insert_link Health & Wellness Health officials in 3 states have traced new COVID-19 cases to the Sturgis motorcycle rally Less than a week after the close of a massive 10-day motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, health officials in the state, as well as in Nebraska and Minnesota, have traced multiple new COVID-19 cases back to the event. The rally, which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers to Sturgis, has been connected with 15 new COVID-19 cases in Nebraska, seven in Minnesota, and several new cases in South Dakota, […] todayAugust 24, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness The Most – and Least – Effective Face Masks Researchers at Duke University have developed a new tool to find the effectiveness of the various types of masks people are using to stop spread during the COVID-19 pandemic. And some offer less protection than others, researchers found. So which masks are the best — and the worst? Duke researchers say, naturally, the most effective mask was the N95. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains that N95 are […] todayAugust 17, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Big Tech rakes it in during the pandemic, and Apple is on top in the world Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, passing Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco. According to CNBC, as of close of business Friday, Apple has a market valuation of $1.84 trillion, while Saudi Aramco’s is $1.76 trillion. Apple’s stock, which has been on a largely-steady climb since the end of March, closed up more than 10 percent on Friday following the company’s record-breaking third-quarter earnings on […] todayAugust 5, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Nathan’s famous 4th of July hot dog eating contest will go on… with a few changes Coronavirus has postponed concerts, canceled sporting events and basically upended life as we know it. But there's one thing the virus can't stop: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. The annual contest, which takes place every year in in Coney Island on the Fourth of July, has announced it will go on as planned this year, though sans fans. Contestants will compete with other Covid-19 safety measures, CNN affiliate WLNY reported, […] todayJuly 1, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Volunteering Can Improve Your Mental Health—and It’s Still Possible to Give Back While Social Distancing In light of the coronavirus pandemic and demands for justice and equality in the Black community, more people than ever before are offering their time and money to help necessary and important causes. While donating to nonprofit organizations or marching for the Black Lives Matter movement are worthwhile ways to give back, a new study has found that there are personal health benefits to volunteering, too. A study published in […] todayJune 17, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness A Hong Kong Restaurant Group Published An Extensive Manual About COVID-19 For Other Restaurants To Reference As restaurants start to phase into re-opening, many are adjusting their procedures to keep workers and customers safe during the ongoing pandemic. A Hong Kong restaurant group has published a thorough COVID-19 playbook for these businesses that has become a widely referenced resource. Black Sheep Restaurants was founded by Syed Asim Hussain and Christopher Mark. The group operates 25 establishments across Hong Kong, two of which are Michelin-starred. According […] todayJune 8, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Tom Cruise and NASA partner to film the first movie IN outer space NASA is working with Tom Cruise to film the first movie shot in space, according to NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. The details of the project aren’t clear, but Bridenstine says the film will take place aboard the International Space Station. Bridenstine didn’t say how Cruise will be participating in the adventure, but a NASA spokesperson confirmed to CNN that Cruise will launch to space and stay on board the ISS. […] todayMay 19, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple In the age of Coronavirus, Nintendo’s Animal Crossing is a Viral Phenomenon Animal Crossing has recently gone what, in a less awful time, we might have called viral. Released on Friday, March 20, after weeks of fans clamoring unsuccessfully for an early release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold a record-shattering 1.88 million physical copies in Japan in its opening weekend, the biggest-ever launch for a title on the Nintendo Switch console. Stateside, it has become a genuine crossover phenomenon: social media-clogging fan […] todayMay 14, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Zoom is showing how to Respond to Criticism the Right Way Sometimes it takes years of criticism to get a company to do the right thing. Every once in a while, it can happen overnight. Appearing before a background that said “we care” over an image of a heart-shaped planet Earth, Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan said Sunday on CNN that despite the company’s recent security problems, its “intentions are good.” “We moved too fast... and we had some missteps,” Yuan […] todayApril 9, 2020
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