Monday, 31 August 2020

US Open Glance: Serena, Venus Williams In Ashe On Day 2

A quick look at the U.S. Open:

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Gauff Suffers Early U.S. Open Exit In Stunned Silence

Coco Gauff won over New York and became an instant fan favorite during her run of inspired tennis a year ago at the U.S. Open. A year later, no fans, no energy, and no singles victory for Gauff the teen sensation is out of the U.S. Open on Day 1.

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Elecciones 2020: el Partido Republicano postula a Trump y el demócrata Biden aún lleva la ventaja


By BY ANNIE KARNI AND ASTEAD W. HERNDON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3hM7seV

Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?


By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QNebcp

Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse


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A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes


By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31KRbBp

Unwitting Progressives for Trump


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Niecy Nash Surprises With Wedding To Singer Jessica Betts

Actor and comedian Niecy Nash surprised fans with her weekend wedding to singer Jessica Betts.

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Trump Goes Mostly Dark In TV Advertising Fight With Biden

President Donald Trump has pulled most of his advertising from TV over the past week, ceding the airwaves to Democratic rival Joe Biden, who is currently outspending him by more than 10to1, advertising data shows.

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Strong Typhoon Sweeping Over Japan's Southernmost Islands

A powerful typhoon was blowing over Japan's southernmost islands early Tuesday on course for Japan's main southern island and later the Korean Peninsula.

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Mexico City's 2nd Oldest Church Burns Amid Homeless Takeover

Authorities promised Monday to erect a barricade around Mexico Citys second oldest church after a weekend fire damaged the tower, choir, an organ and stained glass.

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US Wildlife Officials Aim To Remove Wolf Protections In 2020

The Trump administration plans to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the nation by the end of the year, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.

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Visitation To Begin Again At Federal Prisons In October

The federal Bureau of Prisons will begin allowing inmates to have visitors again in October, almost seven months after visits were suspended at the 122 federal prisons across the U.S., according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

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Argentina Says It Reaches Deal To Avoid Debt Default

Argentina said Monday that private creditors have massively accepted an offer to restructure $65 billion in debt, allowing it to avoid another default and messy legal battle in international courts.

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Nick Saban, Alabama Players Hold Protest March On Campus

Alabama coach Nick Saban led dozens of his football players and other athletes on a march to protest social injustice and recent incidents of police brutality against Black men and women.

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Padres Get Clevinger, Marlins Acquire Marte At Deadline

San Diego acted boldly once again. Miami actually strengthened its roster. Mike Clevinger, Starling Marte, Archie Bradley and Todd Frazier were on the move. Lance Lynn and Dylan Bundy stayed put.

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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia


By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings


By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.


By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2YQMJiE

Sunday, 30 August 2020

How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job


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Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz


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Madhya Pradesh government to provide free travel for NEET, JEE candidates

Madhya Pradesh is not the first state to do so but Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh and Odisha have also directed officials and their party leaders to help the students appearing in the exams.

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Madhya Pradesh government to provide free travel for NEET, JEE candidates

Madhya Pradesh is not the first state to do so but Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh and Odisha have also directed officials and their party leaders to help the students appearing in the exams.

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There’s a different level of satisfaction in playing a hero: Ishaan Khatter

Ishaan Khatter chose an unconventional route to make foray in films with celebrated Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi''s drama "Beyond the Clouds", but the actor is now set to play a quintessential Bollywood “hero” in “Khaali Peeli”, an opportunity which he says has been both fun and satisfying. In 2017''s "Beyond the Clouds", Ishaan played a drug dealer and followed it up with "Dhadak", a romantic-drama opposite actor Janhvi Kapoor. His latest project is Mira Nair''s "A Suitable Boy" series for BBC, in which he essays the role of Maan Kapoor, a rebellious son of a politician.

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Naagin actress Nia Sharma wins Rohit Shetty's Khatron Ke Khiladi: Made In India

TV star Nia Sharma who was recently seen in Ekta Kapoor's Naagin 4, has won the winning title of filmmaker Rohit Shetty hosted reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi: Made In India. The actress beat contestants Jasmin Bhasin and Karan Wahi in the finale and lifted the trophy which read 'CHAMPION'. The contest was a special edition of the adventure-based reality show and it was launched earlier this month after season 10 of Khatron Ke Khiladi concluded. Season 10 was won by actress Karishma Tanna.

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PUBG Free Download with Street Fighter V on Sony PlayStation Plus September List

PUBG, or Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, will be available for free for all Sony PS Plus subscribers, alongside Street Fighter V.

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Air India has been an asset, but government should not operate airlines, airports, says Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday (August 30) that Air India has been an asset but added that it is not government's responsibility to run airports and airlines. Puri expressed hope that the privatization process of Air India would get complete within 2020.

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Stars Take 3-1 Series Lead Over Avalanche With 5-3 Win

Radek Faksa had a goal and two assists, Roope Hintz scored the last of three powerplay goals by Dallas and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 54 on Sunday night, taking a 31 series lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.

