An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential “new era” in tackling blindness. Doctors who implanted the sim card-shaped prosthetic devices say they have helped many of the 38 elderly patients in the trial regain their ability to read letters, numbers and words. …
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The Bengals notched a much-needed win over the Steelers on Thursday Night Football in order to stay within reasonable striking position in the AFC North. Joe Flacco, playing in his second game for Cincinnati after being acquired via a trade with the Browns, was about to out-duel Pittsburgh’s Aaron Rodgers in a game featuring two quarterbacks in their 40s. The …
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The Chicago Bears got vengeance on the Washington Commanders, rallying from an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 25-24 victory. Jake Moody — cut by the 49ers after a dismal Week 1 — hit the game-winning 38-yard field goal as time expired to give Chicago its third straight win. The Bears’ game-winning drive was set up by a Jayden Daniels fumble …
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A “winter-like” storm will move into Southern California late Monday into Wednesday, bringing the chance for widespread, significant rainfall and locally damaging winds that could trigger flash floods, the National Weather Service warned Monday. A flood watch has been issued for much of the region from Monday evening through Tuesday, particularly in areas in and around recent burn scars, including …
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Not a snow game, but a hail game. PublishedOctober 5, 2025 10:08 AM EDT•UpdatedOctober 5, 2025 10:08 AM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link At first glance, it looked like we were treated to a snow game in early October with Wyoming welcoming UNLV to War Memorial Stadium in Laramie on Saturday. In reality, the town was pounded by a …
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Roland TR-1000 · Source: Adam Douglas Roland’s TR-1000 Rhythm Creator drum machine has analog circuits along with a number of improvements over its TR-8S predecessor. But is it enough to justify the high price? Roland TR-1000: The Highlights Analog, ACB, FM, PCM, and sample sound sources 2048 user drum kits (128 x 16 projects) Per-sound and master effects, including analog …
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Scientists are hailing promising breakthroughs in the fight against cancer, with one new therapy appearing to kill tumors without damaging healthy flesh. Novartis’s radioligand therapy targets mutations in tumors, delivering radiation only where it is needed, unlike ordinary radiotherapy which kills non-cancerous cells as well as cancerous ones. In a trial, the Novartis treatment removed all disease from 21% of …
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Camps are set on a muddy desert plain on September 2, 2023, after heavy rains turned the annual Burning Man festival site in Nevada’s Black Rock desert into a mud pit. Julie Jammot/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Julie Jammot/Getty Images People descending on the Nevada desert for this year’s Burning Man event are being met with dust and wind, …
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The Naked Gun first reviews: Critics hail Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson-starrer, call it the funniest film of the year | Hollywood – Hindustan Times Hindustan Times Liam Neeson Goes Slapstick in “Naked Gun” Reboot The New York Times The Naked Gun First Reviews: “The Funniest Movie of the Year” Rotten Tomatoes A Naked Attempt at Saving Comedy The Ringer ‘The Naked Gun’ hits the …
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