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Month: November 2019

Cleveland Browns cut safety Jermaine Whitehead for tweeting violent threats after loss

The NFL’s Cleveland Browns waived safety Jermaine Whitehead on Monday, a day after he apparently sent several profane tweets threatening violence following the team’s loss to the Denver Broncos. The account @j2whitehead_ has since been suspended by Twitter for violating its rules. A team spokesman released a statement criticizing the tweets on Sunday evening, and

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These birds may have more friends than you

Complex societies were thought to only exist among mammals, including humans, other primates, elephants, giraffes and dolphins. But a new study shows that vulturine guinea fowl, a bird with distinctive blue plumage that lives in Africa, can keep track of relationships with hundreds of others — challenging the prevailing view that big brains are a

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‘The Irishman’ tests ‘cinema’ label while courting Oscar voters

Martin Scorsese caused a stir when he said that Marvel movies are “not cinema,” arguing that huge comic-book franchises are more theme-park attractions than an attempt to convey “emotional, psychological experiences.” It’s undeniable that special-effects-driven blockbusters operate differently than the films for which Scorsese has been lauded, and that the studio business has changed. But

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