Family warnings over psychotic killers 'ignored by NHS' as an author dies after shooting
James Nash, 42, a children's author, was shot in the head by Alex Sartain with a handmade gun outside his thatched cottage in Upper Enham, Hampshire on Wednesday. He died on Friday night. Read more...
Esper says US troop levels in Afghanistan to go below 5,000 by end of November
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that the United States will go down to below 5,000 troops in Afghanistan by the end of November. Read more...
Work It Review Freestyling Through Senior Year
A straight-A high student scrambles to become a hip-hop dancer for her college application in this Netflix dance movie that pays homage to the genre. Read more...
Beirut, Coronavirus, TikTok Restrictions Your Friday Briefing
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Before-and-after photos show glaciers melting
Cristian Donoso's photographs show how much Patagonia's glaciers have receded over the past century, as the planet heats up. Read more...
Washington man arrested after punching a 72-year-old in the face in row over face mask
Cody P. Hansen has been charged with assault after attacking a 72-year-old disabled veteran who made a comment about Hansen's girlfriend not wearing a face mask. Read more...
At Talkspace, Start-Up Culture Collides With Mental Health Concerns
The therapy-by-text company made burner phones available for fake reviews and doesnt adequately respect client privacy, former employees say. Read more...
Matt Preston reveals he feared he'd made a mistake walking away from MasterChef
Matt Preston left MasterChef last year - along with fellow judges George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan - after a reported pay dispute with Channel Ten. Read more...
White House and Congress Remain Far From Any Stimulus Deal
White House officials and Democratic leaders continued to dig in on crucial points of any potential deal, jeopardizing additional relief for small businesses and laid-off workers. Read more...
BLM protest organizer surrenders after NYPD officers failed to arrest him in six-hour stand-off
Black Lives Matter protest organizer Derrick Ingram, 28, reported to the NYPD's Midtown North Precinct on Saturday morning alongside a crowd of about 100 peaceful supporters. Read more...
Hidden code reveals Samsung working on camera modes like 'Director's View' and 'Night Hyperlapse'
'Director's View' lets users cycle between different lenses on their phones and also allows them to 'lock on' to a subjects that they're recording, keeping them in focus according to snippets of code. Read more...
People with masculine features are viewed to be better at their job than those with feminine looks
A researcher from Princeton University in New Jersey has found that testosterone levels and masculine features are directly related to the perception of a man's talent. Read more...
More than 97,000 children tested positive for coronavirus in the last two weeks of July
The American Academy of Pediatrics released the new report stating that more than 97,000 positive coronavirus test results in children were reported between July 16 to July 30. Read more...
Techs Most Elusive Innovation Plain-Old English
It's 2009, tech industry. Can we lose some of the jargon and gobbledygook, please? Read more...
FromTanya Byron's How Did We Get Here? to The Rachman ReviewThis week's top podcasts
For better or worse, the pandemic has sent many of us back to our family units, and this podcast could be a lifeline to those looking to detoxify dynamics at home. Read more...
This Years Must-Have Back-to-School Item Masks for Children
Crayola, Old Navy and Disney are among the brands making colorful masks for children. Child psychologists see this as a positive step toward normalcy. Read more...
Walkabout China Limits Travel to Hong Kong
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Portland mayor slams protesters after police precinct fire
Mayor TedWheeler, who as recently as last month joined protesters on the streets of downtown Portland, on Thursday decriedthe unrest that has roiled the city for 71 straight nights. Read more...
A Dark, Brooding Rum for Your Cocktails
Santa Teresa in Venezuela has been making the liquor since 1796. Read more...
A Stadium at Iowa State Says His Name Jack Trice
Iowa State is the only major college football team to have named its stadium after a Black man, a player named Jack Trice who died from injuries sustained in a game in 1923 and whose story resonates amid todays social justice movement. Read more...