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This is a blow to a Knicks team fighting to hang in the East’s play-in game range. New York will be without starting center Mitchell Robinson for four-to-six weeks after surgery to repair his fractured hand, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Read more
HIV self-testing could reduce the time between HIV infection and HIV diagnosis amongst trans people when compared to standard testing services, suggests new research in EClinicalMedicine. The project was a collaboration between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Read more
Applications to start new U.S. businesses jumped in January, suggesting economic activity was steadily picking again, although the coronavirus pandemic continues to pose a risk to growth. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday business applications surged 42.6% to a seasonally Read more
Pedro Pascal, who you might recognize as The Mandalorian himself, has been cast as Joel in HBO’s TV adaptation of The Last of Us, as first reported by Deadline. The casting was confirmed shortly after by The Last of Us Read more
A woman with a husband 51 years older than her has spoken out to defend their love – and says her parents “love” him. Terzel Rasmus, 29, met 80-year-old Wilson Rasmus in 2016 at a local newspaper event and fell Read more
Nemanja Bjelica is suddenly the hot name in NBA trade rumors. A seven-year NBA veteran and a solid stretch four — a position of need around the league — Bjelica has been squeezed out of the rotation for the most Read more
A $4.5 billion initiative to sequence the genomes of three million Africans would not only benefit a continent long neglected in gene-based healthcare, but advance understanding of genetic disease worldwide, the project leader told AFP Wednesday. Twenty years ago this Read more
EU privacy watchdog EDPS on Wednesday backed the bloc’s push to curb the power of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet unit Google and Facebook via new tough rules and suggested more safeguards to boost users’ privacy rights. Unveiled by EU Competition Commissioner Read more
Microsoft has reportedly held talks with Pinterest in an attempt to acquire the social network. The Financial Times reports that the software giant approached Pinterest in recent months about a deal, but that the talks are “currently not active.” Had Read more
Tributes have been paid to a 28-year-old stabbed to death – by the man who told his mum of the tragedy before she could find out on social media. Daryl Fowler was knifed to death by Lee Wall on Friday, Read more