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Dans la première partie de notre programme, nous aborderons quatre sujets qui ont fait les gros titres cette semaine. Nous parlerons des manifestations qui ont eu lieu dans toute la Pologne à la suite de la restriction de l’avortement par la Cour constitutionnelle polonaise du 22 octobre. Ensuite, nous discuterons de l’appel de pays du Moyen-Orient…
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Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith is buying majority stake in the Utah Jazz for $1.6B
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The Utah Jazz, an NBA basketball team based in Salt Lake City, announced today that Qualitrics CEO and co-founder Ryan Smith was buying a majority stake in the team along other properties. ESPN is reporting the deal is worth $1.6 billion. Smith can afford it. He sold Qualtrics, which is based in Provo, Utah, in […]…
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Commissary Club wants to help formerly incarcerated people find community
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Y Combinator-backed employment platform 70 Million Jobs is launching a new social network geared toward helping formerly incarcerated individuals connect with each other. While 70 Million Jobs focuses on helping people with criminal records find jobs, Commissary Club wants to serve as a place for folks to find community. “Folks with [criminal] reco…
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How The Election Might Affect Stock Prices
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Trump says a Democratic victory next week will send stock prices plummeting. But Wall Street ambivalent about the prospect of a Biden presidency. Mainly investors are worried about COVID-19.By NPR
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Friday 30th October 2020. World News. Today: France knife attack kills 3. Labour Party anti-Semitism report. Malaysian ex-Prime Minister on France. Afghanistan prison riot killed 8. Tanzania elections ...
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World News in 7 minutes. Friday 30th October 2020. Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: France knife attack kills 3. Labour Party anti-Semitism report. Malaysian ex-Prime Minister on France. Afghanistan prison riot kills 8. Tanzania elections. 140 migrants drown near Senegal. America Tongass Forest loses protection. Mass grave found in Mex…
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Juganu begins selling its tunable lighting system for pathogen disinfection and deactivation in the US
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Juganu, the venture-backed Israeli company that makes lighting systems capable of emitting light at specified wavelengths, is now selling a product that it claims can disinfect surfaces and deactivate pathogens in an attempt to provide buildings with new safety technologies that can prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The co…
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Coinbase to launch debit card in the US with rewards program
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching a debit card in the U.S. this winter. Customers can join the waitlist and get the Coinbase Card whenever it is available. Coinbase already launched the Coinbase Card in the U.K. and Europe. The Coinbase Card is a Visa debit card that works with any Visa-compatible payment terminal, online checkout […]…
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French Authorities Investigate Another Gruesome Attack
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A man was arrested in Nice after he allegedly stabbed three people to death, beheading one of them. Earlier this month, a man beheaded a teacher outside Paris before being shot dead by police.By NPR
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Thursday 29th October 2020. World News. Today: Macron Muslim anger. Erdogan insulted again. Poland abortion protests. UK restrictions during Christmas. Argentina crimes against humanity trials. US Trump ...
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World News in 7 minutes. Thursday 29th October 2020. Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Macron Muslim anger. Erdogan insulted again. Poland abortion protests. UK restrictions during Christmas. Argentina crimes against humanity trials. US Trump's website hacked. Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of civilian deaths. India raids activists and jour…
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T-Mobile launches new TVision streaming bundles, pricing starts at $10 per month
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T-Mobile is launching new skinny bundles of live TV and streaming services to compete with expensive cable subscriptions. The carrier has already been moving into the TV market with the acquisition of Layer3 and the subsequent launch of TVision Home last year. However, that was closer to traditional cable, with a price tag starting at […]…
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Advanced French 202 - World News, Opinion and Analysis in French
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- En France, l’intolérance secoue les ciments de l’école - Élection présidentielle américaine : un débat plus policé entre Trump et Biden - Le phénomène Jacinda Ardern séduit la Nouvelle-Zélande - En France, un rapport sur les banlieues porteur d’espoir - Cannes inaugure le premier musée sous-marin de France…
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Instagram extends time limits on live streams to 4 hours, will soon support archiving
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Instagram is adapting to the way creators have been using its service during the coronavirus pandemic. With individuals and businesses now limited from hosting in-person events — like concerts, classes, meetups, and more — users have turned to Instagram to live stream instead. Today, the company says it’s significantly expanding the time limit for …
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Berlin Orders Curfew For 1st Time In 70 Years As COVID-19 Cases Rise
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Germany's COVID-19 infection rate is surging among 20 to 40 year olds. Politicians and epidemiologists are telling people to avoid parties, but that message is not being received well in Berlin.By NPR
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Wednesday 28th October 2020. World News. Today: Pakistan bomb. India US military deal. Turkey Erdogan offended. US Barrett on Supreme Court. Obama attacks Trump. Philadelphia police shooting. Mexico announces ...
