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The Manchester Arena suicide bomber was identified associating with six separate MI5 “subjects of interest”, a public inquiry has heard. The public inquiry was also told that Salman Abedi visited a terrorist twice in jails and regularly travelled to war-torn Libya. Intelligence on Abedi came in to MI5 for six years and right up to […]
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Brett Rypien is now officially on track to start his first NFL game this Thursday against the Jets. There were reports things were headed that way and Broncos head coach Vic Fangio made the announcement at his Tuesday press conference a short time later. Rypien went 8-of-9 after replacing Jeff Driskel during last Sunday’s loss […]
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The odors we give off are a sort of body language—one that may affect our relationships more than we realize. New research from the lab of Prof. Noam Sobel at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests this ‘chemical communication’ may extend to human reproduction as well. The study, which was published today in eLife, found […]
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The latest business combination in the U.S. shale patch is signaling a path forward for the troubled sector. In contrast to the bankruptcies of the past three months, Devon Energy DVN.N’s $2.56 billion all-stock, low premium deal for rival WPX Energy WPX.N brings together two companies with assets in a few oil-producing basins and relatively […]
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Fans of Yakuza could soon have another avenue in which to sate their desire for crime-hued soap opera and sudden-onset absurdity, thanks to a new effort to adapt Sega’s long-running video game series for the movie screen. That’s according to Variety, which reports that Sega has teamed up with US companies 1212 Entertainment and Wild […]
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A sexual predator who posed as a minicab driver to prey on drunk and vulnerable women on the streets of north London has been jailed for 30 months. Atila Ardic, 25, rented a car while banned from driving and drove around in the early hours of the morning looking for potential victims. He claimed to […]
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Cornerback Darqueze Dennard picked off his first pass of the season last Sunday, but he’ll have to wait a while for his second one. The Falcons announced on Tuesday that Dennard has been placed on injured reserve. He’ll be eligible to return after three weeks on the list. Dennard also had six tackles and broke […]
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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States – and in some age groups, it’s even higher – the second leading cause of death for those 10-34, and the fourth for those 35-54. Suicide among veterans continues to rise despite attempts to prevent it through resilience training, stress reduction, crisis centers, […]
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Beyond Meat Inc BYND.O said on Tuesday its burger patties will be available at more than 2,400 Walmart Inc WMT.N stores from next week, as it triples distribution with the retailer to tap into the growing demand for its plant-based meat products during the pandemic. Demand for fully cooked plant-based alternatives jumped 25% in the […]
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Midway. Midway? Midway. That could be the name for this whole series, a tribute to a world of games that companies such as Midway moulded by pushing the medium forward in so many odd ways. Because I can assure you, nobody is really going to obtain this much artistic value from something like Red Dead […]
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