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The Dallas Cowboys were handed their first significant blow of the season last Sunday in a 30-16 loss at home to the Denver Broncos. Despite the return of Dak Prescott to the starting lineup, the Cowboys offense was a no-show against Denver. Dallas failed to score until just over four minutes remained in the contest…
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Research shows that many seniors living alone prefer to recover from acute illness in their own homes, rather than in long-term care facilities. Now a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco has identified one factor that buffers the likelihood of a “health shock” culminating in a nursing home stay of at least 30…
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A fire at Pertamina’s refinery complex in Cilacap, Central Java province, has been fully extinguished without disrupting production activity, the chief executive of the Indonesian energy company said on Sunday. The fire started around 7:20 p.m. (1220 GMT) on Saturday at a fuel storage unit. Amateur videos broadcast by local media showed a large blaze…
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Besides its European expansion, DoorDash is reaching into new areas within the United States via an expanded partnership with Dollar General that’s already available via 9,000 locations. Gig economy services initially proliferated in urban areas, using venture capital money to push the convenience of getting everything from cold medicine to a single candy bar hand-delivered…
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A man who recently moved with his wife from the Washington, D.C., area to Texas brought along something unusual — his collection of more than 70,000 items related to Star Wars villain Darth Vader. Bill McBride, who recently moved to the Rio Grande Valley with his wife, Rebecca, said he started collecting Darth Vader items…
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The last time the Ravens played the Dolphins in Miami, Baltimore won, 59-10. This time, it didn’t quite go the same way. After a 22-10 loss to Miami on Thursday night, Ravens coach John Harbaugh took the full blame for the outcome. “Hats off to the Dolphins,” Harbaugh told reporters. “They played a very good…
Read More “John Harbaugh: We weren’t prepared, and that’s on me” »
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia in rodents. The method involves white blood cells of the immune system called macrophages that eat bacteria, and a group of compounds that are naturally produced in mice and humans called epoxyeicosatrienoic…
Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk said Saturday the result of his sale of nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares this week was “closer to tax maximization than minimization.” Musk was responding to a Twitter commenter who said Musk would end up with more Tesla shares if he sold options instead of shares. “A careful…
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Here’s our first good look at the 2022 Subaru Solterra, the Japanese automaker’s first electric vehicle. Coming to the US, Canada, and Europe in 2022, the Solterra SUV will be powered by an electric vehicle platform that Subaru has been co-developing with Toyota. The Solterra will come in both front-wheel and all-wheel drive variants, with…
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A New Zealand woman had to call the police for help when she found herself “being held hostage by a possum” in her home. The University of Otago post-graduate student said she was unpacking her car at her home in Dunedin’s North East Valley when she felt something run up her leg. “I pulled it…
