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It appears that the UFC is having a hard time finding an opponent for Khamzat Chimaev. The undefeated Russian, who made a lot of noise with three UFC wins in less than 70 days, took on social media Friday to say that longtime octagon veterans Stephen Thompson and Chris Weidman were approached about a fight […]
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Teen boys are a universally maligned group, frequently seen as a scourge to orderly society. Yet underneath the often hard-to-chat-to, starving, forgetful, restless, accident-prone boy is a big heart yearning to be understood and valued. Any teen can struggle with relationships as they venture into adolescence and some key biological drivers make this struggle real. […]
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The European Union’s new trade chief has told the U.S. to withdraw tariffs on more than $7 billion of EU products or face additional duties on exports to Europe, as he urged a settlement to the dispute over Airbus SE and Boeing Co, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Repairing the transatlantic relationship would be […]
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Popular game modding hub Nexus Mods has banned any mods related to “sociopolitical issues in the United States” until at least next year’s presidential inauguration. Site owner Robin Scott explained that he’d seen “a spate of provocative and troll mods” designed to provoke site users, and as a result, the site will take down any […]
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Joe Morgan, the diminutive powerhouse second baseman who led Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine” run of the mid-1970s, has died, a family spokesman and the team said Monday. He was 77. Morgan died Sunday at his home in Danville, a suburb of San Francisco, according to the family spokesman. The family said Monday that Morgan died […]
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Edson Barboza doesn’t think it’s fair that he’s on a losing skid ahead of UFC Fight Island 5, but that won’t change the fact he in desperate need of a victory on Saturday. The Brazilian striker has gone winless in the octagon since a third-round finish over Dan Hooker in Dec. 2018, a stretch that […]
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In normal life I’m a spendthrift, but I have pockets of tightness, weird things I’m averse to splashing money on, including but not limited to the posh seats in cinemas, tights and online workouts. I don’t mean the explosion in paid-for fitness content online, which was just people trying to keep their businesses alive. I’m […]
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LONDON – British retailer Marks & Spencer, seeking to avoid a repeat of last Christmas when its performance was ruined by excessive food waste, is rolling out a supply chain programme it says will crack the problem. Reporting on festive trading in January, two months before the COVID-19 pandemic brought much of Britain to a […]
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The heart monitoring feature on the Apple Watch may lead to unnecessary health care visits, according to a new study published this week. Only around 10 percent of people who saw a doctor at the Mayo Clinic after noticing an abnormal pulse reading on their watch were eventually diagnosed with a cardiac condition. The finding […]
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More lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer candidates will appear on ballots across the country this November than ever before, according to a new report from the LGBTQ Victory Fund, a group that trains, supports and advocates for queer candidates. These candidates are also more racially diverse than in past election cycles, according to the […]
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