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World News in 7 minutes. Wednesday 28th October 2020. Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Pakistan bomb. India US military deal. Turkey Erdogan offended. US Barrett on Supreme Court. Obama attacks Trump. Philadelphia police shooting. Mexico announces higher COVID death toll. Italy protests. France-UK migrant deaths. Tanzania violence befo…
Not just the future of civilization is up for grabs this November. In this age of mobile social computing, we’re figuring out how to vote, entertain, teach, learn, and commit to meaningful change. Thanks to the pandemic emergency, our plans for transforming our country and planet are subject to immediate recall. Much of the current […]…
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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit gets unofficial remote play on Surrogate.tv
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Readers of a certain age will no doubt remember some region variation of TV Powww. The syndicated program, which found viewers at home giving directions over the phone to an in-studio operating playing an Intellivision game. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit review Perhaps the best-known variant is New York’s TV PIXXX, wherein the player would say […]…
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Pompeo, Esper Reinforce U.S.'s Anti-China Message In India
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper are in India's capital to sign military agreements, and continue to push the Trump administration's anti-China message.By NPR
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Tuesday 27th October 2020. World News. Today: Macron islamaphobic backlash. UK free school meals. Tanzania elections. Nigeria Coronavirus raid. Pakistan ban on islamaphobic content. China five-year policy ...
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World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 27th October 2020. Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Macron islamaphobic backlash. UK free school meals. Tanzania elections. Nigeria Coronavirus raid. Pakistan ban on islamaphobic content. China five-year policy meeting. USA and India talks. Chile celebrates referendum. NASA finds water on moon Please le…
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Dropbox begins shift to high efficiency Western Digital Shingled Magnetic Recording disks
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Last year, Dropbox talked about making a shift to Shingled Magnetic Recording or SMR disks for short because of the efficiency they can give a high volume storage platform like theirs. Today, Western Digital announced that Dropbox was one of the first companies to qualify their Ultrastar® DC HC650 20TB, host-managed SMR hard disks. Dropbox’s […]…
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Calling Brussels VCs: Be featured in The Great TechCrunch Survey of European VC
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TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey the venture capital investors of Europe, and their cities. Our survey of VCs in Brussels will capture how the city is faring, and what changes are being wrought amongst investors by the coronavirus pandemic. (Please note, if you have filled the survey out already, […]…
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European Countries Reinstate Curfews To Try To Slow COVID-19 Surge
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After letting its guard down this summer, Europe is dealing with a massive second wave of the coronavirus that doctors say will most likely be more deadly than the first.By NPR
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Monday 26th October 2020. World News. Today: Afghanistan attacks. Sri Lanka constitution changes. Iraq and Belarus protests. Azerbaijan Armenia conflict continues. US Trump, Biden, Obama speak. Chile referendum ...
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World News in 7 minutes. Monday 26th October 2020. Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Afghanistan attacks. Sri Lanka constitution changes. Iraq and Belarus protests. Azerbaijan Armenia conflict continues. US Trump, Biden, Obama speak. Chile referendum. Europe COVID rise. Turkey Erdogan attacks Macron. Guinea violence after election resul…
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Lyft will soon let riders pay for rides with Venmo
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Lyft riders will soon have the option for paying and splitting fares using Venmo, the company said in a blog posting this morning. Venmo joins Lyft’s other payment methods of PayPal, credit cards, debit cards, Lyft Cash and more. To enable the payment method, users need to authorize Venmo in the Lyft app. Lyft says […]…
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‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ is now an Apple TV+ exclusive
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On first screening, the network assumed it had a disaster on its hands. It was a quiet cartoon — more of a meditation on seasonal depression than a proper holiday film. The pacing was slow, it was voiced by a cast of amateur children and the soundtrack amounted to little more than the jazz piano […]
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Pompeo To Meet With Azerbaijan And Armenia's Foreign Ministers Amid Fierce Conflict
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The U.S. Secretary of State is holding separate talks with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on Friday, in an effort to halt the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh.By NPR
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Dans la première partie de notre programme, nous commencerons par aborder la réintroduction de mesures restrictives par les dirigeants européens pour lutter contre la deuxième vague de Covid-19. Puis, nous discuterons des actions décisives prises par le gouvernement français contre l'islamisme radical en France suite à l'assassinat d'un professeur …
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Friday 23rd October 2020. World News. Today: Nigeria security forces killings. Libyan media chief arrested. Zambia suing mine company. Afghanistan attacks. Kashmir no internet. Thailand stops emergency ...
