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Dana White on cutting Overeem and dos Santos - ‘We loved those guys, it’s just part of the sport’ - MMA ManiaMMA Mania
UFC president Dana White talks about the decision to release Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem.
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In AstraZeneca spat, EU fights hard for a vaccine it's hardly using - AxiosAxios - Dave Lawler
The controversial step exposes challenges to distributing vaccines — even among the world's wealthiest nations.
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Cuomo Aides Rewrote Nursing Home Report to Hide Higher Death Toll - The New York TimesNew York Times
The intervention was the earliest action yet known in an effort by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that concealed how many nursing home residents died in the pandemic.
Technology
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Loop Hero Is A Wonderful New RPG About Overcoming Despair - KotakuKotaku - Ethan Gach
Loop Hero is a lot of things: an RPG, a roguelite, an auto-battler, a card game, a city builder, an evocative visual novel. It’s also excellent, and I can’t stop playing it.
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Diablo II: Resurrected will let you import your 20-year-old savegames - The VergeThe Verge - Sean Hollister
The remastered Diablo II: Resurrected is so faithful to the original, you’ll be able to pick up where you left off with your 20-year-old savegames, IGN Middle East reports.
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Elgato’s green screen mouse pad actually seems like a good idea for streamers - The VergeThe Verge - Taylor Lyles
Elgato has announced a new $30 Green Screen Mouse Mat, which is designed to blend in with a flat surface like a desk and overlay it to your video feed. The mouse pad is great for creators who do hand cams or perform unboxing videos.
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Razer’s new Anzu smart glasses break from the pack with truly wireless audio - The VergeThe Verge - Chris Welch
Razer has announced the $200 Anzu audio glasses, which have built-in speakers, up to five hours of battery life, and IPX4 sweat resistance. Two sets of lenses come with the frames.
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Elite Dangerous: Odyssey to launch in alpha on March 29th - Rock Paper ShotgunRock Paper Shotgun - Graham Smith
The first alpha playthrough video looks a bit stiff
Business
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Social Security Administration sounds alarm over spike in scamming attempts | TheHill - The HillThe Hill - Jared Gans
The Social Security Administration is sounding the alarm ove...
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Porsche’s Taycan Cross Turismo is a wagon-y follow-up to its first EV - The VergeThe Verge - Sean O'Kane
The second EV in Porsche’s lineup, the Taycan Cross Turismo offers a lot more utility than the sedan without sacrificing much at all on performance. It’s due out later this year with a starting price of around $90,000.
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Jeep’s 2022 Wagoneer will have Amazon Fire TV built in - The VergeThe Verge - Chaim Gartenberg
Jeep’s 2022 Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs will be the first cars with Amazon’s Fire TV streaming service. The cars will offer a custom remote, work with Alexa, and allow users to download content.
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Argo Blockchain CEO becomes first publicly traded company exec paid in Bitcoin - CointelegraphCointelegraph - Andrew Thurman
First salaries, then... dividends? Argo Blockchain's Peter Wall says crypto for all major transactions is inevitable.
Entertainment
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Britney Spears Celebrates Boyfriend Sam Asghari's Birthday by Squeaking Along to 'Toxic' - BillboardBillboard - Heran Mamo
On Thursday (March 4), Britney Spears celebrated boyfriend Sam Asghari's birthday with a pair of squeaky new videos.
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Megan Thee Stallion Is Helping Rebuild Her Houston Hometown Following Winter Freeze - BillboardBillboard - Heran Mamo
Megan Thee Stallion is working with the National Association of Christian Churches (NACC) Disaster Services and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee to rebuild her Houston hometown.
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Batman Forever almost starred Real World's Eric Nies, says Real World's Eric Nies - The A.V. ClubThe A.V. Club - William Hughes
As part of the promotional push for Paramount Plus's Real World reunion Homecoming New York, series star Eric Nies said that Val Kilmer was afraid he'd be "upstaged" if Nies was cast as Robin in 1995's Batman Forever.
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Dr. Seuss books top Amazon bestseller list - CBS NewsCBS News - Zoe Christen Jones
Nine Dr. Seuss books filled the top 10 of Amazon's bestseller list, with "The Cat in the Hat" at No. 1.
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Liam Neeson to Welcome New York City Moviegoers Back to Theaters: "This Is One for the Diary" - Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter - Pamela McClintock
Cinemas in the all-important market have been closed for nearly a year due to the pandemic. The well-known actor will turn up at the AMC Lincoln Square to introduce his latest action pic, 'The Marksman.'
Sports
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MLBTR Poll: Grading The JBJ Signing - MLB Trade RumorsMLB Trade Rumors - Connor Byrne
One of the final high-ranked free agents came off the board Thursday when longtime Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley …
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LOOK: J.J. Watt and brothers T.J. and Derek set up outdoor ice bath, share photos of freezing experience - CBS SportsCBS Sports
The third Frozen movie looks good
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5 takeaways as Jayson Tatum, bench scoring leads Celtics over short-handed Raptors - Boston.comBoston.com - tom-westerholm
The Celtics enter the All-Star break on a four-game winning streak.
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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim says offseason could include ‘dramatic changing of personnel’ - syracuse.comsyracuse.com
Boeheim said the offseason could feature a 'dramatic changing of personnel' both in Syracuse and at many schools across the country.
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Tom Brady rookie card sells for record $1.32 million in online auction - NBC SportsNBCSports.com - Charean Williams
Tom Brady continues to set records even in the offseason. The quarterback’s rookie card sold for a record $1.32 million on Thursday through an online auction house, Tom VanHaaren of ESPN reports. The 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket card was autogr…
Science and Nature
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Earth Will Lose Its Oxygen in a Billion Years, Killing Most Living Organisms - ExtremeTechExtremeTech - Ryan Whitwam
A new study supported by NASA's exoplanet habitability research lays out how the Sun will eventually bake the planet, turning Earth from a lush, oxygen-rich world to a dried-up husk with no complex life.
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Scientists Detect Signs of a Hidden Structure Inside Earth's Core - ScienceAlertScienceAlert - Tessa Koumoundouros
While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like pages of a book, is Earth's history. Our history.
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NASA, Boeing looking to begin SLS Exploration Upper Stage manufacturing in 2021 - NASASpaceFlight.com - NASASpaceflight.comNASASpaceflight.com - Philip Sloss
Manufacturing and assembly development work for the Space Launch System (SLS) Exploration Upper Stage (EUS)…
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NASA hikes prices for commercial ISS users - SpaceNewsSpaceNews - Jeff Foust
NASA has sharply increased the prices it charges commercial users of the ISS for cargo and other resources, a move that has left some firms frustrated.
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Biden lauds NASA team for giving US 'dose of confidence' - The Associated PressAssociated Press - Alexandra Jaffe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday congratulated the NASA team responsible for last month’s successful landing of an six-wheeled rover on Mars and for giving the country a “dose of...