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Safety Damontae Kazee becomes a free agent next week. The Falcons are not expected to re-sign him, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. That is not a surprise. Kazee, 27, tore an Achilles in an Oct. 5 game, ending his 2020 season after four games. Thus, he could have a wait before finding a new […]
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The research, by an international team from the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Technical University of Denmark, used 3D printing to create scaffolds for engineered flat brain organoids. The scaffolds allowed the brain organoid size to be significantly increased and after 20 days, self-generated folding was observed. Their results are published in the IOP […]
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Crude oil in storage at major land and sea hubs rose last week, analysts and ship trackers said, as a build-up in China and the U.S. Gulf Coast reflected oil markets’ bumpy road to recovery. Refinery outages following a major storm in Texas and reduced oil intake by China during seasonal refinery maintenance were the […]
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Mechanical keyboards may be the preferred choice for most PC gamers, but their chunkiness mean they rarely appear in laptops. Thanks to Alienware’s new collaboration with Cherry MX, however, we now have laptops with Cherry MX mechanical keyboards.Alienware teased its three-year-long alliance with Cherry MX, which the companies call “Project X,” back in January with […]
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If you miss Friday nights staring at the shelves in Blockbuster as opposed to scrolling endlessly through Netflix, then one man has created the perfect hit of nostalgia. Clips uploaded to TikTok by @Thevideobunker show stairs leading down to the basement of a couple’s home, where the husband has built the outside facade of a […]
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Kendrick Bourne has never known another NFL home other than San Francisco. He signed with the 49ers in 2017 as an undrafted rookie. But after four seasons, 58 games, 137 catches, 1,769 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns with the 49ers, Bourne is headed to free agency. He told Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area […]
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a well-studied neurodegenerative disorder that affects between 7 and 10 million people worldwide. Despite PD being a recurrent topic in the medical literature for over 200 years, its mechanisms are largely unclear, and existing treatments are aimed at improving the patient’s symptoms. Among PD’s most common symptoms are motor problems, including […]
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U.S. timeshare operator Hilton Grand Vacations Inc said on Wednesday it would buy Diamond Resorts International Inc for about $1.4 billion, as the hospitality industry readies for a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic blow. Bookings have bounced back from April 2020 lows on a relative easing of lockdowns, while a wider rollout of COVID-19 vaccines […]
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California’s net neutrality law is coming back to bite consumers in the backside, at least according to AT&T. The provider has previously allowed customers to stream content from HBO Max without it counting toward their data caps (zero-rating). However, California’s new law bans streaming services from “sponsoring” subscribers’ data usage.AT&T announced on Wednesday that it […]
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It’s fair to say that many of us are sporting dodgy cuts at the moment – either because we haven’t been to the hairdressers for months, or we braved a haircut at home. And our beloved animals aren’t exempt from this – lots of dog owners have turned to cutting their dog’s hair at home […]
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