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The Cardinals signed cornerback B.W. Webb on Thursday. They had cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick visit Friday. They made another move at the position this week: The Cardinals announced they have signed Ken Crawley to a one-year deal. The transaction was reported earlier this week but didn’t become official until Friday. Arizona placed cornerback Robert Alford on […]
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Scientists have developed an injectable drug that blocks HIV from entering cells. They say the new drug potentially offers long-lasting protection from the infection with fewer side effects. The drug, which was tested in non-human primates, could eventually replace or supplement components of combination drug “cocktail” therapies currently used to prevent or treat the virus. […]
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Activist fund Amber Capital on Thursday called on French publishing and media group Lagardere (LAGA.PA) to hold a shareholder meeting, its latest bid to trigger a board shake-up as a battle between the firm’s top investors intensifies. Amber, which has teamed up with fellow Lagardere shareholder Vivendi (VIV.PA) to demand four seats between them on […]
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505 Games has addressed the backlash to Control’s next-gen upgrade policy in a new statement that commits to its previous announcement. Control developer Remedy came under fire when it emerged you will not get a free upgrade to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of the game – even if you own the […]
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A woman who exposed a medical professional’s pick-up line has been slammed. An anonymous woman received a message on Instagram from a man who conducted her blood test at the hospital just a few days prior. It read: “Hey, this might seem a bit odd but I done your blood test the other day at […]
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Safety Adrian Colbert didn’t have to wait too long to find a new team. Colbert was waived by the Dolphins on August 16 and agent Drew Rosenhaus announced on Friday that his client has signed with the Chiefs. Colbert was a 2017 seventh-round pick of the 49ers who spent time last season with the Seahawks […]
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Trefoil Therapeutics announced this week that it is beginning a clinical trial of a drug meant to treat a condition in which some of the eye’s cells die off, leading to loss of vision. The San Diego company’s drug targets cells in the cornea, the clear outer layer that covers the front of your eye. […]
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TikTok has removed more than 380,000 videos in the United States for violating its hate speech policy so far this year, the short-form video app said on Thursday. The app, owned by China’s ByteDance, also said it banned more than 1,300 accounts for posting hateful content. TikTok said in a blog post that it had […]
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If this week’s Indie World sale on the eShop had you downloading a handful of new games then you might find yourself short of storage space and in need of a Nintendo Switch SD card. Well, would you look at that, as part of the Amazon Gaming Week promotion, you can grab a 128GB SanDisk […]
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A labrador who really likes chasing ducks had to be rescued by firefighters after swimming in pursuit the birds for more than half a mile – and showed no signs of stopping. A crew from Victorian Fire and Rescue in Australia were taking part in a routine exercise on the Maribyrnong River when they were […]
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