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Day: December 15, 2019

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Terminally-Ill Scientist Aims To Become “First Full Cyborg”

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Dr Peter Bowman Scott-Morgan is an English-American roboticist suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This degenerative condition pushed Scott-Morgan into a daring approach to counteract it and become, in his words, the “world’s first full cyborg”. The roboticist took to Twitter in October to announce that he was undergoing four medical procedures to improve the quality and length of his life. He claims that he’s now Peter 2.0. Doctors inserted a feeding tube directly into his stomach, a catheter directly into his bladder, and a colostomy bag into his colon.…

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Kentucky: outgoing governor pardons killer whose brother hosted fundraiser

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Pardons of violent offenders, including a child rapist and a man who beheaded a female victim, provoke widespread backlash Days after leaving office, the former Kentucky governor Matt Bevin is facing widespread backlash and calls for an investigation following a number of controversial pardons of violent offenders on his way out the door. Pardons are traditional at the end of a governors term and most of the Republicans more than 400 pardons were for drug offenses. But a number of the pardons were for particularly violent crimes, like a woman…

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Switching broadband provider ‘could save 120’

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Of the customers who said they have not recently negotiated with their provider, 51% said they were paying the same as when they first signed up. Two-fifths who had not attempted to haggle with their provider said it was because they were happy with the current price they were paying. While 71% of those who switched provider said the process was easy, 27% experienced time without an internet connection during the move. What is full-fibre broadband? Compensation for broadband users goes live Natalie Hitchins, Which? head of home products and…

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When The Time Is Right

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Ruby Dhal Updated December 13, 2019 By Flora Westbrook I want you to listen to me clearly – things do not get better straight away. They always take time. Moving on from hurtful experiences can take days, weeks, months and even years. It’s not easy, and it’s not something you can come through from overnight. You have to be patient with your heart and be gentle to your soul. But don’t read this and get scared. Don’t think that you will never be okay again. Don’t worry about the future…

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Varadkar and Johnson pledge to restore Stormont

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They agreed the election had created a “significant opportunity” to restore the Good Friday Agreement institutions. General Election results in Northern Ireland Who’s calling the shots on NI policy? Consequences of not restoring Stormont ‘profound’ The legal date for an assembly election to be called if no power-sharing government is formed at Stormont is 13 January. Speaking on Saturday, Mr Varadkar said his focus was on getting an executive in place by that date. He also told RTÉ’s Marian Finuance show that now is not the time for a border…

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Why Tinsley Mortimer Has Stopped Filming ‘RHONY’ | Betches

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The ladies of The Real Housewives of New York City are still filming for season 12, but there have already been some major developments. Of course, Bethenny Frankel sent shockwaves through the Bravosphere earlier this year when she announced no longer filming for the upcoming season. Earlier this fall, Tinsley got back together with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Scott Kluth, causing speculation that she would leave RHONY. As you might remember, he biggest problem with Tinsley and Scott was always that he lived in Chicago, and she obviously needed to be in New York for her…

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Pig Embryos Injected With Monkey Cells Successfully Brought To Full-Term For The First Time

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Scientists in China have successfully brought to term piglets injected with monkey stem cells for the first time, bringing researchers one step closer to one day growing human organs inside of animals. The pig-monkey chimeras – an organism derived from two or more zygotes, or the eukaryotic cell formed during fertilization that contains essential DNA – were born in the Chinese lab Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology and looked otherwise normal. Scientists derived embryonic stem cells from crab-eating macaques, or cynomolgus monkeys, a species commonly used in and…

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Violent clashes continue in India over new citizenship bill

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Protests spread to Delhi as BJP government accused of making Muslims second-class citizens Violent clashes erupted in Delhi amid allegations a new citizenship bill discriminates against Muslims and undermines the secular foundations of India, with protests over the legislation spreading to other regions and prompting Japans prime minister to cancel a visit to the country. Thousands took to the streets of Assams capital Guwahati for the third day, following the death of two protesters who were caught in police fire on Thursday. The north-eastern state has been the epicentre of…

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