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The long, winding road to UFC 249 leads to a night that promises to be special

UFC 249, to take place Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., without fans, will be perhaps the most unique pay-per-view event the promotion company has staged.




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Adorable VE Day survivors hint they've found love after quarantining together

Doug Vince and Margaret Maxwell, both in their 90s, are celebrating the 75th anniversary of VE Day together after taking the plunge and moving in at the start of lockdown




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Gogglebox June Bernicoff made poignant change after beloved husband Leon's death

June Bernicoff passed away on May 5 following a short illness, her husband, Leon died in December 2017 and June never appeared on the show again




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Corrie viewers touched as Nina has a gift for Asha after calling her beautiful

Coronation Street showed an incredibly tender moment between Nina and Asha after Asha confided in Nina something very personal




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Britain's Got Talent choir D Day Juniors honours war heroes with powerful song

Britain's Got Talent's choir D Day Juniors sang a moving original song to thank WWII veterans for giving their lives




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Gogglebox viewers in tears as show honours beloved star June Bernicoff

Gogglebox paid tribute to one of its best-loved stars, June Bernicoff, who died earlier this week, bringing viewers to tears




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Britain's Got Talent choir D-Day Juniors remember a generation of heroes

EXCLUSIVE: Tonight's episode of Britain's Got Talent on ITV features inspiring children's choir D-Day Juniors who remember the heroes of generations past




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Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham to read first Harry Potter fantasy book

Celebrities including Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham and Dakota Fanning will take part in chapter-by-chapter readings of J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book.




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Being Canadian on American Idol didn't affect my chances of winning, B.C. teen says

Nanaimo, B.C., teen Lauren Spencer-Smith may not have had the hometown advantage on American Idol, but she feels she had a fair shot on the show.



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Heritage minister outlines distribution of $500M of arts and culture COVID-19 support

Canada's arts and culture organizations are getting a clearer picture of how the federal government plans to divide $500 million of COVID-19 support.




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The animated advantage: How Canadian cartoonists are staying home and staying busy

As most film and television production grind to a halt, broadcasters are turning to animation studios for fresh content.




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Neville names Man United star most likely to win Ballon d'Or

Man Utd great Gary Neville has given a detailed Q&A on social media in which he answered a range of different topics.




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New move could see TV cameras in Man City and Man United dressing rooms

The group has been set up to look at ways to enhance the TV product for fans when football returns.




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Why The Last Dance reminds Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of Manchester United

Man United were the team of the 90s in English football and the Chicago Bulls were the team of the 90s in the NBA and that has been the subject of a Netflix documentary.




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Manchester United have a fully fit squad for possible Premier League restart

Man United are fifth in the Premier League, in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and all but in the last eight of the Europa League and have Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford fit again.




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Timothy Fosu-Mensah names seven Man United icons in his best XI

Man Utd defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has been asked to name the best XI of players he has played with during his career.




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What happened to Sven-Göran Eriksson's 10 Man City signings

The former England boss spent just a year in charge at Manchester City before the club were taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008.




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Man United fans praise Brandon Williams for taunting Liverpool FC

Man Utd defender Brandon Williams liked a post on social media which referenced Liverpool's wait to win the Premier League.




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Salomon Rondon reveals how close he came to Man United transfer

Man Utd looked at signing Salomon Rondon in the January transfer window but Dalian Professional did not want to sell him.




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Clinicians and autistic transgender youth partner to create first community-built care model

The first ever set of specific recommendations to support transgender autistic young people was co-created by these youth and their families working hand-in-hand with clinical experts. The resulting model offers clinicians a set of concrete ways to provide this unique population the support they need.




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NIH-funded study links early sleep problems to autism diagnosis among at-risk children

A small study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that sleep problems among children who have a sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may further raise the likelihood of an ASD diagnosis, compared to at-risk children who do not have difficulty sleeping. Previous research has shown that young children who have a sibling with ASD are at a higher risk for also being diagnosed with the condition.




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The Lancet Rheumatology: Small observational study of patients with severe COVID-19 treated with the arthritis drug anakinra finds clinical improvements

The first study to report use of the rheumatoid arthritis drug anakinra to treat COVID-19 patients found that high-dose anakinra was safe and was associated with respiratory improvements and reduced signs of cytokine storm [1] in 72% (21/29) of patients, according to results from patients studied for 21 days (enrolled from 17 to 27 March 2020) in a Milan hospital, published in The Lancet Rheumatology journal.




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Immunity of recovered COVID-19 patients could cut risk of expanding economic activity

New modeling of coronavirus behavior suggests that an intervention strategy based on shield immunity could reduce the risk of allowing the higher levels of human interaction needed to support expanded economic activity.




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Prediction tool shows how forest thinning may increase Sierra Nevada snowpack

Thinning the Sierra Nevada forest by removing trees by hand or using heavy machinery is one of the few tools available to manage forests. However, finding the best way to thin forests by removing select trees to maximize the forest's benefits for water quantity, water quality, wildfire risk and wildlife habitat remains a challenge for resource managers.




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Gemini gets lucky and takes a deep dive into Jupiter's clouds

Researchers using a technique known as 'lucky imaging' with the Gemini North telescope on Hawaii's Maunakea have collected some of the highest resolution images of Jupiter ever obtained from the ground. These images are part of a multi-year joint observing program with the Hubble Space Telescope in support of NASA's Juno mission.




