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Month: April 2020

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Remdesivir trial posted online prematurely was ‘inconclusive,’ Gilead says

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(CNN)Results from a study investigating Gilead Sciences’ antiviral medication remdesivir as a Covid-19 treatment were posted to the World Health Organization’s website “prematurely” on Thursday and showed “inconclusive” results, according to the biotechnology company. A screenshot of the study description posted to WHO’s website was published by STAT on Thursday. The description in the screenshot notes that the study, which involved 237 patients, found “remdesivir use was not associated with a difference in time to clinical improvement” and “in this study of hospitalized adult patients with severe Covid-19 that was…

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How to Increase Ecommerce Sales

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Trying to increase eCommerce sales? Many people start online stores as they believe that it will be an easy business to run because it is a thriving industry. The truth is that it is hard to make sales because it is so competitive, which can make it difficult to get noticed. It is possible to find success in eCommerce, though, but you must know how to increase sales and improve brandHow to Increase Ecommerce Sale awareness so that you can start to build a reputation. It becomes much easier to…

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Germany opens landmark trial of Syrian regime officers accused of crimes against humanity

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(CNN)A landmark trial of a former high-ranking Syrian regime officer accused of overseeing the torture of thousands of prisoners began in the German city of Koblenz on Thursday. Another former junior regime officer, identified by German authorities as Eyad A, is also standing trial for crimes against humanity. Syrian officials have repeatedly denied the allegations, insisting they target terrorists and not peaceful protesters. CNN is trying to reach the lawyers of the two defendants. Raslan has been in Germany since 2014 and Eyad since 2018, according to the court statement.…

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The secrets to stargazing from your backyard

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How to search the sky and what to see, from moon and stars to planets and the International Space Station. Go on a journey of billions of miles from your garden To begin looking for objects in the heavens, youll need to know where north, south, east and west are. Make a note of where the sun rises (east) and sets (west), use Google maps or use the compass on your phone. Now, download a free astronomy app to your phone AND computer. My favourite, for ease of use and…

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Facebook pulls pseudoscience from its list of targeted ad categories

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Even as Mark Zuckerberg touted the “hundreds of thousands of pieces of misinformation related to COVID-19” that the site had pulled in recent months, Facebook continued to offer targeted ads classified as “pseudoscience.” It was an odd choice from a social network so publicly declaring its own campaigns to remove junk science amid a global pandemic. Using Ad Manager, advertisers were able to serve ads to some 78 million people “who have expressed an interest in pseudoscience.” Following an investigation by The Markup that found the site buying ads to…

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Is ‘Too Hot To Handle’ Sexist? | Betches

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wannabe influencers normal people f*ck their lives up on TV is a blessing unlike any other. While the production of basically every show in the world has been placed on hold due to The Virus The Must Not Be Named, we’ve still been graced with a few gems to guide us to mindless joy. The most exciting of which is Netflix’s newest dating show, Too Hot To HandleIn case you haven’t been spending all of your free time pantless in front of the TV, allow me to explain. is Netflix’s…

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Plz Donate in Exchange for Celebrity Nudes

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We’ve reached Peak Horny. Locked inside with nothing to do but let our minds wander, already bored with making bread and bingeing obscene amounts of Netflix, our fingers happily scroll through Instagram. And that’s when you catch sight of him, the Horny Internet’s very own David: Ansel Elgort in the nude. Maybe you pause for a second, thanking his parents for the gift of their DNA. Perhaps you’re a chronic oversharer and immediately drop the link in a group chat. Or it’s possible you’re not phased one bit, plump from…

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Seth Meyers Exposes Sean Hannitys Huge Coronavirus Hoax Lie

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Nobody in the media got a pass from Seth Meyers on Wednesday night. In his latest praised President Donald Trumps new tone on the crisis at his daily briefing on Tuesday. Because he managed to restrain himself for an hour, after weeks of lies and serial failures that led us to this harrowing moment, Meyers said, some in the media were actually gullible enough after four years to give Trump credit for his change of tone. He singled out MSNBCs Brian Williams and CNNs Erin Burnett and Jim Acosta, among…

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Spencer Pratt & Heidi Montag Reveal Filming For The Hills: New Beginnings Season 2 Is Still On During Quarantine! – Perez Hilton

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MTV‘s The Hills: New Beginnings is one of the many productions that were forced to shut down due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic — but according to stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, things were really starting to get good before social distancing measures took over! The notorious couple caught up with Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday and revealed network producers are hellbent on keeping all that momentum going as they prep for the show’s second season during quarantine. Where there’s a will, there’s a way! During their video chat with…

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