On Saturday, two days into the MLB’s skeletal 2020 season, Fox Sports debuted a feature few asked for: virtual fans. Facing a schedule that dropped from 162 games to just 60, held in stadiums without crowds to boo, applaud, or smooch on the jumbotron, Fox announced via tweet that they […]
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Harvard is one of the colleges who will offer the bulk of their courses online. But why aren’t they reducing the cost of tuition? Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP Guardian: Colleges and universities are in an unprecedented bind. Coronavirus continues to rage in many parts of America, making the sort of communal […]
77-year-old Joe Biden on Wednesday made no sense and forgot his own proposal while reading from a teleprompter when he made remarks at IBEW’s 2020 virtual political conference. As soon as Biden realized he was making no sense, he insisted he was “taking too much time.” “We’re posed — what […]
The Democratic National Convention Committee on Wednesday announced plans to host a scaled-back, largely virtual convention as coronavirus cases surge in several cities. Former Vice President Joe Biden will accept the nomination in Milwaukee, and the Wisconsin city will serve as an anchor for “both live broadcasts and curated content” […]
Google has claimed there is a perfectly benign reason for Winston Churchill’s photograph disappearing from its search engine – but many are unconvinced, as the iconic British PM is now in the eye of the protest storm. Eagle-eyed internet users raised hell after discovering that Churchill – who led the […]
Joe Biden lost his temper on Wednesday during a NAACP virtual town hall when he was told some young people don’t like him. Advertisement – story continues below Biden is not attracting the young voters. Joe Biden snapped when he was asked a question sent in by a young person […]
A great many people have done heroic and selfless things in response to the novel coronavirus epidemic. A few have done stupid and selfish things. I can’t say I did the first and I hope I didn’t do the second. What I did do is what I know how to […]
Tech 19:03 GMT 04.06.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107390/35/1073903541_0:156:5000:2969_1200x675_80_0_0_c0fed3d416793571ff7d88b97b9c5c7e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202006041079520837-virtual-trip-to-our-galaxys-center-offered-by-new-visual-simulation/ The visualization in question displays about three light-years of space centered on Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole that lies at the center of our galaxy. Those wishing to know more about what wonders the center of […]
As coronavirus is changing everyone’s lives, making it harder to go outside or interact with friends and family, people are leaning more than ever on digital video platforms to live a “normal” life. That includes Bitcoiners who are fine-tuning the organization of hackathons in the virtual realm. Several times around […]
The Sunday Night with Matty Johns show on Fox Sports has apologized after they aired a skit depicting Adolf Hitler as a virtual fan at an Australian NRL match, admitting the joke was “poor taste and completely unacceptable”. READ MORE: ‘Definitely WHITE PEOPLE’: Rioters ransack Chicago Blackhawks store, social media […]
youtube.com Boston Marathon Canceled, Will Be A Virtual Event Because Of Coronavirus by Austin Horn/NPR The 124th annual Boston Marathon has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Boston Athletic Association announced the move in a statement on Thursday, saying that the marathon will instead be held as a […]
World 12:19 GMT 28.05.2020Get short URL The meeting, organised by the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, will focus on financial solutions to the global emergency posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Sputnik is livestreaming a UN meeting “On […]
Andrew Weissmann Mueller’s “pit bull” Andrew Weissmann is headlining a virtual fundraiser for 2020 presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden on June 2nd. Andrew Weissmann, former lead prosecutor on Mueller’s special counsel team, is headlining a June 2nd virtual fundraiser for Biden. pic.twitter.com/3lq7ld5m0u — Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) May 21, 2020 Weissmann […]
A screen capture shows the introduction to a Trump campaign nightly webcast. YouTube/Donald J Trump hide caption toggle caption YouTube/Donald J Trump A screen capture shows the introduction to a Trump campaign nightly webcast. YouTube/Donald J Trump If you’re a supporter of President Trump, longing for the excitement and MAGA-kinship […]
Is there a Joe Biden translator app, yet? Biden on Wednesday stumbled his way through a virtual event about rural issues with Democrat Congressman Ron Kind and other guests. 77-year-old Biden is still hiding in his basement but his gaffes and bloopers are piling up. “And we’re going to […]
Facebook hopes to make commerce a bigger part of its operation by letting businesses set up storefronts in its apps. Facebook hide caption toggle caption Facebook Facebook hopes to make commerce a bigger part of its operation by letting businesses set up storefronts in its apps. Facebook Facebook is making […]
Former President Barack Obama took a veiled swipe at President Trump during a virtual commencement address for HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) on Saturday. Advertisement – story continues below ““More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the […]
Former President Barack Obama talks during a panel with NBA players Chris Paul, Kevin Love and Giannis Antetokounmpo and sports analyst Michael Wilbon in Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP Former President Barack Obama talks during […]
Four Democrats were present at former Vice President Joe Biden’s latest virtual event, a roundtable to discuss states’ responses to COVID-19. But among the trio of male voices, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took center stage. “I think you’ve done one hell of a job,” Biden said to Whitmer from his […]
What is wrong with old Joe? 77-year-old Biden held a virtual round table to discuss the Coronavirus from his basement on Thursday. As usual, his virtual town hall was marred by glitches and audio problems. Biden also struggled to remember who briefs him every morning. TRENDING: John Brennan Goes Berserk […]
How much would you pay to have dinner with Hillary Clinton on the internet? The DNC is hoping their donors will pay up to $100,000 dollars for the chance. That’s a lot of cash for a ‘virtual’ event. Could they possibly get any takers for this? The Blaze reports: TRENDING: […]