Art
Famed Sculptor Dies of Natural Causes at 84 – ARTnews.com
Christo , who with his wife and partner, Jeanne-Claude , used sculpture as a means to dramatically shift people’s understanding of iconic structures and sites, has died at 84. According to a statement released by the artist’s office, Christo died on May 31 of natural causes. “Christo lived his life to the fullest, not only dreaming up what seemed impossible but realizing it,” the statement reads. “Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s artwork brought ... Full story
Education
University officials said faculty were instrumental in creating the plan. But the tweet went mildly viral, fueling a mix of apocalyptic humor and comparisons with other schools, where professors have been asked to find teaching “buddies” or “successors” even as they reinvent the way they teach, face salary cuts and worry about layoffs. With drops in revenue and a barrage of new costs, schools across the country have faced heavy financial losses ... Full story
Covid-19 Research Driven By G7 International Supercomputer Pact
Special Report: U.S. school closures dramatically shrinking public education, Reuters finds
'Often mistrusted': UK stats watchdog criticises COVID-19 test data
Europe asks for views on platform governance and competition tools – TechCrunch
Economics
Venture firms rush to find ways to support Black founders and investors – TechCrunch
As protests against police brutality and economic manifestations of systemic racism in the U.S. continue, venture capital firms are joining the chorus of technology industry advocates lending their support to the cause. For the past three days, technology company executives and the investors who backed them have issued statements of support for the protests and the Black Lives Matter movement. Firms like Benchmark, Sequoia, Bessemer, Eniac ... Full story
Entertainment
Google is sued in U.S. for tracking users' 'private' internet browsing
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo. (Reuters) - Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by tracking their internet use from browsers set in “private” browsing mode. The lawsuit seeks at least $5 billion, accusing the Alphabet Inc unit of ... Full story
Caffeine calling: London phone boxes serve up coffee after lockdown
You can still lend Your Voice & Demand Justice for Uwa, Tina & Jennifer even with Social Media
A New Season of Ndani TV's "Phases" is On the Way! | BellaNaija
Dick Wolf Fires Writer From ‘Law & Order’ Spinoff for Threatening to ‘Light Up’ Looters
Health
Red Cross Warns of a ‘Staggering’ Drop in Blood Supplies
WASHINGTON — As protests and violence erupt in cities, the United States faces a new threat: The country is running out of blood. Several months of social distancing and stay-at-home orders have resulted in fewer people donating blood, according to health care workers, with collection drives at offices, schools and churches canceled en masse. For a while, the drop in donations was not critical because supply and demand fell in tandem as most ... Full story
COVID‑19 - Mobility Trends Reports
WHO director for Americas urges U.S. help as coronavirus surges in region
How coronavirus tore through Britain's ethnic minorities
First results from UK's Recovery COVID-19 drug trial expected in early July
Law
"George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, her mother, and their attorneys speak"
Reuters Top News: "George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, her mother, and their attorneys speak". -. -. - Sorry, this site requires JavaScript for full functionality. Please enable JavaScript in your browser and reload the page. Full story
Living
All of us at Ben & Jerry’s are outraged about the murder of another Black person by Minneapolis police officers last week and the continued violent response by police against protestors. We have to speak out. We have to stand together with the victims of murder, marginalization, and repression because of their skin color, and with those who seek justice through protests across our country. We have to say his name: George Floyd. George Floyd was ... Full story
Politics
Secret Service officers then surrounded the area and created a protective zone for President Trump, who moments later crossed the street and made an appearance outside St. John’s Church. On Tuesday, however, federal officials offered conflicting reasons for the forcible removal of the protesters, seeking to separate the move from Trump’s visit to the church. The White House asserted that the crowd was dispersed to help enforce the city’s 7 p.m. ... Full story
Sport
India coronavirus: The man who survived 36 days on a ventilator
Image caption Nitaidas Mukherjee is a well-known social worker in Kolkata. "He might not make it tonight. Things are suddenly looking very bad," Dr Saswati Sinha told a patient's wife on the phone as she drove back to her hospital through the deserted streets of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). It was the night of 11 April. India was in the throes of a harsh lockdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The ... Full story
George Floyd, a 'gentle giant,' remembered in hometown Houston march
A protester knelt down to tell police he loves and respects them. They threw him in jail.
Protests and rallies for George Floyd spread across the country
New York City picks up the pieces after night of unrest, curfew extended
#JusticeforGeorgeFloyd in Photos: A Weekend of Widespread Protests across the World
Technology
FILE PHOTO: A general view of an exterior of the Ericsson headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, January 24, 2020. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS. (Reuters) - Bell Canada ( BCE.TO ) on Tuesday chose Sweden’s Ericsson ( ERICb.ST ) to be its 5G network equipment supplier, while smaller rival Telus Corp ( ) picked Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia Oyj ( NOKIA.HE ), with Huawei continuing to face an uncertain future in the country. The ... Full story
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