US coronavirus case rates are ticking up after weeks of decline

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New daily cases averaged about 39,700 over a week as of Thursday. That average has risen the past few days, to 13% higher than the week before, data from Johns Hopkins University show. This comes after weeks of decline from a summer surge. It’s well below the summer peak average of 67,300 on July 22. … Read more

Another Rapid COVID-19 Test Shows Promise

FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Yet another rapid COVID-19 test has proven its mettle in spotting infection with the new coronavirus, this time in a British study. The lab-in-a-cartridge testing device — which can be performed at bedside, doesn’t require a laboratory, and can be performed in cartridges smaller than a mobile … Read more

Centre not reneging on its promise to compensate states for any GST revenue loss: FM

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Centre is not reneging on its promise to compensate states for any revenue loss due to the transition to the goods and services tax regime and had “gone much beyond” to protect them. She said the Centre’s transfer to the states, including grants and tax transfers, exceeded its total … Read more

Coronavirus: Evening update

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Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday evening. We’ll have another update for you on Saturday morning. 1. Second wave of virus hitting the UK PM Boris Johnson has said the UK is “now seeing a second wave” of coronavirus, adding that “it’s been inevitable”. He said he … Read more

Celebrate Halloween with these spooky Huluween originals

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Get set for October, everyone! We’re on the home stretch now. Hulu’s ready to break out the decorative headstones and jack-o-lanterns because it’s Hulu-ween, baby!  To mark the occasion, Hulu has a couple of really great originals coming our way. Marvel’s Helstrom is some magical antihero fun, and it’s coming on Oct. 16. Horror/satire Bad … Read more

Pakistan rejects India’s demand for Queen’s counsel to represent Jadhav

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Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday rejected India’s demand that an Indian lawyer or a Queen’s counsel should be appointed for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to ensure a free and fair trial in this country. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, replying to a question during a media briefing, said India has been consistently making the “unrealistic … Read more

Trump is wrong about TikTok. China’s plans are much more sinister

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By Yi-Zheng Lian The Trump administration says it wants to ban the popular short-video app TikTok in the United States, because TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is Chinese. Washington is worried that the personal data of the many millions of Americans using the app could be siphoned off to China and misused. To some, that concern … Read more

DeChambeau climbs in tough conditions

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Bryson DeChambeau said he was looking to overpower the Winged Foot course this week Bryson DeChambeau eagled his final hole in round two to set the clubhouse lead midway through round two of the US Open at Winged Foot in New York. His three-under-par total is two behind first-round leader Justin Thomas, who is among … Read more