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Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Free For Americans, Says US Officials

Coronavirus Vaccine: The vaccine doses themselves will be paid for by the government. (Representational) Washington, United States: If a COVID-19 vaccine is proven effective, the US will ensure it’s distributed for free to all Americans, officials said Thursday, underscoring there will be no shortcuts on safety. “We are not at all reducing the regulatory rigor […]

Business

How Apple’s 30% App Store Cut Became a Boon and a Headache

Before Mr. Cook’s testimony to Congress, at a House hearing focused on the power of Big Tech, Apple commissioned a study that showed its cut was in line with what many other platforms charged for similar distribution, including the app stores from Google, Microsoft and Samsung, and the game stores from Nintendo, Sony’s PlayStation and […]

Sports

Yankees put slugger Aaron Judge on injured list with calf injury

5:40 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Yankees All-Star outfielder Aaron Judge was placed on the injured list Friday with what manager Aaron Boone called a “very mild right calf strain.” An MRI on Thursday revealed the injury, which Boone described as a […]

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President Kovind said on the eve of Independence Day, Mara salutes the heroes of Galvan | संबोधन: स्वतंत्रता दिवस की पूर्व संध्या पर राष्ट्रपति कोविंद की चीन को दो टूक- अशांति पैदा करने वालों को माकूल जवाब देंगे

डिजिटल डेस्क, नई दिल्ली। 74वें स्वतंत्रता दिवस की पूर्व संध्या पर आज (शुक्रवार, 14 अगस्त) राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद ने देश को संबोधित किया। उन्होंने कहा कि 74वें स्वतंत्रता दिवस की पूर्व संध्या पर, देश-विदेश में रह रहे, भारत के सभी लोगों को बहुत-बहुत बधाई और ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएं। इस अवसर पर, हम अपने स्वाधीनता सेनानियों के […]

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U.S. seizes Iranian fuel cargoes for first time -WSJ

The U.S. government has for the first time seized vessels allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials. U.S. prosecutors filed a lawsuit last month to seize the gasoline aboard four tankers that Iran is trying to ship to […]

Business

Hundreds of SAG-AFTRA Members Will No Longer Qualify for Health Insurance

More than 8,500 people have signed a petition asking the health plan of SAG-AFTRA, the American union for professional film and television actors, to reverse changes that will result in at least several hundred members no longer qualifying for health insurance. The health plan said in an email it sent to members on Wednesday night […]

Technology

The Next Google Wear OS Update Promises Big Performance Improvements For Smartwatches

It is good to hear something new from Google on what is up with the Wear OS platform for smartwatches. Google says that Wear OS will get a significant update later this year, with big improvements on the performance font. This comes at a time when the Wear OS smartwatches have failed to match up […]

Sports

Segundo Oliva Pinto forgives ‘heartbroken’ caddie after costly mistake at U.S. Amateur

Segundo Oliva Pinto said he called caddie Brant Brewer on Thursday night to forgive him after a mistake on the 18th hole that cost Pinto his round of 16 match in the U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes in Oregon. “He was in tears, heartbroken about what happened,” Pinto told ESPN on Friday. “I posted a […]

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SC to pronounce its verdict in Prashant Bhushan contempt case today | Contempt Case: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने प्रशांत भूषण को अदालत की अवमानना मामले में दोषी माना, 20 अगस्त को सजा पर बहस होगी

डिजिटल डेस्क, नई दिल्ली। सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने वरिष्ठ वकील प्रशांत भूषण को अवमानना का दोषी माना है। 20 अगस्त को उनकी सजा पर बहस होगी। प्रशांत भूषण ने देश के सर्वोच्च न्यायलय और चीफ जस्टिस एस ए बोबड़े के खिलाफ ट्वीट किया था। जस्टिस अरुण मिश्रा की अध्यक्षा वाली तीन जजों की बेंच ने इस मामले […]

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Facebook Joins Attack On Apple Over App Store Commission

Facebook has joined the companies attacking Apple over issues related to its App Store. San Francisco, United States: Facebook on Friday joined the attack on Apple’s operation of its App Store after the iPhone maker refused to forgo its commission on live online events hosted on the social network that allow people to make money […]