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A mum has been left furious after her daughter was allegedly punished at school for getting an ear piercing to help with migraines. Skye Cohen, 14, came home and told her mother, Kerry Cohen, that she was put in isolation at school over the ‘daith’ piercing. Ms Cohen gave her daughter permission to get the […]
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Valentina Shevchenko has been unstoppable at 125 pounds, a trend that she expects to continue for a long time. The reigning UFC flyweight champion recorded her fourth consecutive defense of her title with a convincing unanimous decision win over Jennifer Maia in the co-main event of UFC 255 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas on […]
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Immune-system T cells have been reprogrammed into regenerative stem cell-like memory (TSCM) cells that are long-lived, highly active “super immune cells” with strong antitumor activity, according to new research from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The reprogramming involves a novel approach the researchers developed that inhibits the activity of proteins known as MEK1/2. Currently, several […]
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Shipping group Maersk said on Wednesday it is confident about the outlook for shipping beyond 2020 as a second wave of coronavirus infections has only had a limited impact on global freight volumes. Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipping line, has recovered faster than expected after the pandemic halted trade around the world, benefiting from […]
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Police said the incident took place in the UK county of Northamptonshire on November 10. The gang tied up the driver and security guard before driving the vehicle a short distance and transferring all 48 pallets of products to their own truck, leaving the hostages behind. The items were later moved into a third vehicle […]
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Creepy portraits and family photos have been found in a mansion which was abandoned 30 years ago. Urban explorer Colin Smith, 36, made the discovery in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, while driving home from a job. The former plumber from Hampshire – known on YouTube as ‘The Bearded Explorer’ – spotted the long overgrown driveway of a […]
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The UFC aims to capitalize on Deiveson Figueiredo’s dominance at UFC 255 and a ready-made fight with surging contender Brandon Moreno, and the promotion doesn’t want to wait. Rather than book the champ and No. 1 contender in the next three to six months, UFC President Dana White wants it to happen next month. The […]
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Many children are willing to make personal sacrifices to punish wrongdoers—and even more so if they believe punishment will teach the transgressor a lesson, a new Yale study published Nov. 23 in the journal Nature Human Behaviour shows. Philosophers and psychologists have long argued whether the main reason people punish others for bad behavior is […]
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Britain and the European Union are in the last moments to reach a trade deal that would regulate their relationship after Britain’s transition period ends on Jan 1, 2021, the EU’s Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Wednesday. Dombrovskis would not speculate about any deadlines for ending the trade talks, saying the only deadline that […]
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Considering that he couldn’t afford Sony’s latest console, game developer Alex Grade set about making a PS5 Simulator to get that hardware unboxing and ownership experience for himself virtually. Unlike PC Building Simulator, where players can spend hours fiddling around with hardware for assembling that perfect rig, this game is about opening and setting up […]
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