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How to protect children's eyes during remote learning
More time in front of screens, whether for school or for fun and connection, can result in eye strain, fatigue and headaches
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Cloud kitchens will help us bounce back: Shyam Thakur of Momo King
The Malaysian momos brand held out on the temptation to expand into outlets across the country, a move that has paid off in the face of the pandemic, Thakur says. Edited excerpts from an interview
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Wall Street has its worst day in months
A day after stocks marched to another record high, Apple tumbled 8%, its worst drop since March. Amazon fell almost 5%, Microsoft more than 6% and Google's parent, Alphabet, 5%
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Violent August: Shootings double, and murder is up by 50% in NYC
The data released on Wednesday reflected a trend many cities across the US are experiencing in a year already marked by a pandemic and civil unrest: a new surge in crime that has public officials grasping for explanations and scrambling to respond
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Prince Harry and Meghan sign megawatt Netflix deal
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have founded a yet-to-be-named production company and signed a multiyear deal with Netflix, which will pay them to make documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows and children's programming
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Charlie Hebdo republishes cartoons that led to deadly 2015 attack
The decision by the French satirical magazine to recirculate cartoons about the Prophet Muhammad and Islam coincides with the start of a long-awaited trial for the attack that killed 11 of its staff
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This 'Gamer Grandma' has more than 900,000 'Grandkids'
Shirley Curry, 84, has cultivated a following on YouTube with her charming videos of journeys through the blockbuster role-playing video game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Think you're making good climate choices? Take this miniquiz
According to a new study, most people are bad judges of which choices have the biggest effect on their carbon dioxide emissions. See if your guesses fall inside the range of realistic answers
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Apple's app war needs peace
Apple has an iron grip on what apps people can download on their iPhones, and some app makers are complaining loudly about this arrangement as well as the fees that Apple collects from some apps
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'I'm comfortable at the height destiny has put me': Pranab Mukherjee's best quotes
The former President of India and veteran Congress leader died at age 84 on Monday, in Delhi