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Pew: YouTube videos with kids or video games get most views
The study made it clear that YouTube is hardly a phenomenon restricted to the US. All together, the high-subscriber channels (those with at least 250,000 subscribers) analyzed by Pew produced a total of a quarter-million videos in the first week of January 2019. Of those videos, only 17 percent were fully in English.While the US…
UK national newspaper print sales plunge amid coronavirus lockdown
London’s Evening Standard, which relies heavily on the capital’s transportation system to reach readers, distributed just over 423,000 copies a day, almost half the 800,000 back in early March. Photograph: Nils Jorgensen/REX/Shutterstock Print sales for the UK’s biggest national newspapers slumped by as much as 39% last month, as the coronavirus lockdown shut high streets…
Unsigned Cam Newton believes coronavirus restrictions have affected his free-agent market
View photosNot many former NFL MVP quarterbacks become free agents at age 30.What’s even more unusual for Cam Newton is nobody has signed him after a couple weeks as a free agent.The Carolina Panthers cut Newton on March 24, and it has been quiet since. Part of that is there aren’t many teams looking for…
Windrush scandal: Patel promises ‘sweeping reforms’ of Home Office culture
The home secretary has promised “sweeping reforms” to Home Office culture after the Windrush scandal which saw people wrongly deported….
Coronavirus: NBA will not reopen practice facilities until at least May 8; sets guidelines for safe workouts
Mere days after the NBA set about reopening its practice facilities and beginning the process of returning to basketball, safety concerns have altered the league’s plans. The NBA had initially planned to reopen its practice facilities in areas with relaxed social distancing guidelines, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. However, the league announced Monday that it will push…
Coronavirus: New mortgage holiday should affect credit rating, says Nationwide boss
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Nationwide announced a sharp fall in profits A borrower’s credit file should be marked if they take a further mortgage holiday, the Nationwide has said.Lenders look at somebody’s credit rating when deciding whether to agree to a fresh loan or contract and the interest rate they will charge.Joe Garner,…
UK coronavirus live: Shapps rules out return to austerity as leaked report says Treasury considering cuts and tax rises
10.39am BST10:39 Funds to support charities during the coronavirus crisis are “bedevilled by delay and a lack of transparency”, according to the chief executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO). Karl Wilding said of the £750m package announced by the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, “it remains unclear how roughly half of the £160m allocated…
Coronavirus: Commuters told to face away from each other when they can’t maintain social distancing
People using public transport in England have been told they should avoid eating and drinking while travelling and to face away from others when they cannot maintain social distancing.The Department for Transport has issued new guidance on how to travel safely during the coronavirus pandemic. It comes as the government begins to ease the COVID-19…
Premier Doug Ford’s handling of the pandemic draws praise from friends and foes
TORONTO — TORONTO — No aspect of Canadian life has been left untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, including politics, and pundits agree the premier of Ontario is one of those most transformed by the outbreak. Doug Ford, a divisive player on the regional stage long before becoming an equally polarizing national figure, has been turning…
How Julian Assange disrupted politics with WikiLeaks
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Twitter’s Election Labels return to help you make sense of 2020 elections
Let’s hope these Election Labels will make 2020 feel a lot less overwhelming. Image: Chesnot / Getty Images By Brenda Stolyar2019-12-12 17:00:00 UTC With 2020 around the corner, it’s about that time to actually start paying attention to who’s running for what. That’s why Twitter is bringing back its Elections Labels feature, which provides you…
Analysis: Why tonight’s debate matters so much to Joe Biden
Washington (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden has benefited, to borrow a phrase from a man who once held the office he is seeking, the “soft bigotry of low expectations” so far in the 2020 presidential debates.Biden entered the race in the spring as the clear front-runner in the Democratic field. Since that time he has…
Coronavirus: Matt Hancock ‘worried’ about ‘debilitating’ long-term impact of COVID-19
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Fake copyright claim takes down Twitch’s biggest political streamers during Democratic debate
A fake copyright claim resulted in a mass ban of some of Twitch’s biggest political streamers during Tuesday night’s Democratic debate. Image: Mary Kouw/CBS via Getty Images By Matt Binder2020-02-26 22:59:12 UTC A fake copyright infringement claim resulted in the removal of some of Twitch’s biggest political channels. On Tuesday night, a number of popular…
Elon Musk demands end to US coronavirus lockdown despite 1 million infections
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.Invalid Email Elon Musk has called for the United States lockdown…