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COVID-19 Updates: Daily Cases Cross 3 Lakhs, Oxygen Shortage Continues, More State Lockdowns

The massive second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic barrelled past another grim milestone as India reported nearly 3.16 lakh fresh cases on Wednesday, the highest single-day count recorded in any country so far. Deaths from the virus climbed to another high of 2,102 in the past 24 hours. India logged 3,15,925 new cases on Wednesday, crossing the 3-lakh mark for …

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Punjab Bride Refused To Wear A Mask Saying It Would Have Ruined Her 'Expensive Make Up', Fined

A bride was fined Rs 1,000 for not wearing a mask on her wedding day in Punjab’s Chandigarh. When police questioned her, she cited ‘expensive makeup’ behind the reason for not wearing the mask. The bride from the city of Khanna was headed to Chandigarh’s Sector-8 gurdwara for her wedding with her family members. Given that the UT administration had …

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Apple TV Plus’ free

Ted Lasso, the Apple TV Plus sports dramedy that may be its closest thing to a breakout hit, is set to return July 23. But in a first for a lot of Apple TV Plus subscribers, you might actually have to pay to watch it.  The second-season premiere for Ted Lasso, announced at Apple’s Spring Loaded event Tuesday, will arrive after the date …

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Apple’s paid podcast subscriptions to join redesigned podcast app

Apple will add paid podcast subscriptions within its dedicated podcast app, which it’s also redesigned with new image-forward pages for every show and episode and with channels to help discover new titles, the company said Tuesday. The news came at Apple’s event revealing new iPad tablets, iMac computers and more.  The podcast subscription option “enables you to unlock new content as …

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Get the eMeet Luna Lite Bluetooth speakerphone for just $48

Once you make more than a few conference calls from home, you start to appreciate just how mediocre your laptop’s microphone and speaker really are. My advice: Get a speakerphone. You know, like the ones that pepper conference rooms back at the office. There are some value-priced gems out there. eMeet, for example, has a few really nice speakerphone models, …

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Mother’s Day deal: Give Mom a Pixel 3 phone for just $170

This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Smartphones have been so good for so long, the smart money is now on heavily discounted previous-generation models — as long as they’re new, not refurbished, meaning they have a fresh battery and full warranty. Bam: For a limited time, …

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