Yearly Archives: 2021

Banned on Twitter? Try these Russian social networks!

Legion Media; Global Look Press; Elitsy; Yandex.zen We’re not guaranteeing you won’t be banned for being outright obscene, but if American social networks have become too much for you with their loose interpretations of what’s harmful and what’s not, here’s a list of Russian messengers and social networks that’ll help fill the gap! 1. VKontakte (VK.com) Vkontakte social media page as seen on a computer screen Natalia Seliverstova/Sputnik… Source link

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Saphyr Solves Genetic Mysteries, Enables Study of Complex Genetic Diseases, Simplifies Muscular Dystrophy Testing

Saphyr can measure large expansions of disease-causing genomic repeats, impossible with other modern techniques, enabling study of a broad range of currently inaccessible genetic diseases Genetic disease cases undiagnosed using existing methods were solved by optical genome mapping Assays developed on Saphyr by University of Iowa and KU Leuven for FSHD muscular dystrophy testing provide unambiguous results in half the time, for half the cost of current standard Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome,… Source link

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Buy now, pay later boom brings ‘shift away from credit to debit’

Americans are increasingly taking advantage of the buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) offerings thanks to a growing number of financial technology companies. Splitting payments — as opposed to bulk purchases on credit cards that would accrue interest until being paid — is built on the premise that there is a “shift away from credit to debit,” Nicholas Molnar, co-founder and U.S. CEO of Afterpay, an Australian BNPL startup with more than 11 million customers that operates with 64,000 merchants,… Source link

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Yankees nearing deal to re-sign DJ LeMahieu

DJ LeMahieu, the soft-spoken infielder who for two seasons was the New York Yankees’ most productive player, on Friday morning was nearing an agreement to re-sign with the Yankees, according to sources close to the LeMahieu family. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi first reported the progress. Terms of the deal were not known, though LeMahieu sought a contract in the range of $110 million over five years. At 32, and after playing those two seasons under the team-friendly terms of $12 million per,… Source link

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SPACs are a new part of the same market story: Morning Brief

Friday, January 15, 2021 This article first appeared in the Morning Brief, sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe There are mini-bubbles everywhere. The most unique feature of the modern market is how fast everything happens. As we wrote back in November, the 2020 stock market essentially plotted the entire seven-year journey investors endured around the financial crisis in just seven months. And as markets have moved to more quickly and efficiently discount… Source link

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Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle Join Hands To Develop COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

TipRanks Raymond James: 2 Big 7% Dividend Stocks to Buy Now Watching the markets with an eye to the main chance, Raymond James strategist Tavis McCourt sees both risk and opportunity in current market conditions. The opportunity, in his opinion, stems from the obvious factors: the Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats in the recent runoff vote, giving the incoming Biden Administration majority support in both Houses of Congress – and increasing the odds of meaningful fiscal support getting… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Football: Divisional-Round Picks

The divisional round of the NFL playoffs begins Saturday at 4:35 p.m. EST and features four games spanning two days. Saturday’s action kicks off with the Rams visiting the top-seeded Packers in the NFC followed by Baltimore-Buffalo in the AFC, while Sunday starts off with the Chiefs playing their first game of the postseason at home against the Browns before Buccaneers-Saints concludes the slate. Among the recommended options for this slate are a quarterback-receiver duo that has experienced… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Hockey: Friday Picks

It’s a tidy five-game slate in the NHL on Friday. Carter Hart ($37) is the only confirmed starting goalie, so checking the RotoWire news feed will be important. Washington beat Buffalo 6-4 on Thursday, so there’s potential for backup netminders to start with the two clubs facing off again in the second leg of a back-to-back set. Additionally, it’s worth noting that Ottawa will be playing for the first time this season. GOALIE Vitek Vanecek, WAS vs. BUF ($20): If the Caps turn to the… Source link

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Jokic, Nuggets hold off Curry, Warriors for 114-104 win

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to help Denver overcome Stephen Curry‘s sharp shooting as the Nuggets held off the Golden State Warriors 114-104 on Thursday night. Jokic also had 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his 46th career triple-double. The big man entered averaging a triple-double and leading the NBA in assists. ”I think he’d definitely be in the MVP conversation, which is entirely too early to talk about,” Denver coach Michael Malone said…. Source link

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Yahoo DFS Basketball: Friday Picks

Two more NBA games have been postponed Friday, but we still have eight on the slate to digest on Yahoo. Here are some players to consider as you work your way through the options, as well as a few to potentially avoid. GUARDS Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC vs. CHI ($32): Gilgeous-Alexander is coming off of a season-low 18.9 Yahoo points in what was a blowout loss against the Lakers on Wednesday. The lopsided score resulted in him playing only 27 minutes, so don’t read too much into his off… Source link

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