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When I look back on 2020, audiobooks may not be the first thing I remember, but they will occupy a prominent place in the list of crutches that propped me up in this strange and perturbing year. One of the first things I did when I undertook my own Covid-19 journey in early April – […]
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Right tackle Ja’Wuan James became the second member of the Broncos to opt out of playing the 2020 season. James confirmed reports of his decision by releasing a statement via his Twitter account on Monday. James noted that he has a newborn at home and has seen a family member hospitalized due to COVID-19 already […]
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The loss of a sense of smell is known to be one of the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and can even appear years before the characteristic tremors and loss of motor function are seen. Some scientists believe that olfactory dysfunction may not just be a sign of broader neural damage, but rather may […]
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A U.S. judge on Monday denied a request by an Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) customer to overturn an arbitration win for the company in a price-fixing case over claims the arbitrator only ruled in Uber’s favor because he was scared. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said the claim was without merit, with the […]
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1sland moves slowly out of the fog and surf, a dreamy sort of game that has had me in a dreamy sort of spell these last few days. It sells itself as a “paddle royale”, but any sense of violence or even urgency is swept away by playing it. Water laps at the hull of […]
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In 2016, the writer and lawyer Michelle Alexander said the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, would come to be seen as a “critical turning point. If it winds up not being a turning point, it will be because we did not do our job.” Nearly two months on since the death of George […]
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Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. hasn’t opted out for the 2020 season, but it shouldn’t surprise anyone if he does. In recent comments to Lane Florsheim of the Wall Street Journal, Beckham said he “wouldn’t mind” the 2020 season not happening. “Obviously with everything that’s going on, it doesn’t make sense why we’re trying to […]
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Encouraging paid workers to employ the ‘right kind’ of respectful personal relationship with young people with disability will lift standards in the sector, experts say. With good quality relationships, children and young adults with cognitive disability feel “valued, respected and cared about” in their daily lives and, in turn, give carers more job satisfaction and […]
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Euro zone manufacturing activity expanded modestly last month, its first growth since early 2019, and Asia’s pain eased as the contraction slowed in export-reliant nations, adding to hopes the sector is emerging from the hit of the coronavirus pandemic. Just over 18 million people have been infected by the coronavirus and the hit from lockdowns […]
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A wild mix of PS4 and Xbox One games are available at some ridiculously low prices thanks to an impromptu clearance sale at Asda and Amazon UK. Looking at this morning’s flurry of activity over at Hotukdeals, Amazon appears to be price-matching Asda on a number of console games that have been reduced by the […]
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