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A jealous husband followed his wife on her first date with another man before deliberately ramming into their car at high speed. The pair feared they would ‘die on the A1’ when John Carter began his pursuit. A judge who jailed him for five years said it was ‘no thanks to him’ that the couple […]
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John Kruk is one of the more underrated hitters in baseball history. Kruk, who is currently a broadcaster for the Phillies, had a 10-year career during which he hit exactly 100 homers, batted exactly .300, and posted an excellent .397 on-base percentage. In baseball history, there are only 32 members of the admittedly arbitrary 100/.300/.395+ […]
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Some people are more sensitive than others—and around half of these differences can be attributed to our genes, new research has found. The study, led by Queen Mary University of London, compared pairs of identical and non-identical 17-year-old twins to see how strongly they were affected by positive or negative experiences—their ‘sensitivity’ level. The aim […]
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The world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock Inc, called out oil stocks, domestic tourism and debt in China and India as investment opportunities in its Asia outlook on Wednesday. The manager of $6.5 trillion in assets expects it may be 2022 at the earliest before global growth returns to trend but said in a statement outlining […]
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Global shipments of wearable devices reached 72.6 million in the first quarter. That’s an increase of 29.7 percent compared to the same period in 2019 according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.Notably, IDC said growth was disproportionately spread across various form factors of wearables. The earwear category grew an impressive […]
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A mother who was caught with a cannabis farm at her home tried to throw police off the scent by saying it was the noise of her sunbed. Officers went to Emma Carter’s home in Salford looking for a wanted man for an unrelated matter. But then they heard a humming noise coming from a […]
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USMNT and Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie has said he will stand firm and accept any punishment for wearing an armband in support of George Floyd. During Schalke’s 1-0 defeat at home to Werder Bremen on Saturday, McKennie wore an armband saying ‘Justice for George’ and along with several other Bundesliga players, he will now be […]
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Turning to a tub of ice cream after a break-up may be a cliché, but there’s some truth to eating in response to negative emotions. Eating serves many functions—survival, pleasure, comfort, as well as a response to stress. However, emotional overeating—eating past the point of feeling full in response to negative emotions, is a risk […]
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U.S. Republican Senator Tom Cotton cautioned Britain on Wednesday that a decision to allow China’s Huawei a role in 5G networks could hurt military cooperation and be an issue in trade talks. “It may impose some limitations on our technical ability to share certain kinds of sources or method, or for instance our professionals tell […]
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Tracking-app maker Tile has filed an antitrust complaint with European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. In a letter sent earlier this week, Tile accused Apple of making it harder for users to use its app while making it easier to use its tracking app FindMy.In a letter, viewed by Financial Times, Tile’s legal counsel explains that […]
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