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An Idaho man reclaimed a Guinness World Record when he donned a blindfold and stood on a balance board to complete 1,316 juggling catches. David Rush, who has broken more than 200 Guinness records to promote STEM education, originated the Read more
The Bengals put up 398 yards of offense in Sunday’s 34-11 rout of the Lions, but the postgame reaction to the performance wasn’t all smiles. Head coach Zac Taylor said he “went to halftime with a bad taste in my Read more
People with type 2 diabetes experience stigma because of both their diabetes and their weight, according to a new study published in Clinical Diabetes by researchers at the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. Moreover, these stigmatizing experiences Read more
Italy’s UniCredit (CRDI.MI), Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI) and smaller Banca Ifis (IF.MI) said on Wednesday they had joined the U.N. Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a group of banks committed to reducing their carbon financing and investment portfolio by 2050. The alliance, Read more
Microsoft earlier this year said it would be bringing Android apps to Windows 11 through a partnership with Amazon’s app store. The feature wasn’t ready in time for the operating system’s general launch on October 5, but is now available Read more
Firefighters in Massachusetts rescued a calf that fell into a 20-foot-deep well “and was in serious danger of drowning.” The Medway Fire Department said in a Facebook post that a crew responded to a local farm to conduct a technical Read more
Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson has taken time away for what the team described as “personal reasons.” Now Johnson has confirmed publicly that the reasons had to do with depression and anxiety. Johnson posted a statement on Twitter saying that Read more
A new brain implant based on intracortical microelectrodes can allow a blind person to see shapes and letters. New research by the Miguel Hernández Univresity (UMH) of Spain shows that the implantation of this micro device in the human brain Read more
Nestle (NESN.S) raised its full-year sales target on Wednesday after the world’s largest food group reaped the benefits of price hikes on its products ranging from pet food to bottled water with a forecast-beating third quarter. The Switzerland-based firm, whose Read more
CD Projekt Red said major upgrades designed to bring Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 to current-gen consoles won’t arrive until next year. This confirms previous suspicions and compounds the problems the company has faced since launching the former title. Read more