By Paresh Dave, Jeffrey Dastin OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and in at least three cases requested authors refrain from casting its technology in a negative light, according to internal communications and interviews with researchers involved in the work. FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5,… Source link
Read More »Rudy Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus, Trump says
President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, the president announced Sunday on Twitter. “Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!” Trump exclaimed while praising Giuliani’s record. The former New York City mayor was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center, the New York Times reported. Giuliani has been the face of Trump’s legal efforts to overturn the results of the November election, and he has appeared at recent events in Arizona, Michigan and… Source link
Read More »Ohio State’s Ryan Day tests positive for COVID-19
Ohio State’s game against Illinois has been called off less than 14 hours before kickoff. The Buckeyes announced shortly before 10:30 p.m. ET Friday that they wouldn’t travel to Illinois for a noon kickoff on Saturday because of COVID-19 cases within the program. One of the COVID-19 positives is coach Ryan Day. The school announced earlier Friday that Day tested positive and said that defensive line coach Larry Johnson would be the interim coach. The school said it had suspended all… Source link
Read More »Oscar De La Hoya strikes positive tone about loss of Canelo Alvarez
Oscar De La Hoya has been on both sides of this promoter-fighter split, and it’s not fun to be the one on the losing side. De La Hoya, who famously bolted Bob Arum’s Top Rank in 2001 and formed his own Golden Boy Promotions, was philosophical Wednesday speaking to Yahoo Sports about his split with longtime star Canelo Alvarez. Alvarez filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Golden Boy, De La Hoya and streaming platform DAZN that was settled last week with the sides parting ways. As… Source link
Read More »Dodgers have 9 positive coronavirus tests days after World Series win
Nine members of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and one family member have tested positive for the coronavirus, county health officials said. The announcement comes barely more than a week after the team won the World Series. The number of Dodgers organization cases was initially five, according to a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health post on Thursday that was updated Friday. But a health department spokesperson said Saturday that there were four additional positive tests. The… Source link
Read More »Florida’s Dan Mullen tests positive for COVID after plea for fans
Florida coach Dan Mullen has tested positive for COVID-19, he confirmed in a statement on Saturday. Mullen said he’s isolating from his family and he’s experiencing “mild to no symptoms.” Mullen’s positive test comes amid an outbreak of staff and players that’s amounted to more than 20 positive tests. Florida’s game against LSU scheduled for Saturday had already been postponed, as the school announced on Wednesday that it didn’t have enough players to play. Mullen’s positive… Source link
Read More »NFLPA changes number of positive COVID-19 cases among players from 95 to 59
Update: 8:33 p.m. ET After reporting 95 players league-wide with a “known positive test” for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the NFLPA later changed that number to 59. The union’s COVID-19 hub launched last week and initially reported 72 “known positive tests.” NFL Network’s James Palmer reports that the the initial number published Tuesday afternoon also included staff and that the updated tally of 59 reflects players only. The previous number included all known positives across the league,… Source link
Read More »At least 43 test positive for coronavirus after Michigan house party, 66 more exposed
At least 43 people have tested positive for coronavirus after attending a large house party in Michigan, health officials said Monday. The majority of the cases are among people between the ages of 15 and 25 years who went to or came in contact with someone who went to a house party between July 2 and 3 in the area of Saline, about 10 miles south of Ann Arbor, the Washtenaw County Health Department said in a statement. Another 66 people, not including family members who live with the 44 who… Source link
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