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The dazzling sight of this year’s Lyrids meteor shower will take place all over the Northern Hemisphere tonight. You will be able to see the Lyrids shower if you get away from the city and light pollution and as long Read more
Broncos General Manager George Paton didn’t say what the team will do with the ninth overall pick in next week’s draft when he met with the media on Thursday, but he sent a hint about what they may not do Read more
People who are exposed to secondhand smoke could have a 51% higher risk of developing oral cancer, suggests a review of existing research published online in the journal Tobacco Control. Oral cancers—lip, oral cavity and oropharynx cancers—account for 447,751 new Read more
Mastercard Inc said on Monday it had agreed to buy digital identity verification company Ekata in a deal valued at $850 million, as the global payments processor bets on a boom in demand for companies in the digital security space. Read more
Amazon is renovating its Fire tablet family with a new Fire HD 10 and HD 10 Plus model. Besides “adult tablets,” Amazon is also launching a new Kids Pro tablet series, with models ranging from 7 to 10 inches, and Read more
A mum-of-two suffered burns to her face, neck and chest after trying to emulate a cooking hack she saw on Loose Women. Áine Lynch, 35, was injured in her attempt to follow a tip from panellist Frankie Bridge, who showed Read more
The Browns have marked off one task from their offseason to-do list. According to multiple reports, Cleveland has exercised quarterback Baker Mayfield‘s fifth-year option, putting him under contract through 2022. With the new CBA enacted last year, fifth-year options are Read more
A multi-institutional team of researchers has identified both the genetic abnormalities that drive pre-cancer cells into becoming an invasive type of head and neck cancer and patients who are least likely to respond to immunotherapy. “Through a series of surprises, Read more
The European Commission has said it will consider forcing companies to disclose conflicting interests when they bid for EU-funded contracts, following an inquiry into its appointment of a division of BlackRock to help develop green banking rules. The European Union Read more
Following a three-month beta, Apple has finally released a stable build of macOS 11.3 to the public, with several new features and a fix for a software bug that is known to have been exploited by malicious actors in the Read more