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The Saints are looking for ways to open up cap space and they created a little bit by reworking defensive tackle David Onyemata‘s contract. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team has converted some of Onyemata’s $7 million Read more
Professor Christiani Jeyakumar Henry, Senior Advisor of Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and his team have developed a Glycemic Index (GI) glossary of non-Western foods. The research paper was published Read more
The voluntary carbon offset credit market has the potential to play a major role in allowing society to continue to emit greenhouse gases, while striving to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) as stipulated in the Read more
Just when you thought the global semiconductor shortage couldn’t get any worse, we’re now hearing that the winter storm in Texas last month has left chip makers in the area dealing with the consequences of temporarily shutting down their fabs. Read more
A homeless dad and his son finally reunited after a decade apart have celebrated a first birthday together. Jason Kelly, from Liverpool, finally found his dad, David, on Christmas Eve 2020 after years of being without each other. The 23-year-old Read more
The Lions technically can’t talk about acquiring Jared Goff for another couple of weeks. But if there’s anyone in Detroit who knows Goff well, it’s the club’s General Manager. Brad Holmes was the Rams’ director of college scouting from 2013-2020, Read more
A new study led by Belgian and Spanish researchers published in Scientific Reports adds evidence about the potential benefits of green tea extracts in Down syndrome. The researchers observed that the intake of green tea extracts can reduce facial dysmorphology Read more
Some of the biggest winners on U.S. stock exchanges so far this year have been their smallest members, partly fueled by the GameStop effect, but their gains could be particularly vulnerable if investors get skittish about equities. The Russell Microcap Read more
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console of 2020 and remains incredibly popular, but that isn’t stopping the Japanese firm from releasing a successor this year. According to a new report, this new device, possibly called the Switch 2, Super Read more
A man from Breda in Noord-Brabant was kidnapped Saturday night. Partly thanks to an unexpected curfew check, he was rescued. Three men were caught red handed and were arrested. The police received a report last night that a person had Read more