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The journey to the 2022 season will start to pick up some steam on Monday. Rookies for the Bills and Raiders are set to report to training camp to kick off the week. The two AFC teams are the first Read more
Most major surgeries would not be possible without anesthesia to render a patient unconscious and pain free and to ensure that their vital functions—including blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate and rhythm—remain stable throughout the procedure. As the demand for Read more
A few dozen Russian retail investors handed in a letter to the country’s second-biggest bank VTB (VTBR.MM) on Friday asking for compensation for losses made on their foreign investments after Western sanctions were imposed earlier this year. In the letter, Read more
If you found yourself impressed by Lego’s recently unveiled Mighty Bowser set but couldn’t quite shake the feeling something was missing – say, around 13ft – then Nintendo has you covered. As part of San Diego Comic-Con, the company has Read more
Armadillos are a common sight across the southern United States thanks in part to the warmer weather that attracts these animals to roam the area. But recently, these warm-weather creatures have started making a home for themselves in the Midwest Read more
The Lions committed to rebuilding under head coach Dan Campbell and General Manager Brad Holmes when they traded quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Rams in 2021 for quarterback Jared Goff and a pair of first-round picks that they hope will Read more
Researchers at the Salk Institute and colleagues have discovered the molecule in the brain responsible for associating good or bad feelings with a memory. Their discovery, published in Nature on July 20, 2022, paves the way for a better understanding Read more
United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) and Air Canada (AC.TO) on Friday expanded their code-sharing agreement, as the carriers look to accelerate their post-pandemic recovery and cash in on the growing international travel market. Airlines struggling with rising cost pressures and Read more
Just as Netflix’s live-action Resident Evil series finds itself flung unceremoniously onto the ‘disappointment’ pile, news arrives of another video game being adapted for television – this time in the form of Obsidian’s inch-high garden adventure Grounded. Released into early Read more
An Indian jewelry company earned a Guinness World Record when it set a staggering 24,679 diamonds in a single ring. Guinness announced SWA Diamonds earned the record for the large ring, which was dubbed “Ami,” Sanskit for “immortality.” The design Read more