With fans barred from stadiums due to coronavirus restrictions, sporting bodies around the world are grappling with how to create atmosphere at matches — and the makers of a new app think they have the answer. The “Remote Cheerer powered by Sound UD” system is made by Yamaha and broadcasts cheers, boos and chants from…… MORE
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Renault and Nissan deepen their alliance in bid to survive the coronavirus crisis
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors will make fewer models, share production facilities and focus on the existing geographic and technological strengths of each carmaker as they try to slash costs and ride out the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s biggest carmaking alliance said Wednesday that it would abandon the growth at all costs strategy pursued by…… MORE
Hundreds gathered in the Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died after police encounter
About 24 hours after George Floyd’s death, hundreds packed the streets of Minneapolis, many gathering at the intersection where Floyd was pinned to the ground by police officers shortly before he died. Floyd was arrested Monday evening after officers responded to a call about an alleged forgery in progress. Video from bystanders shows Floyd handcuffed…… MORE
Magnus Carlsen: ‘My emotions are usually outside my body and that’s not what you usually connect to a chess player.’
Greatness cannot be achieved without sacrifice. While it is the fire that burns inside that fuels the brilliance, the pursuit for perfection can also torment, turning relationships to ashes and niggling at the soul. The gifted can be loved and disliked. They can achieve immortality but still be flawed. They are, after all, human. But,…… MORE
House to vote on additional restrictions on government surveillance powers
The House will vote Wednesday on additional limitations of federal law enforcement’s ability to collect internet search histories as it reauthorizes three national security surveillance authorities that expired in March. The House is set to vote on an amendment offered by Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California and GOP Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio that…… MORE
Christian Cooper says New York woman’s call to police as he was birdwatching was ‘definitely racist’
Christian Cooper, whose video of a woman calling the police on him while he was birdwatching went viral over the Memorial Day weekend, acknowledged the woman’s apology but said her act was “definitely racist.” “I think her apology is sincere,” Cooper told CNN’s Don Lemon Tuesday night. “I’m not sure that in that apology she…… MORE
Our pandemic shopping habits are here to stay. Brands are racing to adapt
Three days a week at 7:00 a.m., senior Proctor & Gamble executives check in with each other about their customers: what they’re buying, how their needs are changing and whether the company’s products are hitting the mark. “We need to stay very close to consumers and their habits, needs and desires, more now than ever,”…… MORE
George Floyd’s family says four officers involved in his death should be charged with murder
The family of George Floyd — who died after pleading that he couldn’t breathe while a police officer held him down with a knee on his neck — say they want the four Minneapolis officers involved charged with murder. “They were supposed to be there to serve and to protect and I didn’t see a…… MORE
Officials moved slowly on workplace complaint as Tyson’s Perry plant Covid-19 outbreak grew
Officials in Iowa’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) waited over a week before contacting Tyson Fresh Meats in Perry, Iowa and declined to inspect the facility after receiving a workplace complaint, according to documents obtained by CNN through an open records request. A review of the complaint filed in April alleges workers inside a…… MORE
Path ahead for pandemic could be shaped by masks while the US death toll inches closer to 100,000
Americans are at odds over whether it is necessary to continue taking coronavirus protective measures, but a leading researcher says the data is clear: the path ahead in the Covid-19 pandemic is being shaped by masks. “We now have really clear evidence that wearing masks works — it’s probably a 50% protection against transmission,” Dr.…… MORE