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Taurasi, Diggins-Smith Help Mercury Hold Off Lynx, 83-79

Skylar DigginsSmith scored 13 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter, Diana Taurasi had 23 points and 12 rebounds and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Minnesota Lynx 8379 win on Sunday night for their third victory in a row.

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Seahawks Final Scrimmage Secondary To Carroll's Message

Two weeks away from their season opener, the Seattle Seahawks held their final mock game on Sunday.

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Rahm Wins BMW Championship Playoff With Long Birdie Putt

With so few people around, Jon Rahm still got word from the other side of the Olympia Fields clubhouse that Dustin Johnson had made a 45foot birdie on the final hole to force a playoff Sunday in the BMW Championship.

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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race


By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence


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Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship


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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain


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Hicks' HR Caps 5-run Rally, Yanks Top Mets In Extras

Aaron Hicks capped a fiverun rally with a tying tworun homer off Edwin Diaz in the seventh inning, Gio Urshela singled in the winning run in the eighth and the New York Yankees beat the crosstown Mets 87 in the opener of a doubleheader Sunday.

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Rahm's Makes The Biggest Putt To Win A Thriller At BMW

Even with so few people around, Jon Rahm could hear from the other side of the Olympia Fields clubhouse that Dustin Johnson had made a 45foot birdie on the final hole to force a playoff Sunday in the BMW Championship.

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Tim Lopes Comes Through In 10th, Mariners Top Angels 2-1

Pinch hitter Tim Lopes drove in Kyle Lewis with the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 21 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.

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Pooran Plunders 100 For Guyana In Caribbean Premier League

Nicholas Pooran clouted sixes off three consecutive balls to post the first century this season in the Caribbean Premier League and secure a sevenwicket win for the Guyana Amazon Warriors over St. Kitts and Nevis on Sunday.

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Austin Ernst Shoots 63, Rallies To Win NW Arkansas Title

Austin Ernst rallied to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8under 63 for a twostroke victory over Anna Nordqvist.

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Saturday, 29 August 2020

Sharman Joshi on Playing A Journalist in ‘The Graham Staines Story'

Sharman Joshi, who plays journalist Manav Banerjee in Graham Staines, Ek Ankahi Sachai: The Least of These, talks about the impact of the film, religious solidarity and co-star Stephen Baldwin.

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PM Narendra Modi to address the nation on `Mann Ki Baat` at 11 AM today

PM Modi took to Twitter and sought ideas and suggestions from people about the issues to be addressed in his radio programme where he addresses the country and range of issues.

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State governments cannot impose lockdown outside containment zones without Centre`s permission: MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released the Unlock 4.0 guidelines on Saturday (August 29) and said that states/Union Territories cannot impose lockdown outside the containment zones without the approval from the Centre.

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Policeman martyred, 3 terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir`s Srinagar

One Jammu and Kashmir policeman got martyred and three terrorists were killed in an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists in Panthachowk area of Srinagar on Saturday (August 29) night. The encounter started after terrorists fired upon joint check post of CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir police. The martyred policeman has been identified as ASI Babu Ram. 

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Death Toll Rises To 29 In North China Restaurant Collapse

Chinese authorities say the death toll has risen to 29 in the collapse of a twostory restaurant in the northern province of Shanxi.

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Asia Today: Seoul Enforces Limits On Diners, Shuts Gyms

South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and afterschool academies in the greater capital area to slow the spread of the virus.

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Breaking news LIVE: Top Headlines This Hour

The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 25.1 million, including more than 846,000 fatalities. More than 17,504,990 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and scientists who are in a race against time to produce a vaccine/medicine. Russia became the first country to register the world's first coronavirus vaccine. President Vladimir Putin himself endorsed the vaccine and said that the vaccine was safe to use and that one of his daughters had already been vaccinated.

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KBC 12 Promo Out: Amitabh Bachchan emphasises on turning 'setbacks' into 'comebacks.' Watch video

The first promo of Kaun Banega Crorepati season 12 is out, with show host Amitabh Bachchan inspiring people to overcome setbacks in life and career. The promo of the popular TV quiz show features a businessman who has faced severe loss and is determined to start everything again with a winning amount of just Rs 1,000. "Sach hai dosto jo bhi ho setback ka jawab comeback se do," Big B says in the video, encouraging people to never give up and make a comeback after every setback.

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Lata Mangeshkar's building sealed as precautionary step amid COVID-19, singer safe

The residential building Prabhukunj, where playback legend Lata Mangeshkar lives, was sealed by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday as a precautionary measure amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The singer and her family are safe.

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American author Randall Kenan who depicted black, gay life in prose dies at 57

Kenan grew up in North Carolina and attended UNC, receiving his undergraduate degree in 1985.

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President Erdogan wants to replace Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as Turkey's most popular leader

Erdogan has been taking over the state institutions of Turkey to establish his authoritarian control, says some analysts.  

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Rookie Fleming And Rays Hold Marlins To 3 Hits And Win 4-0

Rookie Josh Fleming and four relievers combined on a threehitter, and Tampa Bay pitchers extended their streak of success at Marlins Park to 36 consecutive scoreless innings in the Rays' 40 victory over Miami on Saturday.

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