The science and technology of growing young book cover Sergey Young A few years ago, Sergey Young was diagnosed with a serious condition and was told by his doctor that he would have to take pills every day for the rest of his life. While most people might get disheartened to learn something like that, …
Residents of Arlington County, Virginia, are complaining about mysterious insect bites with a nasty looking bump that itches and lingers. Morgan Dailey quickly realized her itchy bug bite was not the work of a mosquito. “Then it started to grow and it swelled, and then I was at work one day and I noticed that …
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Here’s the context for the Thursday evening announcement: Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, has had beef with Fox for months. He brought it up with The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum when she interviewed him for a profile titled “The MyPillow Guy Really Could Destroy Democracy.” Applebaum said Lindell “told me that if it weren’t for attacks …
An aerial view shows a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Aly Song WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) – The United States is “deeply concerned with the increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of U.S. and other foreign journalists” covering recent floods in China’s …
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TOKYO (AP) — South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker set the first individual swimming world record at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. On another busy day at the pool, Evgeny Rylov completed a backstroke double and Emma McKeon gave the mighty Aussie women another gold. Schoenmaker, a 24-year-old South African, won the women’s 200-meter breaststroke with a …
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Jul 31st 2021 TO GET RICH is glorious, Deng Xiaoping supposedly said. “To get as rich as Jack Ma is clearly not so glorious,” quipped an investor last November when the initial public offering of Mr Ma’s Ant Group was cancelled on the say-so of China’s financial regulators. A lot of foreign investors interpreted it …
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SINGAPORE — Volatile trading continued for Chinese stocks on Friday, as losses were seen again — a day after they clawed back some gains following a dive early this week. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost 1.2% in early trade. Declines were seen in tech stocks after they had jumped on Thursday. Alibaba tumbled 4.5%, …
Getty Images The NBA Draft is always a hotbed for trades, and 2021 is no exception. We’ve already seen the Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans reportedly swap first- and second-round picks (along with big men), and the Phoenix Suns picked up sharpshooter Landry Shamet from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a first-round pick. …
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Edward “Ed” Farrell said he felt a sense of relief when he learned the School Board of Broward County decided to mandate face masks again when students return to class for the 2021-22 school year on Aug. 18. Farrell is a Broward County Public Schools teacher at Silver Lakes Middle School …
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Chatterbox: Indianapolis bar looks to reopen post COVID restrictions Chatterbox, a popular live music venue and bar, closed down on March 16th, 2020, at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, with restrictions loosened, the bar is reopening. Lukas Flippo, Indianapolis Star Gov. Eric Holcomb extended the COVID-19 public health emergency in Indiana and urged Hoosiers …