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There is often plenty to learn in the early weeks of the Super League season. Friday’s opening night taught us what we perhaps already knew: that St Helens and Wigan are the two teams to beat again this year. But the second act of Super League’s opening gambit in 2021 was perhaps much more intriguing, […]
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Obesity rates have increased dramatically in developed countries over the past 40 years—and many people have assumed that food marketing is at least in part to blame. But are people with obesity really more susceptible to food marketing? And if they are, is that a permanent predisposition, or can it change over time? According to […]
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The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry in 2020 rose by 10% to $184,000, a top New York state financial regulator said in a statement on Friday. “Wall Street’s near-record year shattered all expectations,” New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said. “The early forecast of a disastrous year for financial […]
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Xiaomi unveiled a new wireless charging pad during its Mi 11 Ultra event this morning. The pad is capable of simultaneously charging three devices without precise placement, similar to the canceled Apple AirPower charger. According to Xiaomi, this wireless charging pad features up to 20W of wireless power per device and includes 19 coils, allowing […]
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Pop superstar and makeup mogul Rihanna showed her support for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community by going undercover to attend a “Stop Asian Hate” rally Sunday in New York City. The 33-year-old singer avoided drawing attention to herself by covering her face in a black face mask, a baseball hat, and large, dark […]
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“The moment we are in a race weekend when I have the helmet on, there are no friends,” Mick Schumacher says emphatically. There can be no doubt, then, that this is the son of Michael. His boyish good looks and gentle, considered tone conceal the same steely resolve that took his father to seven Formula […]
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A team of University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers recently published a paper offering new insight into the role that oxygen deprivation, or hypoxia, plays in cancer development. CU Cancer Center member Joaquin Espinosa, Ph.D., is the senior researcher on the paper, which he hopes will help lead to more targeted treatments for cancer. […]
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French investment bank Natixis will on Monday stand trial over accusations a statement about its financial strength it issued in 2007 on its sub-prime exposure was misleading. Natixis was one of the French banks hardest hit by the crisis in 2007 when the collapse of bonds backed by poor quality mortgages – dubbed sub-prime – […]
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Xiaomi has announced its latest flagship, the Mi 11 Ultra. It’s based on the excellent new Mi 11, but has a more advanced camera system — including a second screen housed inside the camera bump. The Mi 11 Ultra has three cameras on the back: a 1/1.12-inch 50-megapixel main sensor, a 48-megapixel ultrawide, and a […]
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Version one: England played really well at Wembley, had 36 shots to Poland’s two, conceded to a goal that stemmed from uncharacteristic mistakes by Norman Hunter and Peter Shilton, and were unfortunate to draw 1-1. Version two: England deservedly failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup as they could only draw against Poland, their […]
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