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In a dramatic escalation of tensions, the State Department has ordered the closure of China’s Houston consulate — a move the Chinese on Wednesday called an “outrageous and unjustified” provocation State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said the U.S. was acting to “protect American intellectual property and Americans’ private information.” On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced […]
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The Contender Series is back on Aug. 4 and the season premiere’s five-fight lineup is official. It was announced on Saturday’s UFC Fight Island 2 broadcast that the premiere will be headlined by a lightweight bout between unbeaten prospect Cameron Church (4-0) and Contender Series returnee Jose Flores (9-1). Church has finished all of his […]
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International guidelines for asthma treatment recommend clinicians find the minimum effective dose that can control symptoms, yet asthma patients are increasingly prescribed high doses of medication. A study published in PLOS Medicine by Dr. Chloe Bloom at Imperial College London, United Kingdom and colleagues found that stepping-down medication doses did not increase asthma exacerbations and […]
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Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) said on Tuesday Mike Santomassimo would replace John Shrewsberry as chief financial officer when he retires in the fall after more than two decades at the firm. Since taking over as chief executive in October, Charles Scharf has shaken up leadership at the bank and installed a slew of former […]
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The first of Snap’s new Mini applications rolled out Monday, with tools from meditation app Headspace, part of an initiative “to help support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Snapchatters,” a Snap spokesperson said in a statement. Snap announced it was launching Minis at its virtual Partner Summit last month. The Minis, as the […]
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Just over 60 years after it was declared “biologically dead,” England’s River Thames had been hailed as an environmental success. But while much of the effluent, chemicals and heavy metals that used to pollute the river are gone, microplastics have taken their place. Mammals like porpoises, seals and over 100 species of fish could be […]
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In a very short period of time, Sean O’Malley has become one of the most talked about fighters on the entire UFC roster – and he knows it. Thanks to a UFC contract-winning knockout on Dana White’s Contender Series and a colorful personality, the 25-year-old bantamweight had a lot of eyes on him from the […]
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The impact of high temperatures on hospitalizations due to cardiovascular diseases has increased over the past two decades in Queensland, Australia, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Shanshan Li and Yuming Guo of Monash University, Australia, and colleagues. Extreme temperatures—both cold and hot—are known risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity […]
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The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX U.S. stock index is now positive for the year, yet most of its components have sat out the rally. After a steep, months-long climb, the index is up 0.8% on the year and at its highest level since Feb. 21. Yet for every stock that has advanced on the S&P […]
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Aurora, the startup founded by former lead engineer for Google’s self-driving project Chris Urmson, is bringing its fleet of test vehicles to Texas. It’s the latest company to shift resources to the Lone Star State, which has quickly become a hotbed of autonomous vehicle testing. Aurora says it is bringing a “small” fleet of vehicles […]
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