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Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise recommendations: NYT

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The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth, which are expelled when a person with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes or speaks. Whether carried by large droplets that zoom through the air after a sneeze, or by much smaller exhaled droplets that may glide the length of a room, the coronavirus is borne through air and can infect people when inhaled, the scientists said, according to the NYT. "Especially in the last couple of months, we have been stating several times that we consider airborne transmission as possible but certainly not supported by solid or even clear evidence," Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, the WHO's technical lead of infection prevention and control, was quoted as saying by the NYT. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Z2SCd5 via Latest News

Applebee’s employee dies in parking lot while celebrating July 4, Texas police say

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Workers had just closed the restaurant for the night, police say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eZZYUg via Latest News

Portland Police See 240 Percent Yearly Increase in July Shootings

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Portland police have responded to 17 shootings so far this month, a 240 percent increase when the city saw five in the same timeframe last year, the department announced Monday.One shooting earlier this month injured a man, while another resulted in an infant child putting a spent bullet in her mouth, police revealed. In a statement, Portland police chief Chuck Lovell called the spike “alarming.”“Gun violence negatively impacts everyone in our community and the increase we are seeing is alarming,” he said. “As a community, we must come together to send a message that shootings in our City are unacceptable."Portland has faced weeks of unrest following the death of George Floyd in May. Over the weekend, police declared a riot after a bronze sculpture honoring Oregon’s pioneers was set ablaze outside the city’s justice center. The Fourth of July marked the city’s 38th consecutive day of civil unrest.The head of Portland’s police union released his own statement on Monday, calling on ...

America's Largest Nuke: Here's What the B83 Nuclear Bomb Can Do

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One powerful weapon. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZEVgEL via Latest News

Letters to the Editor: Comfortable clothing isn't your right as an American. Just put on a mask

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Americans are made to wear things all the time that might make them uncomfortable. So why the resistance to masks in a pandemic? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gqDD2m via Latest News

U.S. court orders Dakota Access oil pipeline to be shut, emptied

Google's Pixels and Samsung's S20 family get July security patches

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It may not be July 1st, but today is the first Monday of the month, and that means one thing: Google is ready to send out a new batch of monthly security patches to its still supported Pixels. This time around there's no feature drop like last month, so all you're getting are security fixes - but hey, those are important too, so your phone isn't exposed to nasty vulnerabilities. As usual with Google rollouts, it may be a few days (or even weeks) before all supported Pixel units out there get the update, but it is finally on the way. The build number for all devices is... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/3e9Ipj3 via IFTTT

Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook CEOs to appear at antitrust hearing on July 27 - CNET

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust will hear from the tech giants' leaders. from CNET https://ift.tt/3gyEC0o via Mobiles

These iPadOS 14 features will make your iPad more like a Mac. How to use them - CNET

iPads get some powerful -- and welcome -- new features in Apple's next software update for fall. from CNET https://ift.tt/38wtpe2 via Mobiles

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The chancellor will announce £2bn of grants to fund energy-saving projects for homeowners in England. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2O4HJko via Online Shopping

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Plans to reopen hair salons without the wider beauty industry in Wales are described as "ridiculous". from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3ivXY8p via Online Shopping

Slack’s new notification schedules give you your weekends back - The Verge

Slack’s new notification schedules give you your weekends back    The Verge from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2ZKaHvn via Technology

Sun's out, guns out (literally) in this Dark Souls III mod - Destructoid

Sun's out, guns out (literally) in this Dark Souls III mod    Destructoid View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3e5O7Tg via Technology

Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child

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The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, home of the U.S. Embassy, struck a residential house and injured a child. Iraqi officials said the embassy's recently installed C-RAM air defense system may have attempted to intercept the rocket as the system was operational late Saturday. A recent spate of rocket attacks have struck close to the U.S. Embassy and targeted American troops in Iraqi bases. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31Lax9H via Latest News

South Carolina: Two dead and eight injured after US nightclub shooting

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Two people have died and eight have been injured after a shooting at a nightclub in South Carolina in the early hours of Sunday, a sheriff's official said.A pair of Greenville County sheriff's deputies noticed a disturbance at Lavish Lounge just before 2am, and saw a large crowd running out of the building, Sheriff Hobart Lewis said at a press conference. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f1whSH via Latest News

Hong Kong activists are holding up blank signs because China now has the power to define pro-democracy slogans as terrorism

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At least 200 people with white signs amassed in malls across Hong Kong on Monday. China unilaterally passed a harsh new law on the city last week. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f8DyA7 via Latest News

South Dakota governor, exposed to virus, joined Trump on jet

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Shortly after fireworks above Mount Rushmore disappeared into the night sky on Friday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem accompanied President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One despite having had close contact with Trump’s son’s girlfriend, who had tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump has been in a position all along to encounter a virus that spreads from people who don’t feel sick, such as Noem, who had interacted closely at a campaign fundraiser with Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, who turned out to be infected. Noem didn't wear a mask on the plane and chatted with the president as the flight returned to Washington, D.C., according to her spokesperson, Maggie Seidel. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f6aBoy via Latest News

Florida and Texas both hit record highs for new coronavirus cases on Saturday as outbreaks keep surging in the South

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Florida reported 11,458 new COVID-19 cases, and Texas had a record number of 8,258 new cases. Both states now have seen more than 190,000 total cases. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZH0tMm via Latest News

1 killed, 1 injured after car hits protesters on closed Seattle highway

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Seattle has been the site of prolonged unrest following the May 25 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked nationwide protests from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ir7xp0 via Latest News

'Horrible' offices look to tempt back workers

Landlords are hoping cleaner, more convenient and more intelligent offices will tempt back workers. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2BJoAlH via Online Shopping in Pakistan