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NY widens testing eligibility as social distancing hits snag

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New York City residents who flouted social distancing restrictions for a night on the town got the mayor's wrath Sunday. The city's embattled health commissioner is staying on the job. Gov. Andrew Cuomo played the part of a model patient, getting swabbed for coronavirus on live TV as he announced all people experiencing flu-like symptoms are now eligible for testing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X9p7nw via Latest News

The new Apple tablet rumours everyone's talking about - Creative Bloq

The new Apple tablet rumours everyone's talking about    Creative Bloq The best tablets in 2020    Tom's Guide Poll: Are you experiencing iPad Pro battery life issues with the Magic Keyboard?    9to5Mac Hands-on: 13.3-inch Apple MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Ice Lake model - Sunny Cove cores shine    Notebookcheck.net Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro review    Laptop Mag View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3g0UBos via Technology

9to5Mac Weekly Ep11 - Apple Glasses on the Way?! - 9to5Mac

9to5Mac Weekly Ep11 - Apple Glasses on the Way?!    9to5Mac View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3fZg8y7 via Technology

Polish archbishop refers child abuse negligence case to Vatican

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The Polish Catholic Church's most senior archbishop notified the Vatican on Saturday of a Polish bishop accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused children. The referral, unprecedented in the deeply religious country, will test procedures introduced by the Vatican last year to hold to account bishops accused of turning a blind eye to child sex abuse. The Vatican is now expected to assign an investigator to the case. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Z9DXNr via Latest News

13 People Shot, With One in Critical Condition, at Louisiana Memorial Service

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The memorial service was apparently for Dominique James, who was recently murdered from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LCPFbK via Latest News

Harry Dunn's mother says UK must 'stand up to US' and refuse extradition requests

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The mother of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has urged the British government to “stand up to” the US amid a continuing diplomatic row.Donald Trump’s administration has refused to extradite suspect Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US intelligence official, for prosecution over Mr Dunn’s death. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2yWfAbG via Latest News

HHS secretary Alex Azar says ignoring social distancing is 'irresponsible' but 'part of the freedom that we have' as Americans

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Azar said it's up to local officials to enforce the "guidance" from federal officials as people were seen crowding bars in cities across the US. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AvIKhY via Latest News

Fed's Powell: 'Medical metrics' most important data for U.S. economy now: CBS

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The most important data for the U.S. economy right now are the "medical metrics" around the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Sunday night in broadcast remarks where he outlined the likely need for three to six more months of government financial help for firms and families. In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" news program, Powell repeatedly returned to health issues as central to the success of a U.S. economic reopening, calling on Americans to "help each other through this" by adhering to social distancing rules as state and local governments begin to lift restrictions on social and economic activities. "If we are thoughtful and careful about how we reopen the economy so that people take these social distancing measures forward and try to do what we can not to have another outbreak...then the recovery can begin fairly soon," Powell said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dU

New York tourist arrested in Hawaii for violating local quarantine rule

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The island state, with 638 Covid-19 cases, has been cracking down on those who refuse to comply with the 14-day mandated isolation * Coronavirus – latest US updates * Coronavirus – latest global updates * See all our coronavirus coverageAn adventurous but publicity-keen New Yorker is in hot water after heading to Hawaii and finding himself under arrest when he apparently failed to follow local quarantine rules.The 23-year-old man was apprehended in the state earlier this week after he posted beach pictures on Instagram when he was supposed to be isolating himself to prevent the spread of coronavirus.He was arrested for violating Hawaii’s mandatory 14-day quarantine rule and for “unsworn falsification to authority”, the Hawaii governor’s office said in a statement.As of Friday, Hawaii reported one new case of Covid-19, bringing the statewide total to 638 cases and 17 deaths.Some tourists have been arrested for defying the quarantine, amid a crackdown by the state authorities.Tarique Pet

Felicien Kabuga captured: Africa's most wanted and the mastermind behind Rwandan genocide seized in Paris

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French police seized the man regarded as the intellectual and financial mastermind behind the Rwandan genocide on Saturday, ending a transcontinental 26-year manhunt for “the Eichmann of Africa”. Félicien Kabuga, Africa’s most wanted fugitive, was arrested in the northern outskirts of Paris after a dawn raid on his flat in the commune of Asnières-sur-Seine. Officers said the 84 year-old had been living there under an assumed identity. French authorities released few details about the operation, beyond hailing the capture of “one of the world’s most wanted fugitives”. It is believed that a series of simultaneous raids were carried out on addresses across France, some linked to Kabuga’s children, to ensure that he did not escape. Those familiar with the investigation suggested that the operation, at least in terms of the painstaking intelligence work involved, had echoes of the Mossad mission to seize the Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann from Buenos Aires in 1960. The British security s

