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The Bulls are sending Moritz Wagner and Luke Kornet to the Celtics for Daniel Theis and Javonte Green. Ryan McDonough of Radio.com: This allows Boston, which acquired Evan Fournier from the Magic, to dodge the luxury tax. Theis is a solid player who should help Chicago in its playoff push behind Nikola Vucevic. The Bulls […]
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Consumption of ultra-processed foods and drink could increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer. This was the conclusion of a large study undertaken by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, based on questionnaires about food behaviors completed by around 8,000 people in Spain. The study, the […]
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Spirits group Diageo said on Thursday it would spend $80 million to install two can-filling lines at a new plant in Illinois, to boost production of fast growing ready-to-drink beverages. The new facility in Plainfield, Illinois will make more than 25 million cases of ready-to-drink beverages every year, including Smirnoff seltzers and spirits-based cocktails from […]
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Unemployment phishing scam explained A new phishing scam is targeting unemployed New Yorkers, stealing their driver’s licenses, Social Security numbers and other personal information in order to resell it on the “dark web.” Here’s how it works: Victims are lured with authentic-looking text and email messages that link to a carbon copy of the New […]
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An inmate was fatally shot Saturday after a corrections officer was taken hostage at the Oklahoma County jail in Oklahoma, authorities said. “The person who had taken him hostage was shot by an Oklahoma City police officer,” said Aaron Brilbeck, spokesman for the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office. “He is deceased.” The officer, who was not […]
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Rajon Rondo just helped Los Angeles win a championship. Will he do it again? That’s what the Clippers are hoping after trading Lou Williams to the Hawks for Rondo, who won a title with the Lakers last year. Shams Charania of The Athletic: I’d rather have Williams than Rondo for the rest of this season. […]
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A small team of researchers from the University of Hagen, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz and the University of Portsmouth has found that false memories planted in the minds of volunteers can be just as easily erased. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes memory […]
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Peloton Interactive Inc Chief Executive Officer John Foley on Thursday asked owners of its treadmills to check safety warnings after a child died in an accident involving the company’s exercise equipment. “While we are aware of only a small handful of incidents involving the Tread+ where children have been hurt, each one is devastating to […]
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Uber drivers in the U.K. will receive the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits. The ride hailing giant’s announcement Tuesday comes after it lost an appeal last month at the U.K. Supreme Court following a yearslong court […]
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Newly released body camera footage shows two Maryland police officers handcuffing and berating a 5-year-old boy who had allegedly left school without permission. The Montgomery County Police Department released the video on Friday. It was recorded in January 2020 and contains disturbing content. “I watched in horror as what can only be described as a […]
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