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Police searching a café in Gloucester for the remains of missing Mary Bastholm have revealed they have found nothing. It was long suspected Fred West killed the teenager and could have buried her in the basement of the then Pop Read more
Simon Yates won stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia to set up a fascinating final weekend even as Egan Bernal added a few more seconds to his overall lead. Just as he did up the Sega di Ala on Wednesday, Read more
According to an open-access Editor’s Choice article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), accurate prenatal diagnosis of severe placental accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder by imaging could help guide maternal counseling and selection between hysterectomy and uterine-preserving surgery. “The findings Read more
Billionaire hedge fund manager Chris Hohn on Tuesday urged Canadian National Railway to abandon its $33.6 billion bid for Kansas City Southern unless the Canadian railroad operator changed its agreement to drop a key feature that could invite more regulatory Read more
The future of search is a conversation — at least, according to Google. It’s a pitch the company has been making for years, and it was the centerpiece of last week’s I/O developer conference. There, the company demoed two “groundbreaking” Read more
The son of a twisted fitness-obsessed dad who made his daughter promise to “never get fat” has spoken out about the mental and physical abuse he endured. Karim Khadla and his siblings Amira and Hitcham were violently and attacked and Read more
The Springbok coaches believe the British & Irish Lions will have a significant advantage over previous touring teams when they fly out to South Africa next month. The Covid-influenced fixture list is set to reduce the effects of altitude on Read more
Children with ADHD are generally treated with medication and/or behavioral treatments. However, medication-alone is insufficient in a quarter to a third of the children. For that reason, the scientists investigated whether a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) would have a positive effect Read more
The family office run by “Big Short” investor Michael Burry has disclosed a large bearish bet via options on Tesla Inc. Scion Asset Management said in a regulatory filing on Monday that it had put options on 800,100 shares in Read more
If you use 1Password in your browser, it’s getting a big upgrade: support for biometrics — like Touch ID or Windows Hello (and even some Linux biometrics systems) — dark mode, and a new password-saving and updating UI. The biometric Read more