February 18, 2021 | 8:06pm | Updated February 18, 2021 | 8:06pm For the first time in over a generation, the Nets are going to have two starters in the NBA All-Star Game: Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Forget whether the NBA should even be having an All-Star Game amid a pandemic; that’s a dilemma…
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Genes linked to skin color have may be the strongest indicator of whether or not a person is deficient in vitamin D, a new study suggests. Researchers found that African American participants with a specific mutation had vitamin D levels up to three times lower than what is considered the […]
New York State Assembly Republicans on Thursday proposed an ‘impeachment commission’ to investigate Andrew Cuomo’s alleged cover-up of the COVID-19 crisis in nursing homes. Democrat Cuomo is under fire amid claims he purposely under-reported the death toll in the homes. More than 15,000 people have died in New York state’s nursing […]
Facebook’s ban on Australian news will cut off a vital source of authoritative information for the Pacific region, government and industry analysts have warned. Across the Pacific, thousands have found their access to news blocked, or severely limited, after the tech giant wiped all news on the platform in Australia […]
Taylor Swift‘s re-recorded albums will be eligible for future Grammy Awards, according to a Recording Academy spokesperson. Swifties were hyped to learn earlier this month that the “Evermore” singer officially finished re-recording one of her early albums, “Fearless,” which previously won four Grammys in total, including album of the year […]
BOSTON — Kyle Palmieri scored two goals, one of them short-handed, to lead the Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night — New Jersey’s second straight victory since returning from a two-week COVID-19 pause. Pavel Zacha scored for the second consecutive game for the Devils, […]
Facebook is facing a boycott campaign over its controversial move to ban users’ access to news in Australia amid a pay dispute with publishers. Early Thursday, “Delete Facebook,” “Boycott Zuckerberg” and “Facebook We Need To Talk” began trending on other social networks as anger over the move spread around the […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar maintained its biggest loss in 10 days on Friday after disappointing U.S. labour market data bruised optimism for the country’s speedy recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko […]