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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the favorite to win the MVP award. He’s a shoo-in for the Pro Bowl. Mahomes leads all players in early Pro Bowl voting, the NFL announced Wednesday. Mahomes, who twice has earned Pro Bowl honors, has 143,355 votes. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson (139,839 votes) ranks second overall, while Minnesota running […]
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Small, powerful magnets in toys like Buckyballs building sets and jewelry kits are causing an alarming number of serious pediatric injuries in the United States, new research warns. Analyzing national data, researchers found an 80% rise in these injuries to children from 2016 to 2019, following the repeal of a sales ban on the magnets […]
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Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei called on employees of its departing Honor subbrand to strive to surpass its parent in a farewell speech as the tech giant sells the budget brand to keep its sanction-hobbled supply chains alive. Huawei Technologies said earlier this month it would sell Honor to a new entity called Shenzhen Zhixin New […]
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I.In March 2017, I drove down to the Instagram offices in Menlo Park to meet with founder Kevin Systrom. The subject of the meeting had not been disclosed to me in advance, and when we sat down in a conference room, Systrom had a surprise for me: his team had cloned Snapchat’s popular stories feature […]
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A mum called her daughter to tell her she could not breathe in the middle of the night, but died before she could get there, an inquest heard. Ann-Marie Brett, 52, passed away in Diana, Princess of Wales hospital, after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in Grimsby on June 13. Her daughter Leanne […]
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The Broncos activated linebacker Mark Barron from injured reserve to their active roster, the team announced Wednesday. Denver waived running back LeVante Bellamy in a corresponding move. Bellamy, an undrafted rookie from Western Michigan, was activated from IR on Tuesday. Barron, a ninth-year player, signed with the Broncos in late August after rookie linebacker Justin […]
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The receptive field (RF) of a neuron is the term applied to the space in which the presence of a stimulus alters the response of the same neuron. The responses of visual neurons, as well as visual perception phenomena in general, are highly nonlinear functions of the visual input (in mathematics, nonlinear systems represent phenomena […]
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Profits at China’s industrial firms grew in October for a sixth consecutive month and at their quickest pace since early 2017, pointing to a steady recovery in the manufacturing sector after it was hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Profits at Chinese industrial firms surged 28.2% year-on-year in October to 642.91 billion yuan ($97.79 billion), […]
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Google has announced new family-oriented updates for Assistant and Fi, which can be potentially useful whether you’ve all been under the same roof for the duration of the pandemic or you’re making plans to visit for the holidays. Assistant’s changes are primarily focused on smart displays like the Nest Hub Max, in which a number […]
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An NHS nurse reported missing by his wife was found hanged in woodland, an inquest has heard. James Kingsbury, 57, was described as a dedicated NHS nurse and volunteer biker for the blood service. He was reported missing earlier this year and was last seen alive on October 5. His body was found on November […]
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