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Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell left Sunday’s win over the Colts with a calf injury and he’s reportedly set to miss more time in the future. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Campbell suffered a strain and continues to undergo tests to determine the severity of the injury. While those tests aren’t back, the […]
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Higher fitness levels reduced the risk of developing an irregular heart rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation, by 30% to 50% in a study of male, African American veterans, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2020. Atrial fibrillation (also called AFib or AF) is an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) […]
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Stocks were already set to soar Monday after Joe Biden was elected 46th US president — but Wall Street’s enthusiasm kicked into an even higher gear after Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive clinical data for their Covid-19 vaccine. Shares of Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) each skyrocketed about 10%.The stocks of other companies working on […]
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It has been a busy few days when it comes to covering deals. Both Best Buy and Amazon launched a deluge of early Black Friday deals, letting you take care of some holiday shopping (for your family or just you) before the calendar flips over to November. Definitely check out Best Buy’s deals if you […]
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A Brit is engaged to a woman he travelled 4,000 miles to meet—after she liked a photo of him holding a cat on a Facebook group for chubby cats. 29-year-old Adam Lawrence and 26-year-old Anna Hosey connected in October 2019 after Adam posted a photograph of himself holding a friend’s cat in the This Cat […]
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Broncos tight end Albert Okwuegbunam‘s rookie season has come to an end. Okwuegbunam left Sunday’s loss after converting a third down in the third quarter with a knee injury. Mike Klis of KUSA reports that Okwuegbunam has been diagnosed with a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season as a result. The […]
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Green spaces—trees, shrubs and grasses—can improve air quality and may lower heart disease deaths, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2020. “We found that both increased greenness and increased air quality were associated with fewer deaths from heart disease,” said William Aitken, M.D., a cardiology fellow with […]
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The European Union is moving ahead with tariffs on $4 billion worth of US goods. But it also wants to end a series of bitter trade disputes and reboot its relationship with the United States as a new administration prepares to take power in Washington. The World Trade Organization last month cleared the way for […]
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A Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear targeted the emails of Democratic state parties in Indiana and California earlier this year as well as progressive think tanks, Reuters reported. The attempts were apparently not successful and were flagged by Microsoft, according to Reuters, with targets that included the Council on Foreign Relations, the Carnegie […]
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Due to a highly effective global vaccine program, the proportion of children under five who are chronically infected with Hepatitis B has plummeted significantly—to just under 1%. This is down from around 5% in the pre-vaccine era (the period between the 1980s and the early 2000s), according to new estimates from the World Health Organization […]
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