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White House won't consider another stimulus bill in May -Kudlow

The White House has halted talks with Congress over any further coronavirus stimulus package as it waits for more information about how U.S. state reopenings affect the economy, White House top economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters on Friday.




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California to use mail-in ballots for all 2020 voters due to pandemic

California on Friday became the first state to commit to sending mail-in ballots to all registered voters for the November election as a result of the coronavirus pandemic to safeguard voter access and public safety.




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Acting U.S. spy chief overhauls agency in defiance of congressional concerns

Defying congressional oversight concerns, U.S. President Donald Trump’s acting director of national intelligence on Friday unveiled organizational changes to his agency.




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U.S. lawmakers urge support for Taiwan at WHO, as U.S. criticizes China

The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization, citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic.




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U.S. watchdog agency says coronavirus whistleblower should be reinstated

A U.S. government watchdog agency has recommended the temporary reinstatement of a whistleblower who says he was removed as director of a government research office because he raised concerns about coronavirus preparedness, his lawyers said on Friday.




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As Trump returns to the road, some Democrats want to bust Biden out of his basement

While President Donald Trump traveled to the battleground state of Arizona this week, his Democratic opponent for the White House, Joe Biden, campaigned from his basement as he has done throughout the coronavirus pandemic.




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The Simpsons Predicted COVID-19 and Murder Hornets in 1993

The Simpsons has done it again, this time predicting the COVID-19 pandemic and murder hornets. Here are some other instances of The Simpsons predicting the future.




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Square Enix Eidos Anthology: Get 54 Games for $39, for Charity

54 games, including titles from Tomb Raider, Just Cause, and Deus Ex, are in this charity bundle.




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Animal Crossing: Keep Track of Museum Donations With This Fossil Checklist

Use our interactive checklist to help fill up your museum with all the dinosaur fossils in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.




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Zelda Breath of the Wild Shrines Guide: Locations, Map, and Treasures

Need help tracking down and completing all 120 shrines in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Look no further. Here's everything you need to know, from the complete list of shrines to a map with every shrine location.




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Russo on Hercules Remake: 'We’re Going to Give You a Different Story'

Fans shouldn't expect Disney's planned live-action remake of its animated hit Hercules to be "a literal translation," according to the film's producer Anthony Russo.




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The Mandalorian Season 2 Casts Boba Fett

Star Wars universe alum Temuera Morrison will reportedly portray iconic bounty hunter Boba Fett in Season 2 of The Mandalorian.




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How to Watch UFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje This Weekend

ESPN+ subscribers can get a great deal on the Saturday PPV event.




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Xbox Series X & Gameplay Gate

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This…




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Hulu's Solar Opposites: Season 1 Review

Hulu debuts Solar Opposites, a new animated sitcom created by Rick and Morty's Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan, but don't expect more of the same.




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The Best Smart Pens for More Intelligent Note Taking

The best digital pens let you take notes the old fashioned way while saving them to your phone or computer.




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Kilmer Recalls the Incident on Set That Convinced Him to Quit Batman

Batman Forever star Val Kilmer recalls an incident on the set that crystalized for him why he needed to quit the franchise.




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Fantastic 4 Director Reveals His Love/Hate Relationship With Marvel Movies

Director Josh Trank opens up about the bitterness and resentment he felt towards comic book movies following the critical and commercial failure of his 2015 film Fantastic Four, and praises superhero filmmakers James Gunn and Zack Snyder.




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The Best Phone Controllers for Serious Mobile Gaming

If you're always gaming on the go with your smartphone, you'll definitely want the best phone controller.




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The 25 Scariest Games of This Generation

This generation saw a boom in quality horror games and we're counting down the 25 scariest.




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Get Comfortable and Play for Hours and Hours on These Gaming Chairs

From pure, racing-style gaming chairs to rockers and recliners, we've got the bet gaming chairs to fit your seating needs.




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Revisiting AC Odyssey? Find Every Tomb and Ainigmata With This Map

This interactive map for Assassin's Creed Odyssey will help you find everything you need, like ainigmata ostraka and tombs.




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ICYMI: Every New Xbox Series X Game Shown at Inside Xbox

All 13 games from third-party developers coming to Xbox Series X.




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Silence of the Lambs Sequel Series 'Clarice' Officially Ordered at CBS

Kal Penn and The Walking Dead's Michael Cudlitz join Lecter-less sequel show.




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Top 25 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Episodes

From Darth Maul's return to the complex saga of Ahsoka Tano, these are the episodes that made The Clone Wars such a worthy addition to the Star Wars franchise.




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'Europe needs a break': EU plots to restart travel and tourism despite COVID

EU states should guarantee vouchers for travel cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic and start lifting internal border restrictions in a bid to salvage some of the summer tourism season, the bloc's executive will say next week.




