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After the Bills signed quarterback Josh Allen to a long-term deal, and after the details became available, we suggested that Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson ask for the same deal. After the Browns signed quarterback Deshaun Watson to a long-term deal, Read more
When weather gets hot and people start jumping into a pool, lake or ocean, cases of swimmer’s ear are likely to climb, but one expert says there are steps you can take to avoid the painful condition. The best prevention Read more
Fashion retailer Zara founder Amancio Ortega bought a 5% stake in Spanish gas grid operator Enagas’s (ENAG.MC) renewable and hydrogen unit Enagas Renovable, Enagas said on Wednesday. Ortega’s family office Pontegadea, which had already taken a 5% stake in Enagas, Read more
Microsoft is speeding up the boot time of its Xbox consoles. In the latest Xbox Insider test builds of the Xbox dashboard, the cold boot startup time has been reduced by around 5 seconds for Xbox Series X / S Read more
A man was found dead after he disappeared into a sinkhole in a swimming pool in front of shocked party goers. Around 50 people were attending a work pool party at a villa in the Israeli town of Karmei Yosef Read more
Early in the 2001 season, Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe took a huge hit that nearly dislodged his lung. Later that season, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady took a huge hit that nearly dislodged his head. Jimmy Traina of SI.com posted the Read more
Janet S. Choi, M.D., from University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and colleagues assessed the association between having a prior hearing test and awareness of hearing loss and hearing aid use. The analysis included 3,192 adults aged 60 years and older Read more
IT research firm Gartner said on Wednesday it expects global semiconductor sales growth to slow down in 2022 and fall 2.5% next year, hurt by weak sales of mobile phones and personal computers. Rising inflation, and higher energy and fuel Read more
Our fearless leader, Nilay Patel, sent me an article about Chipotle accepting cryptocurrency for payment earlier this year. I did think about writing something to troll my cryptocurrency-hating editor who loves Chipotle, but then Elon Musk did some manner of Read more
Researchers have found that as few as one in 10 petrol stations are charging a fair price for fuel. A recent drop in oil costs means that prices at the pumps should be below the current average of £1.88 per Read more