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• UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown People jog past the ‘The National COVID Memorial Wall’ on the south bank of the Thames in front of St. Thomas’ hospital and opposite the House of Parliament in London, Sunday April 4, 2021. Hearts are being drawn onto the wall in memory of the many thousands of people who have died in the UK from coronavirus, with organizers hoping to reach their target of 150,000 hearts by the middle of next week. | APPrime Minister Boris Johnson said regularly…
• Boris called ’embarrassing buffoon who knew nothing about Brexit’ by former deputy Sir Alan Duncan was Boris Johnson’s deputy when the PM was foreign secretary (Pictures: Getty Images)Boris Johnson has been named an ‘embarrassing buffoon’ who didn’t know any of the details on Brexit by his former deputy – who also attacked other top politicians, calling Priti Patel ‘a complete and utter nightmare’ and Theresa May ‘a frightened rabbit’. Sir Alan Duncan was the prime minister’s deputy when he was foreign secretary. He quit politics in 2019 and has just begun publishing…
• Video shows Danville officer fatally shoot man at short distance, civil attorney calls it ‘cold murder’ DANVILLE — Video released by a local civil rights attorney shows a Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputy shooting and killing a homeless man from a distance of a few feet, less than two-and-a-half years after the same deputy shot and killed another man in Danville. The video — shot by an eyewitness to the March 11 incident from about a half-block away — shows Deputy Andrew Hall fatally shooting 32-year-old Tyrell Wilson. The camera briefly moves behind a car door moments…
• 6 Amazon Prime Original Shows You Can Stream Right Now “ All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. When it comes to streaming TV series and movies, Amazon Prime is a behemoth in its own right. Aside from  exclusive programing, you can typically track down those hard-to-find shows and films on Amazon Prime. If you’re not already a Prime Member,…
• Runner nears finish of Disneyland to Disney World run — undeterred by pandemic pause Don Muchow was determined nothing would stop his 2,761-mile cross-country run from Disneyland to Walt Disney World — not the blisters on his feet, his Type 1 diabetes or the once-in-a-century COVID-19 pandemic. Muchow will complete his Mouse-to-Mouse run on Monday, April 5 at the Magic Kingdom in Florida — barring any other cataclysmic world-changing events. “I never considered quitting even once,” said Muchow, 59, of Plano, Texas. “COVID didn’t change my mission: I want every single person with Type…
• Dutch coalition building must reboot after Rutte rebuke Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte needs a political reboot only two weeks after a major election victory because new questions about his trustworthiness are undermining the process of forming a new coalition government. Rutte, who has been in power for more than a decade and is seeking to build his fourth governing coalition, narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in the early hours of the morning after a marathon debate in parliament in which he claimed to not remember talking about…
• Young professionals cut ahead of older Italians for vaccine Octogenarians in Tuscany watched in disbelief and indignation as lawyers, magistrates, professors and other younger professionals got vaccinated against COVID-19 before them, despite government pledges of prioritizing Italy’s oldest citizens. Even some of their adult children jumped ahead of them. By one estimate, the failure to give shots to the over-80s and those in fragile health has cost thousands of lives in a country with Europe’s oldest population and its second-highest loss of life in the pandemic. As the elderly…
• Israel PM back in court as parties weigh in on his fate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was back in court for his corruption trial on Monday as the country's political parties were set to weigh in on whether he should form the next government after a closely divided election or step down to focus on his legal woes. Between witness testimony in a Jerusalem courtroom and the consultations at the president's office across town, it promised to be a day of extraordinary political drama, bringing into sharp focus Netanyahu's increasingly desperate…
• JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says remote work can undermine the 'character' of a company and lays out the bank's plans for the future of the office Summary List PlacementWall Street's biggest bank is itching to return to the many benefits of in-person work, but its influential CEO said he's also planning for some increased flexibility in the office. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said that Zoom slows down decision-making by hindering immediate follow-ups and that virtual work eliminates spontaneity. It also disproportionately affects new employees who don't know one another and young bankers, who traditionally learn in an apprenticeship model. "Over time, this drawback could dramatically undermine the…
• How to get a free month of Amazon Prime through its trial program   Summary List Placement If you aren't already one of the millions of Amazon Prime subscribers, you can try it out for free for 30 days; membership grants you the opportunity to save big on Amazon devices, electronics, back-to-school supplies, and hundreds of thousands of other products during the retailer's upcoming Prime Day shopping holiday in the summer.  A Prime membership typically costs $13 per month, or $119 for a full year, which may seem steep, but it's still completely…