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Justin Bieber denies sexual assault allegations: 'There is no truth to this'

6 years ago from UPI

Justin Bieber spoke out after a woman accused him on Twitter of sexually assaulting her in 2014.

Watch: Anderson Cooper gives parenting advice from his mother Gloria Vanderbilt on 'WWHL'

6 years ago from UPI

Anderson Cooper gave parenting advice he's learned from his late mother Gloria Vanderbilt while appearing on "Watch What Happens Live" with his newborn son Wyatt Morgan.

India-owned Korean automaker looking for new buyer

6 years ago from UPI

SsangYong Motor, a South Korean automaker owned by India's Mahindra & Mahindra, is up for sale amid mounting deficits and the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Djokovic cancels Adria Tour final after Dimitrov tests positive for COVID-19

6 years ago from UPI

The final match of Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour tennis tournament in Zadar, Croatia, was canceled after world No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov tested positive for COVID-19.

Profiling of lone terrorists is flawed, study finds

6 years ago from Physorg

Terrorism has typically been considered an organized activity undertaken by networks of individuals who share a collective identity and purpose. However, in recent years, media, law enforcement and scholarly attention...

Fugitive Iranian judge's death bears hallmark of assassination

6 years ago from UPI

Fugitive Iranian judge Gholamreza Mansouri's death bore all the hallmarks of an assassination by the clerical regime's intelligence services, using their signature methods.

Lockdown research shows working from home pays off

6 years ago from Physorg

The lockdown in the corona crisis is unintentionally the biggest working from home experiment ever. Recent research carried out by Tilburg University in collaboration with Veldhoen + Company shows that...

2 dead, dozen injured in Charlotte party shooting

6 years ago from UPI

A street party in Charlotte, N.C., turned violent early Monday, killing two people while at least a dozen others were injured, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

1 dead, 11 injured in Minneapolis shooting

6 years ago from UPI

One person died and 11 others were injured in a shooting in Minneapolis early Sunday morning, police said.

Nine injured, one critical after shooting at large Syracuse gathering

6 years ago from UPI

At least nine people were injured in a shooting at a large gathering in New York on Saturday night, police said.

Conforti"s change: Disney princess to vampire spawn in 'NOS4A2'

6 years ago from UPI

Broadway star Mattea Conforti said she leaped at the chance to play a vampire child on AMC's horror-drama "NOS4A2" because it was so unlike the parts she played in the...

Mysterious deaths of infants, children raise questions about how early coronavirus hit California

6 years ago from LA Times - Health

A cluster of mysterious deaths, some involving infants and children, is under scrutiny amid questions of whether the novel coronavirus lurked in California months before it was first detected.

'Heroes Wear Masks': Father-daughter duo shares a message in chalk

6 years ago from LA Times - Health

In late March, Neal Brandenburg starting using street art to occupy his at-home daughters. Months later, the Culver City chalk became a neighborhood sensation.

Mattea Conforti shifts from Disney princess to vampire spawn in ‘NOS4A2’

6 years ago from UPI

Broadway star Mattea Conforti said she leaped at the chance to play a vampire child on AMC's horror-drama "NOS4A2" because it was so unlike the parts she played in the...

COVID-19 exposes truth of globalization - wealth does not always equal health

6 years ago from CBC: Health

The neo-liberal agenda tells us that economic growth will bring wellbeing to the masses, but without investment in a strong health care system wealth becomes meaningless, writes Dr. Anca Matei.

Mattea Conforti shifts from Disney princess to vampire spawn in ‘NOS4A2’

6 years ago from UPI

Broadway star Mattea Conforti said she leaped at the chance to play a vampire child on AMC's horror-drama "NOS4A2" because it was so unlike the parts she played in the...

Trump claims victory on DACA, calls Biden a 'puppet' and criticizes removal of monuments

6 years ago from UPI

President Donald Trump called for a sentence of one year in jail for burning American flags, claimed victory in the Supreme Court's ruling on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and...

Should I worry who I let into my social bubble? Your COVID-19 questions answered

6 years ago from CBC: Health

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...

Your kids aren’t growing up too quickly, but your brain sure thinks they are

6 years ago from PopSci

It might seem like time is flying faster when you're raising a child, but the reality is that the world is turning the same. (Kay/Unsplash/)Keith Payne is a professor of Psychology and Neuroscience...

150 cannery workers are in forced quarantine at L.A. hotel without pay, suit claims

6 years ago from LA Times - Health

About 150 cannery workers are being forced to quarantine without pay at an L.A. hotel after three tested positive for the coronavirus, lawsuit claims.

Protesters topple several Confederate statues nationwide overnight

6 years ago from UPI

Amid ongoing Black Lives Matter protests, demonstrators toppled several statues of Confederate figures and others deemed racist overnight.

Adolescents From Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Show Gene Regulation Differences

6 years ago from Science Blog

The neighborhood a child grows up in may influence their health for years to come in previously invisible ways. A long-term study of 2,000 children born in England and Wales...

COVID-19 has hit women hard, especially working mothers

6 years ago from Science Blog

One-third of working mothers in two-parent households reported they were the only ones providing care for their children, compared to one-tenth of working fathers, according to a recent study. (Illustration/iStock)...

Trump brings rally, controversy to Tulsa

6 years ago from LA Times - Health

Trump's first post-lockdown rally has generated outsized attention amid protests, coronavirus fears and the president's own, unique showmanship.

Lil Baby's 'My Turn' tops the U.S. album chart

6 years ago from UPI

Rapper Lil Baby's "My Turn" is the No. 1 album in the United States.

Letters to the Editor: Why a President Mike Pence would have mishandled the pandemic too

6 years ago from LA Times - Health

As governor of Indiana, Mike Pence oversaw the country's worst outbreak of HIV. What makes anyone think he'd be better at handling COVID-19?

Nick Watney becomes first player on PGA Tour to test positive for coronavirus

6 years ago from UPI

Nick Watney withdrew from the RBC Heritage before his Friday tee time after becoming the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive for the coronavirus since golf resumed...

Lightning shut down training facilities after players test positive for COVID-19

6 years ago from LA Times - Health

The Lightning announced that three of its players tested positive for COVID-19. Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews also reportedly tested positive.