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Tijuana coronavirus death rate soars after hospital outbreaks

The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Mexico's best-known border city, Tijuana, has soared and the COVID-19 mortality rate is twice the national average, the health ministry says, after medical staff quickly fell ill as the outbreak rampaged through hospital wards.




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Protesters demand closure of LG Polymers plant in India after toxic gas leak

Villagers placed the bodies of three victims of a deadly gas leak from an LG Polymers plant in southern India at the gates of the site on Saturday, and demanded the factory be shut down immediately and its top management arrested.




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Portugal's low-income households struggle to survive pandemic

One in four Portuguese with a monthly household income of 650 euros ($705) or less have lost all their income because of the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a study by the National School of Public Health showed on Saturday.




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As Beijing gyms reopen, users are masked up and ready to shed pounds

BEIJING - Grunts, groans and the sound of pulsing music and crashing weights have returned to some of Beijing's gyms after being closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus outbreak.




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Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK airlines association says

The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, an association representing the airlines said on Saturday.




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China releases five prominent labour rights activists

Five prominent labour activists have returned to their homes more than a year after they were arrested in coordinated raids in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, according to people close to them and a Hong Kong-based rights group.




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Migrant workers throw stones at police in India in protest against lockdown

Hundreds of migrant workers in India's western state of Gujarat have clashed for a second day with authorities, hurling stones at police trying to enforce a lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus.




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Slovenian cyclists stage anti-government coronavirus protest

Thousands of cyclists took over streets in the centre of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana on Friday evening to protest against the government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa and the restrictions it has imposed to fight the coronavirus.




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More than 1,000 queue for food in rich Geneva amid virus shutdown

More than 1,000 people queued up on Saturday to get free food parcels in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the working poor and undocumented immigrants even in wealthy Switzerland.




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Kenya and Uganda hit by power blackout, electricity back in most of Kenya

Kenya and Uganda were hit by power blackouts on Saturday, and Kenya Power said the outage on its grid was caused by a fault on a high voltage line but that it had restored supply to most parts of the country.




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Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

More than 3.95 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 273,805 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of 0214 GMT on Saturday.




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Russia's Putin urges unity as he presides over slimmed down Victory Day

President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Saturday they are invincible when they stand together as he presided over celebrations of victory in World War Two that were slimmed down because of the coronavirus outbreak.




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At least six killed in protests over food distribution in Afghanistan

At least six were killed when protesters angry over what they see as unfair food aid distribution during the coronavirus pandemic clashed with police in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Saturday, according to officials.




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Tripoli airport shelling hits fuel tanks, passenger plane-ministry

Shelling of Tripoli's Mitiga airport early on Saturday, part of an intensified barrage of artillery fire on the capital in recent days, hit fuel tanks and damaged passenger planes, the Transport Ministry said in a statement.




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Mangoes off the menu for lonely primates, as Kiev zoo struggles in lockdown

Mykhailo Pinchuk takes a short walk around his empty zoo, greeting some animals with a stroke and a morsel of food.




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Indian train kills 16 workers laid-off in coronavirus lockdown

An Indian train killed 16 migrant workers who had fallen asleep on the track on Friday while they were heading back to their home village after losing their jobs in a coronavirus lockdown, police said.




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Sierra Leone's president accuses main opposition party of inciting violence

Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio has accused the main opposition party of orchestrating a spate of violent incidents, deepening a political standoff that risks undermining the country's efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak.




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UK coronavirus death toll rises to 31,587

The death toll from coronavirus in Britain has risen to 31,587, an increase of 346 in a 24-hour period, Transport Minister Grant Shapps said at the government's daily news briefing.




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Half of Spaniards will see lockdown eased from Monday as death toll falls

Spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to its second lowest since mid-March on Saturday, as half the country prepared to move to the next phase of an exit from one of Europe's strictest lockdowns.




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Tennis: Former Davis Cup rep boost for Bay

… advice from former New Zealand Davis Cup player Dan Willman, who has … challenges Taranaki for the Christie Cup, the symbol of Central … place at the World Junior Davis Cup tournament in the Czech … ; Willman added. The Christie Cup has been played for since ….




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Joao Mario reveals where he is already improving after just four West Ham appearances

The Portuguese midfielder is settling into life in east London well after his loan move.




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Junior India squad for Davis Cup, Fed Cup named

… Junior Asia/ Oceania Davis Cup and Fed Cup final qualifying event. The … players selected for the Junior Davis Cup include Dev V. Javia, Sandeep … Gogoi (reserve). The Junior Fed Cup team includes Anisha Kashyap, Bhakti … Junior Asia/ Oceania Junior Davis Cup will begin in Kuching, Malaysia ….




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Liverpool news: One OVERLOOKED player predicted to star against Man City

LIVERPOOL midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum will be pivotal for Jurgen Klopp at Manchester City..