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Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald saw three targets and made one catch for no yards Sunday. It was his fewest targets and fewest catches since Oct. 20, 2019, against the Giants when he had three targets and one catch. It was his fewest receiving yards since Oct. 31, 2004, when he had no catches against the […]
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The coronavirus pandemic has shifted many of our interactions online, with Zoom video calls replacing in-person classes, work meetings, conferences and other events. Will all that screen time damage our vision? Maybe not. It turns out that our visual perception is highly adaptable, according to research from Psychology Professor and Cognitive and Brain Sciences Coordinator […]
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been working from home while also following masking and social distancing protocols when in public, and has not felt it necessary to take a coronavirus test, the Fed said Friday in response to inquiries following the news that President Donald Trump has contracted COVID-19. A Fed spokesperson said in […]
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Apple is receiving plenty of flak from developers over the 30 percent cut it takes from in-app purchases, something that led to the current legal battle with Epic Games. Now, the situation has prompted Google to clamp down on those who circumvent its own store tax.Google says that it has always required developers who distribute […]
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Turkeys are being put on diets and could be sent to slaughter early in preparation for slimmed-down Christmas dinners. Family gatherings look set to be limited this year as the ‘rule of six’ bans larger gatherings. British food producers are reportedly bracing for demand for smaller birds this year. Farmers are said to already be […]
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Last Thursday, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald seemed to joke about his desire that he not be double-teamed by opposing offenses. This Thursday, Donald made one thing clear: It’s no joke. “I wish people could just not worry about me and just let me play,” Donald said last week. “Don’t give me no attention. You […]
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A Cochrane Review into the effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care has found evidence that when compared to usual care, it may slightly improve patient satisfaction and depression, and increase the chances of patients dying in their preferred place (measured by home death). The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care for adults with […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. economy isn’t back to normal, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s daily schedule is getting there. In August, for the first time since the crisis, Powell’s calendar – published Friday – showed no scheduled appointments on weekends. He had just five calls with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, fewer than in any month since […]
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Virtual reality has come a long way in the last few years, and while adoption rates aren’t what developers hoped, devices are improving and getting cheaper. But VR still has its problems, including moving around in games. One company has come up with an interesting solution to this conundrum: VR boots.First-person virtual reality games are […]
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A man found dead in a car after being killed in a double shooting was a heavyweight boxer once “set to face Tyson Fury”. Brian McIntosh, who was in his mid-30s, was found alongside Will Henry, also a boxer, in a Range Rover parked off Moor Street, Dudley, West Mids, on Wednesday afternoon. The two […]
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