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The municipalities of Amersfoort and Utrecht implemented emergency decrees due to unrest in the cities overnight. The decrees gave police officers more powers to intervene – to send people away or arrest them. One person was arrested in Amersfoort, RTL Read more
More details have emerged regarding the injury that’s keeping Saints left guard Andrus Peat out of practice, although his return date remains unclear. The initial report was that Peat is missing time due to a hand injury and Ian Rapoport Read more
We’re 100% behind knowledge-based research, but sometimes you really do have to question evolution! Jaw-dropping research? Not really, quite the opposite actually! A Malmö University professor has investigated how a stone age instinct, combined with modern day stress, has left Read more
Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) cloud computing unit will help Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) build a platform to help manage and monetize data gathered from the automaker’s global vehicle fleet, the companies said on Monday. Toyota said its Mobility Services Platform Read more
TCL introduced its new lineup of midrange 5- and 6-series 4K TVs for 2020. Like previous years, they pack in a lot of value, with good design, four HDMI ports, and built-in Roku software that might eliminate the need to Read more
The police found the body of a baby in a home on Hagenau in Amsterdam Noord early on Monday morning. A woman, who appeared to be in a disturbed state, was arrested, the police said. During the early hours of Read more
Vikings running back Dalvin Cook said last week that he never considered holding out of training camp as part of a push for a new contract and called himself “full-go” for the padded practices that got underway this week. The Read more
A new study by psychology academics at the University of Derby and Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has shown that including certain Omega-3 fatty acids in a person’s diet can help them adapt their reaction to impulsive physical aggression. Omega-3 is Read more
Shares in Chinese online retail giant Alibaba (BABA.N) ground out gains on Monday as profits for smaller peer JD.com buoyed expectations for its own results later this week, countering hint of more U.S. moves against it and other Chinese companies. Read more
Mozilla is laying off 250 people, about a quarter of its workforce, and plans to refocus some teams on projects designed to make money. The company will have roughly 750 employees going forward, a spokesperson confirmed. The coronavirus pandemic “significantly Read more