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A CABINET minister was last night accused of breaking the government’s lockdown rules twice. Robert Jenrick travelled 150 miles from London to his £1.1million home in Herefordshire— where he is now living with his family — after travel to second homes was banned. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates …

RYAN Seacrest confirmed the full season of American Idol will air on ABC despite production shutting down for most of Hollywood during the coronavirus pandemic. The live shows for the singing competition were expected to begin airing on Monday, April 6th but the network announced it will spread its remaining pre-taped episodes over multiple weeks …

We all know that thought creates, so the more people who think the same thing, the greater the thought level that goes forth to create the energy to manifest that thought. Fear and anger have been the topic of several dreamers who have written in, but he most dreamt-about topic seems to be confinement. Dear …

Acquisition Redefined contracting lead time draws praise By Mark Rockwell Feb 24, 2020 NOTE: This article first appeared on FCW.com. While industry groups agreed with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy plan for a new definition to measure and publicly report Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT), others said the change didn’t adequately cover …

The Chino Police Department started using facial recognition software in a trial run in 2019, and it plans to ask the City Council to approve it for full-time use. Chino Police Chief Wes Simmons and Sgt. Dustin Tomicic recently held an event to show the public how the software functions, and answered questions about it. …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhat is Solar Orbiter and what’s it going to do? Europe’s audacious Solar Orbiter probe is all set to lift off on its quest to study the Sun from close quarters. The €1.5bn (£1.3bn) mission is packed with cameras and sensors that should reveal remarkable new insights …

Records were broken overnight Wednesday as temperatures plummeted into the 20s and 30s in most parts of the county due to a cold front passing through Southern California. Four of the National Weather Service’s San Diego County stations reported record-breaking temperatures amid an overnight freeze warning: Ramona’s low temperature of 19 degrees broke its 2002 …

Specially designed panels could help solve solar energy’s balance issues by generating energy once the sun has gone down, a research paper from scientists at the University of California Davis has suggested. Traditionally solar panels, or photovoltaic cells, have suffered from the effects of changeable seasons and the fact that they don’t work at night. …

Image copyright Benjamin Lowy / Getty Image caption The Rock Islands in Palau The Pacific nation of Palau has become the first country to ban sun cream that is harmful to corals and sea life. From Wednesday, sun cream that includes common ingredients, including oxybenzone, is not allowed to be worn or sold in the …