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Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Say I Do’ offers a wedding-focused twist on the ‘Queer Eye’ formula

Parts of “Say I Do,” a new reality series on Netflix, will feel pretty familiar to fans of the streaming service’s popular reboot of “Queer Eye.”Like “Queer Eye,&#

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Hello Robot emerges out of stealth to launch a mobile robotic gripping platform for the home

This is Stretch — or, more precisely, the Stretch Research Edition. The name certainly conveys the tall, skinny and minimalist design of the home helper robot. Stretch is different and somehow familia

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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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Facebook News launches to all in US with addition of local news and video

Facebook News, the social network’s dedicated section devoted to journalism, is today launching for all users in the U.S. The feature was first introduced in October 2019 as a limited test in th

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Snapchat refuses to promote Trump's account, stoking GOP ire

A woman stands in front of a logo of Snap Inc. in New York City, March 2, 2017. /Reuters Snapchat on Wednesday became the latest social network moving to curb the reach of U.S.President Donald

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China focuses on education to combat poverty

Unequal access to education and disparate distribution of academic resources are tied to social and economic inequality – and China has been turning to classrooms to eradicate poverty in the country,

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COVID-19 can push 60 million people into extreme poverty: World Bank

The head of the World Bank cautioned on Tuesday that the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to push up to 60 million people into extreme poverty (under 1.90 U.S. dollars per day), wiping out the gains made

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U.S. companies discover the dark side of a COVID-19 business boom

Kevin Kelly, CEO of Emerald Packaging, talks with an employee wearing protective masks on a production floor of the company, which prints packaging material to be used for produce, amid COVID-19

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U.S. gun violence and COVID-19

Although U.S. COVID-19 restrictions have kept many people at home and dropped the number of mass shootings in the country, gun violence persists.In April 2020, U.S. mass shootings drop

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World watches as German Bundesliga gets okay to restart in mid-May

Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka (L) and Serge Gnabry celebrate the team's goal against Augsburg during their Bundesliga clash in Munich, Germany, March 8, 2020. /VCG The light at the end of the

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EU forecasts 'historic' 7.7 percent eurozone recession

The European Commission said Wednesday the eurozone economy would contract by a staggering 7.7 percent in 2020 as the catastrophic consequences of the coronavirus outbreak sweep through the continent

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U.S. House passes $484 billion in relief package

VCG The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a 484-billion-U.S. dollar coronavirus relief bill on Thursday, funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spendi

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Answer Bank: Do I need to disinfect my deliveries, what about my shoes?

It's unnecessary to disinfect tires, hallways, the bottom of your shoes, or deliveries said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of Beijing Center for Disease Control and Pre

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WHO releases timeline of its actions against COVID-19

The World Health Organization on April 8 made public a timeline of its fight against COVID-19 following an accusation by U.S. President Donald Trump that it was too slow to sound an alarm about the n

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Wheels is deploying e-bikes with self-cleaning handlebars and brake levers

Wheels, which recently paused its shared bike service to limit the spread of COVID-19, is making its pedal-less e-bikes available for gig workers, restaurants, non-profits or any other people who do

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Target pauses plans for grocery pickup amid COVID-19 outbreak

Target is pausing its plans to offer curbside pick-up of groceries and alcoholic beverages, citing the COVID-19 outbreak as the key factor in its decision to delay the launch. Although groceries via O

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Boeing eyes production pause as virus spreads: sources

Sources reveal that the U.S. planemaker may temporarily stop its production in the U.S. soon. /VCG Boeing is leaning toward a temporary work stoppage at its twin-aisle jetliner factories