The Saints went 3-1 in the month of October and their strength on special teams was one reason why. Punter Blake Gillikin has been named special teams player of the month for his performances in the four games. Gillikin averaged 46.9 yards on his 17 punts in the month, with a 45.5-yard net average. He […]
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KKR invests $2 bln in South Korean energy firm SK E&SInvestment firm KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N) said on Friday it had bought 2.4 trillion won ($2 billion) worth of newly issued redeemable convertible preferred shares of South Korean energy company SK E&S Co Ltd. SK Group conglomerate member SK E&S will use the funding to accelerate its growth, KKR said, adding the investment was […]
Technology
Confusion Over Big Tech’s FAANG Acronym After Facebook Changes To MetaFacebook’s rebranding to Meta Platforms has launched a search for a new name for the high-flying FAANG big tech acronym that also includes Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet (Google). Facebook on Thursday announced it is now called Meta Platforms as the social media company shifts to building the ambitious “metaverse”, a shared virtual environment. The […]
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24-year-old becomes youngest person to run 100 marathonsA 24-year-old runner crossed the finish line at the Los Angeles Marathon and became the youngest person to complete 100 marathons. Jocelyn Rivas, an El Salvador native and DACA recipient living in Los Angeles, said she became interested in running marathons after attending the Los Angeles Marathon as a spectator in 2013, and she ran […]
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Tyler Bass is the AFC special teams player of the monthThe Bills stumbled in one of their four October games, but kicker Tyler Bass never did. Bass opened the month by making four field goals against the Texans and went on to make all 10 field goals he tried during the month. Bass was also flawless on extra points as he hit all 13 of […]
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More deprived areas of England less likely to have a publicly available defibrillatorPublic access defibrillators are disproportionately lacking in the most deprived areas of England, which are among the communities at the greatest risk of cardiac arrest, according to new analysis led by the University of Warwick. Using information from ambulances services in England on defibrillators that have been registered with them, researchers have also found that […]
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South Korean chip firms to omit detailed data in response to U.S. requestSamsung Electronics (005930.KS) and SK Hynix (000660.KS) plan to leave out detailed information when supplying Washington with data related to the global chip shortage as they want to protect trade secrets, two sources briefed on the matter said. The South Korean firms – the world’s two biggest makers of memory chips – are among companies […]
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Apple’s Rs 1,900 Polishing Cloth Went Through A Teardown: Find Out If It’s RepairableApple more often than not, puts outrageous prices on things that don’t really justify the value. The most recent of these was the Rs 1,900 cleaning cloth that the company launched recently. Now, as off as it may sound, the Apple polishing cloth is already quite in demand and people are having to wait quite […]
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Eight camels, one llama escape circus to wander Madrid streetsA group of eight camels and one llama escaped from a circus in Spain and wandered the streets of Madrid before being rounded up by police. The Spanish National Police said the animals were found wandering the streets of the capital about 5 a.m., and officers rounded them up and returned them to the circus. […]
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Nick Bolton named defensive rookie of the monthKansas City’s defense has struggled as a unit, currently ranking 25th in points allowed and 29th in yards allowed. But the defense has still featured some decent individual performances. The Chiefs were 3-2 in October and linebacker Nick Bolton has been named defensive rookie of the month. Bolton, a second-round pick out of Mizzou, recorded […]
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