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Former Pittsburgh Steelers guard David DeCastro said he dealt with bone spurs in his ankle all last season that will need surgery to correct. Via Joe Starkey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, DeCastro said Thursday that the ankle issues were an ongoing problem for him all of last season. “I have to get surgery on my […]
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As the pandemic eases and children flock to playgrounds this summer, parents need to make sure their kids are safe, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) says. “After a challenging school year and months of being socially distanced and kept apart from their friends, children are eager to get outside and play,” said AAOS […]
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Volvo Car Group, owned by China’s Geely Holding (GEELY.UL), announced plans on Monday for a joint venture with Swedish battery maker Northvolt to develop sustainable batteries for its electric cars and set up a gigafactory for production. The companies aim to set up a research and development centre in Sweden to begin operations in 2022 […]
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The newly launched Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Android tablets are now available to purchase in India. Debuted late last month, the two new Android tablets are toned-down versions of the existing Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab A7. Both Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Samsung Galaxy Tab […]
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The New York Yankees fulfilled a lifelong dream for Gwen Goldman during their latest game when they honored her 60-year-old request to serve as the team’s bat girl. Goldman, 70, sent the Yankees the request when she was 10 in 1961 and found herself standing on the field Monday at Yankee Stadium in New York. […]
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Defensive tackle David Onyemata‘s numbers don’t totally tell the story of his impact on the Saints. He has become a play-wrecker. Bigger still, he has become a leader for the Saints. Entering his sixth season, Onyemata is showing his young teammates the way. “It’s something that has become more comfortable over the years,” Onyemata said, […]
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Despite continuing controversies over its value in improving birth rates in IVF, testing embryos for their chromosomal content has become routine in many fertility clinics. Embryos with a normal complement of chromosomes (known as “euploid”) are known to have a good chance of implanting in the uterus to become a pregnancy, while abnormal embryos (aneuploid) […]
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The Dubai Airshow, this year’s biggest aerospace trade show and a spectacle for business deals worth billions of dollars, will be held under capacity restrictions in November due to the coronavirus pandemic, its organiser said. Even though few deals are expected as the industry seeks to preserve cash, the show is seen as a psychological […]
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Messaging chat app Telegram has added group video chat to its mobile and desktop apps at last, something it promised was coming back in April 2020. Voice chats in any group on the platform can be turned into video calls by tapping the camera icon to turn on your device’s video. Telegram says an unlimited […]
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Professional disc golfer James Conrad won the championship after 247-foot shot forced playoff. The 247-foot shot on the 18th hole gave Conrad the birdie he needed to force playoff against Paul McBeth in the Disc Golf World Championships. Video footage from Disc Golf Pro Tour shows the crowd erupting into applause as Conrad nailed the […]
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