Jeopardy host Alex Trebek dies at 80: ‘One of the nicest people on this planet’

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Jeopardy host Alex Trebek announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2019. Jeopardy Jeopardy game show host Alex Trebek died Sunday morning at age 80, the show confirmed.  “Jeopardy is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex,” the official Jeopardy account … Read more

Carthy seals Vuelta podium place

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Britain’s Hugh Carthy secured a podium finish at the Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic won the red jersey. Defending champion Roglic, who suffered a dramatic defeat by Tadej Pogacar in the Tour de France, retained his Vuelta title, with Richard Carapaz second. Carthy’s surprise podium comes a fortnight after Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart won … Read more

Windows 10, iOS, Chrome, and many others fall at China’s top hacking contest | ZDNet

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Tianfu Cup winners: The 360 Government and Enterprise Security Vulnerability Research Institute Image: Tianfu Cup Many of today’s top software programs have been hacked using new and never-before-seen exploits at this year’s edition of the Tianfu Cup — China’s largest and most prestigious hacking competition. Held in the city of Chengdu, in central China, the … Read more

Farooq Abdullah claims Congress still part of Gupkar Alliance, will fight DDC elections ‘together’

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Asserting that the Congress was very much part of their grouping, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said they would fight the DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir “together”, but there was no official word on it from the national party. His remarks came a day after the Congress announced … Read more

Haryana govt allows bursting of crackers for two hours on Diwali

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Two days after announcing a “complete ban” on the sale of firecrackers, the Haryana government on Sunday allowed bursting them for two hours on Diwali. This decision has been taken in view of the rising levels of pollution while adhering to the guidelines issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to decrease air pollution, according … Read more

Bedi purposely blocking government quota for medical courses: CM Narayanasamy

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Puducherry: Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy on Sunday alleged that Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi was blocking 10 per cent horizontal reservation for government school students in medical courses. The allegation comes a day after Bedi announced that she had referred to Union Home Ministry the proposal of territorial government to provide the quota. Narayanasamy … Read more

Suspension of trains: Punjab CM seeks Union home minister’s intervention

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Chandigarh: Amid the suspension of train services due to a farmers’ stir against the Centre’s farm laws, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said he has sought Union Home Minister Amit Shah‘s intervention into the issue. According to a government statement, he also reiterated his assurance of a smooth and safe movement of goods trains in the … Read more

Biden Wins Presidency, Calling for End of ‘Grim Era’

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Here’s what you need to know: Video President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris addressed the nation from Wilmington, Del.CreditCredit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times WILMINGTON, Del. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. addressed the nation for the first time as president-elect on Saturday night, delivering a message of unity and trying to soothe … Read more