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When the Rams emerged from the ashes of a 4-12 season to go 11-5 and win the NFC West in 2017, they caught a lot of people by surprise. Many may have even called them an underdog. It was different for Los Angeles and the club’s former quarterback, Jared Goff, from 2018-2020. Those Rams teams […]
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The more crawling experience a baby has, the more likely they are to avoid falling into water, a University of Otago study shows. Published in Infancy, the work is part of a longitudinal study into the effect locomotor experience has on infants’ avoidance of falling over sudden drop-offs. Lead author Dr. Carolina Burnay, of the […]
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Stellantis (STLA.MI) will produce Fiat Scudo light commercial vehicles in Russia and export them to other markets, the global carmaker said. Stellantis owns a 70% stake in a car plant in the Russian city of Kaluga where it plans to produce the vehicle. Mitsubishi (8058.T) owns the remaining 30% stake. Fiat Scudo production in Russia […]
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The Oppo Watch 2 has launched in China, featuring the same Apple Watch-style design as the original Oppo Watch but with improved internal hardware. That includes Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 4100 platform and a promise of up to 16 days of battery life from a single charge while using a low-power mode (via 9to5Google). As was […]
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Firefighters in New Zealand said they used a crane to rescue a cow that became stuck in the center of a milking platform at a dairy farm. Fire and Emergency New Zealand-Canterbury said in a Facebook post that crews from Dunsandel and Burnham were summoned to a dairy farm to rescue a cow that had […]
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Having only three preseason games in 2021 is a significant shift as teams prepare for the upcoming year. That’s especially for teams with new head coaches. Detroit’s Dan Campbell is one of them and said Friday that he’s trying to strike a balance between getting the players and staff ready for Week One while also […]
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New research from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science shows that mice can teach us about decision-making strategies. Mice in the study autonomously trained themselves to make decisions about detailed pictures on a screen. A dataset of over 1.3 million viewings of black and white striped lines revealed that mice were highly sensitive to small […]
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Germany’s BASF (BASFn.DE) said on Wednesday it has been chosen as the exclusive partner to develop high-performing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles with Cellforce Group, a joint venture between Porsche (VOWG_p.DE) and Customcells. As part of the collaboration, BASF will provide materials for high-performance battery cells for fast charging and high energy density. Cellforce Group […]
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In a new letter, Activision Blizzard employees said that CEO Bobby Kotick’s note addressing allegations of sexual harassment and workplace discrimination at the company “fails to address critical elements at the heart of employee concerns.” Last week, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) filed a huge lawsuit against the company bringing the allegations […]
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An Estonian swimmer celebrated her 30th birthday by swimming 18.6 miles with a monofin and breaking a Guinness World Record. Merle Liivand donned the monofin — a swimming fin resembling a mermaid’s tail — in Miami Beach, Fla., and went swimming for 9 hours and 19 minutes to achieve the record-breaking distance of 18.6 miles. […]
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