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Isaac Bruce had a lot of thank yous in his 8-minute induction speech. He might have left someone off considering his iPad containing his speech was removed from the lectern. “We’re going to roll with it,” Bruce said. “This is coming from the heart.” He even thanked his doubters, his detractors and the defensive backs […]
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Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and University of Calgary have found unusually high rates of Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, also known as Kennedy’s Disease, a rare neuromuscular disorder, among Indigenous people in Saskatchewan. The research findings, published in the journal Neurology Genetics, revealed that among people of Indigenous descent in Saskatchewan the rate […]
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Investors have rushed to exit bets on China’s health sector this week, fearingthat a regulatory crackdown that sparked panic selling in the tech and education sectors might hit the medical industry next. Medical expenses are one of three key areas of living costs seen as Beijing’s targets for social change, heightening expectations that authorities will […]
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Good news for Nvidia fans: according to the latest report on GPU prices in the German market, team green’s latest offerings keep falling in price. Rival AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series, however, is going in the wrong direction. Data from 3DCenter.org shows that the declining selling price of RTX 3000-series cards is once again picking […]
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The director of an Irish zoo confirmed that a great white pelican escaped for a second time and was spotted more than 100 miles away. The Fota Wildlife Park in Cork said the pelican flew the coop and was spotted in Wexford, the same place the pelican visited during an earlier escape in 2018. “He […]
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Paul Tagliabue, who served as NFL commissioner from 1989-2006, surely doubted whether he would ever stand where he did Saturday. After he was turned away from Canton in the standard voting process four times, Tagliabue finally found his way into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Centennial Class of 2020. “It’s a dream […]
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The American burger chain Wendy’s is to open a string of “dark kitchens” in the UK to serve growing demand from the home delivery market. The company, which is returning to the UK more than 20 years after beating a retreat, said it would open up to 10 of the delivery-only kitchens by the end […]
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Hong Kong’s buzzing IPO pipeline is likely to taper off in the second half of 2021, as Chinese firms temper their expectations for valuations amid a drastic regulatory crackdown in the mainland, dealmakers said. Investors, on tenterhooks as China’s assault on fast-growing private firms has led to an uncertain environment, are also expected to be […]
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When we look at how SSDs have evolved over the last decade or so, it’s hard not to appreciate just how fast and affordable they’ve become. That process is still ongoing though and with a new technology dubbed “X-NAND,” solid state storage could get faster than ever before. A decade or so ago you could […]
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A New York woman became the first Guinness World Record holder for the fastest 100 miles in a treadmill in a specialized category under the record-keeping organization’s new Impairment Records Initiative. Amy Palmiero-Winters, whose left leg was amputated below the knee when she was involved in a crash while riding her motorcycle in 1994, just […]
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