A pair of swords crosses on a rain-battered battlefield. The fighters move gracefully, as if dancing. Between flashes of bloodshed, the couple argue about honor. It takes less than a minute for the viewer to understand the tense and difficult relationship between these two brothers. Sounds like a scene from …
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Neiman Marcus in bankruptcy to vacate Hudson Yards in New York
The exterior of The Shops at Hudson Yards, where Neiman Marcus is the anchor department store. Source: Related costs. It’s hardly been a year since the lucky guests danced the night away and drank champagne at the new Neiman Marcus department store in Manhattan, with the opening party featuring a …
Read More »Genetic impact of the colonial era slave trade revealed in a DNA study
Image copyright Reuters Screenshot More than 12 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic to work as slaves. A major DNA study shed new light on the fate of millions of Africans who were traded as slaves to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. More than 50,000 …
Read More »WSJ Editorial Board says it won’t ‘wither under pressure to cancel culture’ after staff criticizes coverage
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board responded Friday to employee rejection of the newspaper’s opinion section and diversity in its newsroom, declaring that “we are not the New York Times” and will not succumb to “canceling the culture “ In a note to readers, the editorial board sought to reassure …
Read More »Coronavirus makes changes that make cells not recognize it
Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain With an alarm code, we can enter a building without the bells ringing. It turns out that the SARS 2 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has the same advantage when entering cells. He has the code to dance the waltz. On July 24 at Nature’s Communications, researchers …
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