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This was expected, and as such, it happened quickly. When San Antonio could not find a trade for LaMarcus Aldridge at the deadline — his $24 million salary made it prohibitive — they talked to the veteran forward about a buyout. The sides have reached a buyout agreement, the Spurs announced. Once Aldridge clears waivers, […]
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Scientists have developed a pioneering new procedure that will help diagnose a potentially lethal fungal lung disease with greater speed and accuracy, and with less distress to the patient. A team of international scientists, including Professor Chris Thornton from the University of Exeter, has created a new diagnostic procedure for pulmonary aspergillosis. Aspergillus is a […]
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Altice USA Inc has reached a nearly $72 million settlement to resolve New York state claims that the phone and cable TV provider failed to adequately prepare for or respond to Tropical Storm Isaias in August, when more than 439,000 customers lost service. The settlement is the largest for any company overseen by the state’s […]
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Twitter officials say they tracked QAnon for years, as adherents of the conspiracy theory spread misinformation and vitriol on the platform. While Twitter monitored, collected data and tried to suppress the reach of QAnon accounts, it had stopped short of outright banning them. That changed after the Capitol riot. On January 12, six days after […]
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Multiple rounds were fired through the trooper’s windshield after he pulled up behind the man, officials said. Authorities are looking for a man accused of shooting a state trooper in the head Friday night in Texas. Officials issued an alert Saturday for DeArthur Pinson Jr., 36, who they said should be “considered armed and dangerous […]
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Over the course of his career, LeBron James has had more than 25 ankle sprains, Jeff Stotts of In Street Clothes said recently on the Dunc’d on Podcast. Most of the time, LeBron doesn’t even miss a game. His ability to play through ankle sprains is the thing of legend. This current high ankle sprain […]
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Glioma is a fatal neurological disorder that has limited interventional treatment, despite extensive research over the past several decades. A research team led by Dr. Gong Chen, a former professor at Penn State University and now leading a brain repair center at Jinan University in China, has developed a novel gene therapy to reprogram glioma […]
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Lordstown Motors Corp shares plunged nearly 12% on Thursday after the electric pickup truck firm disclosed a regulatory inquiry over a short seller’s report claiming the company was using “fake” orders to raise capital. The drop was the latest sign of a recent retreat in the once high flying electric vehicle sector, whose ranks have […]
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Adults will hit roadblocks when trying to search for or message minors on Instagram with whom they have no connection. Instagram is rolling out new safety features aimed at protecting younger users from adults they don’t know. The social media giant also will prevent adults from messaging minors if the minor does not follow the […]
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A noose was found hanging from a tree outside a church in Washington, D.C., on Friday morning. The St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol and has a Black Lives Matter banner on the front of the building. D.C. Councilman Charles Allen first posted about the incident on Twitter, describing […]
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