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Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay

Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay

22/06/2021

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US Navy tests aircraft carrier with explosives

The U.S. Defense Department says the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier completed a set of scheduled Full Ship Shock Trials in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday.

21/06/2021

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Statue of George Floyd unveiled in New York for Juneteenth

A six-foot statue of George Floyd, the Black man killed by a white policeman in Minneapolis in May 2020, is unveiled in Brooklyn as part of Juneteenth celebrations in New York.

20/06/2021

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What is Juneteenth and why has Biden just made it a federal holiday?

Biden signed into law a bill to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the 12th federal holiday.

18/06/2021

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Black bear Takoda enjoys refreshing pool dip during hot summer’s day

Black bear Takoda enjoyed a refreshing pool dip at Oregon Zoo while playing with a ball. The zoo resident splashed around the wading pools, enjoying a warm summer’s day in Portland.

17/06/2021

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MacKenzie Scott, citing wealth gap, donates $2.7 billion

MacKenzie Scott, citing wealth gap, has given $2.7 billion (€2.2 billion) to 286 organisations.

15/06/2021

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Bitcoin rebounds after Elon Musk confirms Tesla may accept it again

Accused again of market manipulation, Bitcoin bounced nearly 10 per cent in value after Elon Musk tweeted Tesla could once again accept it as payment.

14/06/2021

Tech News

Tesla Plaid and Apple WWDC 2021: The biggest tech releases this week

What's so special about Tesla's new car and what did Apple announce this week? Find out here in our round-up of this week's tech updates.

13/06/2021

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Lobster diver injured after getting caught in humpback whale's mouth

'I'm in a whale's mouth... and he's trying to swallow me,' Michael Packard said to himself after feeling a huge bump in waters off Cape Cod.

12/06/2021

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US probe into Trump officials' seizure of Democrats' Apple data

The Justice Department has launched an investigation after it was revealed that Donald Trump's administration forced Apple to hand over phone data on leading Democrats.

12/06/2021

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Teen who recorded Floyd's arrest and murder wins Pulitzer nod

Darnella Frazier was cited “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality, around the world" the Pulitzer Prizes said.

11/06/2021

Tech News

JBS confirms it paid $11 million following ransomware cyberattack

The confirmation comes just days after US officials recovered the bulk of a ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline to Russian hackers.

10/06/2021

Health news

Can virtual reality tours improve nursing home residents’ health?

Can virtual reality improve the lives of seniors? Transporting elderly people to Paris, Egypt or outer space using virtual reality could be the key to improving their emotional well-being.

09/06/2021

Home

Fastly outage: How did it break the internet?

"Even though there were specific conditions that triggered this outage, we should have anticipated it," said Fastly.

09/06/2021

USA

Joe Biden visits Europe on first overseas trip as US President

Biden first travels to Britain to attend the G7 summit and then Brussels for a NATO summit. He will cap off his week with a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva.

09/06/2021

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Activists protest new tar sands pipeline in Northern Minnesota

Hundreds of environmental activists, including actress Jane Fonda, gather to protest the construction of a Tar Sands pipeline in Northern Minnesota before clashing with the police

08/06/2021

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Apple in 'private' talks with battery suppliers for electric car

Apple is reported to be in talks with global battery manufactures CATL and BYD over battery supplies for its proposed electric car.

08/06/2021

Health news

Breakthrough or hype? US approves much-debated new Alzheimer's drug

US health officials have approved the first drug that they say may help slow Alzheimer's disease. Many experts are unconvinced.

08/06/2021

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US recovers most of Colonial Pipeline Bitcoin ransom

The operation to seize cryptocurrency paid to a Russia-based hacker group is the first of its kind to be undertaken by a specialised ransomware task force.

08/06/2021

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Jeff Bezos will man the first space flight of the Blue Origin rocket

Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos will fly to the edge of space with his brother on the first flight of the Blue Origin rocket.

07/06/2021

USA

Thousands of US 'diversity visa' winners sue Biden administration

More than 24,000 plaintiffs in 141 different countries have sued the Biden administration over their 'Diversity Visa' applications.

07/06/2021

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US federal judge overturns California assault weapon ban

A federal judge overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, saying it violated people's right to bear arms.

05/06/2021

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Donald Trump has Facebook ban extended until at least January 2023

"We believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available."

04/06/2021

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Huge Harry Potter store opens in New York

Fans queue for hours, to be among the first inside New York's long-awaited Harry Potter store, hosting the largest collection of Potter products in the world.

04/06/2021

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Apple's new iPad Pro could wirelessly charge your phone

According to a report by Bloomberg, the company will also redesign the iPad Mini for the first time in six years.

04/06/2021

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US to share initial 25 million COVID-19 doses with the world

President Joe Biden has announced plans for the US to share an initial 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world.

03/06/2021