Monthly Archives: October 2020

Yahoo Sports' Launch Pad – Biggest Blasts of 2020 – Yahoo Sports

Reuters Top two seeds Djokovic, Thiem ousted in Vienna Open quarters World number one Novak Djokovic and U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem crashed out of the Vienna Open in the quarter-finals on Friday, with both top seeds beaten in straight sets by Lorenzo Sonego and Andrey Rublev respectively. Djokovic, who had a 39-2 record this year, failed to convert a single break point in a 6-2 6-1 loss while Sonego broke the Serb five times for the biggest win of his career. Source link

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Here’s what happened when NBC News tried to investigate the alleged Hunter Biden emails

The complaints from President Donald Trump and his allies have been growing louder as the election approaches: Why isn’t the mainstream media covering the Hunter Biden laptop story? Trump and his allies say there is evidence of corruption in emails and documents allegedly found on a laptop belonging to Democrat Joe Biden’s son. They say those and other documents show that Hunter Biden used his father’s influence to enrich himself through business deals in Ukraine and China, and that his… Source link

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Google reveals a new Windows zero-day bug it says is under active attack – TechCrunch

Google has dropped details of a previously undisclosed vulnerability in Windows, which it says hackers are actively exploiting. As a result, Google gave Microsoft just a week to fix the vulnerability. That deadline came and went, and Google published details of the vulnerability this afternoon. The vulnerability has no name but is labeled CVE-2020-17087, and affects at least Windows 7 and Windows 10. Google’s Project Zero, the elite group of security bug hunters which made the… Source link

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Q3 earnings find Apple and Google looking to the future for hardware rebounds – TechCrunch

“5G is a once-in-a-decade kind of opportunity,” Tim Cook told the media during the Q&A portion of Apple’s Q3 earnings call. “And we could not be more excited to hit the market exactly when we did.” The truth of the matter is its timing was a mixed bag. Apple was, by some accounts, late to 5G. By the time the company finally announced that it was adding the technology across its lineup of iPhone 12 variants, much of its competition had already beat the company to the punch. Of… Source link

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‘If we have to shut the whole place down we will’

Benzinga Nasdaq Hits Correction Mode, Dow Touches 200-Day Moving Average In Volatile Friday Trade If there were any doubts left about whether the market would be “risk-on” or “risk-off” going into the election, Friday’s selloff pretty much iced it. The toggle has switched to the off position.The late-week meltdown ignited after earnings from four of the five FAANGs that were mostly positive, but perhaps lacking in the guidance department (see more below). Combine that with the resurgence of… Source link

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Can the Ravens get right on offense?

Each week of the season brings with it a new set of questions. Here, we’ll attempt to lay out five of the most pressing in the NFL. The answers to those will reveal deeper truths about how the rest of the story of the 2020 season will unfold. We’ll find that these revelations will have a lasting impact on not just fantasy managers, but the league as a whole. Can the Ravens offense finally find itself? The Baltimore Ravens offense has quietly been one of the most disappointing units in the… Source link

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Walmart to return firearms to the sales floor today as social unrest remains ‘geographically isolated’

TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 3 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Markets are down, but not collapsing. Investors remain worried about the coronavirus, and Tuesday’s election remains up in the air. Uncertainty rules the day, exacerbated by recent market losses. Wall Street, however, expects that the bulls will start running again after next week’s results – who wins will be less important than having a result.In the meantime, market declines and low share prices make for a prime time… Source link

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NHL legend Bobby Orr endorses Donald Trump in U.S. election

A day after golf icon Jack Nicklaus felt the need to inform the world of what was already pretty obvious, NHL Hall of Famer and Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr made it known that he would also be voting for Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. election by buying a full-page ad in Friday’s New Hampshire Union Leader endorsing the current president. “Everyone has an opinion as our upcoming Presidential election approaches, and I am no different. When I look at America during these turbulent times,… Source link

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Brett Favre endorses President Donald Trump

Get in the game with your favorite sports stars with the Voting Playbook, presented by Yahoo Sports. More Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre wants four more years of Donald Trump. Favre officially endorsed Trump on Friday. The quarterback said he will vote “for what makes this country great.” Favre, 51, said Trump’s vision aligns most with Favre’s “principles.” My Vote is for what makes this country great, freedom of speech & religion, 2nd Amnd, hard working tax paying citizens,… Source link

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Judge sets November deadline for Google’s initial response to U.S. antitrust case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google must tell a district court how it will respond to a federal antitrust lawsuit by mid-November, with the two sides making initial disclosures later in the month, U.S. Judge Amit Mehta said in a brief order Friday. FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is shown at one of the company’s office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake The U.S. Justice Department sued Google on Oct. 20, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using… Source link

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