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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has confirmed the killing of Jimoh Isiaq, one of the #ENDSARS protesters in the state by police.Makinde also revealed that seven other protesters sustained injuries and are being treated at a hospital in the state. One Person Killed As Police Shoot At #ENDSARS Protesters…

A Miniso store in Shanghai. Reuters/Oriental Images. Miniso, a Chinese household goods and clothing retailer that copied the business model of Muji and the logo of Uniqlo, “is planning to raise up to $562.4 million in its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange,” reports Caixin. This would…

On Oct. 1, New York state released an app that can notify you if you’ve come into contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. Called “COVID Alert NY,” the app is one of 10 currently active in states around the U.S. that are based on Google and…

Nick Wass/Associated PressSAN DIEGO – So the New York Yankees live to fight another day, and what a fight it's going to be: Gerrit Cole, their $324 million man, gets the ball in a winner-take-all game with a trip to the American League Championship Series on the line.Or, as slugging…

The Associated PressOct. 8, 2020Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 5:30 p.m.Am I immune to the coronavirus if I’ve already had it? You have some immunity, but how much and for how long are big unanswered questions. There’s evidence that reinfection is unlikely for at least three months even for people who had…

A large group of Orthodox Jews protested COVID-19 restrictions in New York City as some waved campaign flags promoting President Donald Trump on Wednesday night.Orthodox Jews protested for a second night on Wednesday, having held a protest the previous night that included a staged burning of a pile of face…

Subscribers to The Climate Crisis newsletter received this piece in their in-boxes. Sign up to receive future installments.About a year ago, the editor of The New Yorker, David Remnick, called to ask if I thought it might make sense to publish an anthology of the reporting on climate change that…

Updated / Wednesday, 7 Oct 2020 08:22 'Stan' was discovered in South Dakota in 1987 One of the most complete specimens of a T-Rex fossil in the world was sold for a record $31.8m (€27m) by Christie's in New York, nearly quadrupling the previous highest price for a dinosaur at auction.…

Americans all over the country are going back to their offices, but New Yorkers aren't.Why it matters: Office workers are super-drivers of New York City's economy and essential to its post-pandemic recovery. Scores of businesses in the city are suffocating as they delay their return to work or, worse, decide…

New US jobless claims are back on the rise again. The latest report (870,000) was above the consensus economist estimate (840,000). However, the aggregate sum of Americans receiving unemployment benefits is still down from the previous period.  If you're not yet a subscriber, you can sign up here to get…