The Brooklyn Nets season ended unusually Sunday night in a first-round tie at the hands of NBA defending champions Toronto Raptors. In other circumstances, this could be disappointing as a disappointment. Instead, Brooklyn’s death was hit with a collective shoulder because the team was terribly short-handed. And it always went …
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When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Americans in January that they did not have to wear masks, Dr. S. Vincent Rajkumar, a professor at the Mayo Clinic and the editor of the Blood Cancer Journal, did not believe his ears. But he remained silent until Zeynep Tufekci …
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A Texas businesswoman won many conservatives earlier this year after keeping her salon open despite government mandates that “non-essential” companies like themselves remain closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, she is running for the state Senate of Texas, according to the Texas Tribune. Shelley Luther announced Saturday that she will …
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(Bloomberg) – © Photographer: Bloomberg / Bloomberg An employee walks past crude oil tanks at Juaymah Tank Farm in the Ras Tanura oil refinery and Saam Arinalco of Saam Aramco on Monday, October 1, 2018. Saudi Arabia is trying to transform its crude-dependent economy by developing new industries, and by …
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A US dollar banknote By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar rose against major currencies on Monday as traders looked to the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole retreat for guidance on the outlook for U.S. monetary policy. Sentiment for the greenback has improved somewhat due …
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