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The Packers have received some positive news on running back Aaron Jones. PFT has confirmed via a league source that Jones is expected to miss one-to-two weeks with a mild MCL sprain. Jones had to exit Sunday’s 17-0 win over Read more
As someone who spends so much of his life fascinated by weeds growing in cracks in the pavement, I find it bizarre that to most of modern society plants are just a generic green backdrop to the natural world. I Read more
Qatar Airways is considering an imminent purchase of a freighter aircraft and is looking at an “attractive proposition from Boeing”, Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said on Wednesday. The comment from one of the world’s largest cargo players is the Read more
Scooter-sharing programs—a boon to mass transit or nuisance and safety hazard? That was the question Miami city official had to address in a pocket item Thursday evening. The verdict: Safety hazard and nuisance. The Miami City Commission voted against continuing Read more
The season of gift-giving is nearly upon us, which means it’s time to start trawling the internet to find presents your nearest and dearest will love. But if you’re curious about what not to buy, this Reddit thread should give Read more
Tight end Kyle Pitts had a long list of admirers heading into this year’s draft and his play as a rookie for the Falcons has backed up much of the hype that surrounded him earlier this year. Patriots head coach Read more
Where are you on Sundays? I’m on tour at the moment, so I could be anywhere. This Sunday I woke up in a Bournemouth Airbnb, on a bed so comfy that I stripped it to find out the manufacturer. I’m Read more
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday said it will for the first time start selling spare parts and tools to the general public to perform their own repairs on some iPhones and Mac computers. The self-service repair program comes after years Read more
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope has completed its annual tour of the outer solar system, providing curious onlookers here on Earth with yet another set of stunning images of a group of planets collectively known as the gas giants. Hubble’s Read more
A mum was left “stunned” when a fellow parent accused her son of ‘spoiling the magic of Christmas’ after he allegedly told another child Santa isn’t real. In an anonymous post on parenting forum Mumsnet, the woman explained that she’d Read more