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Millie Small, 'My Boy Lollipop' singer, dies at 72
Millie Small, a Jamaican singer who helped introduce ska music to the world, died Tuesday in London.
Epidemiologists develop new tool for measuring the pace of aging across the life course
A study is reporting a blood-DNA-methylation measure that is sensitive to variation in the pace of biological aging among individuals born the same year. The tool - DunedinPoAm -- offers...
We believe we're less likely than others are to fall for online scams
We believe we are less likely than others are to fall for phishing scams, thereby underestimating our own exposure to risk, a new cybersecurity study has found.
Latinos test positive for coronavirus at overwhelming levels in San Francisco survey
Latinos accounted for more than 99% of positive COVID-19 cases among those tested in the city's Mission District.
Look: Barbra Streisand honors essential workers in 'You'll Never Walk Alone' video
Barbra Streisand shared a video for her recording of "You'll Never Walk Alone," a song from the musical "Carousel."
Most Americans now spending less amid coronavirus crisis, Gallup survey shows
When asked about money habits compared to previous months, 51 percent said they're now spending less -- the highest figure since 2010 when that share was 57 percent.
Ransomware attacks up since start of COVID-19 crisis, Datrium study finds
The survey said more than 300 information technology professionals from large firms found that nearly 70 percent have experienced ransomware attacks since the start of the COVID-19 crisis.
Editing selfies is counter productive
Girls and young women shouldn't spend a lot of time editing selfies for social media because it negatively influences their thoughts about their looks, according to a new publication.
Opinion: Reopen the economy? Working parents need schools and daycare to open first
The political push to reopen the economy has overlooked the working parents' dilemma.
Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession. This should come as no surprise
As the COVID-19 pandemic worsened in April, many Americans were shocked by the extent that black Americans were being disproportionately impacted: higher infection rates, more deaths and greater job loss.
CDC: 40% of U.S. teens are sexually active
The CDC estimates that 40 percent of U.S. teens are sexually active -- 42 percent of females and 38 percent of males 15 and 19 years of age -- numbers...
Look: Adele shares rare photo on her 32nd birthday
Adele sent well-wishes to fans and healthcare workers while celebrating her birthday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Watch: Marie Osmond, Sharon Osbourne 'great' friends after 'The Talk' row
Marie Osmond praised "The Talk" co-host Sharon Osbourne following a heated discussion about COVID-19 on the show.
Why TikTok is planting roots in L.A. even amid a pandemic
TikTok, the popular China-based social video app, has seen explosive growth this year amid the coronavirus crisis. The company has plans to hire more people, including at its Culver City...
The dual risks of natural disasters and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is a complex global crisis without contemporary precedent. In just about every country around the world, the pandemic response is taking up the bulk of resources, expertise,...
Coronavirus 'news fatigue' starts to bite for Australians in lockdown
During social isolation, Australians have been staying at home to stop the spread of COVID-19. This has resulted in an increase in news and media consumption. After weeks of restricted...
The coronavirus is costing us more than just our health and economy
Civil liberties are among the oldest, most recognized human rights. Their contemporary expression as legal claims based on civil and political rights is more recent, dating from the tumultuous period...
Is it safe to go to my dentist? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as many as we can. We’ll publish a selection of answers every weekday online, and also...
Involving parents and carers is key part of successful career guidance, new report reveals
When it comes to helping the young people in their care succeed in the world of work parents have to become advisers, supporters, information providers, advocates, role models, aspirants, and...
As California begins reopening, fears mount of more coronavirus cases, deaths
As California begins reopening, fears mount of more coronavirus cases, deaths
Look: Royal family celebrates Archie Harrison's first birthday
The royal family is celebrating the first birthday of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
Column: The U.S. and China are sliding into a Cold War nobody needs
The coronavirus is pitching the U.S. and China into a new Cold War -- a confrontation over ideology as well as trade and security. It's happening partly because President Trump...
New study reveals most Europeans support basic income after COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is inspiring Europeans to think the previously unthinkable, according to a ground-breaking survey out today from a team led by Professor Timothy Garton Ash, the leading Oxford...
Op-Ed: I'm keeping San Francisco safer by emptying the jail. My father should be freed too
As jails and prisons become COVID-19 hotspots, it's clear that the pandemic is one more reason to end mass incarceraton.
Letters to the Editor: An absurd, insulting comparison of social distancing to Nazi Germany
A second-generation surivivor whose grandparents died in the Holocaust blasts a newspaper publisher for comparing coronavirus restrictions to Nazi Germany.
Column: Is it time for Drs. Fauci and Birx to quit on principle?
Fauci and Birx could storm out and publicly speak their minds, but then they'd lose any influence they have on President Trump.
New England pair first in nation charged in payroll relief program scam
Authorities have arrested two New England men for attempting to defraud a federal small-business loan program, becoming the first time people charged in connection to a government coronavirus aid program.
Study reveals evidence of brain hitting 'replay' during sleep
If you've ever wondered what your brain is doing while you sleep, a new study gives the first direct evidence that it's busy "replaying" our waking experiences.