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Bills quarterback Josh Allen is eligible for a contract extension for the first time, but it won’t be the first order of business for the Bills this offseason. The timeline for a potential Allen extension came up during General Manager Brandon Beane’s appearance on The Cris Collinsworth Podcast. Beane said the team had to get […]
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According to a new study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, more than one third of genetic variants that increase the risk of coronary artery disease regulate the expression of genes in the liver. These variants have an impact on the expression of genes regulating cholesterol metabolism, among other things. The findings provide […]
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Short selling was under the microscope on Thursday as a U.S. House committee grilled executives from trading app Robinhood and hedge funds Melvin Capital and Citadel over the GameStop Corp trading frenzy, with some calling for change. Shorting a stock is a bet that the share price will fall. GameStop had around 140% short interest […]
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Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has finally launched its Redmi K40 series of flagship smartphones. The Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, and the Redmi K40 Pro+ have been launched only in China for now, and were launched at a virtual event in China on Thursday. Out of the three smartphones, the Redmi K40 is powered by Qualcomm’s […]
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The municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk condemns the disturbance at a burial ground by actions of conspiracy theorists at the Vredehof cemetery. There, graves of deceased children were damaged. The municipality has reported the matter to the police. In the past two weeks, dozens of people have campaigned at the Vredehof cemetery in Bodegraven in Zuid-Holland. They […]
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The Raiders are trying to trade quarterback Marcus Mariota. The Patriots are trying to acquire a starting quarterback. Could Mariota end up in New England. The betting odds at SportsBetting.com have Mariota as the favorite to take the Patriots’ first snap of the regular season, with 5/2 odds. Up next is former Patriots quarterback Jacoby […]
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Prisons with more green space have lower levels of violence and self-harm, according to new research at the University of Birmingham and Utrecht University. The study is the first to attempt large-scale mapping of green space within prison environments and link it to well-being in a robust, statistically significant way. The results are published in […]
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Nissan will lift recent investments in its British plant to more than 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) in the next few years as it rolls out greener technology, the company said as it showcased its latest Qashqai car on Thursday. The Japanese carmaker decided in 2016 to build the vehicle in Britain in what was […]
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What to make of Clubhouse – the invitation-only, social media, audio app that’s hit the zeitgeist this month? It’s like a LinkedIn that talks to you. It’s like attending a conference that never ends. Its spirit animal is the old-style chatrooms of the early internet where you could swap ideas and soak up expertise. It […]
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The police found a baby in an underground waste container on Meernhof in Amsterdam on Sunday night. The child was alive and rushed to hospital, the police said on Twitter. The baby was found at around 11:00 p.m. Firefighters also responded to the waste container in the Zuidoost district and helped free the baby. The […]
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