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The upcoming Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view event is set to feature a little bit of everything, including a pinch of MMA. Triller, the social media platform that is marketing the upcoming exhibition boxing bout between Tyson and Jones Jr., has announced several new bouts for the event that is now expected to […]
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While infant mortality rates (IMR) decreased overall from 2007 to 2015 in California, disparities in infant death rates have increased in some groups, including among obese mothers, those who smoke and African American women, according to a new study published in PLOS One. The goal of this study was to better clarify the maternal and […]
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Chevron Corp’s $5 billion offer to acquire Noble Energy emerged after the U.S. oil major first proposed taking a stake of at least 50% in Noble’s Eastern Mediterranean natural-gas fields, a proxy filing on Tuesday showed. If consummated, the all-stock merger will boost Chevron’s U.S. shale oil holdings and give it vast natural gas assets […]
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Frances Allen, whose work on computer compiling helped establish a foundation for much of modern computer programming, died on August 4th, her 88th birthday. She was the first woman to win the Turing Award, and the first female IBM fellow. Allen was determined to make the tedious compiling process — converting software programs into ones […]
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People who have been arrested since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during protests taking place in Oregon’s largest city for more than 70 days will not be prosecuted. The new policy announced on Tuesday recognizes the outrage and frustration over a history of racial injustice that has led to sustained, often violent protest in […]
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With a co-main event clash with rival Sean O’Malley just over a week away, one might expect Marlon Vera to be excited about finally getting his hands on the popular bantamweight. However, as is the case with most of his bookings, “Chito” isn’t particularly fixated on any personal grudge with the man who will be […]
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A team of researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) affiliated with the CHOP Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) further bridged the gap between genomic information and clinical outcome data by systematically linking genetic information with electronic medical records, focusing on how genetic neurological disorders in children develop over time. The findings were published today in […]
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Three Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday urged Facebook Inc to enact the policy recommendations of the company’s oversight board, empowering the independent group of advisers, which the lawmakers said have limited responsibilities. Facebook’s oversight board has the authority to overturn decisions by the company and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on […]
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Amazon has had talks with Simon Property Group about converting some of its mall spaces into fulfillment centers, The Wall Street Journal reported. The conversations started before the coronavirus pandemic, and before the latest wave of bankruptcy filings by mall stalwarts like Lord & Taylor, JCPenney, and Nieman Marcus. It’s a bit of an on-the-nose […]
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Analysts at global banking giant HSBC have sounded the alarm over the potential risks of investing in JBS, the world’s biggest meat company, after a string of investigations raising concerns about Amazon deforestation issues in its beef supply chain. The meat giant “has no vision, action plan, timeline, technology or solution” for monitoring whether the […]
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