More than one million people in the UK have given up smoking since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study by the non-profit Action on Smoking and Health. Nearly half (41%) said it was a direct response to heightened health concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. The …
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This is what the solar system really looks like
At first glance, it looks like something out of a strange autopsy. A strange organ cut from the thorax of the xenomorph, under the flickering lights of an operating room in a top secret government installation, with venous vines hanging to the floor, dripping viscous mucus. (X-Com anyone?) But no, …
Read More »Marines suffer “perfect” loss, falling 8-4
In rebuilding years, there is often talk of a “chill” or “perfect” loss. A loss where even if the final score indicates a snoozer, there are still plenty of individual performances that you can get away with optimistically, especially if it’s a starting pitcher like a young position player who …
Read More »Kanye West posts video featuring family from Dominican Republic
I have to come down Friday. Kanye West has posted a video of his children with Kim Kardashian, apparently from the Dominican Republic, where the couple are thought to have been helped to work on their marriage. In the short clip, West, 43, dressed in a hockey jersey, sings what …
Read More »The iPhone 12 Pro models will probably be the last ones for sale
It has been a lot of fun to predict when Apple will announce the iPhone 12 and when the handsets will actually go on sale, something with everything in the world right now. The latest report suggests two separate stages of sale, with the Pro models coming last. The report …
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