Ken Kendrick: MLB needs revenue sharing, salary cap
MLB owners and the MLB Players association have not yet reached an agreement that would allow the league to begin its 2020 season. The owners have made several proposals, all …
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Scientists reveal involvement of dorsal periacqueductal gray in aversive conditioning
The dorsal periacqueductal gray (dPAG) is involved in controlling emotional behavior by coordinating defensive behavior. It is linked to pathologies such as post-traumatic disorder (PTSD). However, its role in the …
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Lloyds Bank fined $81 million for overcharging mortgage customers
Britain’s biggest domestic bank Lloyds has been fined 64 million pounds ($81.2 million) by the Financial Conduct Authority for mistreating hundreds of thousands of mortgage customers in financial difficulties. Lloyds …
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Summer Games Done Quick 2020 will be online-only this year
With the on-site portion of Summer Games Done Quick now off the table, speedrunners will compete from the confines of their homes and the whole thing will be broadcast over …
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Olof Palme: Sweden closes investigation into prime minister’s unsolved murder in 1986
A decadeslong criminal investigation comparable to the probes into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Lockerbie bombing has ended with the case unsolved as investigators said Wednesday …
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The 2020 MLB draft is Wednesday
The 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft will be held on Wednesday, aired at 7 PM ET on MLB Network and ESPN/ESPN2, and live streamed on MLB.com. Per the …
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Little-studied immune cell may be key to activating energy-burning ‘beige fat’
Immune cells called eosinophils could be an essential part of the process that activates “beige fat,” a study in mice published this week in Nature Communications shows. If future research …
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EU to file antitrust complaint against Amazon over treatment of third party sellers
The European Union is planning on filing formal antitrust charges against Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) over its treatment of third-party sellers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar …
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Riot Games is alpha testing Valorant prototypes on consoles
Porting a PC game to consoles like the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch is an effective way for producers to boost their player base, especially for multiplayer online games. …
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Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down law legalizing settlements on private Palestinian land
Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a law on Tuesday that had retroactively legalized about 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the West Bank. A nine-judge panel …
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