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Best alarm clocks of 2020 - CNET

Wake up feeling rested with a reliable alarm clock that can make your morning routine easier. from CNET https://ift.tt/3hSpifF via Mobiles

Bill & Ted Face the Music review: A most excellent adventure through time - CNET

Review: The Wyld Stallyns return to remind us all to play in harmony even during the worst of times. Warning: Minor spoilers ahead. from CNET https://ift.tt/3b0JwSv via Mobiles

Amazon's Halo takes fitness tracking to new and uncomfortable levels video - CNET

The fitness tracker and health app combo can scan your body fat -- and let you know when it thinks your tone of voice is out of line. from CNET https://ift.tt/2QswGCW via Mobiles

15 best movies to stream on Amazon Prime Video - CNET

Searching for a great movie to watch on Amazon tonight? Let's round up its best gems. from CNET https://ift.tt/3lqH900 via Mobiles

Stimulus check: Income limit, eligibility, fine print and how the first payment could affect the next rescue package - CNET

A second $1,200 maximum payment from the IRS still seems like a possibility, but some big questions still remain. The original CARES Act can offer clues as to what a second round of stimulus checks might look like. from CNET https://ift.tt/32qp5KA via Mobiles

The best Wi-Fi routers in 2020 - CNET

Your router is the unsung hero holding your smart home together. From mesh to gaming to Wi-Fi 6, here are the best we've tested, for every budget. from CNET https://ift.tt/2P5f7bh via Mobiles

PS5: Pre-Order Date - TheGamer

PS5: Pre-Order Date    TheGamer PS5 2TB model just leaked — with a crazy high price tag    Tom's Guide PS5 and Xbox Series X can game in 8K resolution. Should you care?    CNET Geoff Keighley Weighs in on PS5 and Xbox Series X - IGN Unfiltered - IGN    IGN Hitman 3 release date announced with free upgrade to PS5, Xbox Series X    Polygon View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3b1Y2JA via Technology

'It was the lighting': Don Jr addresses rumors he was on cocaine during RNC speech

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Donald Trump Jr denied rumours that he was under the influence of drugs during his address at the Republican National Convention on Monday.The president's son appeared on "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday to discuss the RNC. He called attention to his appearance - "glassy" eyes and a sweaty brow - during the convention and the rumours it sparked. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3b2u9J6 via Latest News

As Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana, a new wave appears in the Atlantic

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As Hurricane Laura spreads farther inland across southwest Louisiana, forecasters are beginning to monitor a new tropical wave in the Atlantic near Africa early Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QuRE45 via Latest News

‘Angel Mom’ who retweeted anti-Semitic conspiracies pulled from RNC schedule at last minute

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The original tweet by Mary Ann Mendoza, a member of the Trump campaign's advisory board, urging her followers to “Do yourself a favor and read this thread,” was deleted. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jcx9pd via Latest News

Differences over coronavirus aid remain, Pelosi says after talks with White House aide

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U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after talks with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Thursday that Democrats and Republicans remain far apart over how much to spend on the next coronavirus relief legislation. In a statement, Pelosi said Democrats had offered to cut the amount in the bill to $2.2 trillion, but she suggested the White House, which has said it is looking to spend $1 trillion, had rejected the offer. “This conversation made clear that the White House continues to disregard the needs of the American people as the coronavirus crisis devastates lives and livelihoods," Pelosi said after a 25-minute call with Meadows. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jdrT4K via Latest News

Putin Says His Men Are Standing by Ready to Go into Belarus If Protests ‘Get Out of Hand’

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Vladimir Putin says he has formed a reserve of law-enforcement officers to send to Belarus to help President Alexander Lukashenko if necessary, Russian media reported Thursday. Putin said he will not deploy these forces unless “extremist elements in Belarus cross a line and start plundering.” Speaking to the state-run Rossia 1 broadcaster, he said the agents would be on standby in case pro-democracy protests strengthened. “We’ve agreed that [the reserve] will not be used until the situation starts getting out of control,” Putin said, according to The Moscow Times.Earlier in the week, Russian media reported Putin had offered to help, but it was yet unclear in what way. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Russian journalists replaced striking Belarus journalists at the country’s state television station in mid-August, and have been spreading Russian propaganda ever since. The Belarus journalists who walked off the job have not been allowed to return, creating a vacuum that likely

Rusten Sheskey, the officer who shot Jacob Blake, is a former campus officer who investigated a hate crime, and said he liked being a cop because 'people trust us'

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Rusten Sheskey shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back on Sunday evening, prompting huge protests and a renewed national movement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hB6dPp via Latest News

Dissident freed under Obama: Trump 'courage' can stop China

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A blind Chinese dissident whose escape to the U.S. was facilitated by the Obama administration is calling on other countries to support President Donald Trump in leading a coalition to “stop China's aggression.” Chen's 2012 flight to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing sparked a six-day diplomatic tussle between the U.S. and China, threatening to derail then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's strategic talks intended to build trust between the world’s superpower and its up-and-coming rival. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FUVYrg via Latest News

