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Carla Esparza just wanted to fight. Originally scheduled to compete on April 11, the former strawweight champion had her bout against Michelle Waterson postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The disappointment didn’t stop Esparza from continuing to train in hopes that she would get booked as soon as the UFC was up and running […]
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A 4-year-old girl was rushed to the emergency room three times in one week for asthma attacks. An elderly man, who’d been holed up in a top-floor apartment with no air conditioning during a heat wave, showed up at a hospital with a temperature of 106 degrees. A 27-year-old man arrived in the ER with […]
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Payments giant Fiserv Inc (FISV.O) said Thursday that Frank Bisignano would become the company’s chief executive on July 1, with long-time head Jeffery Yabuki remaining on as executive chairman until the end of the year. The announcement, marking the end of Yabuki’s 15-year tenure at the top of the Brookfield, Wisconsin-based business, came on the […]
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Starting Sunday May 10th, Razer will host a promotion at Best Buy that bundles its Huntsman Tournament Edition wired gaming keyboard with the Razer Viper mouse. The keyboard alone costs $130, and that price will include the Viper (usually $80 by itself) for free with purchase. Just add the keyboard to your cart and the […]
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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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