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Fisher-Price have sparked a debate over a toy set designed to mimic a home office – with some critics dubbing it “bleak.” The set – which is designed to emulate a home office – features a toy laptop, a wooden phone and headset and a plastic coffee cup. Called ‘My Home Office’, the product sparked […]
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NFL rules for this offseason allow for free agents to visit with teams before signing and Ricardo Allen has taken advantage of that opportunity. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Allen visited with the Bengals on Tuesday. It’s the first known visit that Allen has taken since being released by the Falcons last month. Allen […]
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New technology from Purdue University innovators may help improve tissue restoration outcomes for people with breast cancer and other diseases or traumatic injuries. Purdue researchers, along with fellowship-trained breast surgeon Carla Fisher of Indiana University School of Medicine, teamed up with Purdue startup GeniPhys to develop and perform preclinical studies on a regenerative tissue filler. […]
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Shares of Churchill Capital IV Corp fell more than 40% on Tuesday, as its merger with electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors sparked concerns about the real worth of the company which has yet to start regular production. The share slump followed weeks of speculation about the deal that had pushed the stock of Churchill Capital […]
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A trio of new reports on Stadia’s demise has revealed Google’s missteps and a raft of cancelled projects. Earlier in February, Google shut down its first-party development operation, impacting around 150 people. According to Bloomberg, Stadia missed sales targets for its controller, and targets for monthly active users by hundreds of thousands. Reportedly, staff within […]
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Bedroom pillows are something we use every single night and come to rely on to give us a good night’s sleep. But our pillows and duvets are often forgotten about, sometimes being left for months or even years without being washed, let alone replaced. If you’re one of those people, a doctor has now released […]
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The Texans parted ways with a pair of cornerbacks on Tuesday. According to multiple reports, the team released Brandon Williams and waived Mark Fields off of their roster. Williams signed with the team in December and then signed a new deal with the team in January. He appeared in six games and made one tackle […]
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In a new commentary for the journal Science, an associate vice president for research at The University of Texas at Arlington argues that emerging protein-based immunotherapies could lead to highly effective “off-the-shelf” cancer treatments for more patients. Jon Weidanz, who also is a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at UTA, is […]
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Wall Street reversed course late Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow whipsawing to positive territory by the closing bell in a tug-of-war between stocks that thrived amid lockdowns and those that stand to benefit most from a reopening economy. The Nasdaq was the only major U.S. stock index to lose ground on the […]
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Tom Holland has spoken about his role as Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted movie – and it doesn’t sound like he’s particularly thrilled with his performance. In a new interview with GQ, the Spider-Man star from South London said playing Drake in the film was sometimes “less about land a mark and go through […]
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