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During a phone call on Monday, U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the United States would do everything it can to bring Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor home from China. U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, shown at her swearing-in on Jan. 20 in Washington, spoke with…

GoogleGoogle’s waning interest in VR has led to the demise of Daydream, Jump, and other iconic pieces of early VR software. But the company’s latest casualty, the Tilt Brush VR painting app, could live on to tell its tale. Google announces that it is ending support for Tilt Brush and,…

Recently approved setmelanotide (Imcivree) showed promise as a treatment for severe obesity arising from genetic variants in the MC4R pathway, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals announced. Overweight or obesity could be detrimental to brain health, potentially magnifying Alzheimer's disease. (The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease) A large study found no link between metformin and…

Football David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty ImagesArsenal defender Dinos Mavropanos seems to be getting on pretty well over in Germany. The Gunners loaned their big Greek centre-back to Stuttgart last summer and despite a couple of short-term knocks, Mavropanos is playing regular football. The 23-year-old, who joined Arsenal three years…

The most famous filibuster in history was dramatized in the classic Hollywood 1939 movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." That one was fictional, but over the years there have been plenty of real — and often ridiculous — filibusters.  Cato the Younger gets the earliest historical credit for a filibuster…

After winning with Team Penske-Chevrolet in both 2018 (Will Power) and 2019 (Simon Pagenaud), just one Chevy-engined car made it into the Top 12 in qualifying for last August’s delayed 104th running of the Indianapolis 500, and the best Bowtie performer on raceday, Penske’s Josef Newgarden, finished only fifth. The…

Zee TV’s primetime drama Hamariwali Good News presents a heart-warming story showcasing a unique role reversal between a daughter-in-law - Navya (Srishti Jain) and her mother-in-law - Renuka (Juhi Parmar) to give their family the much-awaited Good News. While we've seen a lot of drama take place at the Tiwari…

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Nigerian petroleum marketing company, Conoil, may soon acquire oil giant Chevron‘s stake in two Nigerian oil blocks. Conoil is close to acquiring the U.S. oil major’s stake in both OMLs 86 and 88, S&P Global Platts reported Thursday, quoting a Chevron spokesperson. While the OML 86 has six fields with…

Jenny Lewis and Chicago rapper Serengeti have released another new song, “Vroom Vroom.” It’s one of several collaborations recorded by the pair while separately in quarantine. Watch the “Vroom Vroom” video, directed by Lewis, below. In an interview with Yellowstone Public Radio, Lewis and Serengeti revealed that they’ve recorded seven…