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Lafay was among a group of nine in the breakaway on the final climb of the 170km stage and held off a late surge from Eolo-Kometa’s Francesco Gavazzi, who finished second. Team DSM’s Nikias Arndt was back in third. “I spent a lot of energy already in the first part of the stage to get […]
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Alcohol appears to have an immediate—or near-immediate—effect on heart rhythm, significantly increasing the chance that an episode of atrial fibrillation (AFib) will occur, according to new data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session. The data revealed that just one glass of wine, beer or other alcoholic beverage was associated with […]
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The EU last month raised its target for cuts in net greenhouse gas emissions to 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels instead of 40% and Europe’s automakers will find out in July what their contribution on CO2 emissions is expected to be. Three sources told Reuters that Volkswagen, which owns car brands including Porsche, Audi, […]
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The first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the US just got the green light from the Biden administration. The approval has the potential to dramatically grow the nation’s wind energy sector after years of regulatory limbo for proposed offshore projects. The Interior Department (DOI) granted the Vineyard Wind project permission to install up to 84 […]
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The Great Train Robbery of 1963. The Hatton Garden burglary in 2015. Fascination always surrounds the biggest heists Britain has ever seen. And now there may be another to add to the notorious list, after a seagull known as Gus carried out a daring raid on a branch of Co-op in Aberdeen – and even […]
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An emotional Richard Bland defeated Guido Migliozzi in a play-off to win his first European Tour title at the 478th attempt after a dramatic finish to the Betfred British Masters. Bland parred the first extra hole at the Belfry after Migliozzi three-putted from long range to become the oldest first-time winner on the European Tour. […]
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Up to 38.6% of people with colon cancer who have a hereditary cancer syndrome—including 6.3% of those with Lynch syndrome—could have their conditions remain undetected with current universal tumor-screening methods, and at least 7.1% of people with colorectal cancer have an identifiable inherited genetic mutation, according to new data published by scientists at The Ohio […]
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Archegos Capital Management, the family office run by former Tiger Asia manager Bill Hwang, is preparing for insolvency as banks involved in financing its trades seek to recoup some of their losses, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Archegos has hired restructuring advisers to assess the potential legal claims from banks and to plan for […]
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Samsung says it has “made the decision to withdraw from exhibiting in-person” and will instead attend remotely to prioritize the health and safety of its customers and employees. A Lenovo spokesperson told The Verge that the company will attend virtually instead of in person and that it informed the GSM Association, which organizes the event, […]
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Families have been left exhausted by “monster truck” lorries thundering past their homes in the early hours of the morning. The residents of an estate in Grimsby where huge vehicles weighing up to 20 tons pass at 5am, say the noise is so loud it causes their homes to shake and furniture to move. Some […]
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