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Dearth of medical resources in Africa for COVID-19 reminiscent of early HIV/AIDS pandemic

'We have seen this before.' Global health scholars have issued a clarion call about the needless loss of life expected because of a foreseeable prospect of 'slow and inadequate access to supplies' to control COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa. They say what is unfolding now is similar to when lifesaving diagnostics and treatments came to the region long after they were available elsewhere.




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New invisibility concept and miniaturization of photonic circuits using ultrafast laser

Thanks to its unique three-dimensional manufacturing capacity, ultrafast laser writing is a prime candidate to meet the growing demand for the miniaturization of photonic circuitry, e.g., for scaling up optical quantum computers capacity. Towards this goal, scientists from Canada discovered a phenomenon related to the material electronic resonance that allows a much greater miniaturization of the laser written devices. Surprisingly, the new phenomenon allows other intriguing applications such as a new concept of invisibility.




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Newly discovered mechanism can explain increased risk of dementia

Millions of people around the world use acid suppressants called proton pump inhibitors for conditions like heartburn, gastritis and stomach ulcers. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now report that how the long-term use of these drugs could increase the risk of developing dementia. Their results are published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia.




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A pioneering study into the description of the architecture of a new standard for telecommunications

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a United Nations Organization agency commissioned to regulate international telecommunications between different operating administrations and businesses. Pursuant to specific recommendations by this organization, on 1 July, standard Y.3172, an architecture for machine learning in future networks (5G and beyond), was approved for telecommunications networks.




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Scientists have created new nanocomposite from gold and titanium oxide

ITMO University researchers together with their colleagues from France and the USA have demonstrated how a femtosecond laser can be used to tune the structure and nanocomposite properties for titanium dioxide films filled with gold nanoparticles.




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How to manipulate light on the nanoscale over wide frequency ranges

An international team has discovered an effective method for controlling the frequency of confined light at the nanoscale in the form of phonon polaritons (light coupled to vibrations in the crystal). The results have now been published in Nature Materials.




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Hydrogen blamed for interfering with nickelate superconductors synthesis

Prof. ZHONG Zhicheng's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering has investigated the electronic structure of the recently discovered nickelate superconductors NdNiO2. They successfully explained the experimental difficulties in synthesizing superconducting nickelates, in cooperation with Prof. Karsten Held at Vienna University of Technology.




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Burning out in silence

Russian companies still pursue authoritarian leadership styles, and employees often avoid articulating their concerns and complaints to management. Together with chronic stress and work-family imbalance, this can often result in emotional burnout. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers from North Dakota State University and HSE University.




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Neighborhood and cognitive performance in middle-age: Does racial residential segregation matter?

A study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that black subjects who were exposed to highly segregated neighborhoods in young adulthood exhibited worse performance in cognitive skills in mid-life. This outcome may explain black-white disparities in dementia risk at older age.




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Forecasting urbanization

A new global simulation model offers the first long-term look at how urbanization -- the growth of cities and towns--will unfold in the coming decades. The research team projects the total amount of urban areas on Earth can grow anywhere from 1.8 to 5.9-fold by 2100, building approximately 618,000 square miles.




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Hospices still denied access to PPE as Health Secretary insists government is doing 'as much as we can'

One hospice ITV News spoke to is three days away from running out of protective gowns needed to treat patients with coronavirus.




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UK Weather Forecast: A fine evening with clear skies & late, low sunlight

A fine end to the day with late sunshine & clear skies




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Four-year-old with cancer reunited with father after seven weeks kept apart in lockdown

Mila Sneddon hasn't seen her father in seven weeks in order to keep her safe during coronavirus lockdown.




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'Almost criminal' coronavirus testing isn't available for everyone, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for "more than 200,000" coronavirus tests to be carried out.




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UK Weather Forecast: A chilly night with a slight frost in the east

Cold enough for a slight frost in places




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Warning over ‘perilous future’ for London Zoo in face of lockdown

Zoological Society of London warns it is facing a very challenging situation as its core income from London and Whipsnade zoos has dried up.




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Nicola Sturgeon says lockdown must continue in Scotland but people may be allowed out more than once per day to exercise

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the lockdown period in the country should be extended.




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Notting Hill Carnival 2020: Event cancelled for the first time ever

Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled for the first time ever because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.




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PM will set out roadmap on Sunday to easing lockdown 'with sensible changes' in England, Dominic Raab confirms

The briefing comes just hours after Scotland's First Minister has said the lockdown in Scotland should be extended.




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Senior Government Advisor says coronavirus is 'discriminatory'

Newly released figures show that certain ethnicities were at greater risk of Covid-19 related deaths.




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UK Weather Forecast: A fine evening for many away from a few showers in the west

Late, low sunshine with scattered showers easing to leave it dry




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UK remembers the end of World War Two on VE Day anniversary

Despite large-scale public events being unable to go ahead, tributes will be paid by members of the royal family.




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How Florence Nightingale shaped the way modern nurses are tackling coronavirus

Nightingale pioneered many of the practices carried out today, such as maintaining good hygiene and regularly washing hands




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Nine veterans die with Covid-19 at Royal Chelsea Hospital

General Sir Adrian Bradshaw revealed the losses ahead of VE Day on Friday.




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Exclusive: Hospices to receive government supplies of PPE after warning of chronic shortages

Hospices are set to receive weekly supplies of critical personal protective equipment from the government.