Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thousands of police officers have been deployed across Hong Kong Hong Kong has ramped up its police presence ahead of the second reading of a bill that would make it a crime to insult China’s national anthem. Water-filled barriers have been put up and […]
Daily Archives: May 26, 2020
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FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a Tesla dealership in New York, U.S., April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it will cut prices in North America, as the firm ramps up car […]
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Minneapolis on Tuesday night to decry the in-custody death of George Floyd, which led to the firing of four officers. One person was shot during Tuesday’s rally inside a building near the site where Floyd was detained a day earlier. Floyd was pinned to the […]
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll reached 4,397 as of Tuesday after 28 new deaths were reported in 24 hours, according to the country’s health minister. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter that Turkey also recorded 948 more confirmed cases, bringing the total to 158,762. More than 121,500 […]
WIN OF CHANGE The Fiver has no idea who this Derk Lassiker bloke is but apparently he’s going to be at Tuesday’s big match in Germany, which pits Bayern Munich against the butlers who occasionally nick their silverware, Borussia Dortmund. It’s a must-see clash, all right, so don’t forget to […]
WASHINGTON — As NASA and SpaceX complete final preparations for the first crewed flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, the agency is already looking ahead to the spacecraft’s next mission. Technicians spent the day May 26 wrapping up work ahead of the scheduled 4:33 p.m. Eastern May 27 launch of […]
Fifteen seasons in, America’s Got Talent is still up to its old tricks, contestant-wise. That show sure does love an emotional moment, and tonight’s premiere gave us a serious one thanks to San Francisco’s Voices of Our City. It’s a choir made up entirely of homeless and formerly homeless singers […]
BlizzCon is officially canceled. After much uncertainty due to the current state of things with COVID-19, executive producer Saralyn Smith finally made things official today on Blizzard’s website. Smith said she and her team evaluated many different paths to potentially make the show work within the national and local health guidelines, but […]