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- Europe grapples with coronavirus 2nd wave worries
Wednesday - 07/29/2020 - 07:58 AMAbout a month after travel restrictions were eased, COVID-19 cases are spiking in Spain and a few other places.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. to withdraw 12,000 American troops from Germany
Wednesday - 07/29/2020 - 11:27 AMDefense Secretary Mark Esper said 5,600 troops would be redeployed to other NATO countries and 6,400 would return to the U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hubble telescope captures beautifully detailed image of Saturn
Tuesday - 07/28/2020 - 03:22 PMVisible in the image are the planet's icy rings in stunning detail — and its moon Enceladus, which could support life.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iran fires missile at mock aircraft carrier resembling U.S. warship
Tuesday - 07/28/2020 - 07:13 AMThe drill underlines the lingering threat of military conflict between Iran and the U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iran moves mock aircraft carrier to sea after U.S. jet incident
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 07:07 AMSatellite photographs likely signal the Iran soon plans to use replica for live-fire drills amid heightened tensions with the U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New book details fracture between royals and Sussexes, including rift between Harry and William
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 09:32 AMA new book is shedding details on the breakup between Harry and Meghan and the royal family. The book claims Harry and William's relationship began to sour over a comment The Duke of Cambridge made about Meghan while the couple was still dating.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - China takes over closed U.S. Consulate in Chengdu
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 03:03 AMMove finalized Beijing's order last week that the consulate be shut, as relations between the two powers continue to plummet
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Invasion! Asian giant hornets have arrived
Sunday - 07/26/2020 - 02:28 PMThey can grow as large as 2½ inches and can slaughter a colony of thousands of honeybees in a matter of hours. And their sting? It's one of the most painful known to humankind.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac co-founder, has died at 73
Saturday - 07/25/2020 - 01:28 PM"When we lost Peter Green, we were devastated as people, and our music was — what are we going to do?" Mick Fleetwood told CBS News' Anthony Mason.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus
Saturday - 07/25/2020 - 11:09 AMHe said earlier this month that he had the virus.
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- Rome Opera has COVID-19 friendly opening night at ancient chariot racing site
Wednesday - 07/29/2020 - 10:44 AMAs early as 2,800 years ago, Romans would flock to the Circus Maximus to be entertained with chariot races. Now, the ancient site has been transformed into an outdoor venue for the Rome Opera House's summer season.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. charges ex-Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia
Wednesday - 07/29/2020 - 05:28 AMFormerly facing 2 charges, the men now stand accused of 7 offenses related to alleged snooping on Twitter users critical of Saudi royals.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Zimbabwe's ruling party threatens to expel "thug" U.S. ambassador
Tuesday - 07/28/2020 - 05:46 AM"Diplomats should not behave like thugs, and Brian Nichols is a thug," says spokesman for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DHS halts expulsion of 17 migrant children after lawsuit
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 09:10 PMA group of migrant children previously held at a Texas hotel are no longer facing imminent removal.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S.-Taliban deal brings little respite for battered Afghan civilians
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 09:09 AMU.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - WHO says keeping borders shut to thwart COVID-19 not "sustainable"
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 09:41 AMSealed borders "not necessarily a sustainable strategy for the world's economy, for the world's poor, or for anybody else," top WHO official says.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Is the United States "hitting bottom"?
Sunday - 07/26/2020 - 02:18 PM1968 was a year that saw America tested over issues of race and war. In 2020, the country is being tested over issues of race and the pandemic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Olivia de Havilland, star of Hollywood's Golden Age, dead at 104
Sunday - 07/26/2020 - 03:00 PMDe Havilland died at home in Paris, the city where she lived since the 1950s.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Last Mission to Tokyo" documents WWII's extraordinary Doolittle Raiders
Saturday - 07/25/2020 - 09:44 AMFollowing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raiders were the first pilots to successfully strike Japan. The mission was one of the defining moments of World War Two.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ICE bans international students from entering U.S. for online classes
Friday - 07/24/2020 - 10:07 PMOut of more than 1,250 colleges in the U.S., 12% are switching to an online-only model this fall, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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- Suspicious seeds sent from China found in Americans' mailboxes across several states
Wednesday - 07/29/2020 - 10:12 AMFederal authorities are on alert for suspicious foreign packages containing seeds, sent to dozens of Americans across the country. People in several states have claimed to receive unexpected deliveries from China containing the various unmarked seeds.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Scientists seek to replicate the sun's fusion power here on Earth
Tuesday - 07/28/2020 - 02:46 PMOne expert calls it "a milestone for international science" and a "vision for an abundant, clean-energy future."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mystery seeds from China are landing in Americans' mail boxes
Tuesday - 07/28/2020 - 03:43 PMThe USDA is investigating, and state agriculture officials are warning residents not to plant, or even touch the unsolicited seeds.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gold hits all-time high, and it's a bit of a mystery why
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 02:24 PMThe lack of a stock market panic or any hint of inflation makes now an odd time for gold prices to soar.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Growing coronavirus clusters mire European summer travel plans
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 07:19 AMBritain quashes plans of airlines and holidaymakers with renewed quarantine order for Spain, as cross-border travel fuels infections in Asia.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Book sheds light on Harry and Meghan's split from royal family
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 10:13 AMThe book also describes a conversation between Harry and Prince William that apparently led to a rift between the brothers
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mountain rescue crew carry Saint Bernard off England's highest peak
Sunday - 07/26/2020 - 07:24 PMRescue workers said Daisy — a 121-pound Saint Bernard — was displaying signs of pain in her rear legs and was refusing to move.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. Ambassador to Iceland "paranoid" about security despite country's record safety
Sunday - 07/26/2020 - 09:53 AMThe State Department declined to say if there is any credible threat to Gunter's safety, but U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Apps aid contact tracing effort in Italy
Saturday - 07/25/2020 - 08:43 AMContact-tracing apps are already being used in Italy, Germany, and around Europe to help track the coronavirus. Through a phone's BlueTooth signal, the apps can contact users who encountered someone who's tested positive for coronavirus.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lawsuit challenges detention of migrant children at Texas hotel
Friday - 07/24/2020 - 11:07 PMMore than 2,000 migrant children who arrived at the border unaccompanied have been expelled and prevented from seeking asylum under a public health directive.
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