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Friday, July 31, 2020

DeRozan: Don't 'vilify' Pop, Hammon for standing

Spurs star DeMar DeRozan said that he had no problem with head coach Gregg Popovich and assistant Becky Hammon choosing to stand during the national anthem prior to Friday's win over the Kings.

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Corrections: Aug. 1, 2020


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Quotation of the Day: China Wields Its Security Law to Crush Hong Kong Dissent


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Kodak’s chief executive was given stock options. Then the share price spiked 1,000 percent.


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Trump threatens to ban TikTok from operating in the U.S.

Trump's threat to bar TikTok comes as the administration investigates whether the app's parent company, ByteDance, is harvesting data from Americans.

      


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Smart: Refs overturned call to keep Giannis in

Celtics guard Marcus Smart was critical of the officials after Friday's loss, saying they overturned a charging call against Giannis Antetokounmpo because it would have been his sixth foul.

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Ex-Bama AD, Vols coach Battle has COVID-19

Bill Battle, a former Alabama athletic director and former Tennessee football head coach, said he expects to make "a full recovery" after being hospitalized with the coronavirus.

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Blazers' Nurkic stars in return despite heavy heart

After scoring 18 points to go with 9 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 assists in his first game since breaking his leg in 2019, Portland's Jusuf Nurkic revealed his grandmother is hospitalized in a coma because of COVID-19.

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Ionescu sent to hospital for X-rays on ankle injury

Sabrina Ionescu was sent to a local hospital to undergo X-rays on an ankle she badly turned in Friday night's game vs. Atlanta. There was no immediate word on the severity of the injury.

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Illinois' Dosunmu says he's returning to chase title

Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu announced Friday that he plans to withdraw his name from the NBA draft to return to the school for his junior season, saying on Twitter than he needs "that national championship."

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Un estudio revela que los niños podrían portar altos niveles de coronavirus


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Illinois' Dosunmu says he's returning to chase title

Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu announced Friday that he plans to withdraw his name from the NBA draft to return to the school for his junior season, saying on Twitter than he needs "that national championship."

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Red onions culprit in salmonella cases that have sickened nearly 400 in US, another 114 in Canada

About 400 in the U.S. have gotten salmonella from red onions from supplier Thomson International. Another 114 cases have been reported in Canada.

      


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Trump meets with Florida sheriffs who had attended conference with COVID-positive colleague

President Donald Trump spoke with the sheriffs Friday afternoon after exiting Air Force One on the Tampa International Airport tarmac.

      


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Canada’s Key Role in Creating a Once Awaited Vaccine


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Federal Agents Don’t Need Army Fatigues


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Kodak’s chief executive got stock options. The next day, the share price spiked 1,000 percent.


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Court Frees Michigan Teen Who Was Held for Skipping Online Schoolwork


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A Better Year for Trump’s Family Business (Last Year, That Is)


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Isaac 1st in NBA bubble to stand during anthem

Magic big man Jonathan Isaac cited his faith in explaining his decision to stand during the anthem and not wear a Black Lives Matter T-shirt over his jersey before Friday's game against the Nets.

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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred warns season could shut down if players aren't more careful

The St. Louis Cardinals had two players test positive, further altering MLB's schedule and casting doubt on the 60-game season.

      


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Marines: 8 still missing, 1 confirmed dead after sea tank sinks off California coast

The vehicle sunk and now sits several hundred feet below water, too deep for a diver to reach, Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman said.

      


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Cooling of Earth caused by eruptions, not meteors

Ancient sediment found in a central Texas cave appears to solve the mystery of why the Earth cooled suddenly about 13,000 years ago.

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Thursday, July 30, 2020

New understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 tool could improve gene editing

Of the CRISPR-Cas9 tools created to date, base editors have gotten lots of attention because of their seemingly simple editing: they neatly replace one nucleic acid with another, in many cases all that should be needed to fix a genetic disease. Scientists have now determined the structure of the latest base editor as it swaps out nucleic acids, showing why it can go off target but also how it can be improved.

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Laughter acts as a stress buffer -- and even smiling helps

People who laugh frequently in their everyday lives may be better equipped to deal with stressful events - although this does not seem to apply to the intensity of laughter.

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Report provides new framework for understanding climate risks, impacts to US agriculture

A new report focuses on how agricultural systems are impacted by climate change and offers a list of 20 indicators that provide a broad look at what's happening across the country.

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A man held a Black Lives Matter sign in Harrison, Arkansas. He posted the racist responses to YouTube.

For several days, Rob Bliss gathered footage of reactions to him holding a Black Lives Matter sign in Harrison, Arkansas.

      


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