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A Black man with autism was granted a conditional pardon by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday after he was sentenced to a decade in prison for his involvement in a nonfatal car crash. Matthew Rushin, 22, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty with no trial in August 2019 for […]
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Former UFC champion Rafael dos Anjos will make his return to the lightweight division on Saturday night for the first time in almost exactly four years. But he’s not coming back to his old stomping ground for a sense of nostalgia. Instead, the 36-year-old Brazilian seeks a fresh start after spending his past eight fights […]
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Eye research charity Fight for Sight has announced funding for a ground-breaking stem cell research study which could reverse sight loss for people with macular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and juvenile macular dystrophies. A team at King’s College London, led by Professor Rachael Pearson, are using mini retinas (retinal organoids), which are grown […]
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Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline for the mass rollout of an effective vaccine. New York became the latest state to introduce stricter social distancing rules on Wednesday, as new infections in the country surged above 100,000 for an eighth consecutive day. The blue-chip […]
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a PlayStation 5 exclusive, Insomniac has confirmed. The developer responded to a tweet from someone wondering whether the upcoming platformer will be released on the PlayStation 4 as well as the PS5. It’s answer is unequivocal. Given Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart’s use of the PS5’s fast loading to […]
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A Connecticut man in the hospital had his spirits lifted when a medical assistant surprised him with a guitar. 62-year-old Curtis Exum was admitted to the Oncology Unit at UConn John Dempsey Hospital and his diagnosis was not good. “I was really low and my sanity was in a bad place,” Exum told Uconn Today. […]
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Andrei Arlovski is out to prove that an old dog – or “Pitbull” in this case – can learn new tricks. This past Saturday’s UFC Vegas 13 co-main event marked Arlovski’s 33rd UFC appearance, a promotional record for heavyweights and a number that trails only Jim Miller and Donald Cerrone (both with 36) for the […]
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A new study involving researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has uncovered genetic clues that may help identify which patients with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) might develop schizophrenia. The findings, published in Nature Medicine, highlight the potential of polygenic scores, which account for the effects of numerous common genetic variants across the genome, […]
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Walt Disney Co’s DIS.N rapidly growing streaming video business and a partial recovery at its theme parks gave investors fresh hope on Thursday that the entertainment company had made it through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. After Disney reported quarterly earnings, its shares jumped 5.6% to $143.12 in after-hours trading. Overall revenue fell 23% […]
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Microsoft has confirmed the entertainment apps available on Xbox Series X and S at launch. Apps already available on Xbox One will be available on Xbox Series X and S, Microsoft said. These include the likes of Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Spotify, Sky Go, Now TV and Amazon Prime Video. But also out on 10th November […]
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