Bloomberg Contentious Hunt for Covid’s Origin Points to China Animal Trade (Bloomberg) — Scientists tracing the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic believe they’ve identified a possible transmission source: China’s thriving wildlife trade.The highly anticipated findings from experts convened by the World Health Organization and the Chinese government are expected to show parallels to the spawning in 2002 of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, a bat-borne coronavirus spread by… Source link
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National Review Current Cuomo Aide Is Eighth Woman to Allege Harassment An eighth woman has come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against New York governor Andrew Cuomo, in an interview with the New York Times published on Friday. Alyssa McGrath, an executive assistant in the governor’s office, said that Cuomo repeatedly made suggestive remarks about her looks and body, and in one instance “blatantly” stared down her shirt. McGrath also said she spoke with an unidentified… Source link
Read More »Surfer killed in lightning tragedy
Katherine Diaz Hernandez was struck by lightning while surfing. Images: Instagram A 22-year-old surfer with hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics has died after being struck by lightning on a beach in El Salvador. Katherine Diaz Hernandez was training near her home at the Pacific coast beach of El Tunco on Friday when she was hit by lightning. ‘AWFUL’: Melbourne Cup-winning trainer charged over fatal crash SO SAD: Daniel Ricciardo’s tribute after death of F1 cult figure According to local… Source link
Read More »Sedona Prince approves of new weight room
Oregon’s Sedona Prince led the charge for better workout equipment at the NCAA women’s tournament. She appears to be satisfied with the results. The sophomore center posted a social media video on Thursday showing a single set of dumbbells for student-athletes at the San Antonio tournament facilities. The footage went viral alongside images of a fully equipped gym at the men’s tournament facilities in Indianapolis, launching calls for equitable treatment for men and women. Women get new weight… Source link
Read More »Google Wants To Make Installing Android Apps Feel Speedier
(Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images) Google is working to make Android app installs feel much quicker with its new “App Install optimization” feature. 9to5 Google found a support document for the feature, which will be used to analyze which parts of an app are used when opened for the first time. From there, Google will use that data to continue updating and improving the post-launch process. For instance, when you first open an app, Google will work to analyze the components… Source link
Read More »LeBron James out indefinitely with ankle injury
The Los Angeles Lakers have been without Anthony Davis for weeks. Now LeBron James could be out for a while as well. James exited Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks after forward Solomon Hill landed on his ankle while lunging for the ball. James remained in the game for another possession and even hit a 3-pointer, but he eventually left for the locker room while limping. The Lakers soon announced that James was out for the rest of the game with a right ankle injury. ESPN’s Dave… Source link
Read More »Colorado routs trendy upset pick Georgetown
The most popular first-round upset pick among Yahoo Tourney Pick’Em users didn’t come close to rewarding that optimism. Georgetown’s stagnant offense and inept 3-point defense had TV viewers taking a red pen to their brackets by halftime. A Georgetown team that reeled off four wins in four days to claim the Big East tournament title seven days ago turned back into middling eighth-place afterthought a week later. The 12th-seeded Hoyas were never remotely competitive in a 96-73 loss to… Source link
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Axios Rethinking government bailouts amid airline industry crisis The trouble with government bailouts is you never really know whether they were necessary, and that’s likely to be the case with the U.S. airline industry, too.Why it matters: One year into the pandemic, it’s not clear whether the $54 billion the U.S. Treasury used to prop up airlines during the pandemic was the right move, or just an expensive gift to a politically favored industry.Stay on top of the latest market trends and… Source link
Read More »Google Clarifies SharedArrayBuffer Email
What is a SharedArrayBuffer? Why You Received the SharedArrayBuffer Message Why is SharedArrayBuffer (SAB) a Problem? Chrome and Firefox Change How SharedArrayBuffers are Handled What You Have to Do to Fix SharedArrayBuffer Issue Identifying SAB Usage A Lot to Take In Citations Google’s Search Central issued a clarification over a confusing message sent out last week by the Google Search Console regarding SharedArrayBuffer issues. Google also updated it’s guide to guide to enabling cross-origin… Source link
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National Review SF School Board Member Accused Asians of Using ‘White Supremacy’ to ‘Get Ahead’ A member of the San Francisco School Board referred to Asian Americans as “house n****r[s]” in a 2016 tweet thread, in a comment highlighted by the organizer of a movement to recall her. Alison Collins, who serves as vice president on the school board, published a long Twitter thread in December 2016 in which she explained her intention “to combat anti-black racism in the Asian… Source link
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