The time has come for India to adopt a “whole-of-government approach” in decisively confronting the “strategic uncertainties” looming on its horizon a

A total of 7,740 dedicated Covid-19 facilities in 483 districts have been identified, the Union health ministry said on Sunday, asserting that adequa

Eminent historian Hari Shankar Vasudevan died at a private hospital here on Sunday. He was 68. Vasudevan had tested positive for novel coronavirus o

Would China’s withdrawal from the US bond market and/or a runaway expansion of the Fed balance sheet weaken the dollar?

Expert committee evaluating safety of deserted villages

A corona warrior who got infected on the line of duty almost defeated Covid-19 after battling for two weeks but lost to kidney infection.

A total of 7,740 dedicated COVID-19 facilities in 483 districts have been identified, the Union health ministry said on Sunday, asserting that adequate health infrastructure is in place to fight the pandemic.

Wood Ants Store Short- And Long-Term Memories on Different Sides of Their Brains  ScienceAlert

1. Local derbies galore for round two? Power assistant backs idea  Australian Football League
2. AFL season set for earlier than expected restart  7NEWS.com.au
3. LIVE: Derby plan could solve AFL fixture dilemma, as Suns pitch to host fans for just one game  Fox Sports
4. A return to training for AFL players could be delayed following Adelaide’s breaking of rules  Herald Sun
5. Adelaide Crows: Matthew Nicks hopes players aren’t ‘smashed’ by AFL for training breach in Barossa Valley  The Advertiser
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1. NY to expand testing for poor communities  NEWS.com.au
2. New York to expand coronavirus testing in 'low-income and minority' communities  SBS News
3. New coronavirus hospitalizations down to lowest number since the lockdown began in New York  Daily Mail
4. NY's Cuomo Criticized Over Highest Nursing Home Death Toll  The New York Times
5. One-third of US coronavirus deaths are nursing home residents or workers with one-fifth in New York  Daily Mail
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Former U.S. Olympic bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic died May 3 at the age of 43, USA Bobsled/Skeleton said in a release Saturday.

It follows criticism that a move away from the "stay at home" slogan could confuse the public.

1. IJsland wint virtueel Eurovisiesongfestival, België eindigt ...  De Standaard
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3. IJsland wint alternatieve Eurovisiesongfestival online, België wordt vijfde  VRT NWS
4. België vijfde op (virtueel) Eurovisiesongfestival, IJsland w...  Het Nieuwsblad
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Mary Pratt, who played for the Rockford Peaches and Kenosha Comets in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, has died

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As Arizona's cities are laying off and furloughing workers because of cratering revenues as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, their Republican senator is telling them to toughen up. She isn't going to help them by voting for any financial support for state local government, citing that "blue state bailout" bullshit.

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““Travel is to discover everyone else is wrong about other countries””

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Two Princeton University studies are opening important new windows into understanding an untreatable group of common genetic disorders known as RASopathies that affect approximately one child out of 1,000 and are characterized by distinct facial features, developmental delays, cognitive impairment and heart problems. The findings could help point the way toward personalized precision therapies for these conditions.

A Princeton University-based study could prove significant in answering among the most enduring questions for ecologists: Why do species live where they do, and what are the factors that keep them there? The ranges of animals in the world's temperate mountain areas — often presumed to be determined by competition — may actually be determined more by temperature and habitat, the researchers report. The findings indicate that species living in temperate mountain habitats — particularly in the northern latitudes — could face even greater repercussions from climate change than previously thought.

Princeton University Professor of Mathematics John Mather, remembered as a "great mathematician" with a reserved and pleasant demeanor, died Jan. 28 of complications from prostate cancer at his home in Princeton. He was 74.

BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing targeted modifications to the 2016 Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) general permit for Massachusetts communities.

BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing targeted modifications to the 2017 Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) general permit for New Hampshire communities.

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PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that American Samoa was selected to receive a $300,000 grant to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields Program.

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (October 17, 2019) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present the proposed cleanup options for the Vernay Laboratories Inc. site at a public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24 in Yellow Springs. The information session will run from 5-7 p.m.

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WASHINGTON (April 28, 2020) —  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of Indiana announced that recent air monitoring data show the city of Indianapolis, and the areas of Muncie, Lake and Porter counties are meeting federal air quality standards.

COVID-19 has killed at least 19,000 New Yorkers and dealt a body blow with lasting consequences to the city. Two paths lie ahead. If pandemics become common, then not only New York City but all of America’s service-based economy faces a bleak future. If this terrible plague is a unique event, then things will eventually get almost back to normal. To save both the nation’s biggest and most productive metropolis and tens of millions of service jobs across the county, we must invest enormously to prevent future pandemics.

Damian Lawlor celebrates the special place Clones has in the GAA and how Cavan-Monaghan this afternoon would have heralded the start of an Irish summer

The Georgia attorney general has promised his office will investigate the handling of the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the black 25-year-old man shot to death by two white men who escaped charges for more than two months.

Flurries of snow descended in abject defiance of the calendar on Saturday, from Pennsylvania to Maine, with white globs of frozen water falling even in Manhattan.

The Georgia attorney general has promised his office will investigate the handling of the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the black 25-year-old man shot to death by two white men who escaped charges for more than two months.

Flurries of snow descended in abject defiance of the calendar on Saturday, from Pennsylvania to Maine, with white globs of frozen water falling even in Manhattan.

The report comes as the government announced all states must now meet federal reporting guidelines. The type of information gathered by states up to now has been inconsistent.

Federal officials stressed the dangers to long-term care residents and Indigenous communities if COVID-19 restrictions are lifted too quickly after projections in Quebec painted a dire picture of the potential cost.

Decision makers at Penske Entertainment are beginning to chart the course for a historic summer of racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is the latest organization to weigh in on the Co-op Refinery labour dispute, saying demonstrations at Co-op facilities could negatively affect farmer’s seeding.

Saskatchewan reported nine more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 553.

The 26-year-old surfer was pronounced dead at the scene near Manresa State Beach, California parks officials said.

The Vigi Home, located in the Town of Mont-Royal, has logged 64 deaths related to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.