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There is very little new under the sun. The monument and statue destruction that we are witnessing has been witnessed in other times and other places. A tyrant’s first battlefield is to rewrite history. Most notable were the political purges of Joseph Stalin. The Soviet government erased figures from Soviet history by renaming cities — […]

“Disruption” and “disruptive technologies” have become popular terms in recent years to describe the application of new models to long-established business methods.  Think Uber and Lyft and the rise of the ride-sharing culture, Airbnb and the vacation rental marketplace, or how e-commerce turned brick-and-mortar retailing into rubble. Ironically, it is the COVID-19 pandemic that has […]

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Trump issued two executive orders aimed at Chinese-owned apps, barring US companies from doing business with TikTok parent company ByteDance and messaging app WeChat. The order, which is set to […]

Three catalytic converters were stolen between Aug. 3 and Aug. 4, 2020, in West Ridge and Rogers Park. | Adobe Stock Photo Police did not provide a description of any suspects, but warned residents to look out for double-parked cars that are kept running and people with power tools hanging out near vehicles. Police are […]

Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch told employees on Thursday that the company anticipates that non-production staffers who are working remotely “will continue to do so for the remainder of the calendar year,” according to The Washington Post’s Jeremy Barr. Murdoch’s memo comes as popular hosts on Fox News continue pushing for states to reopen schools […]

Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch told employees on Thursday that the company anticipates that non-production staffers who are working remotely “will continue to do so for the remainder of the calendar year,” according to The Washington Post’s Jeremy Barr. Murdoch’s memo comes as popular hosts on Fox News continue pushing for states to reopen schools […]

Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch told employees on Thursday that the company anticipates that non-production staffers who are working remotely “will continue to do so for the remainder of the calendar year,” according to The Washington Post’s Jeremy Barr. Murdoch’s memo comes as popular hosts on Fox News continue pushing for states to reopen schools […]

SAN MATEO – A sexual assault was reported near San Mateo Central Park late Wednesday, police said. Officers were called to the area of South El Camino Real and 9th Avenue about 10:40 p.m. for a report of a sexual assault, the San Mateo Police Department said in a news release. Police said the victim, […]

President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S. The twin executive orders issued Thursday — one for each app — take effect in […]

The Utah State Board of Education building in Salt Lake City is pictured on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News But education and health leaders say students, teachers should stay away for 2 weeks after exposure, not just if they have symptoms SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Board of Education […]

Protesters staged a “die-in” Thursday at the University of Georgia over plans to resume in-person instruction. The protesters delivered an open letter calling for “face-to-face instruction” to be made optional for teachers, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. On social media, photos circulated of a plexiglass window on a teachers’ desk held up by painter’s tape. Colette […]

Protesters staged a “die-in” Thursday at the University of Georgia over plans to resume in-person instruction. The protesters delivered an open letter calling for “face-to-face instruction” to be made optional for teachers, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. On social media, photos circulated of a plexiglass window on a teachers’ desk held up by painter’s tape. Colette […]

White Sox starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez, right, looks down as Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich walks to firs4 during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) | AP Photos Yelich inside the park homer past Jimenez leads to secod straight defeat Rick Renteria summarized it well. […]

Second wave NHS shutdown risks thousands of deaths Tens of thousands of patients will suffer pain and the risk of death if the NHS again shuts down normal care during a second wave of Covid-19 this winter, medics are warning. “The NHS must never again be a Covid-only service,” said Professor Neil Mortensen, president of […]

Violent clashes between protesters and police in Portland, Oregon, this week have ratcheted up tensions in the city days after an agreement between state and federal officials appeared to bring calm. And more demonstrations were planned overnight Thursday, hours after the city’s mayor decried the unrest that has roiled Portland since George Floyd was killed. […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S. The twin executive orders — one for each app — take effect in 45 […]

Trump signed executive orders Thursday attempting to ban TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US, citing national security concerns. In the orders, the president invoked a 1977 law that gives him the authority to block foreign transactions that pose national security risks. But a legal expert told Business Insider that the orders are “likely […]

Trump signed executive orders Thursday attempting to ban TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US, citing national security concerns. In the orders, the president invoked a 1977 law that gives him the authority to block foreign transactions that pose national security risks. But a legal expert told Business Insider that the orders are “likely […]

Trump signed executive orders Thursday attempting to ban TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US, citing national security concerns. In the orders, the president invoked a 1977 law that gives him the authority to block foreign transactions that pose national security risks. But a legal expert told Business Insider that the orders are “likely […]