New UK Covid variant could be more deadly
Also, Borio said, there may be more deaths because people are avoiding or unable to get routine care during the pandemic. Pubs, restaurants, entertainment venues and many shops are closed, and people are required to stay largely at home.

National Guard says three soldiers died in local helicopter crash
Deputies will complete a preliminary investigation of the crash and expect to remain at the scene overnight and on Thursday. The governor directed flags on all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff Thursday to honor the victims.

11th round of talks breaks down, deadlock on farm laws continues
On the farmers' agitation, the Central government has categorically stated that it can not give better proposals to farmers. He further said at the press conference he was reading a script given to him by farmer leaders.

Dan Campbell makes intense, emotional introduction as Detroit Lions' head coach
Patricia finished with a record of 13-29-1 in two-plus seasons before he was sacked in November. And when you punch us back, we're going to smile at you.

Apple is working on a new thinner and lighter MacBook Air
A few years ago, the company was criticized for not updating these computers enough and not paying attention to customer demands. Apple last updated the product in November with its own M1 Mac chip, replacing a processor from Intel Corp.

Steelers sign former #1 QB draft pick Haskins
Pittsburgh started 11-0 but finished 12-4 and lost to the Browns in the wild-card round of the National Football League playoffs. After 25 years in college, Canada has been the Steelers quarterback coach for the 2020 season.

90Hz OLED screen production for Samsung Display laptop
Hopefully, the new displays will not bring the major drawbacks of this technology like high power consumption and burn-in issues. While quite a few gaming laptops offer these as an option, you will have to forego high refresh rates if you choose this one.

House To Transmit Article Of Impeachment To Senate On Monday, Schumer Says
Pelosi's nine impeachment managers, who will be prosecuting the House case, have been regularly meeting to discuss strategy. Graham also suggested that Republicans will argue Trump's words on January 6 were not legally "incitement".

Bond movie No Time To Die delayed again by pandemic
The delay will come as a further blow to cinemas that have been forced to shut for months at a time because of lockdowns. In the United States , more than 400,000 people have died from Covid-19 while the situation is also dire in the UK.

Samurai Shodown Announces Coming To Xbox Series X
Original Story: SNK has revealed that there will be a free Samurai Shodown Xbox Series X and S upgrade this Winter . The rival, PlayStation 5 , seems to be running it at a lower resolution by comparison, at 1800p only.

City's title ambitions dented by latest De Bruyne injury blow
It's a huge blow to City's title hopes, with the club now two-points off leaders Manchester United with a game in hand. It's a big blow, but we have to move forward.

Impact on Washington Capitals for COVID-19 protocol fine
Ovechkin's wife, Nastya, was critical of the NHL's COVID-19 protocols in her Instagram story on Thursday. An initial positive test, which remains unconfirmed until confirmatory testing is completed.

These are the first few smartphones to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm says the Kryo 680 is a net 25% quicker than the outgoing CPU on the Snapdragon 865 , which is a pretty impressive gain. In terms of camera performance, the Spectra ISP of Snapdragon 888 supports faster billion-pixel-level processing speeds.

CDC reports rare allergic reactions to Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine
However, Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech said they would provide their vaccine to COVAX at an undisclosed "not-for-profit price". The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the only one so far to have received emergency use approval from the WHO.

Comedian Dave Chappelle tests positive for coronavirus, cancels shows
A rep for the comedian tells us Dave is now quarantined after the positive test, but he has not yet experienced any symptoms. Grimes was embroiled in controversy, as she announced she also contracted the virus less than two weeks ago.