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Thursday brought word that the 49ers gave the Packers a call about a trade for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and it appears they weren’t the only team to reach out to General Manager Brian Gutekunst. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reports Read more
Mindfulness programs can improve the mental health of school-age children and help them to feel more optimistic, according to new research from the University of Derby and Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service. More than 1,000 pupils aged between 9-12 years old Read more
The European Union on Wednesday deflected concerns over its drive to formulate rules requiring companies to show investors how climate change will affect their activities, saying that waiting for a global approach could take years. The EU unveiled groundbreaking proposals Read more
Netflix released its summer movie lineup on Tuesday, and it’s looking like the streaming service will be jam-packed with new movies in the coming months. The sheer volume should help Netflix compete with Disney, which is gearing up for the Read more
Police have released photos of a baby boy found abandoned in a park as they make a desperate plea to find his mum. The boy was found on The Mounds, off Shannon Road in Kings Norton, Birmingham, at around 5.40pm Read more
Tim Tebow retired from baseball in February. With his former college coach, Urban Meyer, now in Jacksonville, the Heisman Trophy winner apparently is looking at unretiring from football. The Jaguars recently worked out Tebow and have had discussions with him Read more
Immunobiologists in China have designed a synthetic T cell receptor for anticancer therapy, engineering the protein not only with a capability to seek and destroy solid tumors, but endowing this cancer fighting weapon with potent endurance to get the job Read more
Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) said on Wednesday it had reached a deal with Sony Pictures (6758.T) to bring new “Spider-Man” movies and other films to Disney’s streaming services and TV networks in the United States after they play on Netflix Read more
The Golden State Warriors are auctioning off a plethora of team-related memorabilia as non-fungible tokens, the team’s first foray into the world of NFTs. The Golden State Warriors Legacy NFT Collection has two series minted on the blockchain: the Warriors Read more
They say a dog is a man’s best friend and they’re right if the number of British pub names dedicated to our canine pals is anything go by. From The Black Pug in Warwick, to The Fox and Hounds in Read more