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One of 2020’s hottest items, Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure game is in stock again and going at a discount if you have the right code! After flickering in-and-out of availability for the whole year, it’s currently around and ready to go. Ring Fit is a phenomenal way to exercise indoors, a hybrid of adventure game […]
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Vulnerable girls from a children’s home run by one of the UK’s biggest care companies claim two men raped them in a hotel room following a string of failings. The alleged incident is one of nearly 37,070 cases of children going missing from homes last year. The number is two-and-a-half times that of five years […]
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Falcons running back Todd Gurley has played with a couple of quarterbacks who were drafted in the top three, and who have gotten major contracts since getting the major contract that goes along with being a top-three draft pick. Appearing earlier this week on PFT PM, Gurley was asked to identify any similarities between Rams […]
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Being able to feel empathy and to take in the other person’s perspective – these are two abilities through which we understand what is going on in the other person’s mind. Although both terms are in constant circulation, it is still unclear what exactly they describe and constitute. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for […]
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A lawsuit launched by the Nigerian government against U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase, claiming over $1.7 billion for its role in a disputed 2011 oilfield deal, will proceed to trial, London’s high court ruled on Thursday. The suit filed in the English courts in 2017 relates to the purchase of the offshore OPL 245 oilfield […]
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Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s big message with Yakuza: Like a Dragon, purposefully not called Yakuza 7, is that the yakuza need to evolve – both the real and the virtual ones. Accordingly, Like a Dragon makes a break from its past in both its story and systems, ironically enough by referencing Dragon Quest, an RPG […]
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A car has crashed into a police station in the UK capital tonight before the road was set ablaze – with witnesses reporting an “attack”. Metropolitan Police said a man in his 40s has been arrested after the shocking incident, which saw a car plough into Edmonton police station in north London before a man […]
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Raheem Morris is making a bid for strong consideration for the Falcons’ full-time head coaching job. On #PFTPM, Mike Florio selected Morris as his coach of the week for the job the interim coach did in Week 9 in winning a third game in four weeks. When naming Morris interim coach Oct. 12, Falcons owner […]
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The sweet taste of sugar is very popular worldwide. In Austria and Germany, the yearly intake per person adds up to about 33 and 34 kilograms, respectively. Thus, sugar plays an increasing role in the nutrition and health of the population, especially with regard to body weight. However, little is known about the molecular (taste) […]
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Tencent’s blockbuster game and solid advertising drove an 89% rise in quarterly profit at the Chinese gaming and social media group, helping it to beat forecasts on Thursday. With its flagship game Honour of Kings reporting a record 100 million daily active users in the first 10 months of 2020, Tencent, the world’s largest gaming […]
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