Canada's last fully intact ice shelf has suddenly collapsed, forming a Manhattan-sized iceberg

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• Almost half of Canada's last remaining intact ice shelf has suddenly collapsed into the ocean.
• Satellite images show that it formed two icebergs, one of which is almost the size of Manhattan.
• The collapse comes amid a summer that's seen hotter-than-average temperatures, which scientists say is a result of climate change.
• A research camp was lost in the collapse.
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A massive chunk of Canada's last fully intact ice shelf, some 4,000 years old, has broken off, reducing the shelf by more than half, scientists reported last Sunday. After separating from the shelf, the piece split in two, forming an iceberg almost the size of Manhattan.

Climate change likely fueled the collapse of the shelf, researchers said. This summer, the region's temperature was 9 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 1980 to 2010 average, Luke Copland, a glaciology professor at the University of Ottawa, told the Associated Press.

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It doesn't look like Trump's executive actions on coronavirus relief will actually do much

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• Since Congress can't come to an agreement, President Donald Trump on Saturday signed four executive actions aimed at providing Americans economic relief during the coronavirus pandemic.
• But they face both the possibility of being challenged in the courts and of being difficult to implement.
• He touted that his "administration will provide immediate and vital relief to Americans struggling in this difficult time," but so far it's unclear exactly when and how that can happen.
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President Donald Trump swooped in on Saturday to show Americans that he was trying to fix what Congress couldn't.

Before a crowd of masked, cheering supporters at his private golf club in New Jersey, the dealmaker-in-chief announced four executive actions aimed at providing Americans economic relief amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Who Said 'Bhabiji Papad Will Save You' Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Admitted To AIIMS

In the absence of a scientifically established treatment, Covid-19 has spread to more that 20 lakh people in the country with over 42,000 deaths.

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TikTok and Twitter are starting to talk about a possible combination, WSJ reports

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• Amid President Donald Trump's threats to ban TikTok, or force it to sell its US operations, Twitter was reported to be in talks with the video-sharing app Saturday night.
• The Wall Street Journal reported that a potential deal, if it materializes, could involve TikTok's US operations.
• Both Twitter and TikTok declined to comment on the report to Business Insider.
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Another tech giant was reported to be on TikTok's dance card Saturday night — Twitter.

The Wall Street Journal's Georgia Wells and Cara Lombardo reported the two popular apps are in "preliminary" talks for a possible combination. "People familiar with the matter" told the paper that a deal, which it said Twitter may not end up pursuing, would involve TikTok's US operations.

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Suspect swallows snatched golden chain after being apprehended by Police

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A suspect accused of snatching a chain which belongs to a woman and subsequently swallowed it, was ordered to be remanded until the 21st of August by Hatton Acting Magistrate Mrs. Damayanthi Fernando today (08th).

The acting Magistrate also ordered for the suspect to be produced and tested by the Prison doctor, in order to get the chain from the stomach of the suspect and for it to be handed over to the Hatton Police.

The suspect is a 33-year old resident of Hatton. The snatched golden chain has been assessed to be the value of Rs. 300,000/-.

When the Crime Branch of Hatton Police received the complaint, they had enquired from pawning centres in and around Hatton as part of the investigation. Consequently, they have received information about the suspect. When the Policemen approached the suspect, he had swallowed the gold chain which he had snatched.

Upon arrest, the suspect has been subject to an x-ray test, through which it has been confirmed that the chain is in the stomach of the suspect. (NewsWire)

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Warren Buffett's best-performing stock over the past 3 months isn't Apple or Amazon. It's a luxury furniture company.

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• Warren Buffett's best-performing stock over the past three months isn't Apple or Amazon.
• The billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO's biggest gainer is Restoration Hardware, a luxury furniture seller whose shares have more than doubled since the start of May.
• Buffett's second-best performer over the period is StoneCo, which has soared more than 80%.
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Warren Buffett's best-performing stock over the past three months isn't Apple or Amazon, even though shares of both tech titans surged to all-time highs this week.

Instead, the star holding of the famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO since early May is Restoration Hardware, a high-end furniture retailer. Buffett's second-best performer is StoneCo, a Brazilian digital-payments company.

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PRESENTING: OnlyFans is like Instagram for NSFW images. Top influencers explain how they're building big followings and earning 6 figures on the 'paywall of porn.'

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OnlyFans is an online platform where users subscribe to content from creators of all kinds, but it's especially known for explicit content that's forbidden on other social media sites.

In recent years, OnlyFans has become the preeminent platform for people looking to make money off selfies — particularly risque ones. Sex workers, a term used to describe people who provide sexual services such as explicit images or phone sex for income, use OnlyFans to conceal this content behind a paywall and charge for subscriptions.

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'Diya Aur Baati Hum' Actress Prachu Tehlan Gets MARRIED, Here Are PICS From Haldi & Pre-Wedding Shoot

'Diya Aur Baati Hum' actress Prachu Tehlan tied the knot at a farmhouse amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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CDC wants Americans to stop drinking hand sanitiser

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans once again to stop swallowing hand sanitiser.

So far, four people have died in the US while several others have complained of impaired vision or seizures after drinking santisier.

The department cautioned that hand sanitisers are useful for cleaning hands during the coronavirus outbreak, but not safe to swallow. “Alcohol-based hand sanitiser products should never be ingested,” the CDC said.

Reports of people consuming sanitisers began to pour in after President Donald Trump suggested injecting them into people to avoid contracting COVID-19. The medical community, however, was quick to lambast the president.

“And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?” Trump had said during a White House coronavirus task force briefing in July.

American doctors took to social media to clarify that disinfectants are hazardous and can easily poison the stomach if ingested.

The country is witnessing a second surge in the coronavirus cases. It has reported almost five million infections and 161,000 fatalities so far.

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3 color-coded charts illustrate the relative coronavirus risks built into activities you might do each day

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• Evaluating the riskiness of different activities during the coronavirus pandemic can be tricky. 
• There is no public activity that is risk-free during the pandemic.
• But some activities, like going for a walk with a friend, are less risky than others, like attending an indoor party.
• Four factors raise your risk of catching COVID-19: enclosed spaces, crowds, close contact with others, and difficulty social distancing.
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Even as the coronavirus runs rampant in the US, Americans' collective patience with the pandemic is growing thin. 

People want to go out to restaurants, bars, and hair salons, and look to beaches, parks, and hikes to fill their summer days. 

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Our nation has never been less American than in 2020, when 'freedom' is used as an excuse to ignore the common good, says NYU professor Scott Galloway

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• Scott Galloway is a bestselling author and professor of marketing at NYU Stern.
• The following is his recent blog post, republished with permission. It originally ran on his blog, "No Mercy / No Malice."
• Galloway explains his frustration with the country's lack of "unity of purpose" to fight COVID-19, comparing Americans who now complain about wearing face masks to those in WWII, who accepted food ration regulations and eagerly scrimped and saved to buy war bonds to support the war effort.
• America is about a "willingness to sacrifice for one another and future generations," he says — yet mask-refusers today prefer to conflate "freedom" as an excuse to avoid making minor, short-term concessions for the public good.
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America's involvement in WWII lasted three years and nine months, and 405,399 Americans perished (297 per day). US forces have been fighting in Afghanistan for 19 years, and we've lost 2,285 service members (one every three days). In WWII, almost a third of fruits and vegetables were harvested from "Victory Gardens" planted in people's backyards. You couldn't find chocolate or nylons. Diapers and food staples were rationed, and you could be kicked off a plane to make room for servicemen. 

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