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British Formula One driver Lando Norris was mugged after attending the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy at Wembley on Sunday, his McLaren team said. The team added in a statement the 21-year-old had his watch stolen. “Thankfully, Lando was unharmed but he is understandably shaken,” the team added. “The team is supporting Lando […]
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Name: Dog DNA. Age: Dogs were first domesticated between 14,000 and 29,000 years ago. Appearance: A double helix of poopy evidence. What on earth does that mean? Let me ask you a question. What would you do if you set foot outside your front door and immediately stepped into a steaming great pile of dog […]
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Krispy Kreme (DNUT.O) shares fell 4% in a tepid Nasdaq debut on Thursday, valuing the maker of the “Original Glazed” doughnut at $2.62 billion in its return to stock market five years after it was taken private. The stock opened at $16.30, lower than its $17 initial public offering price. Krispy Kreme had priced its […]
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Cyberpunk 2077 recently returned to the PlayStation Store with a warning from CD Projekt Red over the game’s “performance issues” on the base PS4. That notice, combined with the problems the RPG has had on consoles, suggests it may not sell too well now that it’s back. But no: Cyberpunk 2077 was the best-selling game […]
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A few weeks ago, the CBS Evening News featured a rural South Carolina man who is transforming lives by repairing broken cars and giving them away for free. Where Eliot Middleton lives, there’s no public transportation, no Ubers or taxi’s. So, if you don’t have a car, there are few options for those with kids […]
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These games don’t count. Right now, that is the only saving grace for USA Basketball. And for quite probably the first time in 29 years of NBA players suiting up for the national team, there was a smattering of boos when a game ended – on home soil, no less. Patty Mills scored 22 points […]
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The Gap has released the second item from its collaboration with Kanye West’s Yeezy label. A black puffer called a “go round” jacket, which the rapper wore at the Balenciaga couture show, follows the electric blue puffer jacket which went on sale in June. Insiders are hoping that the collaboration will reverse the fortunes of […]
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The upbeat forecast from the non-partisan CBO was mirrored by a sharply higher forecast for U.S. economic output from the International Monetary Fund, which raised its projection for U.S. gross domestic product growth to 7% from 6.4%. The White House welcomed both of the rosy projections – along with others in recent weeks from the […]
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If nothing else, Disney’s willingness to talk about Premier Access numbers for Black Widow (this is the first time they’ve publicly shared these stats) is interesting. The film and theater industry suffered greatly during the pandemic last year, forcing studios and theater owners to improvise in order to survive. Premier Access is the product of […]
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LEGO recently announced they now have a prototype brick made from recycled plastic that lives up to company standards for the iconic building toy. The new prototype uses PET plastic from discarded bottles, yet it meets all the company’s strict quality and safety requirements. A team of more than 150 scientists and engineers are working […]
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