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Developing new treatments for ailments can be a tedious and frustrating process for scientists. Oftentimes, newly developed drugs just don’t work the way they were intended, falling short of expectations and leading to a dead end. But other times, a drug developed for one purpose turns out to be even more effective at treating something...

Stuttgart (dpa) - Der VfB Stuttgart reist nach den obligatorischen Leistungstests mit 23 Spielern ins Trainingslager im spanischen La Manga. Bis auf Winter-Neuzugang Mario Gomez gingen alle Profis des Fußball-Bundesligisten am Dienstag aufs Laufband. Gomez hatte den Test bereits vor rund einer Woche nach seinem Wechsel vom VfL Wolfsburg absolviert. Schon nach der Anreise an diesem Mittwoch wird der VfB auf seiner Trainingsanlage an der spanischen Mittelmeerküste ins Mannschaftstraining einsteigen. Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democrats say they are beginning 2018 energized and intent on regaining their historical control of the state’s General Assembly, harnessing anger over Republican Donald Trump’s presidency and buoyed by Democratic victories elsewhere.

The new season of The Bachelor is officially underway — and that means Arie Luyendyk Jr. should start getting used to dodging questions for the next couple of months.

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Currently, Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has a Buy using the methodology for investing of Louis Navellier and his Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The current overall Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has changed twice in the past month, which represents a greater level of change than is typical.

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NAIJ.com also gathered that Governor Wike also visited the sites of the crime where he received briefing from the Nigerian police area commander and the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA) local government council caretaker chairman.

The Presidency is currently meeting with stakeholders in the Nigerian oil sector at Aso Rock over the ongoing fuel scarcity and Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, is standing in for the Nigerian leader.

Subway

• Subway has debuted a new take on the iconic "$5 footlong" — the $4.99 footlong. 
• Starting in January, five popular Subway sandwiches are $4.99.
• Some Subway franchisees protested the deal.
• Subway's store count dropped by more than 900 and national sales declined in the US in 2017, people with knowledge of the situation told Business Insider.

Subway has brought back the $5 footlong two years after officially retiring the popular deal. Читать дальше...

There are more than 660,000 fewer people working in manufacturing in England than there were in 2005. But these plants are profitable – and their closure should be avoidable.

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NASA has been working to identify microbes on the space station for some time now, as it could help diagnose astronaut illnesses right there and allow identification of extraterrestrial life, if it ever comes around.

Pack a carry-on bag full of snacks, then roll it on over to the couch because Fox’s new series “LA to Vegas” premieres tonight (Jan. 2). The new comedy follows an airline crew and the interesting, to say the least, passengers who take the roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas every weekend with the hopes of coming back a big winner. The show comes from executive producers Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Lon Zimmet and Steve Levitan and features a family of actors who are ready to shake up the workplace comedy genre. Читать дальше...

The governor on several occasions has been spotted locking lips with his beautiful wife Suzette. It is obvious that he is a big fan of Public Display of Affections (PDA) and never shy to express his feelings. The photos are cute.

Baker Mayfield dished it out, and in defeat, he had to take it right back. The brash Oklahoma star walked off the field Monday, 54-48 double-overtime losers to Georgia, to shouts of “Humble yourself!” from Bulldogs linebacker Davin Bellamy. The same player who grabbed his crotch in jeering at enemy fans earlier this season, who Monday...

Fats from sources like nuts, olive oil, and fish are best for your body.

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Shawn Arent, the director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers University and an American College of Sports Medicine Fellow, explains why running isn't enough to lose weight — even if it is good for you. Following is a transcript of the video.

Shawn Arent: So is aerobic exercise — specifically running — the best way to lose fat? Ultimately, running does use fat for fuel. Now, is it the most efficient way to do this? Читать дальше...

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Star Wars fans who made time for The Last Jedi over the holidays know there’s a certain scene that raised temperatures…or at least, eyebrows. In the clip, the bad guy, Kylo Ren, appears shirtless wearing his signature high-waisted pants — an unusual showcase for actor Adam Driver’s buff chest. On Instagram, John Mayer took note of the trend and launched the “#KyloRenChallenge,” wearing black pants and a downturned black shirt that left him exposed from the ribcage upward. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. commander wants a more aggressive Afghan military pressuring the Taliban and other insurgents over the normally quieter months of Afghanistan's winter. Then, he wants them quickly going on the offensive in the spring. It's all part of a plan Washington hopes will change the course in a war now entering its 17th year. Gen. Joseph Votel of U.S. Central Command says Washington is looking "for a major effort to gain the initiative very quickly as we enter into the fighting... Читать дальше...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi polarized audiences so much that we can't even agree on loving or hating the infamous blue milk scene. It turns out director Rian Johnson was heavily invested in the realism of that scene, as elaborated by creature designer Neal Scanlan.

Move to boost the number of educated girl child in Nigerian most populous state-Kano, is greatly being affected by the current low penetration of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in the state. This trend is heavily manifesting in the number of female candidates from the state failing public examinations, which is subsequently reducing their chance […]

The bigger the black hole, the faster their host galaxies get “quenched,” according to new research.

Pfullendorf (dpa) - Nach Übernahme durch einen Investor wird der Küchenhersteller Alno in den nächsten Wochen wieder mit der Produktion beginnen. Unter dem Namen Neue Alno GmbH wolle man noch im ersten Quartal neue Küchen ausliefern, teilte Geschäftsführer Andreas Sandmann am Dienstag im baden-württembergischen Pfullendorf mit. Für einige hundert Mitarbeiter des Küchenbauers bedeutet dies die Rettung ihrer Jobs. 320 Verträge seien bereits abgeschlossen, erklärte Sandmann. Bei einer mittleren zweistelligen... Читать дальше...

YouTube personality Logan Paul is apologizing after facing outrage over a controversial video shared to his page that appeared to show the body of an alleged suicide victim in Japan.

A series of mild to moderate earthquakes rattled Macedonia early Tuesday, causing panic and minor damage to houses near the epicenter. No injuries were reported. Macedonia's National Seismological Observatory says the strongest earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 and struck at 5:24 a.m. local time (0324 GMT), 145 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of the capital, Skopje, in the Dojran area near the border with Greece.   The quake, which occurred at a depth of about 15 kilometers, was also felt in Greece and Bulgaria. Читать дальше...