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Report claiming Biden admin was preparing to spend $30M on 'crack pipes' is false, HHS says

A slew of prominent conservative political figures and conservative news outlets recently fueled a viral false report that claimed the Biden administration was preparin

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A coat of special paint could help cities deal with heatwaves

Climate change and concrete infrastructures have been continuously causing record high temperatures in cities, leading to a spike in heatstroke cases and exponentially increasing power consumption

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FTC sues to block P&G’s acquisition of Billie, a razor startup for women

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Procter Gamble’s acquisition of Billie, a NY-based startup that sells razors and body wash.In the notice, the FTC alleged that the merger would “elimin

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AMC will offer 15 cent tickets when it reopens 100+ US theaters on August 20

Like so many industries, the last five months have been absolutely devastating for movie theaters. As far as sheer volumes go, no one has been harder hit than the world’s largest theater chain. AMC h

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South Africa reopens restaurants even as virus cases rise

"I am breathing again," sighs Kanto Razafimandimby, on her first night out since South Africa reopened its restaurants and casinos as part of a gradual loosening of lockdown, even as the number of co

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Mophie is selling an $80 wireless-charging UV phone sanitizer

The best possible time to launch a UV phone sanitizer would have been about five months ago. The second best possible time, however, is right now. When the COVID-19 pandemic really started hitting the

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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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China’s embattled Luckin Coffee adds lifestyle products to its menu

The Luckin saga continues as the Chinese coffee challenger seeks solutions to the undesirable consequences of a $310 million fraud. On Tuesday, the company announced sa

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Beijing embraces mandatory garbage sorting

Starting Friday, Beijing will join a club of Chinese cities to carry out mandatory garbage sorting in new efforts to protect the environment. With the city's newly revised household waste regulation

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Chinese students at UM receive health kits from homeland

After two tons of cartons containing face masks, wet wipes and traditional Chinese medicines were unloaded last week in the backyard of the dormitory of He Jiaheng, fi

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U.S. truckers clog cities to ask for help amid COVID-19

People wait in line at a New York State Department of Health COVID-19 antibody testing center at Steve's 9th Street Market in Brooklyn, New York, the United States, on April 25, 2020. (Photo by Mic

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: 80 countries limiting exports of face masks

Editor's note: This is the 46th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one. The COVID-19 pandemic is posing an unprecedented health challenge to the public, and the fo

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Nepal receives medical supplies donated by China's Tibet Autonomous Region

Nepal on Wednesday received a batch of medical supplies donated by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nepali government and the Ch

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Tips for traveling by private car during COVID-19 pandemic

Designed by Li Yueyun Although taking private vehicles can reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection compared to public transport, we can never let our guard down during the pandemic.Here are some

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Initially scoffing at the idea, Americans are finally wearing face masks

Americans have long believed that wearing a mask was unnecessary unless you were actually sick. Yet over the last two weeks, donning a mask has become a common sight for those dashing into a gro

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COVID-19 supplies for Chinese overseas students arrive in U.S.

01:19 COVID-19 supplies from China, for Chinese students overseas, have arrived in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.With nearly 420,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the U.S. is the world's v

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Uber Eats beefs up its grocery delivery offer as COVID-19 lockdowns continue

Uber Eats has beefed up grocery delivery options in three markets hard hit by the coronavirus.Uber’s food delivery division said today it’s inked a partnership with su