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The virtual news conference was over. PGA Tour media official Doug Milne thanked Rory McIlroy for his time and was about to send him on his way at TPC Scottsdale. “I can’t believe no one asked me an equipment question!” McIlroy said. “Well, we can open back up the mics if you’d like?” Milne asked. […]
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“We’ve been seeing an increase in the number of patients looking for appointments to replace broken mouth guards” that have been cracked or chewed through, said Dr. Leopoldo Correa, director of the Craniofacial Pain Center at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, in Boston. Grinding and clenching (“bruxism”) can cause cracked teeth, fillings and crowns; […]
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U.S. hedge funds last week bought and sold the most stock in more than 10 years amid wild swings in GameStop Corp shares that many had bet against, but their market exposure to stocks is still near record levels, according to an analysis by Goldman Sachs Inc. “According to Goldman Sachs Prime Services, this week […]
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The current status of the Parler website In what’s been a turbulent past few weeks for the relatively new social media platform, Parler now finds itself without a CEO. According to a statement in a memo that was obtained by Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, Matze’s termination was effective January 29, 2021. “On […]
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Atlanta Falcons star defensive end Grady Jarrett and the NFL had a touching surprise for a 12-year-old football fan whose family recently died in a house fire. They gave Taeden Johnson tickets to go to the Super Bowl 55 in Tampa, Florida on Sunday. During “CBS This Morning” on Friday, Jarrett said the NFL was […]
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David Puig still has yet to be beaten this season. The Arizona State sophomore, who along with his teammates didn’t compete in the fall, won his second straight individual title to begin the spring on Thursday in Hawaii. After winning the Southwestern Invitational last week by nine shots, the Spaniard fired three more rounds in […]
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Living in a noisy neighborhood with less green space negatively affects teens’ sleep, which may lead to poorer memory and thinking skills, according to a pair of studies. In a study on residential environment, researchers found that as noise levels steadily increased, so too did the time needed for teens to fall asleep. They also […]
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Melvin Capital, the hedge fund at the center of the GameStop drama, lost 53% in January but received commitments for fresh cash from investors in the last days of the month, a source familiar with the fund said on Sunday. Melvin ended January with more than $8 billion in assets after having started the year […]
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After revealing the release date and official trailer this week, EA has confirmed most PCs will be able to play Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The only issue could be the 120GB of free space it requires. While you’ll need more than the Nvidia GeForce 6800 / ATI X1300 XT that the original Mass Effect required, […]
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One loving father is a stellar example of what it’s like to be happily blind to skin color—and he hopes his story can inspire everyone to understand that transracial adoption is just as natural when the parent is black and child is white. (A combination that has produced too many negative inferences for this dad […]
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