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Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets have agreed to a $341m, 10-year deal, keeping the All-Star shortstop in Queens for the long haul after acquiring him from Cleveland in the offseason, according to a person familiar with the agreement. MLB Network first reported the news about Lindor’s contract. The four-time All-Star’s deal will be […]
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Mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders possess unique, sex-specific metabolic dysfunctions, according to a new study in eNeuro. Understanding the unique metabolic effects of each disorder in both animal models and humans may lead to more personalized treatments and diagnostic methods. Any disorder affecting the brain also impacts the body. People with neurodevelopmental disorders—including Down syndrome […]
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Shares in AirAsia Group Bhd fell in morning trade on Tuesday, as analysts lowered earnings forecasts after the Malaysian budget airline group posted its record quarterly loss. The stock fell as much as 6.2% in the first half session of trade. “We now anticipate AirAsia to report net loss of 92 million ringgit in 2022 […]
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Even though AMD was confident enough in not recommending a majority of their customers to disable Predictive Store Forwarding (PSF) for security reasons, Phoronix ran dozens of tests during the weekend using a Ryzen 7 5800X especifically benchmarking for the Zen 3 PSF vulnerability. They conclude that “the geometric mean of all those results was […]
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One person was killed and five others were wounded Thursday after a gunman opened fire at a manufacturing facility in Bryan, Texas, officials said. The suspect, described as an employee, has been arrested. He was arrested in a neighboring county by state troopers, and a trooper was shot and wounded during that effort, a spokesman […]
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1) These days it is better known for darts but 99 years ago, horses raced around the Alexandra Palace’s Frying Pan (more footage here). Here are more gone-but-not-forgotten racecourses, starting with Northolt Park in Middlesex and Gatwick racecourse, which held the Grand National during the first world war. Here’s a 1946 race report from Castle […]
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A new study published in Indoor Air provides design-based solutions on how to best use ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) to disinfect occupied rooms without harming individuals. This research was conducted by Dorit Aviv, assistant professor of architecture and director of the Thermal Architecture Lab at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Penn […]
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German software company Teamviewer said on Tuesday that it had struck a five-year sponsorship deal with the Mercedes Formula 1 and Formula E teams, following its recent shirt deal with soccer club Manchester United. TeamViewer, a provider of remote connectivity, will be shown on both the cars and the racing suits of drivers in the […]
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Scientists from Queen Mary University in London have shown for the first time that it’s possible to collect DNA from the air. What started out as an ecological assessment could end up having a profound impact on all sorts of fields including forensics. Imagine being convicted of an unlawful act based on DNA evidence collected […]
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A Florida man who cyberstalked and threatened a woman who, as a child, survived having her throat cut in an attack was sentenced to more than four years in prison Thursday, prosecutors said. Alvin Willie George, 25, of Cross City, did not know the woman but had researched the 1999 crime in Texas and sent […]
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