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Jose Hernandez made his dream of becoming an astronaut a reality and he did so against incredible odds. Former NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez spent most of his youth working the fields. As a young boy, Hernandez picked fruits and vegetables Read more
Warriors forward Draymond Green dunked just six times last season. He blocked shots at his lowest rate since his rookie year. With little lift in his jumper, he shot just 28% on 3-pointers, again his worst mark since his rookie Read more
A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine following young adult drinkers for 10 years has found that individuals who reported the highest sensitivity to alcohol’s pleasurable and rewarding effects at the start of the trial were more Read more
The board of directors of Malaysian firm Top Glove Corp, the world’s largest maker of medical grade gloves, has failed egregiously in protecting its workers from COVID-19, U.S. investor BlackRock said, calling for its removal. The comments from the world’s Read more
Watch out, boy, she’ll chew you up. Sony has revealed the next set of freebies coming to PlayStation Plus subscribers in January 2021: Maneater, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and GreedFall. While the latter two are optimised for PS4, the Read more
A woman in Australia noticed a random claw hanging out of a small hole in her bathroom ceiling and snapped this hilarious photo. Sabrina Raven says she has a brushtail possum living in her ceiling, although the photo makes the Read more
The NBA is seriously discussing expansion. Profits are way down amid the coronavirus pandemic, and expansion fees would provide a jolt of cash. How much cash? Brian Windhorst of ESPN: Within the league office, sources said officials have floated the Read more
Research suggests that state laws promoting influenza vaccination for hospital workers can be effective in preventing deaths from pneumonia and influenza, particularly among the elderly. Findings from a quasi-experimental observational study are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Seasonal influenza Read more
S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Wednesday it will remove the American Depositary Receipts of three Chinese telecom companies, China Mobile Ltd, China Telecom Corporation Ltd and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd, from its benchmarks. “S&P DJI’s announcement to move Read more
“Due to the manufacturer ending production, the following products will not be restocked.” Sony has reportedly told a Japanese retailer that it is discontinuing a number of older PlayStation 4 models, including the PS4 Pro 1TB Glacier White and the Read more