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Pop-up bike lanes and grassroots playgrounds: How COVID-19 will change cities
Running through the middle Berlin's vibrant Kreuzberg neighborhood, busy Kottbusser Damm has always been a nightmare for cyclists. For years, double-parked cars forced those brave enough to tackle the street...
UK's top 1 percent received a sixth of the nation's income pre-crisis due to hidden rise of capital gains
The top 1 percent received a far greater, and faster growing, share of the nation's income pre-crisis than previously thought, if capital gains are included in official statistics, according to...
Actress Lori Laughlin, husband plead guilty in college admissions scandal
Actress Lori Loughlin and husband fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli will plead guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with the college admissions cheating scandal, prosecutors said Thursday.
Macy's says it expects first-quarter loss of $1 billion
Retailer Macy's said Thursday it expects to post a first-quarter loss of more than $1 billion and report a major decline in sales due to the impact of the coronavirus...
Seahawks interested in free agent RBs Carlos Hyde, Devonta Freeman
Carlos Hyde and Devonta Freeman are among the options the Seattle Seahawks are considering to bulk up their depth chart at the running back position.
Can new technologies help Europe get a taste for insects?
Even though insects are consumed by at least 2 billion people, most Europeans turn their noses up at the idea.
Surging numbers of first-generation learners being left behind in global education
'First-generation learners'—a substantial number of pupils around the world who represent the first generation in their families to receive an education—are also significantly more likely to leave school without basic...
U.S. gives AstraZeneca $1 billion for COVID-19 vaccine candidate
European pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Thursday it has received more than $1 billion from the U.S. government to develop its coronavirus vaccine candidate.
Gillian Anderson in 'A Streetcar Named Desire': Your quarantine must-watch of the day
Travel to London virtually and catch Gillian Anderson's turn as Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Willliams' classic. Here's how to stream it, for free.
New model predicts the spread of COVID-19—and how to manage financial and economic risks
University of Technology Sydney mathematician, Professor Eckhard Platen, has shown that mathematical models normally reserved for the world of finance, very accurately predict the spread of COVID-19. Importantly, they hold...
Retail therapy is now retail anxiety: Keeping customers calm will be key to moving forward from pandemic
So you finally hit the shops and cafes after weeks of lockdown.
How will children with disabilities fare when school resumes in the fall?
With the school year coming to a close at districts across the country, education leaders fear that many students have struggled with online classrooms and fallen behind in their learning....
Green and social policies help businesses weather COVID-19 crash
Businesses with strong environmental and social credentials are more resilient in times of economic crisis, according to research into the COVID-19 stock market crash.
British PM Boris Johnson won't face inquiry over ties to Jennifer Arcuri
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won't face a police inquiry for misconduct related to dealings with an American businesswoman while he was mayor of London, officials said Thursday.
Is honey as sweet by another name?
Can direct advertising work for leading brands in an emerging market such as India. The question is answered with respect to the marketing of honey in the International Journal of...
Eleven ways you can use VR to escape your home
Before putting your visor on, make some room. Bumping into your coffee table will surely break the illusion that you're in the Grand Canyon. ( Hammer & Tusk / Unsplash/)Virtual reality is...
2.4 million more in U.S. file for unemployment, Labor Dept. says
Another 2.4 million American workers have filed for new unemployment benefits, the Labor Department said in its weekly report Thursday.
NASCAR: Denny Hamlin wins, Kyle Busch takes out Chase Elliott at Darlington
Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag and Kyle Busch spun out fellow driver Chase Elliott late in the rain-shortened Cup Series Toyota 500 Wednesday at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C.
Lockdowns crippled his 'bouncy house' business. Nearly bankrupt, he's pushing back
Jim Edmonds' party rental business was hit when gatherings were restricted to stem the COVID-19 pandemic. With no relief in site, he's turned to protests.
Moon Jae-in to move forward on North Korea, former aide says
South Korea's former presidential secretary says President Moon Jae-in will push ahead with new North Korea-related initiatives.
Google celebrates Zimbabwe's national instrument, the mbira, with interactive Doodle
Google is celebrating Zimbabwe's national instrument, the mbira, with a new Doodle as Zimbabwe's Culture Week begins.
U.S. mortgage delinquencies saw record increase in April
U.S. mortgage delinquencies jumped by 1.6 million in April, the largest increase ever recorded in a single month, according to new data Thursday.
CSIS warns of security concerns linked to foreign investment in Canada
Canada's spy agency today issued a warning about the national security risk posed by some foreign investment — but isn't saying which state-owned enterprises and foreign state actors it's particularly worried about.
Spy agency flags possible security breaches at Canadian pandemic research facilities
Canada's cyber spy agency says authorities are investigating possible security breaches at Canadian organizations doing COVID-19-related research — less than a week after it warned that Canadian intellectual property linked...
Op-Ed: The White House wants to give farmworkers who put food on your table a dire pay cut
A pandemic is no time to lower the wages of those who tend and harvest California crops.
Letters to the Editor: Ending the pandemic is expensive. Everyone, rich and poor, will pay for it
The kind of reforms needed to get through the pandemic will be expensive. Pensions will have to be cut, corporate dividends reduced and taxes raised.
Trump touts energy policies at natural gas plant
President Trump was in Pennsylvania on Tuesday to showcase his administration's energy policy. At a natural gas facility near Pittsburgh, the president touted fossil fuels and U.S. energy production. He...
Maritime provinces with few COVID-19 cases float travel bubble but public health experts urge caution
Two Maritime premiers are interested in building a travel bubble like one introduced in Europe to help restart provincial economies reeling from COVID-19, but it's a move public health experts say needs...