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Monthly Archives: August 2020

COVID-19 in the quad: Colleges crack down on student parties as virus spreads across campuses

[ABC NEWS] Videos of parties on campuses have been widely shared on social media. Classes have not even started at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts, but there are growing concerns over the students’ disregard of coronavirus safety protocols. Over the weekend, campus police busted a large party at […]

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Digital Dollar To Be ‘In Competition’ With Bitcoin

[Forbes, Getty Images] Digital dollars and central bank digital currencies are fast becoming a reality, with China this month reportedly expanding a pilot program for its digital yuan. While the U.S. has barely even begun thinking about a digital dollar, its potential implications have generated extensive debate, with a former governor of the Reserve Bank […]

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The Covid exodus from the city: ‘That’s it, I’m calling the real estate agent’

[The Guardian, Getty Images] From Berry to Kyneton to Torquay, regional towns are becoming the destination for many Australians now working from home, seeking affordable housing and better lifestyles While Melbourne was lifting out of its first lockdown, Briony Towers, like many of the city’s 5 million residents, was facing the prospect […]

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