Month: May 2021

Huntington Beach Man Receives Nation’s First Minimally-Invasive Double-Lung Transplant 

May 31, 2021
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A Huntington Beach man’s life was saved after he received the nation’s first minimally-invasive double-lung transplant surgery. Frank Coburn, 57, had trouble breathing for years. With previous doctors diagnosing him with asthma, no medication was helping his case. Then, in March 2020, he received more tests and was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a type of interstitial lung disease. This was…

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‘Location Off Should Mean Location Off’: Google Lawsuit Over Data Collection

May 31, 2021
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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says that Google continues to collect location data even after users turn off tracking on their smartphones and other devices, citing concerns from company employees about its data-collection practices, in the latest update of a lawsuit against the tech giant. According to documents that were submitted in court by Brnovich’s office…

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‘Location Off Should Mean Location Off’: Google Hit With Lawsuit Over Data Collection ‘Schemes’

May 31, 2021
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In the latest update of a lawsuit against Google, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich alleged that the tech giant has continued to collect location data even after users turn off tracking on their smartphones and other devices, citing concerns from Google employees about the company’s data-collection practices. According to documents that were submitted in court…

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The Royal Palace of Amsterdam at the Center of the Universe

May 31, 2021
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The Royal Palace was originally the Town Hall of Amsterdam, created in the 17th-century golden era of Holland. It was a time when Amsterdam and its fleet of ships held a dominant trading position, attracting great wealth to the nation’s capital.  When the population grew fivefold, a new town hall was needed to serve the…

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Turkish Agents Capture Nephew of US-Based Cleric Overseas

May 31, 2021
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ANKARA—Turkish agents have captured a nephew of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen in an overseas operation and have brought him to Turkey where he faces prosecution, Turkey’s state-run news agency said Monday. Selahaddin Gulen, who was wanted in Turkey on charges of membership in a terror organization, was seized in an operation by Turkey’s national…

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Portugal’s Government Under Fire Over Champions League Final

May 31, 2021
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LISBON—Portugal’s government has come under fire from lawmakers for sending contradictory COVID-19 messages after allowing thousands of English soccer fans to party in Porto for Saturday’s Champions League final, despite coronavirus restrictions. In the days leading up to Saturday’s final between Chelsea and Manchester City, big crowds of English fans, who were largely maskless and…

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France Tightens Restrictions on Travel From UK Due to Indian Variant

May 31, 2021
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Travellers from the UK will have to provide “compelling reasons” to enter France from Monday as French authorities tighten restrictions to prevent the spread of the Indian variant of coronavirus. Travel to France from the UK will only be permitted for EU nationals, French residents, or those travelling for essential reasons. Those who are allowed…

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US Needs to Pull Its ‘Supply Chain Out Of’ China Over COVID-19 Pandemic: Top House Lawmaker

May 31, 2021
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Amid growing speculation that COVID-19 may have originated from a Chinese laboratory, one of the top House Republicans suggested that the United States should retaliate by removing America’s supply chain from the region. When asked about what actions President Joe Biden’s administration should take, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)—the ranking GOP member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee—said…

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Germany, Slovakia Arrest 2 in Raids on Trafficking Ring

May 31, 2021
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BERLIN—Two suspects were arrested in Germany and Slovakia in raids Monday on a group accused of smuggling Vietnamese into Germany and other European countries for large fees that they had to work off in massage parlors, brothels, and other places, authorities said. Police in Berlin arrested a Vietnamese woman who lives in the German capital,…

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UK Accelerates Afghan Resettlement Plan as Troops Withdraw

May 31, 2021
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A resettlement plan for Afghans who have supported British armed forces will be accelerated, the UK government has confirmed. The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), announced in December 2020 and launched on April 1, is designed to protect Afghan staff who are at risk of retaliation from the Taliban after British troops withdraw from Afghanistan….

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