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Manny Machado mashes grand slam to power San Diego Padres past LA Dodgers
All-Star slugger Manny Machado launched a grand slam to lead the San Diego Padres to a 6-2 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
A revamped PPP coronavirus loan program is in the works. Will it help small businesses left out before?
Lawmakers are near agreement on how to revamp the Paycheck Protection Program. But it may not be enough to help small businesses shut out of previous rounds of the government...
Timbers defenders spark win vs. Orlando City SC in MLS Is Back final
The Portland Timbers used goals from two defenders to beat Orlando City SC in the MLS Is Back Tournament final in Orlando, Fla.
New York Comic Con, AFI Fest to go virtual this fall
Organizers of New York Comic Con and the AFI Fest have announced the 2020 editions of their events will go virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Xbox Series X to launch in November, 'Halo Infinite' delayed
Xbox Series X, the next-generation video game console from Microsoft, will launch globally in November the company has announced.
Letters to the Editor: Where in the Bible is the command to worship indoors during a pandemic?
Defying court orders and holding indoor church services is a reckless way for a pastor to prove his faith in God.
Ilhan Omar wins in Minnesota; other primaries set November races
Voters in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Vermont cast votes in primary contests on Tuesday to determine final races for November as Georgia held a pair of runoff contests from its...
Five states vote in primary contests on Tuesday
Voters in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Vermont will hold races while Georgia will hold a pair of runoff contests from its June primary.
Android phones to track quakes; California gets alert system
Android phones will be used to sense earthquakes around the world and may one day be able to provide global warnings, with the first mass alert system unveiled Tuesday in...
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best to retire over budget cuts
Seattle's chief of police has announced her retirement, weeks after the start of mass protests spurred by the death of George Floyd and a move by leaders to cut 100...
Top Seed Open: Serena Williams wins in return, will face sister Venus
Following a six-month layoff, Serena Williams returned to the court and beat unseeded American Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in Tuesday's opening round of the Top Seed Open.
Digital content on track to equal half 'Earth's mass' by 2245
As we use resources to power massive computer farms and process digital information, our technological progress is redistributing Earth's matter from physical atoms to digital information. Eventually, we will reach...
Business travel identified as driver of economic growth
New research finds a direct link between a country's incoming business travel and the growth of new and existing industries. The findings support a Growth Lab hypothesis that moving 'knowhow'...
Supreme Court blocks Oregon group's efforts to redraw congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a lower court ruling easing a signature threshold for an Oregon group seeking to place a redistricting reform measure on the November ballot.
Big Ten, Pac-12 postpone football, fall sports due to COVID-19
The Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences on Tuesday postponed fall sports -- including football -- for the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
S&P 500 falls short of record high as tech stocks drag markets down
The S&P 500 closed the day down 26.78 points after nearing a record high earlier in the day, as tech stocks dragged markets down to close the day.
Man wins $200,000 while waiting for mom at the store
A Virginia man said waiting for his mother to finish her shopping at a grocery store led to his winning a $200,000 lottery jackpot.
World's last Blockbuster video store listed on Airbnb
The world's last Blockbuster video store in Oregon is being listed on Airbnb for a series of 1990s-themed movie sleepover parties.
Brain-NET, a deep learning methodology, accurately predicts surgeon certification scores based on neuroimaging data
Researchers demonstrated how a deep learning framework they call 'Brain-NET' can accurately predict a person's level of expertise in terms of their surgical motor skills, based solely on neuroimaging data.
Machine learning can predict market behavior
Machine learning can assess the effectiveness of mathematical tools used to predict the movements of financial markets, according to new research based on the largest dataset ever used in this...
Study predicts millions of unsellable homes could upend market
Millions of American homes could become unsellable - or could be sold at significant losses to their senior-citizen owners - between now and 2040, according to new research.
Joe Biden chooses Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate, making good on his months-long promise to choose a woman to be the vice presidential candidate on the...
Study predicts millions of unsellable homes could upend market
Millions of American homes could become unsellable—or could be sold at significant losses to their senior-citizen owners—between now and 2040, according to new research from the University of Arizona.
Appeals court overturns antitrust ruling against Qualcomm
A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a 2019 ruling that found the wireless chip maker Qualcomm violated antitrust law.
Millions of Android phones could soon start detecting earthquakes
Your phone can do a lot more than check email. (Photo by Ashkan Forouzani on Unsplash/)Our smartphones are fantastic at conveying information, from the serious to the silly. But it’s easy to...
Big Ten postpones football, fall sports due to COVID-19
The Big Ten Conference on Tuesday postponed fall sports -- including football -- for the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Canada pandas running on empty as bamboo dries up
A pair of pandas on loan from China to a Canadian zoo are facing a food shortage as their supply of fresh bamboo dries up, officials warned.
Five states vote in primary contests on Tuesday
Voters in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Vermont will hold races while Georgia will hold a pair of runoff contests from its June primary.