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When Joe Musgrove reported to spring training to start his sixth big league season, a brown and gold No. 44 San Diego Padres jersey was hanging in his locker. The No. 44 is a nod to Jake Peavy, the fiery right-hander Musgrove grew up cheering for. Musgrove continued to follow his hometown Padres even as […]
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A new study identifies a mechanism that makes bacteria tolerant to penicillin and related antibiotics, findings that could lead to new therapies that boost the effectiveness of these treatments. Antibiotic tolerance is the ability of bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics, in contrast to antibiotic resistance, when bacteria actually grow in the presence of antibiotics. […]
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It was early 2019, and senior Amazon.com Inc executive Jay Carney was preparing for an important meeting. The former press secretary to U.S. President Barack Obama, Carney was scheduled to talk with India’s ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. In Delhi, the Indian government had just announced foreign direct investment regulations that threatened […]
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If you hadn’t yet noticed, Viking survival game Valheim is really hitting the big time – and after selling 3m copies in 16 days, it’s now reached a concurrent player peak of over 500k. Not bad for a dev team of only five people. According to Steam Charts, yesterday Valheim hit a milestone of 502,387 […]
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A change in the law could finally solve the mystery of where Moors Murderer Ian Brady buried his final victim. Home Secretary Priti Patel is reportedly planning to give police warrants to seize material that could locate murder victims’ remains. The new law could be used to search two briefcases belonging to Brady that have […]
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DENVER — Ian Desmond provided a calming voice to help the Colorado Rockies stick together soon after losing star third baseman Nolan Arenado in a blockbuster trade. That just may be the veteran outfielder’s biggest contribution this season. Desmond decided Sunday to opt out for a second straight season. He announced on his Instagram account […]
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Mount Sinai researchers have identified a neural pathway through which the brain detects errors and guides subsequent behavioral improvement. This process, called cognitive control, is frequently dysregulated in a wide range of psychiatric disorders. The team’s research, published February 19 in Neuron, also suggests that neurostimulation of this brain pathway could provide an important mechanism […]
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Baidu has appointed a chief executive officer and decided on a brand for its electric vehicle (EV) venture with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the Chinese search engine giant said on Thursday. Robin Li, Baidu’s CEO, made the comments on a quarterly earnings call without disclosing names. He also said that they would try to launch […]
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Pokémon Go has announced it will hold a bonus event for all paid Kanto Tour ticket holders, after many players without a ticket were accidentally given access for free. Kanto Tour took place on Saturday just gone, and featured a frankly exhausting array of things to collect and do. Reaction to it from fans has […]
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A binman has been jailed for life for killing his girlfriend with a plastic tray during a drunken lockdown row just days after moving in with her. Wayne Morris, 47, had been staying with Ruth, 52, at her home in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, during the first coronavirus lockdown last April. He battered the mother-of-two […]
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