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The Packers made the signing of receiver Malik Turner official Wednesday. They needed a roster spot, and announced the waived safety Frankie Griffin in a corresponding move. Griffin signed as an undrafted free agent out of Texas State. He played Read more
Despite the nation’s growing reliance on emergency departments, large areas of rural America are experiencing shortages of emergency physicians, according to a new emergency medicine workforce analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine. “The number of emergency physicians is increasing but Read more
Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) Chief Executive Gary Kelly said on Wednesday he does not expect the airline will be profitable in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, snapping a 47-year streak of posting consecutive full-year profits. “As long as the case Read more
There’s that lovely expression for a certain kind of thinking: I’m just turning it over in my head. The good cliches have a sort of power of youth to them – they remain unbanished, unbanishable. Just turning it over. The Read more
The SEA LIFE Trust is delighted to confirm that two beluga whales are now safely in their new sea sanctuary care area at Klettsvik Bay in Iceland. Little Grey and Little White are enjoying their first taste of open water Read more
The Ravens still don’t know if they will have fans in the stands when they host the Browns in Week One, but they do know that M&T Bank Stadium won’t be full. The team announced a month ago they hoped Read more
On August 12 2020, a Special Collection of articles addressing how to improve access to safe, quality medicines in East Africa by simplifying the regulatory processes in the region was published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. The five articles Read more
United Airlines (UAL.O) is adding up to 28 daily nonstop U.S. flights to Florida starting Nov. 6 as the Chicago-based airline bets on a rebound in leisure travelers heading to sunny skies. The direct flights are from non United hub Read more
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can today start streaming games to their Android phones via xCloud – a month earlier than previously announced. This “limited beta test” will, according to Microsoft, allow a smoother transition for the service ahead of Read more
More than 20 organizations in Papa New Guinea raised $61,000 to help Australia’s bushfire victims. When Andy Thorp heard his rotary club in the seaside town of Merimbula was being sent a donation from people in Papua New Guinea to Read more