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andy@bgr.comGoogle has removed another batch of Android apps from the Google Play Store after analysts with Check Point Research discovered these apps connected to the Joker malware that’s previously bedeviled Google’s app marketplace. …
Tech
Science
The US coronavirus response is so bad for a reason you probably didn’t even realize
Monday’s coronavirus update for the US continued the depressing drumbeat of negative news, with case records continuing to be broken in the US thanks to states like Florida. One reason the coronavirus response …
Science
If you live in one of these states, the coronavirus pandemic is going to get much worse
Coronavirus deaths are going to see a big upward spike over the next couple of weeks, according to a new forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is …
Politics
Is it time for Dr. Fauci to leave, since the White House is now openly fighting him?
The Trump White House has now taken the extraordinary step of openly working to discredit one of its key advisors during the coronavirus pandemic — Dr. Anthony Fauci. White House officials have been …
Politics
Your chance of a new stimulus check can be summed up in 3 numbers
New stimulus checks are all but certain to come as soon as next month, based on a handful of key data points we’ve been keeping an eye on as the coronavirus pandemic continues …
Politics
The White House is now openly attacking Dr. Fauci – is it time for him to resign?
The Trump administration is gearing up to deal with a new stage of the coronavirus pandemic soon, one that involves whether or not schoolchildren will return to class this fall — and how …
Entertainment
Add one of these top movies on Netflix right now to your weekend plans
Will Ferrell’s latest comedy, about the Eurovision song contest, was the most-watched title this week on our latest list of the top movies on Netflix. That’s according to the streaming search engine Reelgood …
Business
You couldn’t even pay me to fly United or American Airlines right now, and here’s why
American Airlines and United Airlines have resumed selling potentially packed flights, now that they’ve reversed their temporary coronavirus-inspired policy of blocking middle seats. New research argues that reversal roughly doubles your chance of …
Business
The cable industry keeps finding new ways to bleed its customers dry
The ongoing saga of the cable vs streaming tug-of-war (which has had mostly the streaming side winning for more than a year now, as the cable industry keeps bleeding subscribers) continues to garner …
Science
Why the low coronavirus death rate isn’t the good news you think it is
Friday’s coronavirus update represented a continuation of the frightening patterns we’ve seen in recent days, including massive surges of new cases in states like Florida (which added more than 11,000 new cases to …
