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What you do before bed has a significant impact on what your subconscious mulls over while you sleep, and on your mental state when you wake up the next morning. Research indicates that studying before going to bed can greatly improve your recall of that information later. Turning your mind off is a challenge when you’re stressed […]
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New Zealand took a little over an hour to wrap up a comprehensive innings and 12 runs victory in the second Test against West Indies on the fourth day at the Basin Reserve on Monday to seal a 2-0 series sweep. The tourists resumed on 244-6 with captain Jason Holder on 60 and Joshua Da […]
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A large team of researchers with members from a variety of institutions in and around Boston have found evidence showing that superspreading events may profoundly alter the course of an epidemic. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their genomic study of the early days of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in and […]
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Restaurants in the U.S. are in an “economic free fall” amid the ongoing spike in coronavirus cases, with 10,000 establishments around the country having closed temporarily or permanently since the start of September, according to a trade group that is urging Congress to provide immediate financial relief for the beleaguered industry. Restaurant advocates are calling […]
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Earlier this year, security researchers found that millions of IoT and surveillance devices powered by HiSilicon chips have a trivial backdoor that is unlikely to get a fix anytime soon as parent company Huawei has little control over third-party firmware implementations. Today, a new report from Forescout Research Labs revealed that a new series of […]
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This is the touching moment Prince Harry tells a group of seriously ill kids they “inspire people every single day” in a surprise video call. The Duke of Sussex joined four children supported by the WellChild charity, for which he has been a patron since 2007. He told the group they are “unbelievably inspiring and […]
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Born in Stirlingshire, Judy Murray, 61, played tennis internationally and won 64 Scottish titles. In 1995, she qualified as a coach and went on to initiate the Scottish Development School programme, which produced champion players including her sons, Jamie and Andy. She interviews top sportswomen on Driving Force, which airs on Sky Sports. She lives […]
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Immune cells called “killer T cells,” also known as cytotoxic or cytolytic CD8 T cells, normally stay in the bloodstream and do not enter organs and other tissues, according to a new study from scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The discovery, published in Cell, may help resolve many […]
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As countries around the globe prepare to inoculate their citizens against the coronavirus, a search for “vaccine” on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and eBay finds an array of books and T-shirts casting doubt on the science behind vaccines. A search for “vaccine” on Amazon.com yielded results leading with two books promoting anti-vaccination theories and an […]
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Shadowlands, for the unaware, is the first expansion in WoW history to take players to Azeroth’s (the universe WoW is set in) afterlife. In the expansion, players meet up with fallen heroes of old and can choose to align themselves with one of the Shadowlands’ four factions, known as “Covenants.” These Covenants work together to […]
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