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Midea founder rescued after home invasion

He Xiangjian, the billionaire founder of house appliance manufacturing tycoon Midea Group. /Xinhua Chinese police said on Monday that the billionaire founder of house appliance manufacturing t

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Four things fans want to find out after Premier League resumes

The 2019-20 Premier League season is coming back on June 17. Though it's only a matter of time before Liverpool receive their first top league title in 30 years, there are still many things hanging i

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Forget the casino, bankrupt Hertz can now sell up to $1 billion in stock

Hertz, the rental car company that is going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, can now sell up to $1 billion in stock as it seeks to tap into one of the hottest tickets in town: traders with

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3 perspectives on the future of SF and NYC as startup hubs

It has been an incredibly tough period for everyone the past few months as the global COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out whole industries from the economic map.While tech has been among the most resilien

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U.S. unemployment rate falls to 13.3% in May

The United States' total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 2.5 million in May, and the unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.Although the rep

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COVID-19 Frontline: How can hospitals better prepare for the pandemic?

Editor's note: On March 12, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and as of Thursday ( June 4), about 200 countries and regions have confirmed over 6,287,000 cases,a

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Facebook finally makes it way easier to trash your old posts

Facebook is introducing a new tool to help users batch-delete old posts and shrink their digital footprint on the aging social network.Called “Manage Activity,” the new feature lets users

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Science Saturday 20200530

02:37 In this week's Science Saturday, we look at science news ranging from a new planet in the universe to the coronavirus pandemic.Distant universeAstronomers get a first look at a n

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Remote operators in Mexico are driving scooters to riders in this Atlanta suburb

In one Atlanta suburb, finding and returning an electric shared scooter will be taken care of by teleoperators some 1,700 miles away in Mexico City.Riders in the enclave of Peachtree Corners will be a

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Rescuing early humans' legacy

The archaeological park in Wanshouyan appeals to both academics and tourists in Sanming, Fujian province.[Photo by Hu Meidong/China Daily] Paleolithic findings inside a cave complex in coastal

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With stadiums closed, TV networks turn to live esports broadcasts

The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out the spring seasons for professional sports and associated revenue for TV networks, but esports is filling part of that void.Gaming companies behind titles licensed

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The first Vision Fund is officially done investing (and spent $100M every day of its existence)

There is a flurry of news out of SoftBank this morning, which announced its Fiscal Year 2019 (ending March 31, 2020) financial results overnight. It’s been a bad year for the Vision Fund, with huge l

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Virus lockdown gives Venice a shot at reimagining tourism

In Venice, a city known for being visited by too many and home to too few, children's play now fills neighborhood squares, fishermen sell their catch to home cooks, and water buses convey masked a

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Supermarket habits: Are they here to stay after COVID-19?

01:52 There has been a visible difference in the way people have changed their shopping habits since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.This comes after supermarkets implemented new re

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Nearly three million more U.S. workers file for unemployment

Nearly three million more American people filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending May 9, according to the U.S. Department of Labor as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter the labor

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France divided: Lockdown will only be eased in some areas

Restrictions will remain in place in certains areas including Paris. /Ludovic Marin/AFP France will begin bringing life back to normal in parts of the country in its lockdown-easing plan, the

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52% of U.S. small businesses predict failure within six months

Over a half of small businesses in the U.S. could shut down within six months due to the hit of COVID-19, said a newly released survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).Having