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World News in 7 minutes. Friday 23rd October 2020 Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Nigeria security forces killings. Libyan media chief arrested. Zambia suing mine company. Afghanistan attacks. Kashmir no internet. Thailand stops emergency law. Brazil vaccine trial death. France Islamist violence and Islamophobic violence. Poland bans …
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PayPal to let you buy and sell cryptocurrencies in the US
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PayPal has partnered with cryptocurrency company Paxos to launch a new service. PayPal users in the U.S. will soon be able to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies. More countries are coming soon. PayPal plans to support Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin at first. You’ll be able to connect to your PayPal account to buy […]…
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AOC’s Among Us stream topped 435,000 concurrent viewers
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Last night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went live on Twitch to stream Among Us with a handful of superstar streamers. The purpose of the stream, which drew a massive crowd, was to get out the vote as we head into the general election. At its peak, the stream drew a concurrent viewership of 435,000+ people, and […]…
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Thursday 22nd October 2020. World News. Today: Nigeria protests continue. 8 killed in Guinea protests. Sudan protests poor living conditions. Pakistan explosion kills 5. Afghanistan stampede kills 15 ...
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World News in 7 minutes. Thursday 22nd October 2020 Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Nigeria protests continue. 8 killed in Guinea protests. Sudan protests poor living conditions. Pakistan explosion kills 5. Afghanistan stampede kills 15. Obama addresses voters. Bolsonaro rejects covid vaccine tests. Paraguay finds hidden cocaine. Pope…
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Advanced French 201 - World News, Opinion and Analysis in French
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- Coronavirus : couvre-feu en vigueur pour 20 millions de Français - Controverses autour de la libération de la dernière otage française au Mali - Le camp républicain divisé face à Trump - L’aéroport de Berlin, ou la fin du mythe de la fiabilité allemande - Rafael Nadal, le roi de Roland-Garros
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The Polaris Slingshot R is a 3-wheel pocket rocket begging for electrification
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The Polaris Slingshot has always wowed. Three wheels, open cockpit, and a design reminiscent of the Batmobile. It draws a crowd and is a blast to drive. I spent several weeks in the reworked Polaris Slingshot. The company just unveiled a new version that is finally available with an automatic transmission. Past versions were limited […]…
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Pope Francis Calls For Same-Sex Civil Union Law In New Documentary
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"What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered," the pope said in an interview in the film Francesco, which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival.By NPR
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French TV networks team up to launch streaming service Salto
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There’s a new streaming service in France called Salto. The companies behind the new service have been around for a while though. Salto is a joint initiative between TF1, France Télévisions and M6 — three major TV networks. Those companies already had their own apps with live TV and ad-supported catch-up content. And of course, […]…
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Nigerian Security Forces Open Fire On Protesters In Lagos
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The largest protests in Nigeria in decades have shut down Lagos, Africa's largest city. For nearly two weeks, young people have been protesting police brutality and the lack of opportunity.By NPR
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Wednesday 21st October 2020. World News. Today: Nigeria 24 hour curfew. Sahel famine risk. Ireland lockdown. UK human vaccine trials. EU legal action on Malta and Cyprus. Argentina 1 million. Trump CNN ...
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World News in 7 minutes. Wednesday 21st October 2020 Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Nigeria 24 hour curfew. Sahel famine risk. Ireland lockdown. UK human vaccine trials. EU legal action on Malta and Cyprus. Argentina 1 million. Trump CNN bastards. Vietnam floods. Armenia Azerbaijan fighting. And an asteroid landing... Please leave a …
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Amazon Echo Dot with Clock review: A mostly aesthetic update
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It’s been a busy few weeks for smart speakers. Amazon kicked things off in late September with newer, rounder versions of both the Echo and Echo Dot. Less than a week later, Google updated the Home, after four years, with the rebranded Nest Audio. And then, last week, Apple unveiled the long-awaited $99 HomePod Mini, […]…
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Lockheed picks Relativity’s 3D-printed rocket for experimental NASA mission
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Relativity Space has bagged its first public government contract, and with a major defense contractor at that. The launch startup’s 3D-printed rockets are a great match for a particularly complex mission Lockheed is undertaking for NASA’s Tipping Point program. The mission is a test of a dozen different cryogenic fluid management systems, including…
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Tuesday 20th October 2020. World News. Today: Today: Cyprus president elected. French police raid homes. Netherlands pays children of executed Indonesians. Bolivia elections. US calls for release of Egyptian ...
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World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 20th October 2020 Transcript here: send7.org/transcripts Today: Cyprus president elected. French police raid homes. Netherlands pays children of executed Indonesians. Bolivia elections. US calls for release of Egyptian prisoners. Pakistani leader released on bail. Thailand to block Telegram. Nigeria curfew amidst pr…
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Google Assistant, Maps, and Search can now help you figure out where to vote
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Election Day approaches! Still not sure where the nearest polling place or ballot drop box is? Google wants to help. This morning the company rolled out a handful of features across Google Assistant, Google Maps, and Google Search, all meant to kick in when a user seems to be looking for information on voting locations. […]…
