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The Bears began Fourth of July weekend by firing a longtime member of their front office. LaMar “Soup” Campbell, who has served since 2015 as vice president of player engagement was fired today, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. Campbell was on vacation today when Bears General Manager Ryan Poles called to fire […]
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Results from the NRG Oncology phase III clinical trial NRG GOG-0212 indicated that treating women who received complete clinical response (CCR) after first-line platinum-taxane therapy for advanced ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer with single-agent taxane maintenance therapy only slightly improved progression-free survival (PFS) but did not improve overall survival (OS) and lead to significant […]
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New U.S. data for May showed little immediate relief from the record pace of inflation pushing the Federal Reserve toward another oversized interest rate increase next month, but it did add to a developing sense that the worst may be over. Inflation as measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index was 6.3% on an […]
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Australia’s competition regulator said on Thursday a court has ordered the local unit of Samsung Electronics to pay a penalty of A$14 million ($9.65 million) over misleading claims about a water-resistance feature in some of its smartphones. Samsung Australia admitted to misleading buyers of some of its ‘Galaxy’ phones about the water-resistance level, the Australian […]
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There’s nothing better than lounging around in the sunshine on holiday, but one woman claims her peaceful sunbathing in Malia, Crete, was interrupted by her bag catching fire – while her AirPods were still inside. Eva Bacchoo was enjoying some time by the pool when she turned around to see her Primark bag was smouldering […]
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Former Raiders punter Marquette King says his NFL career has ended, and he believes discrimination has something to do with it. King tweeted that he is “done fighting,” said there have been very few Black punters in the NFL, and then in a series of tweets suggested that Black punters and kickers face discrimination. “Not […]
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Like many neurological diseases, there’s a lot we don’t understand about fragile X syndrome. But, after studying the disorder for several years, Lynne Maquat’s lab knew two important things: the enzyme AKT, which plays a key role in cell growth and survival, and the quality control pathway known as NMD (nonsense-mediated mRNA decay), are both […]
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U.S. consumer spending rose less than expected in May as motor vehicles remained scarce while higher prices forced cutbacks on purchases of other goods, another sign that the rebound in economic growth early in the second quarter was losing steam. Though the report from the Commerce Department on Thursday suggested inflation had probably peaked, price […]
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Pokémon Go maker Niantic has made a social app for its games — and it’s coming out very soon. The developer says that the app, called Campfire, will kick off its global rollout “in the coming days.” Campfire was originally announced in May and has been in a testing phase with Ingress players over the […]
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A pair of close best friends have decided to raise their children as one unit, living under the same roof, and say they “wouldn’t have it any other way.” Best pals Samantha Best and Lauren Robinson say their kids love their unconventional set-up, with their blended household having “so much fun every day”. Videos uploaded […]
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