced screening measures are among some of the changes that could be in store for guests of Disney theme parks and resorts in the age after COVID-19. The message was posted after Disney announced that its Shanghai resort will reopen on Monday, with enhanced health and safety measures. In her message, Dr. Pamela Hymel said she and her team are looking at a phased reopening of parks across the US. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2xGbOCm via Latest News