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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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It didn’t take the Steelers long to find a replacement for David DeCastro. Just hours after releasing DeCastro with a non-football injury designation, the Steelers signed Trai Turner. Turner’s agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed the move. Turner visited the Steelers last week. The 27-year-old Turner went to five straight Pro Bowls from 2015 to 2019 with […]
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People who must spend $1,000 or more annually in out-of-pocket medical deductibles under their health care insurance plan were less likely to seek care in the ER for chest pain and less likely to be admitted to the hospital during these visits, compared to people who have health insurance plans with an annual deductible of […]
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Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has launched its transaction bank in Britain, the firm said Monday, expanding the business after launching in the United States last year as it looks for steadier sources of revenue beyond its investment bank. The bank is to offer companies in Britain cash management services such as payment processing and payroll as […]
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Tesla has had a run of bad publicity in China so far this year, with officials raising concerns over security risks, and protests about how the US automaker handles customer complaints in the country. On Saturday the stretch of bad news continued, as The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla is recalling more than 285,000 […]
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Red Robin staff recovered a customer’s wedding ring by digging through five bags of sticky trash, The Wichita Eagle reported. Diane Kilts, 75, noticed the ring was lost when she was halfway home after dining at the restaurant and believed she lost the ring while wiping her hands from a burger topped with barbecue sauce, […]
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So much for the slow time in the NFL. As teams begin to enjoy the only period of reduced activity in the ever-growing NFL schedule, they need to reconvene for the purposes of deciding in fairly short order an important piece of business for 2022. According to the memo disseminated on Thursday by the NFL, […]
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As their infants and toddlers grow, many parents may wonder if their children are walking, talking and socializing when they’re supposed to be. In fact, nearly a quarter of parents have suspected their child might be delayed in their development, a new national poll finds—but they may not always share these concerns with a doctor. […]
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Billionaire investor William Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH.N) signed a deal to buy 10% of Universal Music Group (UMG), Taylor Swift’s label, for about $4 billion, the companies said on Sunday. “As announced, the transaction is based on an enterprise value of 35 billion euros ($41.55 billion) for 100% of UMG’s share capital,” Vivendi […]
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Despite Apple’s efforts to keep anyone from finding out what it’s working on, leaks have continued to give the world early previews of new iPhones, Macs and more. Its campaign to plug the holes is apparently extending to threats of legal action, as the leaker known as “Kang” posted to Weibo this week about a […]
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