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Mike Perry took to Twitter late Saturday night to respond to assault allegations after a video surfaced earlier this week showing the UFC welterweight in a fight in a restaurant in Lubbock, Texas. According to a police report, Perry was involved in an altercation with at least three victims including an older gentleman, who was […]
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Rainbow cakeEve Catherwood, corporate welcome host, Manchester To celebrate Pride month, I challenged myself to bake a rainbow cake. It took me about eight hours, but I was so pleased with the result. I iced the title of the Lady Gaga song Born This Way on the top, as it’s my favourite LGBTQ+ anthem and […]
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French video games group Ubisoft announced several staff departures on Saturday after conducting a review in response to allegations of misconduct at the company, which earlier reports said centered around sexual misconduct charges. The changes were initiated to improve “workplace culture”, the company said. The group’s chief creative officer, managing director of its Canadian studios […]
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Thanks to a recent surge in its stock price, Nvidia has overtaken Intel to become the most valuable chipmaker in the US. Following a 2.3 percent jump yesterday afternoon, team green’s shares have now reached $408, putting its market cap at $251.3 billion, ahead of Intel’s $248.1 billion.We hear a lot about how AMD is […]
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For eleven years, the search engine Ecosia has used most of the revenue from advertising on its website and app towards planting trees—and this month they planted their 100-millionth tree. The German nonprofit, which became the first ‘B Corporation’ in that country because it was established for social good, has earned its founder Christian Kroll […]
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Jorge Masvidal can give credit where credit is due. Despite accepting a UFC 251 main event bout against welterweight king Kamaru Usman on just six days’ notice, Masvidal had no desire to make excuses about his unanimous decision loss on Saturday night. Instead, the first and only “BMF” champion paid homage to Usman on a […]
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White sandwich loafDave Tyler, writer, Monmouth My daughter bought me a breadmaker but my early attempts were marred by a temperamental electronic scale. At least, that’s my excuse for this monstrosity, which looks more like a 70s Doctor Who villain than a white sandwich loaf. Beer breadAnna Stanford, PR and communications manager, London Like everyone […]
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Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colorful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday as Florida’s Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state. Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) welcomed a limited number of guests to its two most […]
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Traditional vehicle instrument panels are slowly being phased out in some vehicles, and Mercedes upcoming 2021 S-Class sedan will be one of the latest examples of this trend. When the vehicle enters full production, it will ship out to customers with a massive, 13-inch OLED touchscreen infotainment system, which replaces dozens of ordinary buttons — […]
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Solugen’s mission is to decarbonize the chemicals industry—and their secret weapon comes from nature’s own biology. For several years now, the Houston-based chemical engineering startup has been making hydrogen peroxide out of a yeast enzyme, and have used this eco-friendly product to create cost-competitive replacements for heavy-duty chemicals used in treating oil-drilling wastewater, spas, pools, […]
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