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The 76ers traded Mike Muscala last year. Is Muscala a secret agent for Philadelphia? Now with the Thunder, Muscala hit the game-winning 3-pointer in Oklahoma City’s 116-115 win over the Heat on Wednesday. That result ensured the Thunder will send their 2020 first-round pick to the 76ers. Oklahoma City owed its first-rounder only if it […]
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Is it safe to drink from a water fountain during the pandemic? There’s no evidence you can get COVID-19 from the water itself. But since the virus may linger on surfaces, experts say to avoid fountains if you can or to limit any direct contact when using them. In New York City, for example, posters […]
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A sharp escalation in tensions with the United States has stoked fears in China of a deepening financial war that could result in it being shut out of the global dollar system – a devastating prospect once considered far-fetched but now not impossible. Chinese officials and economists have in recent months been unusually public in […]
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Horizon Zero Dawn developer Guerrilla Interactive has released a statement saying it is investigating the “technical issues” currently plaguing the game’s port to PC. “We have been monitoring all of our channels and are aware that some players have been experiencing crashes and other technical issues,” said a statement on Steam. “Please know that we […]
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The police raided and dismantled a massive cocaine washing plant in the Drenthe village of Nijeveen last week. “This is the largest cocaine laboratory ever found in the Netherlands,” Andre van Rijn of the police’s dismantling facility LFO said. He estimated that the lab could produce between 150 and 200 kilos of cocaine per day. […]
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Tyronn Lue won 61% of his regular-season games, 67% of his playoff games and an NBA championship while coaching the Cavaliers. And as a Clippers assistant, he’s also available for head-coaching openings. That resumé will get him to the front of many lines. Lue is expected to be a leading candidate for what could be […]
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Columbia researchers have uncovered an array of new genes that cause stillbirth, significantly increasing the understanding of the condition’s genetic foundations. The findings suggest that genetic analysis could be used to counsel parents who have previously experienced stillbirth and to unlock new human biology. Using both standard and advanced analysis techniques, the team led by […]
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Stocks ticked down from six-month highs on Thursday on concern over a stalled U.S. economic relief deal, while oil fell and the euro edged up against the U.S. dollar. Treasury yields hit multi-week highs after record supply at a 30-year bond auction drew poor demand. Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits dipped below 1 […]
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Dr Disrespect is streaming again, having transferred to YouTube after receiving a permaban from his partner platform, Twitch, a few weeks ago. Twitch permanently banned Dr Disrespect – aka Guy Beahm – from its platform in June. At the time he was one of the most popular streamers on Twitch with more than four million […]
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A 19-year-old man from Rotterdam was killed in a stabbing at the pier in Scheveningen on Monday evening, The Hague police said on Twitter. Two suspects were arrested. The stabbing happened at the entrance of De Pier at around 6:30 p.m. The critically hurt victim was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to his […]
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