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It appears the Broncos have zeroed in on who will be their starting quarterback in Thursday’s game against the Jets. Head coach Vic Fangio said on Monday that he’d choose between Jeff Driskel and Brett Rypien, who replaced Driskel during last Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers. Mike Klis of KUSA reports that the choice is […]
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In a proof-of-concept study, North Carolina State University researchers reported promising preclinical findings for a prototype of a vascular graft designed as a replacement for a damaged or blocked coronary artery, which supplies blood to the heart. The findings, which were made in partnership with researchers from Case Western Reserve University, are part of an […]
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Microsoft’s MSFT.O Bing, PrivacyWall and Info.com were among the search engines that won a quarterly auction by Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google to show up as search options on new Android devices in 31 European countries. Google offered to allow competitors to bid for advertising space at the top of a search page on Android devices after […]
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Barely a month has passed since Flight Simulator swooped onto PC in a cloud of acclaim, but already developer Asobo is poised to release its first major update; it’s coming next Tuesday, 29th September, and will deliver a much-improved (and typically gorgeous) rendition of Japan. Prior to release, Asobo explained its monthly post-launch update schedule […]
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Seven people have been shot in an apparent drive-by shooting outside a funeral home where about 100 mourners were gathered in the US city of Milwaukee. The city’s mayor Tom Barrett said all those injured were hit when a person driving past the location opened fire. There were no fatalities, and all of the victims […]
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The Titans have addressed the possibility that their facility will be closed for the entire week after eight members of the organization tested positive for COVID-19 and the Vikings have some decisions to make about their own plans for this Sunday’s game against the Texans. No players or personnel have tested positive after playing against […]
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Researchers at University of California San Diego report that while Kawasaki disease (KD) occurs in clusters, the traits, and thus the triggers of the inflammatory disease vary among clusters. The findings are published in the September 2020 online issue of The Journal of Pediatrics. “The importance of this work is that it will take research […]
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Deposit Solutions, a German fintech firm backed by Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, is launching its savings portal in the United States as it seeks a slice of the $16 trillion market for deposits in the world’s biggest economy. The nine-year old startup’s platform will enable savers to build a portfolio of deposits, while banks […]
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Amazon’s long-rumoured cloud gaming service has finally been unveiled; it’s called Luna and will be heading to Fire TV, PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android soon. As with Google and Microsoft’s similarly styled offerings, Stadia and Cloud Gaming with Xbox Game Pass, Amazon’s pitch is immediate access to a wide range of games across multiple […]
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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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