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Alexia Putellas: majestic midfielder the pick of Barça’s dominant pack

December 13, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

It is rare that the women’s football community is united when awards season rocks around but no one could argue there was a worthier winner of the Ballon d’Or than Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas. Social media was awash with debate over the order of the players placed second to 10th: should the Arsenal forward Vivienne Miedema […]

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Are your holiday gifts on the ‘Noisy Toys List’?

December 13, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

A screeching rubber chicken tops this year’s list of noisy toys that pose a threat to children’s hearing. The Sight & Hearing Association’s annual Noisy Toys List for 2021 includes toys that tested louder than 85 decibels (dB), which is the U.S. National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety’s level for mandatory hearing protection. “Many […]

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Byron Allen’s $10 bln McDonald’s discrimination lawsuit is thrown out

December 13, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

A U.S. judge has dismissed a $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) by the media entrepreneur Byron Allen, who accused the fast-food chain of racial discrimination for not advertising with Black-owned media. U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin in Los Angeles wrote on Tuesday that two companies owned by Allen did not offer enough factual […]

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Razer’s Qualcomm-powered handheld console leaks

December 13, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

Qualcomm appears to be collaborating with Razer on a new gaming handheld developer kit built around its upcoming Snapdragon G3X processor. Leaked slides published by VideoCardz call the device a “Snapdragon G3X Handheld Developer Kit,” suggesting it will primarily be aimed at software developers and manufacturers to help them build their own software and hardware […]

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Woman red-faced after accidentally wearing builder’s hoodie for a week not boyfriend’s

December 13, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

Comedian Fern Brady was left horrified when she realised the comfy hoodie she’d been wearing for a week wasn’t her boyfriend’s – but was actually their builder’s For many women in relationships, throwing on your partner’s clothes brings a level of comfort you can’t quite explain. But what if the hoodie you pick up doesn’t […]

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‘Unbelievably excited’: Lydia Bedford appointed as Leicester Women manager

December 12, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

Lydia Bedford has said she is “unbelievably excited” after being announced as the new manager of Leicester City’s women’s team on a contract taking her to the end of the current season. She will step into the vacancy left by Jonathan Morgan, who was sacked last Thursday after failing to win a single point from […]

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The suicide rate declined in 2020. So did media coverage of a holiday-suicide link

December 12, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

That is one inference that may be drawn from the latest data collected by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania in its annual analysis of news reporting about the holiday-suicide myth, the false claim that the suicide rate increases at holiday time. In 2020, for the second year in a […]

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EU unveils 300 billion euro answer to China’s Belt and Road

December 12, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a plan to invest 300 billion euros ($340 billion) globally by 2027 in infrastructure, digital and climate projects as a better alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The scheme, called Global Gateway, is to strengthen Europe’s supply chains, boost EU trade and help fight climate change, focusing on […]

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Twitter bans posting ‘private media’ against subjects’ wishes

December 12, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

Twitter will now let private individuals request takedowns of pictures or videos featuring them. The company announced the change this morning, extending an existing ban on private information to cover media. It’s aimed at preventing harassment or invasions of privacy and includes exceptions for posts that are “shared in the public interest or add value […]

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Harry Potter Studios Tour unveils brand new ‘Magical Mischief’ event for 2022

December 12, 2021December 9, 2021slwritescom

The Harry Potter Studios Tour is launching a brand new Magical Mischief event for 2022 including some of the Wizarding World’s biggest pranks Harry Potter fans can celebrate the best of the wizarding world’s pranks and jokes thanks at a brand new event coming to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of […]

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