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800 graduation cakes. 12 schools. 5 weeks. That’s what it will take for Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop in Red Wing, Minnesota, to fulfill the graduation cake orders they received after a not-so-small act of kindness. “Our seniors are going to be missing out on so much, so many opportunities and events, that I just […]
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It’s been over a decade since Oscar De La Hoya’s final fight, yet his confidence hasn’t wavered in regards to a matchup with the UFC’s biggest star, Conor McGregor. De La Hoya, 47, last competed in December 2008 when he took on Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. It was a […]
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From 2001 to 2016, the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors increased across all racial/ethnic groups but remained highest among non-Hispanic whites (NHWs), according to a study published online May 8 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Armen A. Ghazarian, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Katherine A. McGlynn, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the U.S. Department of Health and […]
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Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee’s vow to end dynastic succession at South Korea’s biggest conglomerate following three generations of family control sparked skepticism in some quarters and worry in others for the future of the country’s corporate champions. Lee made the surprise announcement on Wednesday saying he would not pass the company founded by […]
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In the months since the Surface Laptop 3’s October 2019 launch, some users have reported cracks appearing on their laptop’s screen for no discernible reason. Microsoft first said it was investigating the issue in February, and today, the company explained a potential cause of the problem and offered free repairs to those affected (via ZDNet). […]
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Last month, a 2-year-old girl who had been in foster care for 700 days was finally adopted by her family in Jacksonville, Florida. Even though social distancing guidelines are preventing people from getting together, Isla’s adoption by the Moody family received a special celebration from their community. Isla’s mom, Cayela Moody, said she and her […]
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MMA Fighting has UFC 249 results for the Ferguson vs. Gaethje fight card on Saturday night at VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., live blogs for all top six fights, and live UFC 249 Twitter updates. In the main event, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje face off for the interim UFC lightweight title. Gaethje […]
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A study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that black subjects who were exposed to highly segregated neighborhoods in young adulthood exhibited worse performance in cognitive skills in mid-life. The findings are published online in JAMA Neurology. Until this research, there had been little information on the association of racial residential segregation […]
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Air New Zealand Ltd (AIR.NZ) said on Friday it would boost domestic capacity to 20% of usual levels once the country further loosens pandemic restrictions, but it cannot offer its lowest fares due to social distancing requirements. New Zealand will decide on Monday whether to lower its alert level to 2 from 3, which would […]
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In one of a series of wild tweets posted last week, Elon Musk stated he would be “selling almost all physical possessions” and that he would “own no house.” He appears to be actually following through with that promise, as chronicled in a great story in The Wall Street Journal about Musk’s personal finances that […]
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