Alarm in Germany as 'corona demos' take off

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Angered by a slew of lockdown measures, purported vaccine plans or alleged state surveillance, thousands took to the streets on Saturday in Germany in a growing wave of demonstrations that has alarmed even Chancellor Angela Merkel. Initially starting as a handful of protesters decrying tough restrictions on public life to halt transmission of the coronavirus, the demonstrations have swelled in recent weeks to gatherings of thousands in major German cities. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/368gZbg via Latest News

Italy announced that foreign travelers can visit again from June 3, as it seeks to revive its battered tourism industry

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Italy suffered the first major coronavirus outbreak outside of Asia. After more than 30,000 deaths, it is gradually reopening. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3fX1jvZ via Latest News

China's ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home - police

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China's ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home in a Tel Aviv suburb on Sunday (May 17), according to Israeli police. No details were officially released about 57-year-old Du Wei's cause of death. But Israel's Channel 12 TV, quoting unidentified emergency medical officials, said initial indications were that he died in his sleep of natural causes. According to the embassy's website, Wei became ambassador to Israel in February this year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3cGhYSf via Latest News

Wisconsin nurse went to bar to help sister reopen, now apologizes

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"I let my guard down and apologize for making anyone feel uncomfortable or at risk," said nurse Katie Koutsky, who was not wearing a mask when interviewed on TV at the bar. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TaucLq via Latest News

Up to 100,000 cruise workers stranded at sea amid pandemic, report claims

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An estimated 100,000 cruise ship crew members are currently stuck at sea amid the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on Sunday. Two staff members are known to have taken their own lives by jumping overboard, the Miami Herald said. While passengers on the cruise ships were evacuated by April, many of the crews remain onboard ships docked around the world or anchored off the coast - some without pay. Rockford Weitz, director of the Maritime Studies Program at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, said there was “no excuse” for keeping the staff onboard, and that the cruise companies - already threatened by the virus - were risking significant reputational damage. “They have to be able to convince their customers they can find solutions and work constructively with public health authorities," he said. "There’s no excuse for not finding the way home.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3cGRikj via Latest News

Ahmaud Arbery: new focus on district attorney’s flawed prosecutions of black women

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* George Barnhill eventually recused himself from Arbery case * Prosecutions include woman wrongfully imprisoned for murderThe local prosecutor who argued two white men were legally justified in chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man, has been at the center of aggressive and flawed prosecutions of at least two black women in recent years.One of the women was wrongfully imprisoned for over a decade on a murder conviction secured by later discredited forensic evidence, and another woman was unsuccessfully tried twice for helping people vote.George Barnhill, the district attorney for the Waycross judicial circuit in south-east Georgia, advised police in April that Gregory and Travis McMichael should not be charged over the death of Arbery, suggesting that the two had attempted to “stop and hold this criminal suspect” before fatally shooting him.Arbery had been jogging in the area, with numerous accounts stating there was no evidence of any burglary.Barnhill eventuall

China reports five new coronavirus cases, adviser says risk of second wave remains

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Mainland China reported five new confirmed COVID-19 cases for May 16, down from eight the previous day, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Sunday. Two of the five confirmed cases were so-called imported infections, while three were locally transmitted in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin. The number of confirmed cases in the mainland now stands at 82,947 and the death toll at 4,634. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WE8T79 via Latest News

Bernie Sanders supporters reluctantly turn to Joe Biden, fueled by their dislike of President Trump

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In 2016, 12% of Bernie Sanders supporters backed Donald Trump in the general election. Polls and interviews suggest that number will shrink in 2020. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Tfpv2L via Latest News

How to download Android apps without the Play Store, and why APKMirror is the best place to get them - Android Police

How to download Android apps without the Play Store, and why APKMirror is the best place to get them    Android Police The best new apps this week on Android and iOS    AndroidPIT Apple, Google Start to Win Over Europe to Their Virus-Tracking Technology    The Wall Street Journal 10 things to do when setting up a parent or child's Android phone    Android Police Toyota App for iPhone and Android Receives New Updates    autoevolution View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3cGhL1j via Technology

Poll: Are you experiencing iPad Pro battery life issues with the Magic Keyboard? - 9to5Mac

Poll: Are you experiencing iPad Pro battery life issues with the Magic Keyboard?    9to5Mac View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2ZaHpr9 via Technology

Deals: Apple's AirPods Pro Drop to New Low Price of $219 at Verizon ($30 Off) - MacRumors

Deals: Apple's AirPods Pro Drop to New Low Price of $219 at Verizon ($30 Off)    MacRumors View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2zISfKw via Technology

Galaxy Z Flip: After 3 months, I can't stop using it - CNET

Galaxy Z Flip: After 3 months, I can't stop using it    CNET View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2ZcQPCB via Technology

HTC U Ear true wireless earbuds seen on FCC's website - PhoneArena

HTC U Ear true wireless earbuds seen on FCC's website    PhoneArena View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2Zeu41i via Technology