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Sophie, the Grammy-nominated Scottish disc jockey, producer and recording artist who had worked with the likes of Madonna and Charli XCX, has died following an accident in the Greek capital of Athens. She was 34. The musician, whose full name was Sophie Xeon, died in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to a statement […]
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MINNEAPOLIS — Malik Beasley scored 23 points and rookie Anthony Edwards finished with 23 in his second straight start as the Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-104 on Sunday night. D’Angelo Russell added 19 points for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the third time in […]
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A new University of California, Irvine-led study finds a new method for identifying biomarkers may aid in early cancer diagnosis. The study focused on lung cancer, however the Cell Heterogeneity-Adjusted cLonal Methylation (CHALM) method has been tested on aging and Alzheimer’s diseases as well and is expected to be effective for studying other diseases. “We […]
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Investigation focusing on explosive landing and SpaceX’s refusal to stick to FAA terms, report saysSpaceX’s first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, which exploded last month while attempting to land after an otherwise successful test launch, violated the terms of its Federal Aviation Administration test license, the Verge reported on Friday, citing sources. An […]
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Uber on Tuesday said it has agreed to purchase alcohol delivery startup Drizly in a stock and cash deal valued at $1.1 billion. Boston-based Drizly was founded in 2012 as an e-commerce platform that facilitates the delivery of alcohol. Some have even nicknamed it the “Amazon for liquor,” although really, it sounds more akin to […]
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More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) since violence erupted over a December election result, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said, with nearly half crossing into the Democratic Republic of Congo. The CAR army, backed by U.N., Russian and Rwandan troops, has been battling rebels seeking to overturn a […]
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After the Warriors’ win over the Pistons on Saturday, Detroit forward Rodney McGruder approached the Golden State bench area. (Won’t someone think of the coronavirus protocols?!) McGruder was apparently upset with something Juan Toscano-Anderson told Wayne Ellington during the game. Injured Warriors star Klay Thompson – appearing on NBC Sports Bay Area’s telecast – reported […]
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Just down the road from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a community flush with resident health professionals, the Decatur, Georgia, school system had no shortage of expert input on whether to resume in-person classes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Scores of public health and medical professionals from the affluent, politically liberal Atlanta […]
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HD Media alleges tech giants conspired to further their dominanceA West Virginia news publisher has filed an antitrust suit against Google and Facebook, who together receive roughly half of all digital ad dollars in the U.S. and are facing antitrust charges from federal and state authorities. The company, HD Media, owns several papers in the […]
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Microsoft’s product roadmap shows a feature in development called “Outlook for the web: React to an email message.” It describes users being able to react to an email without sending one of their own through a range of reactions. “Outlook on the web is expanding the existing ability to like email messages with a thumbs […]
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