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Nov72020 by adminNo Comments

Facebook bans ‘Stop The Steal’ group over calls for violence

Technology

Facebook has banned a group which, inspired by unsubstantiated claims from Donald Trump, was featuring calls for violence over concerns the election was being "stolen" by the president's rivals.It comes as Joe Biden took the lead in the key state of Georgia, while Donald Trump doubled down on his claims political opponents were trying to rig and steal the US election, despite criticism from some Republicans. US election 2020 live: Follow the latest updates The group issued a call for donations as well as "boots on the ground to protect the integrity of the vote", and has rapidly grown in popularity since Wednesday.The president's supporters - some armed with rifles and handguns - descended on election counting centres where mail-in ballots continue to be tallied up, chanting in some for vo...

Jun182020 by adminNo Comments

Viruses steal human DNA to forge new human-virus genes

Science

June 18 (UPI) -- Members of a large groups of viruses, including influenza viruses, can build new genes using genetic code copied from hijacked human cells, according to new research. When virologists surveyed the genetic diversity and protein synthesis capabilities of a group of viruses known as segmented negative-strand RNA viruses, or sNSVs, they found a variety of human pathogens can code for new proteins by combining host and viral sequences. Advertisement The so-called UFO proteins could explain why these viruses are so adept at infecting human hosts, but they could also be useful targets for future vaccines and anti-viral drugs. Researchers detailed the production of these never-before-documented proteins in a new paper, published Thursday in the journal Cell. "The capacity of a p...

Mar182020 by adminNo Comments

Scammers may try to steal direct payments to Americans for coronavirus relief

Finance

boonchai wedmakawandFinancial scammers will likely try to steal money offered to Americans suffering from the negative economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic — and the public should be on its guard, federal officials warned on Wednesday.The White House has proposed making direct payments to American households as the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on broad swaths of the U.S. economy."We predict that the scammers are gearing up to take advantage of this," wrote Jennifer Leach, associate director of the Division of Consumer and Business Education at the Federal Trade Commission, in a blog post published today.The Trump administration has called for $ 500 billion in near-term relief to Americans, as part of a $ 1 trillion financial relief package, according to reports.The siz...

Feb172020 by adminNo Comments

Coronavirus: Armed robbers steal hundreds of toilet rolls in Hong Kong

World

Armed robbers in Hong Kong made off with hundreds of toilet rolls worth more than HKD1,000 ($ 130; £98).Toilet rolls are currently in short supply in Hong Kong due to shortages caused by panic-buying during the coronavirus outbreak. Knife wielding men robbed a delivery man outside a supermarket in the Mong Kok district, police said.Police have arrested two men and recovered some of the stolen loo rolls, local media reports said.The armed robbery took place in Mong Kok, a district of Hong Kong with a history of "triad" crime gangs, early on Monday. According to local reports, the robbers had threatened a delivery worker who had unloaded rolls of toilet paper outside Wellcome Supermarket. An Apple Daily report said that 600 toilet ...

Dec62019 by adminNo Comments

Rape and murder suspects shot dead ‘after trying to steal police guns’

World

Four men suspected of raping and killing a female vet have been shot dead by police after they allegedly tried to snatch officers' guns.They were in custody and had been taken to the scene of the murder early on Friday for a crime reconstruction. Police said the suspects died in "cross-fire" after they attempted to snatch the weapons.Senior officer Prakash Reddy told reporters: "While the reconstruction and investigations were on, one of the accused signalled to the others and tried to escape."They then tried to snatch weapons from the guard and fired on the police. They were killed in the cross-fire." Advertisement Two policemen were injured in the shooting. The 27-year-old rape victim's burned body was di...