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Heat big Meyers Leonard used an anti-Semitic slur then apologized. The Miami Heat condemned his statement, now the NBA has come down with a punishment. Here’s the NBA release: Miami Heat player Meyers Leonard has been fined $50,000 and suspended from all Heat facilities and team activities for one week for an anti-Semitic comment he […]
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People living with a patient undergoing an intensive weight loss treatment also benefit from this therapy. This has been demonstrated by a team of researchers from the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) along with doctors from Hospital del Mar and the CIBER on the Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERObn), in […]
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Marvel Studio’s ‘Avengers: End Game’ dethrones James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ as the highest-grossing film of all time. Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King breaks its own record; becoming the highest opening weekend for a July film. Gas prices are expected to rise amid the growing tensions between Iran and the U.S. and U.K. Marvel Studios […]
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Previously stated it was “not a political statement either way”. Six Days in Fallujah publisher Victura has issued a new statement on its upcoming controversial shooter set during the US-led invasion of Iraq. The statement, issued via the company’s Twitter this afternoon, repeatedly states that “the events recreated in Six Days in Fallujah are inseparable […]
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Protesters angry at men’s violence against women and heavy-handed policing in the wake of the murder of Londoner Sarah Everard protested outside police headquarters, parliament and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office on Monday. Everard, 33, was abducted as she walked home in south London on March 3 and a police officer has been charged with […]
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Team USA, preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, named 57 finalists for the men’s basketball roster roster. You’d think that’d be enough to cover all the top American players. But there are plenty of notable omissions, including: Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum, Suns forward Mikal Bridges, Hawks big John Collins, Hornets rookie […]
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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have implicated a type of immune cell in the development of chronic lung disease that sometimes is triggered following a respiratory viral infection. The evidence suggests that activation of this immune cell—a type of guardian cell called a dendritic cell—serves as an early switch that, […]
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U.S. equity futures traded mostly lower ahead of Monday’s Wall Street session, as investors await the outcome of the Federal Reserve policy meeting which wraps up on Wednesday. On Friday, a late-afternoon burst of buying helped nudge the S&P 500 0.1% higher to 3,943.34, extending its winning streak to a fourth straight day. The Dow […]
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Rescue operations seem to be rather popular across gaming communities at the moment, as along with Valheim’s very own unit of body recovery specialists, a modder has brought Fallout 76’s Responders faction to Fallout 4. The Commonwealth Responders mod, made by TU3SD4Y, adds a total of 28 new quests, 27 new outfits, 30 buildable items […]
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China has launched a crackdown on illegal sand mining operations on the Yangtze river, which have made large parts of central China more vulnerable to drought. Excessive sand mining on the Yangtze, which provides water for a third of the Chinese population, is believed to be responsible for the abnormally low levels of water during […]
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