Utah running back Ty Jordan dies

Utah running back Ty Jordan has died. The school announced his death Saturday morning. Jordan, a native of Mesquite, Texas, was named the Pac-12 offensive freshman of the year earlier this week and was also a second-team all-conference selection. “Words cannot express the devastation and heartache that our team is feeling right now upon learning of the tragic death of our teammate and brother, Ty Jordan,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement. “Ty’s personality and smile were… Source link

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RPT-BioNTech CEO says will work with others to boost vaccine capacity -Anadolu

(Repeats without changes) ANKARA, Dec 26 (Reuters) – BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin said his company would be open to cooperating with others as it looks to increase production capacity for its COVID-19 vaccine developed with Pfizer and was considering opening an office in Turkey. Sahin repeated BioNTech aimed to distribute 1.3 billion doses of its vaccine by the end of 2021 and that 70% of the world needed to be vaccinated by next winter to go back to “normal life”, according to an… Source link

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Millions of Americans lose jobless benefits as $900B relief bill sits on President Trump’s desk

The Telegraph The Brexit Deal gutted: What are the good and bad bits for Britain? Fishing What was agreed The fishing industry will enter a five-and-a-half year transition period, during which the EU will give back 25 per cent of the value of its catch in UK waters. After that period, fishing rights in UK waters will be subject to an annual negotiation process, which must be concluded by December 10 in preparation for the next year. What the Government says: UK officials accepted “fisheries… Source link

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Greg Norman, son reveal positive COVID-19 tests

Greg Norman spent at least a portion of Christmas day in the hospital due to COVID-19. Norman revealed he tested positive for the virus, posting multiple pictures of himself in a hospital. Norman, 65, posted three pictures from his hospital bed. A part of Norman’s caption read, “On behalf of millions, f—- COVID.” Norman posted a video on Instagram a few days before Christmas saying he was experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. At that time, Norman had not tested positive for the virus. Norman,… Source link

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10 Of 2020’s Top Performing IPOs

The year 2020 has brought new investors to the stock market and also seen the most companies go public since 2014. Here is a look at 10 of the top performing IPOS in 2020. Airbnb: One of the most anticipated IPOs of 2020 was Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB). The company, which offers a platform for users to rent homes typically for vacation stays, offered shares at $68. Shares more than doubled in their debut in December. Shares traded as high as $168.25 in their first two weeks of trading and ended… Source link

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3 things we learned from Brooklyn’s Christmas win

The Boston Celtics looked much better in the first half against the Nets than they did throughout their entire preseason matchup with Brooklyn. But one half of solid play isn’t going to cut it against the Nets, as Boston and the rest of the NBA learned on Christmas Day. By walking away with a 123-95 win over the Celtics on Friday, the Nets became the first team since the 2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers to open up the season with back-to-back 20-plus-point wins. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant… Source link

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America the overprivileged

Bikers ride down Main Street during the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Sturgis, S.D. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP) Did you whine in 2020? Were masks too much for you? Did the coronavirus pandemic cause intolerable inconvenience? Congratulations, American Snowflake—you can’t handle even modest adversity. If you lost a partner, friend or family member to Covid-19 in 2020, you had a truly awful year. More than 300,000 Americans died of Covid in 2020, and when… Source link

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Move over Peloton, Apple could become a fitness powerhouse

Apple (AAPL) has officially launched its anticipated answer to Peloton (PTON) app, Apple Fitness+. Available now on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, Apple Fitness+ is meant to be a kind of one-stop-shop for your fitness needs whether you’re just starting out or are an experienced fitness fanatic. For $7.99 per month or $79.99 a year, Fitness+ gives you access to a host of on-demand, recorded workouts for 10 different types of exercises including everything from strength training, to yoga and… Source link

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Why you should think about your stock portfolio differently in 2021

2020 is a year the stock market defied reason, despite a global pandemic and the economic turmoil that ensued the markets rallied. As investors look ahead to an uncertain year, one thing stock analysts appear to be certain about is that we’re in for more market volatility in 2021. “I think that’s still the watch word for ‘21,” Dave Nadig, CIO and director of research at ETF Trends tells Yahoo Finance Live. “I think there’s still the opportunity for a lot of volatility. There’s… Source link

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Black, Latino patients ‘most concerned’ about COVID-19 vaccine; Susan Moore case shows why

The U.S. is racing to administer COVID-19 vaccines across the country to frontline workers and the elderly, but it’s coming up against mistrust — particularly among people of color. According to one New York City doctor, it’s vital to address concerns about systemic racism as a matter of public health — and not just for people of color, but for everyone. “The individuals that are most concerned that I found in my clinic are my African-American and Latino patients,” Dr. Stella Safo,… Source link

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