Technews

Jul 31, 2020

Trump says he will ban TikTok in the US

US security officials fear the Chinese-owned app could be used to collect Americans' personal data. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3hZfHEe via IFTTT

Jul 31, 2020

What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Seeing America With Megan Rapinoe’ and ‘The Last Narc’

11:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY LAUREN MESSMAN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2Xxrr9d

Jul 31, 2020

Kodak’s chief executive was given stock options. Then the share price spiked 1,000 percent.

10:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3jYDHZK

Jul 31, 2020

Corrections: Aug. 1, 2020

9:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2EzrQ41

Jul 31, 2020

Quotation of the Day: China Wields Its Security Law to Crush Hong Kong Dissent

9:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2PdaOuT

Jul 31, 2020

New best story on Hacker News: Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news

8:22 PM

Farooq Ahmad

Hacker News

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news 479 by nreece | 411 comments on Hacker News.

Jul 31, 2020

Dangerous heat wave forecast for south-western areas of US

8:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Forecasters say temperatures could rise to 50C on Saturday in parts of Utah, Nevada and California. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/319pccW

Jul 31, 2020

Dr Fauci is asked if protests spread coronavirus

7:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

"You're putting words into my mouth," the US infectious disease chief says in a grilling by Congress. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/319geMO

Jul 31, 2020

Un estudio revela que los niños podrían portar altos niveles de coronavirus

7:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2DaSKz1

Jul 31, 2020

Canada’s Key Role in Creating a Once Awaited Vaccine

7:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2XaZ8gv

Jul 31, 2020

Week in pictures: 25 July-31 July 2020

6:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30heHFd

Jul 31, 2020

Phyllis Omido: The woman who won $12m fighting lead battery poisoners

6:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Kenyan activist Phyllis Omido has been ignored, harassed and arrested, but she never gave up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hWgN3r

Jul 31, 2020

Federal Agents Don’t Need Army Fatigues

6:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Dm00ru

Jul 31, 2020

Kodak’s chief executive got stock options. The next day, the share price spiked 1,000 percent.

6:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3jWcpDk

Jul 31, 2020

Court Frees Michigan Teen Who Was Held for Skipping Online Schoolwork

6:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY AIMEE ORTIZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33e1xe5

Jul 31, 2020

A Better Year for Trump’s Family Business (Last Year, That Is)

6:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY BEN PROTESS, STEVE EDER AND MICHAEL H. KELLER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3jZGstT

Jul 31, 2020

Why a new generation of Thais are protesting against the government

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

A new political divide in Thailand has emerged between the country's youth and its older generation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fi6QLZ

Jul 31, 2020

US election 2020: The war hero who could be Biden's running mate

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339acyu

Jul 31, 2020

India coronavirus: Gold rush as pandemic roils country's economy

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

As Covid-19 worsens the economic slump, Indians are returning to a trusted asset: gold. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30evlp4

Jul 31, 2020

Belarus: The mother challenging an authoritarian president

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Political novice Svetlana Tikhanovskaya rallies protesters in a battle with Alexander Lukashenko. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339JHZM

Jul 31, 2020

The Less Impossible Israeli-Palestinian Peace

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY ROGER COHEN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jTqktX

Jul 31, 2020

White House and Congress Clash on Relief Plan as Jobless Aid Expires

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Xi7eUx

Jul 31, 2020

Trump’s Coronavirus Testing Chief Concedes a Lag in Test Results

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND KATHERINE J. WU from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31b4IR0

Jul 30, 2020

Obama eulogy makes thinly veiled digs at Trump

11:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Barack Obama eulogises late congressman John Lewis, with a few jabs at his White House successor. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XceUYw

Jul 30, 2020

Trudeau: 'no preferential treatment' for WE Charity

11:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Canada's PM denies playing a role in picking a charity tied to his family for a federal programme. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jU5P01

Jul 30, 2020

South Africa's apartheid-era statues 'should be put in a theme park'

11:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

South African sculptor Pitika Ntuli on what we should do with reminders of colonial and racist history. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/310CQze

