Tag: their-deaths
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Some ex-NFL players seek to re-work $1 billion concussion settlement
By Natalie Pompilio PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Lawyers representing some former NFL players urged a federal appeals court on Thursday to scrap the league’s $1 billion concussion settlement because it does not cover potential victims of a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head. The deal should include future payments for chronic traumatic…
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Some ex-NFL players seek to re-work $1 bln concussion settlement
By Natalie Pompilio PHILADELPHIA, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Lawyers representing some former NFL players urged a federal appeals court on Thursday to scrap the league’s $1 billion concussion settlement because it does not cover potential victims of a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head. The deal should include future payments for…
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U.S. clears genetically modified salmon for human consumption
By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Thursday cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be farmed for human consumption – the first such approval for an animal whose DNA has been scientifically modified. Five years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first…
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ABC News’ Dan Childs Talks Giving Up Sleep
Dan Childs played “Operation” to show how no sleep can affect motor skills.