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Many people realize that travel is cheaper and easier than it used to be, but planning the trip is still intimidating. Learning is key, so check out the article below. Try being a little flexible concerning your vacation destination. Many people get into vacation routines, but you can find a little variety and also special […]
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Antonio Brown might return next week, but he remained a non-participant on the team’s estimated injury report as expected. Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said earlier this week that he did not expect Brown to practice during the off week after the receiver missed the NFC Championship Game. Brown injured his knee in the divisional win […]
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A springer spaniel with a huge social media following has become the first pet to win what has been described as the animal equivalent of an OBE for “providing comfort and support to thousands of people worldwide”. Thirteen-year-old therapy dog Max, who is joined daily on his Lake District walks and swims by thousands via […]
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Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur behind a payment processing startup, is funding a multimillion trip to space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which could be the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by non-astronauts. Isaacman, 37, said he will command the mission, which is slated for late-2021 and will see the spacecraft make a “multi-day” trip […]
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If you reside in Dallas County, Texas, you have a chance to spend the night in what I think is the ultimate gamer’s paradise: a 7-Eleven complete with snacks, a Slurpee machine, and the hard-to-find PS5 available to use during your stay. Starting February 1st, residents who are 18 years or older will have the […]
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After Dr. Alex Oshymansky started a public-benefit company to combat the exploding prices of certain prescription drugs, he attracted a new partner—Shark Tank billionaire investor Mark Cuban. The Dallas, Texas radiologist started in 2015 with Osh’s Affordable Pharmaceuticals and a million dollars in investment capital. Four years later, the new partnership was moving forward under […]
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Left tackle Eric Fisher was the only Chiefs player who would have missed Chiefs practice on Wednesday. Fisher tore his Achilles in the AFC Championship Game and will not play in the Super Bowl, so there wasn’t much suspense about his practice status. Wide receiver Sammy Watkins (calf) and running back Le’Veon Bell (knee) came […]
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Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Zhengzhou University have developed a powerful therapeutic platform that uses a modified virus for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. By using the virus in combination with other drugs, the treatment significantly extended survival in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer. Viruses that can selectively infect and destroy cancer […]
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When Mark Jenkins and Lori Crowell rang in 2020, they had no idea they’d be moving to another state before the end of the year. But then the pandemic hit and so much changed. “We thought about leaving Seattle the past couple years, but we weren’t ready,” said Jenkins. But when the pandemic made remote […]
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Cyberpunk 2077’s big new 1.1 patch has introduced a game-breaking bug. Eurogamer reports that the “Down on the Street” quest appears to be broken for some players. The quest includes a holocall that’s supposed to trigger progress through the main part of Cyberpunk 2077’s storyline. Unfortunately, some players are reporting that the call remains silent, […]
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