Jul 30, 2020

Burberry and Tencent team up for concept stores

11:13 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - Technology, BBC technology

The luxury British retailer and China's tech giant have joined forces amid growing national tensions. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3gfPZe3 via IFTTT

Jul 30, 2020

League of Legends European Championship cancels Saudi deal after backlash

11:13 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - Technology, BBC technology

Fans of the esports league say they were right to highlight Saudi Arabia's human rights record. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Xfh6yj via IFTTT

Jul 30, 2020

Lee Teng-hui: Taiwan's 'father of democracy' dies

9:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Lee successfully pushed for more democracy, but took a controversially hard line against China. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30fW3xm

Jul 30, 2020

Michael Brown: Officer won't be charged for 2014 killing of teenager

9:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson triggered protests across the US in 2014. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XeOC7P

Jul 30, 2020

Afghanistan: At least 17 killed in Eid car blast

7:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

The explosion came on the eve of a ceasefire declared by the Taliban during the festival of Eid. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XcBm3s

Jul 30, 2020

Ellen DeGeneres Apologizes to Staff Members as WarnerMedia Investigates Show

6:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY NICOLE SPERLING from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3jZ6kG4

Jul 30, 2020

Covid-19: Why Hong Kong's 'third wave' is a warning

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Until recently, the city was seen as a poster child in its handling of the pandemic. What went wrong? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30bOnfN

Jul 30, 2020

What exactly is a 'Karen' and where did the meme come from?

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

To many the Karen meme - and its male equivalent Ken - sums up a specific type of white privilege. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gioFf9

Jul 30, 2020

The 'real' threat to Russia’s former doping mastermind

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

The ex-mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, now only appears in disguise. Matt Majendie explains why. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/314ezIn

Jul 30, 2020

Bollywood's 'warts and all' biopic on 'human computer'

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan plays Shakuntala Devi who dazzled the world with her skill with numbers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ggIC6b

Jul 30, 2020

The middle-css Pakistani students fighting for a homeland dream

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Shahdad Mumtaz died for his beliefs. Could a missing student end up waging war on the Pakistani state? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/312Wk6b

Jul 30, 2020

Coronavirus: Brits, Balearics and battered businesses

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Ibiza's nightclub scene has been hit hard by coronavirus, leaving people in need of support. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fm4ko8

Jul 30, 2020

4 Guards Charged in Inmate’s Beating at Alabama Prison

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/339JIg7

Jul 30, 2020

Will Herman Cain’s Death Change Republican Views on the Virus and Masks?

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY JEREMY W. PETERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XeUQVj

Jul 30, 2020

Louie Gohmert’s Coronavirus Case Reveals a Dangerous Reality in Congress

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39EFAGk

Jul 30, 2020

Trump Floats an Election Delay, and Republicans Shoot It Down

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN, JONATHAN MARTIN AND REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30ehQWo

Jul 30, 2020

John Lewis Believed America Would Survive Trump

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/336pqnU

Jul 30, 2020

Trump Can’t Delay the Election

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2CXnlA6

Jul 30, 2020

With Jobless Aid Set to Lapse, Senate Fails to Agree on Extension

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2BHOqGC

Jul 30, 2020

Obama’s Call to Abolish Filibuster Puts Further Spotlight on the Tactic

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jVjKTv

Jul 29, 2020

Quotation of the Day: New Resistance in Remote City Confronts Putin

7:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2XcLHN8

Jul 29, 2020

Justice Ginsburg in the Hospital Again

6:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39Iv0Or

Jul 29, 2020

Corrections: July 30, 2020

6:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/30bq8yn

Jul 29, 2020

Ashleigh Barty Will Skip U.S. Open

6:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jSMNaA

Jul 29, 2020

The Tanned Man Has a Green Monster

6:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3168Wts

Jul 29, 2020

Coronavirus in Pakistan: Doctor's video diary of fight against pandemic

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

A doctor in one of Pakistan’s busiest hospitals has kept a video diary of the country’s struggle with coronavirus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Xarbwy

