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Packers receiver Devin Funchess is back, and he’s ready to go. Funchess hasn’t played since breaking a collarbone in the first game of the 2019 season. When he lines up to start the 2021 season, it’ll be the first time Read more
When I moved into my current house, I inherited a heap of furniture from family friends who were downsizing. I tell people proudly that nothing in my house is new, and frame what was a convenient arrangement for both parties Read more
The London Metal Exchange said on Wednesday it will donate $1.7 million to the charities Pact and the Impact Facility to fund two responsible sourcing projects in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The projects will focus on tackling Read more
Team Xbox will take to the stage alongside Bethesda to showcase a 90-minute presentation of games for E3 2021. It’ll last 90 minutes, and it’ll apparently show off games coming to Xbox this holiday season, games that’ll soon be coming Read more
A Massachusetts lobster diver survived being swallowed up and then spat out by a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod, giving him about 40 surreal seconds in the mouth of the large marine animal. In his own Biblical Read more
It’s still unclear what Aaron Rodgers wants. It’s becoming increasingly unclear what Packers CEO Mark Murphy is trying to accomplish. Whatever is going on, this timeless quote from Jim Halpert keeps coming to mind: “Michael and Jan seem to be Read more
An advanced artificial intelligence technique known as deep learning can predict major adverse cardiac events more accurately than current standard imaging protocols, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2021 Annual Meeting. Utilizing data Read more
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) is banking on Europe to maintain growth momentum in its network equipment business, a senior executive said, as 5G rollout widens and industry leader Huawei Technologies of China focuses on its domestic market. Although the South Korean Read more
Captain Jack Sparrow, the sometimes unhinged pirate famously portrayed by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, is coming to Rare’s Sea of Thieves. Microsoft announced a free Pirates-themed expansion for the game, launching June 22nd, at its Read more
A Chicago man who jumped into Lake Michigan to treat a hangover in June 2020 has now jumped into the lake for 365 consecutive days. Dan O’Conor took a leap into the water Saturday at Montrose Harbor, marking his 365th Read more