Iran relents on IAEA inspections at two sites, ending standoff

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Iran said on Wednesday it was ending a months-long standoff with the U.N. nuclear watchdog by granting it access to two sites suspected of once hosting secret activities, easing diplomatic pressure on Tehran as Washington seeks to reimpose sanctions. Wednesday's breakthrough in the dispute over the sites was announced in a joint statement by Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency during IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi's first visit to the Islamic Republic since he took over the role in December. "Iran is voluntarily providing the IAEA with access to the two locations specified by the IAEA," Grossi and Iran's nuclear agency chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, said in the joint statement, confirming an earlier report by Reuters. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YxTC8g via Latest News

What Pam Bondi's attacks on Hunter Biden got right — and wrong

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Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, made assertions about Joe Biden's son Hunter, Ukraine and China at the Republican National Convention. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hxtguu via Latest News

Carnival and coronavouchers: Brazil’s economic struggles

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The disruption caused by coronavirus means that Brazil's samba schools now face an uncertain future. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32kAMTe via Latest News

North, South Korea brace for strong typhoon, flights halted

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Hundreds of flights were canceled in South Korea while North Korea’s leader expressed concern about a possible loss of lives and crops as the countries braced for a fast-approaching typhoon forecast as one of the strongest to hit their peninsula this year. Packing a maximum wind speed of 155 kilometers (96 miles) per hour, Typhoon Bavi was already lashing South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday afternoon, flooding roads, toppling trees, ripping off signboards and knocking down lampposts as it passed over waters off the island’s western shores. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hpogYV via Latest News

U.S., China trade jibes as military tensions worsen

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Both are at loggerheads over issues from technology and human rights to Chinese military activities in the disputed South China Sea, with each accusing the other of deliberately provocative behavior. In the latest U.S. move against China ahead of November's presidential election, Washington on Wednesday blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals over construction and military actions in the busy South China Sea waterway. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hEKiqU via Latest News

RNC speaker Abby Johnson shows how not to appeal to women voters

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Donald Trump is far behind with female voters. Given that fact, one would expect the Trump campaign to make some moves to appeal to women. Yet on Tuesday night, anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson addressed the RNC and its audience of millions, despite her holding views that go far beyond garden-variety opposition to abortion.Earlier in the day on Tuesday, Johnson faced a firestorm of criticism for saying in a YouTube video earlier this year that her "brown son is more likely to commit a violent offense over my white sons." Then, shortly before the RNC began, a White House reporter for CBS News drew attention to two of Johnson’s tweets from May in which she expressed support for "bringing back household voting," which would give each household a single vote — and give husbands "the final say." (Johnson doubled down on this outlandishly retrograde position on Tuesday evening just a few hours before her speech.)No wonder, then, that when she stood at the pod

Scotland's 'Union dividend' rises to almost £2,000 per person in 'hammer blow' to Nicola Sturgeon

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Nicola Sturgeon's economic case for separation has received a "hammer blow" after her chief economist published figures showing Scotland's "dividend" from being part of the UK has surged to almost £2,000 per person. The General Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (Gers) figures for 2019/20 showed each Scot received £1,633 more than the UK average in public spending thanks to the Barnett Formula. This is the equivalent of 9.2 per cent of UK total spending. But tax revenue north of the Border was £308 less than the UK average, including a geographic share of North Sea oil, accounting for only 8 per cent of the UK total. The Scottish Tories said that together this meant the "Union dividend" per person has increased to £1,941, up from £1,805 the previous year, and separation would require spending cuts equivalent to the entire NHS budget. Scotland's notional deficit - the difference between spending and tax revenue - surged by £2 billion to £15.1 bill

Miami-Dade’s challenges need common-sense solutions, not partisan debate | Opinion

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The challenges we face in Miami-Dade County are not partisan and they should not become so, if we want to move Miami-Dade forward. That’s why it’s concerning that Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava is seeking to make the mayoral race a debate battleground for an ideological agenda better suited for Washington. This only divides our community, distancing the county from its core functions and responsibilities to the taxpayer of Miami-Dade. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3b5TNws via Latest News

Future AirPods might drop the force detection sensors for touch sensors

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According to a series of filed patents, Apple's future AirPods could come with simple touch sensors instead of force detection for control. The documents reason that this would provide an improved control with a wider variety of gestures. For example, the touch sensors will be able to recognize gestures like swipes for volume control. No more squeezing or strong taps to control your music or answering calls. The simple touch sensors work in a totally different way. The touch sensor will cover the better part of the exterior of the AirPod and it looks for "change in capacitance." ... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/3gAj3MJ via IFTTT