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Media Outlets

Coronavirus: A day in lockdown life around the world

As coronavirus lockdowns continue, we asked young people in 14 different countries how they're coping.

They're 8,000 miles away and share the same passion

Erin Rae, in Nashville, and Mali, in Mumbai, share their experiences as musicians in lockdown.

Grazing hell: 200 escaped goats hoof it through California neighborhood

Animals storm residential area of San Jose after breaking through a fence in incident caught on videoNature is healing, and in some parts of northern California, nature is revolting.About 200 goats broke through a fence in San Jose and briefly storme...

California special election: Republicans take back Katie Hill’s House seat

Mike Garcia will replace Hill, who resigned amid scandal in 2019 after securing the first Democratic victory in district in decadesRepublican Mike Garcia has beat Democrat Christy Smith in the special election to fill the seat of the former US repres...

New algorithm discovers hundreds of Android 'creepware' apps

Academic researchers from New York University, Cornell Tech, and NortonLifeLock have discovered hundreds of so-called creepware apps available on the Android Play Store, which Google has since removed. As ZDNet reports, creepware refers to any app...

West Indies players 'very nervous' about touring England

Cricket West Indies chief executive Johnny Grave thinks the tour of England will go ahead, but says his players will be "very nervous" about travelling.

Spurs star Alli held at knifepoint during robbery

Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli held at knifepoint after robbers break into his house in the early hours of Wednesday.

Mexico: at least 35 people die in mass bad-alcohol poisoning

It is unclear if poisonings were related to coronavirus lockdowns as beer production was halted more than a month agoCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAt least 35 people have died in Mexico after drinking methanol, the lates...

Buzzfeed to close UK news operation

The online media company says it will be focusing on stories for its US audiences.

Dele Alli injured during 'horrible' knifepoint robbery at his home

Tottenham midfielder hit in face by jewellery raiders‘Thank you for all the messages … we’re all okay now’Dele Alli has been injured during a robbery at his home in north London. The Tottenham midfielder was held at knifepoint and punched after burgl...

Senate votes down ban on spying on internet history without a warrant

A heartbreaker of a vote just went down in the U.S. Senate with disturbing implications for online privacy. On Wednesday, the Senate failed to pass an amendment to parts of the Patriot Act that would explicitly prevent law enforcement from using it...

Chrome’s newest feature could fix one of its biggest problems

Wrangling your numerous Google Chrome tabs is about to get a little easier. Google announced Wednesday that the next version of Chrome will let users group open tabs together with custom name tags and even colors. The feature, which is currently li...

Hundreds of goats escaped and stormed the streets of San Jose

Who let the dogs out? More like, who let the goats out? The question may sound ridiculous to most people, but not to residents of East San Jose, California. On Tuesday evening, a giant stamped of nearly 200 goats made its way through the streets af...

'A Bug's Life' fleshlight is here to ruin your childhood memories

If you're feeling particularly nostalgic about the '90s and in the mood to tarnish your precious childhood memories, the Bug's Life fleshlight is here for you. In the Pixar movie, Heimlich is a chunky caterpillar who aspires to be a butterfly...

Megan Rapinoe wants your Zoom calls to be about changing the world

If you're stumped on how to spend your next family Zoom call, Megan Rapinoe has a provocative idea: start a conversation about how you'd like to change the status quo. This is harder ice to break than, say, launching into a round of Mad Libs or spo...