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The Bears fired their head coach and General Manager after the 2021 season, which is a pretty good way of knowing that things didn’t go as hoped for the team during quarterback Justin Fields‘ rookie season. Fields opened the season Read more
Dementia doesn’t just involve cognitive decline, it also involves deteriorating physical function. This major cause of limitation in activities of daily living in older adults with dementia requires safe, effective, and evidence-based nonpharmacological approaches. One such approach is chair yoga. Read more
U.S. banking regulators have ordered crypto firm Voyager Digital to cease and desist from making “false and misleading” claims that its customers’ funds were protected by the government. The Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) sent a Read more
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. fell for a third straight day as investors assessed the impact of Jack Ma reportedly ceding control of his fintech arm, and as worries over its earnings dragged. Shares closed down 6.1% in Hong Kong on Read more
Firefighters in Tennessee came to the rescue of a curious puppy that got its head stuck through the middle of a disused truck tire. The Hardin County Fire Department said in a Facebook post that firefighters responded to the Savannah Read more
Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams became eligible for a contract extension this offseason, but he isn’t putting it at the top of his list of priorities. Williams started all 15 games he played for the Jets last season and produced Read more
Changing the order of treatments given to breast cancer patients could reduce side effects and improve outcomes, according to an Imperial study. In a clinical feasibility trial, published in The Lancet Oncology, researchers found that switching the sequence of treatments Read more
The dollar dropped to a six-week low against the yen on Thursday, tracking the decline in Treasury yields, after data showed the U.S. economy contracted again in the second quarter, fueling speculation that the Federal Reserve will not raise rates Read more
Instagram says it is pausing its rollout of new features on its app following backlash online from users and celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Chrissy Teigen. Among the new features was an increase in video content being displayed Read more
A trio of Nepalese climbers who reached the summit of Mount Everest earned a Guinness World Record for the most sisters to climb Everest together. Dawa Futi Sherpa, Tshering Namgya Sherpa and Nima Jangmu Sherpa said their quest to summit Read more