Jul 29, 2020

'Bay of Piglets': A 'bizarre' plot to capture a president

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

How did exiled Venezuelans and former US Special Forces end up joining what looked from the outset like a suicide mission? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/335R2JE

Jul 29, 2020

India and China race to build along a disputed frontier

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

The rival nuclear powers are trying to out-build each other along their disputed Himalayan border. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P6Jxdp

Jul 29, 2020

Nile dam row: Egypt fumes as Ethiopia celebrates

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Concerns grow as Nile River nations fail to reach a deal on how to share the vital waters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jSP9WL

Jul 29, 2020

The sweet smell of success: How Bulgaria took the lead in lavender

5:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Lavender is used for cosmetics, fragrances and even, with the help of bees, to make honey. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30WPrn2

Jul 29, 2020

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power

5:13 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - Technology, BBC technology

The executives of the four US tech giants defend their records at a five-hour hearing in Congress. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3gbQQMR via IFTTT

Jul 29, 2020

Young people 'feel anxiety and terror' using fitness apps

5:13 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - Technology, BBC technology

A study of young people finds a fine line between getting results and becoming "obsessed". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Dcw5Sx via IFTTT

Jul 29, 2020

Ashley Judd Can Sue Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Harassment, Court Rules

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2DfpBCo

Jul 29, 2020

One in Three Children Have Unacceptably High Lead Levels, Study Says

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2BGK4jb

Jul 29, 2020

Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech’s Leaders

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY CECILIA KANG AND DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DfEeFN

Jul 29, 2020

As Trump Undercuts Aid Talks, White House Says Extra Jobless Benefits Will Lapse

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/39PSGkh

Jul 29, 2020

Atlanta Mourns John Lewis and Ponders Carrying on With ‘Good Trouble’

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY RICK ROJAS AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3hJlqxu

Jul 29, 2020

Trump Plays on Racist Fears of Terrorized Suburbs to Court White Voters

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY ANNIE KARNI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39FSmVa

Jul 29, 2020

N.B.A. Season Restart Preview: In the East, Where Do the Bucks Stop?

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/307UmCi

Jul 29, 2020

‘It’s Been a Crazy Couple Days’: The Yankees’ Virus-Scrambled Week

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3hNzUwp

Jul 29, 2020

Ex-C.I.A. Chief Criticizes Silence of Top Republicans on Russian Interference

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30TO0pi

Jul 29, 2020

N.B.A. Restart Preview: The Lakers and Clippers Stare Down the West

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jREFqH

Jul 29, 2020

Reopening Schools: Senator Patty Murray Says Congress Needs to Step Up

5:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3hRsKaK

Jul 28, 2020

Barr Clashes With House Democrats, Defending Responses to Protests and Russia Inquiry

8:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3hPrW69

Jul 28, 2020

FOX NEWS: Donald Trump Jr. joins Tucker to discuss Big Tech censorship: It only hurts conservatives

7:50 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, IFTTT

Donald Trump Jr. joins Tucker to discuss Big Tech censorship: It only hurts conservatives Donald Trump Jr., author of 'Liberal Privilege,' responds to temporary Twitter ban. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2PaoztX Donald Trump Jr., author of 'Libera...

Jul 28, 2020

Quotation of the Day: Overwhelmed Funeral Homes in South Texas Struggle to Keep Up

7:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3343rxZ

Jul 28, 2020

Minneapolis Police Link ‘Umbrella Man’ to White Supremacy Group

7:05 PM

Farooq Ahmad

FOX NEWS, NYT

By BY NEIL MACFARQUHAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3f9kLE2

Jul 28, 2020

Ecuador on alert over huge Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos Islands

6:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a fleet of fishing vessels off the Galapagos Islands. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3f9jixw

Jul 28, 2020

Saudi Hajj coronavirus curbs mean 'no work, no salary, nothing'

6:19 PM

Farooq Ahmad

BBC News - World, BBC world news

Covid-19 has hit the annual Hajj and with no international pilgrims, many firms both in Saudi and abroad are suffering. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ffpzYI

Jul 28, 2020