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PROFITS crashed at Close Brothers, but the merchant bank said its trading arm had a record year allowing it to reinstate the dividend suspended back in April. While profits tumbled 47% to £141 million, new chief executive Adrian Sainsbury – today is his first day in the job – said the company is confident about […]
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YouTube’s recommendations algorithm can lead you down some very weird rabbit holes, suggesting videos that feel weirdly personal and off-target at the same time. Today, Mozilla will introduce a new browser extension, RegretsReporter, that aims to crowdsource research about users’ “regrettable recommendations,” to let users better understand how YouTube’s recommendation algorithm works and provide details […]
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All-time basketball great Michael Jordan purchased a spot in next year’s NASCAR circuit and signed the sport’s only full-time Black driver to his team, racing officials said Monday. Jordan, partnering with long-time friend and veteran racer Denny Hamlin, bought the NASCAR charter of Germain Racing and will begin 2021 competition on Feb. 14 at the […]
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Raiders tight end Darren Waller turned in a huge performance in Monday night’s win over the Saints, catching 12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown, and afterward his coach had some high praise for him. Raiders coach Jon Gruden said he would rather have Waller than any other tight end in the NFL, including […]
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While scientists race to develop and test a vaccine effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, recent studies have indicated that countries with widespread BCG vaccination appear to be weathering the pandemic better than their counterparts. This has led many researchers to suspect that BCG vaccine, which immunizes against tuberculosis, might offer protection against […]
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Premier Inn owner Whitbread has announced it will slash 6,000 jobs as the hospitality sector continues to be pummelled by coronavirus. The cuts mean 18% of the company’s workforce will be cut, with Premier Inn staff to be worst hit. The decison comes as the company revealed UK sales were down 77.6% in the first […]
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We were pretty pleased with the OnePlus Nord — a well-balanced, mid-ranger that made some compromises but generally delivered for its price. But the Nord wasn’t available in the US, which is why we’re excited to see reports that OnePlus is readying a new Nord model that apparently will be coming to the United States: […]
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Florida prosecutors said Monday that they won’t appeal a court’s decision blocking video that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex, making it likely the charges against him will be dropped. If the state challenged the decision to the Florida Supreme Court and lost, it could have “broader, negative […]
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The NFL fined a handful of coaches for not wearing masks on the sidelines during Sunday’s games and that led many to suggest more fines were coming after watching Monday night’s game. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and Saints head coach Sean Payton were both shown without masks on many times during ESPN’s broadcast from […]
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New research has uncovered the previously unknown presence of CD19—a B cell molecule targeted by chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy to treat leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—in brain cells that protect the blood brain barrier (BBB). This discovery may potentially be the cause for neurotoxicity in patients undergoing CD19 directed CAR T cell […]
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