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Two of Britain’s worst rapists have had their minimum jail terms increased from 30 to 40 years by the Court of Appeal. A panel of five judges refused to impose whole life terms on Joseph McCann and Reynhard Sinaga, as sought by the Solicitor General Michael Ellis QC at a hearing in October. McCann, 35, […]
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A confidential Uefa-commissioned report into the transfer market concluded money-laundering was widespread and “dominant agents” were exploiting a failure to enforce rules banning third-party ownership. A summary of the 2018 report that was never published but has been seen by the Guardian indicates it made eight recommendations to help rectify systemic issues. None has been […]
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Sleep-related impairment among physicians is associated with increased burnout, decreased professional fulfillment, and increased self-reported clinically significant medical error, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Network Open. Mickey T. Trockel, M.D., Ph.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, and colleagues evaluated associations between sleep-related impairment, clinically […]
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Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm to Aurora Innovation as the ride-hailing company slims down amid a sharp decline in its business due to the coronavirus pandemic. Aurora will acquire the employees and technology behind Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group in an equity transaction, the companies said Monday. Uber will invest $400 million […]
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“Recently, we were attacked by a highly sophisticated threat actor, one whose discipline, operational security, and techniques lead us to believe it was a state-sponsored attack,” Kevin Mandia, FireEye’s CEO, wrote in a press release. “They used a novel combination of techniques not witnessed by us or our partners in the past.” FireEye said that […]
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A woman revealed a single text message on her husband’s phone destroyed their marriage by confirming he was ‘betraying’ her – just not in the way she had suspected. She explains that she had been determined to make their relationship work and keep the family together for their two-year-old child, forgiving her husband for instances […]
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Jamal Lowe was the hero as Swansea secured the south Wales derby bragging rights with a 2-0 win at Cardiff. Lowe scored in each half – doubling his Swansea goals tally in one afternoon – to reward the visitors’ supremacy and leave Cardiff still without a win in the fixture since November 2013. Cardiff’s hopes […]
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It’s a paradox that has puzzled epidemiologists for a long time. Why do some studies suggest that a higher body mass index (BMI) can end up “protecting” against bloodstream infections? A team of researchers from the Yale School of Public Health, in collaboration with colleagues at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, may have […]
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Chick-fil-A is suing several poultry producers, alleging that the companies fixed prices and caused the fast-food chain to pay inflated prices on billions of dollars worth of chicken. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, comes after the Justice Department in June said a federal grand jury in […]
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Prior to Brexit, the European Commission would have the last say about anti-competitive behavior among tech companies in the UK, but with final agreements on Britain’s euro-exodus looming, it means to take on the responsibility itself. A plan by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) aims to “level the playing field for smaller rival tech […]
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