Air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil was responsible for 8.7 million deaths globally in 2018, a staggering one in five of all people who died that year, new research has found. From a report: Countries with the most prodigious consumption of fossil fuels to power factories, homes and vehicles are suffering the highest…
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Epic Tries New Gambit To Restore Fortnite in Apple App Store
Epic Games made another pitch to a judge to block Apple from removing Fortnite from its App Store in what the game maker calls “retaliation” for offering in-app purchases through its own marketplace. From a report: Friday’s request for a court action comes after Epic was denied an order last month that would have temporarily stopped Apple from delisting Fortnite. The…
1.5% of All Americans Have Been Infected With Coronavirus – 5 Million Cases
Confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hit 5 million on Sunday, reports the Associated Press, “by far the highest of any country…” “The failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe.”
Perhaps nowhere outside the U.S. is America’s bungled virus response viewed with more consternation than in Italy,…
Microsoft Says Antitrust Regulators Need To Review App Stores
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith said it’s time for antitrust regulators in the U.S. and Europe to discuss tactics that app stores use to take advantage of those who want to distribute their software. Some app stores create a far higher barrier to fair competition and access than Microsoft’s Windows did when it…
Why have there been so many coronavirus deaths in the UK?
How the UK’s handling of testing, contact tracing, protective equipment and lockdown led to one of the highest covid-19 death tolls in the world Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632853-300-why-have-there-been-so-many-coronavirus-deaths-in-the-uk/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
America Now Has Most COVID-19 Deaths in the World — 20% of All Fatalities
An anonymous reader quotes Reuters:
U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus surpassed 20,000 on Saturday, the highest reported number in the world, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak. Italy has the second most reported deaths at 19,468 and Spain is in third place with 16,353. The United States has five times the…
Estimates of the predicted coronavirus death toll have little meaning
With all the unknowns about covid-19, any numbers you hear about death tolls or how long restrictions will last should be taken not just with a pinch of salt but with a sack of it Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532763-600-estimates-of-the-predicted-coronavirus-death-toll-have-little-meaning/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Poll reveals climate change as most important issue for U.S. adults
A Harris Poll survey – conducted online in December on behalf of the American Psychological Association – reports that more than half of U.S. adults (56%) cite climate change as the most important issue facing the world today. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/poll-reveals-climate-change-as-most-important-issue-for-u-s-adults…
Congestion Pricing Is Coming. Now Everyone Wants a Break.
Drivers will pay a toll to enter the heart of Manhattan. From tour buses to motorcycles, many people are complaining and asking for an exemption. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/nyregion/congestion-pricing-trucks-new-jersey.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally Makes That Plain.
The policy could change not just traffic, but also how we think about the infrastructure cars require. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/upshot/the-streets-were-never-free-congestion-pricing-finally-makes-that-plain.html?partner=rss&emc=rss