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   Stranded assets force oil companies to ask: Is new exploration worth it? As   
   the coronavirus ravages   
   WorldOil, 16 Aug 2020   
   London (Bloomberg). A few dots near the bottom corner of the world map in   
   the southern Atlantic, the Falkland Islands were once at the forefront of a   
   new era ...   
      
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   Death Valley reaches 130 degrees, hottest temperature in US in at least   
   107 years   
   CBS News, 17 Aug 2020 04:37Z   
   On Sun, the thermometer at Death Valley's Furnace Creek, located in the   
   deserts of Southern California, soared to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to   
   ...   
      
   Lights Dim and Worries Mount as a Heat Wave Roasts California   
   The New York Times, 16 Aug 2020 16:50Z   
   A heat wave rolling through the Southwest has forced intermittent power shut-   
   offs in California, a state already struggling with wildfires and a recent   
   surge in ...   
      
     Heat Wave Continues To Fuel California Wildfires | Sun TODAY   
     TODAY, 16 Aug 2020 15:50Z   
      
   [Arson!]   
   Map: 11 lightning-sparked fires in Bay Area   
   The Mercury News, 16 Aug 2020 22:37Z   
   Lightning from the string of thunderstorms that passed over the Bay Area   
   early Sun sparked numerous fires. The map above shows the approximate   
   location ...   
      
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   USPS crisis: Pelosi recalls House early to fight postal service election   
   'sabotage'   
   The Guardian, 17 Aug 2020 07:34Z   
   Speaker says urgent bill to halt postal cuts will be put to House to combat   
   Trump's 'threat' to democracy.   
      
   Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers flee and rents fall   
   Fox Business, 16 Aug 2020 18:49Z   
   By giving their employees the freedom to work from anywhere, Bay Area tech   
   companies appear to have touched off an exodus. 'Why do we even want to be ...   
      
   Identity theft soars during COVID-19 as scammers target gov payments. Here's   
   how to protect yourself   
   ABC News, 16 Aug 2020 20:11Z   
   As the nation raced to move work, socialising and personal admin tasks online,   
   scammers were waiting. Now, 24,000 Australians have reported their personal   
   details stolen.   
      
   Doctors gave Victoria's health department a list of ways to improve hotel   
   quarantine. They didn't reply   
   ABC/Four Corners, 16 Aug 2020 20:10Z   
   Frontline doctors warned about infection dangers inside Victoria's hotel   
   quarantine program weeks before COVID-19 spread to the community, a Four   
   Corners investigation reveals.   
      
   Marsupial with a suicidal sex life missing since bushfires   
   ABC Gold Coast, 17 Aug 2020 05:18Z   
   There are fears for the endangered black-tailed dusky antechinus after the   
   2019 Gold Coast bushfires with none caught in sampling traps during winter   
   field trips.   
      
   'Not clear who was in command': Confusion from start of hotel quarantine   
   program, inquiry hears   
   ABC News, 17 Aug 2020 04:32Z   
   A formal inquiry into the hastily organised Victorian hotel quarantine   
   program hears that it "fell short of its goal" to prevent the virus from   
   spreading, with "overlapping areas of responsibility" between govt   
   departments.   
      
   Hotel security guards to be tested for coronavirus after woman tests   
   positive in SA   
   ABC News, 17 Aug 2020 06:16Z   
   South Australian authorities will start testing medi-hotel security guards   
   for coronavirus after another person in hotel quarantine was confirmed to   
   have the disease.   
      
   New Zealand moves election date as 9 new coronavirus cases announced   
   ABC News, 16 Aug 2020 22:47Z   
   The New Zealand election is delayed by nearly a month as the country records   
   nine new coronavirus cases in the community over the past 24 hours.   
      
   Authorities defend return of international students to SA amid coronavirus   
   restrictions   
   ABC News, 17 Aug 2020 03:04Z   
   A decision to allow 300 international students to enter SA prompts   
   accusations of double standards, but health authorities say the students   
   will pose much lower risk than arrivals from Victoria.   
      
   Cases of COVID-19 in US children 'steadily increasing'   
   CBC News, 16 Aug 2020 18:56Z   
      
   Gottlieb says US likely "a long way" from herd immunity to virus   
   CBS News, 16 Aug 2020 16:55Z   
   Washington. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug   
   Administration, said Sun that the United States is likely a "long way"   
   from ...   
      
   Huawei's expired US license is bad news for phone owners   
   Engadget, 16 Aug 2020 20:53Z   
   The Commerce Dept has allowed Huawei's trade ban exceptions to expire,   
   possibly marking the end to phone OS updates.   
      
   [Heart Health!]   
   Pepperoni is the latest coronavirus shortage. Will the scarcity affect your   
   pizza habit?   
   USA TODAY, 16 Aug 2020 19:52Z   
   There's a new coronavirus pandemic shortage that might affect your pizza   
   habit. Small pizza shops are experiencing higher prices for pepperoni.   
      
   Sorority house at Oklahoma State University quarantined after 23 cases of   
   coronavirus   
   Daily Mail, 16 Aug 2020 20:51Z   
   A group of sorority sisters at Oklahoma State University are under   
   quarantine orders after their chapter reported 23 cases of the coronavirus.   
      
   Cherokee closes 3rd high school as 500 students quarantined for COVID   
   Atlanta Journal Constitution, 16 Aug 2020 18:51Z   
   A third Cherokee County high school announced plans Sun to temporarily   
   end in-person learning after 500 students were quarantined and 25 tested   
   positive ...   
      
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