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Apple Fire in California’s Riverside County continues to grow
Watch CBSN Live A massive fire burning in California’s Riverside County has scorched more than 20,000 acres and has forced thousands to evacuate. CBS Los Angeles’ Desmond Shaw and Joy Benedict have the latest on the firefighting efforts. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. View CBS News […]
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Rugby league: Folau remains standing as team mates kneel for Black Lives Matter
August 3, 2020 (Reuters) – Israel Folau’s decision not to kneel down with his team mates before Sunday’s Super League match between his Catalan Dragons and St Helens was a “personal choice”, his coach Steve McNamara said. The former Australia rugby union international remained standing as other players and match […]
Golf: Lewis stumbles late in Memphis but gains confidence for PGA Championship
August 3, 2020 (Reuters) – England’s Tom Lewis was three clean holes away from staking a claim for an unlikely victory at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Classic in Memphis on Sunday but ultimately fell agonisingly short. The 29-year-old, who had produced a course record-equalling nine-under-par 61 at TPC Southwind on […]
Lord & Taylor files for bankruptcy, becoming the latest retail casualty of the coronavirus pandemic
Lord & Taylor in New York. Richard Levine | Corbis | Getty Images Venerable U.S. retailer Lord & Taylor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, becoming the latest in a growing list of storied names to do so amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has crippled the retail sector. The company […]
“Zombie cicadas” infected with mind-controlling fungus re-emerge
Humans aren’t the only ones susceptible to the psychedelic chemicals found in magic mushrooms. “Zombie cicadas” — under the influence of a parasitic fungus — have reemerged in West Virginia to infect their friends, and now scientists have a better understanding of how it happens. Researchers from West Virginia University […]
Microsoft confirms talks to buy TikTok in U.S., aims to finish deal by Sept. 15
A man holding a phone walks past a sign of Chinese company ByteDance’s app TikTok, known locally as Douyin, at the International Artificial Products Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 18, 2019. Reuters Microsoft on Sunday confirmed that it has held talks with Chinese technology company ByteDance to acquire […]
Oil edges lower on oversupply concerns as OPEC+ set to raise output
A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration August 3, 2020 By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday on concerns about oversupply as OPEC and its allies, together known as OPEC+, […]
U.S., China must ‘step up’ to lead in the coronavirus crisis or emerging economies may sink, experts say
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) waves to the press as he walks with US President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7, 2017. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Both the U.S. and China have to “step up to the plate” and provide […]