Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus that has claimed more than 180,000 human lives globally, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This comes after several lions and tigers contracted the disease at the Bronx Zoo earlier this month. The USDA…
The speculation ends tomorrow night. NFL teams will provide the answers to the questions that fans have been salivating over for the past two months. Thursday night is a momentary return to normalcy that we all need right now. In an effort to provide some further distraction and occupy some time, Ryan Wilson, Chris Trapasso…
The launch of Iran’s first military satellite has been deemed a success by U.S. Space Command.The 18th Space Control Squadron tweeted Wednesday that it tracked “2 objects […] from #space launch originating in Iran.”Earlier Wednesday, Iran said it launched a military satellite into orbit amid wider tensions with the U.S., a successful launch after months of…
Imagine buying a $1,000 phone with no updates — It has a Snapdragon 865, 12GB of RAM, and mmWave 5G. Ron Amadeo - Apr 22, 2020 6:46 pm UTC The Motorola Edge +. A shot of the front and back. The edge curves a full 90 degrees. Motorola The three rear cameras. Motorola The top…
Netflix delivered a home run on new subscribers last quarter. And yet the response from investors on Wednesday appeared to be a collective: “Meh.” Netflix (NFLX) - Get Report shares slid into negative territory and were down 2.9% to $421.32, after an initial spike on Tuesday after-hours. That was after the streaming giant more than doubled its previous…
American department stores, once all-powerful shopping meccas that anchored malls and Main Streets across the country, have been dealt blow after blow in the past decade. J.C. Penney and Sears were upended by hedge funds. Macy’s has been closing stores and cutting corporate staff. Barneys New York filed for bankruptcy last year. But nothing compares…
Results from antibody testing studies for the coronavirus are starting to paint a picture of the scope of the disease it causes in parts of the U.S.But the initial findings won’t identify which people are immune to the virus; in other words, a positive result from an antibody test can’t be considered a “get out…
AMD is making its current-generation desktop processors, and some of their supporting technology, a little more affordable. The chipmaker has introduced two new Ryzen 3 chips, the 3.6GHz 3100 and 3.8GHz 3300X, that will be available in May for $99 and $120 respectively. They’re both four-core chips, but they could be significantly more powerful than…
By Mike Peterson Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 10:04 am PT (01:04 pm ET) Apple is reportedly planning on releasing a new 23-inch iMac and an 11-inch iPad Air in 2020 as part of a broader lineup of more affordable devices in 2020.A new 23-inch iMac and 11-inch iPad Air may be coming in the second…
DETROIT, Michigan — A 5-year-old girl is now the first child in Michigan to die from COVID-19.Skylar Herbert was just five years old.According to ABC News, Skylar’s parents are both veteran first responders. Her mom LaVondria has been a police officer for 25 years, and her dad Ebbie has been a firefighter for 18.The couple…
Retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez and his fiancé, recording artist and actor Jennifer Lopez, have retained JPMorgan Chase to raise capital for a possible bid on the New York Mets, people familiar with the matter said. The superstar couple is working with managing director Eric Menell, the bank’s co-head of North American media investment banking,…
Amazon workers at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse strike in demand that the facility be shut down and cleaned after one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus on March 30, 2020 in New York.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesAmazon warehouse workers are planning a “mass call out” this week to call attention to what they…
Home News The Lyrid meteors have been visible from Earth for thousands of years. (Image: © Kevin Key/Slworking via Getty Images) A breathtaking cosmic light show, the Lyrid meteor shower, peaks this week, and even with social distancing you can be a part of this epic phenomenon. Meteor showers occur when debris from a comet’s tail…
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Wearing face masks, waving black flags and keeping two yards apart, thousands of Israelis demonstrated against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu under strict coronavirus restrictions on Sunday. Netanyahu, who denies any wrongdoing, is under criminal indictment in three corruption cases. He is also negotiating a power-sharing deal with his rival Benny Gantz…
MONTGOMERY, Ala.— High winds, hail and heavy rain pounded parts of Alabama on Sunday, as forecasters warned residents to brace for possible tornadoes and flooding across a wide swatch of the southern United States.Tornado watches covered a swath of east Texas and large parts of Louisiana and Mississippi on Sunday afternoon. More than 24,000 customers…
(Reuters) - Neiman Marcus Group is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, becoming the first major U.S. department store operator to succumb to the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, people familiar with the matter said. The debt-laden Dallas-based company has been left with few options after the pandemic forced it…
Recruitment flops and lackluster fundraising have weakened Republicans’ chances in over a dozen competitive House districts, leaving them with an increasingly narrow path back to power. Though GOP strategists feel confident they will see some gains this cycle, the latest fundraising reports out last week painted a bleak picture of their odds of netting the…
An Orthodox priest blesses traditional Easter cakes and painted eggs in preparation for Easter, outside a church in Minsk, Belarus on Saturday. Sergei Grits/AP hide caption toggle caption Sergei Grits/AP An Orthodox priest blesses traditional Easter cakes and painted eggs in preparation for Easter, outside a church in Minsk, Belarus on Saturday. Sergei Grits/AP Updated…
Kelly Tyko, IzodNews Published 11:41 a.m. ET April 18, 2020 | Updated 3:58 p.m. ET April 18, 2020CLOSE If you can’t purchase a mask, here’s how to make one from a t-shirt. USA TODAYWalmart and Sam’s Club will require all employees to wear masks or other face coverings starting Monday to prevent the spread of…
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers who could be infected with the coronavirus, employees told Reuters. The cameras in effect measure how much heat people emit relative to their surroundings. They require less time and contact than forehead thermometers, earlier adopted…
Kepler-1649c (Photo Courtesy: NASA) Kepler-1649c (Photo Courtesy: NASA) WASHINGTON — A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could support liquid water. Scientists discovered this planet, called Kepler-1649c, when looking through…