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Visit Amazon's Today's Deals Pittsburgh’s Ryan Shazier Improving After Scary Injury Ryan Shazier, a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, injured his back making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, spurring initial fears that he could be paralyzed after he appeared to be limited in his movements from the waist down. The extent of the injury has yet to be announced, but based on statements by the team, paralyzation seems unlikely. “Ryan’s injury will not require surgery at this time, and he continues to improve,” Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert said in a statement. “He will stay overnight to continue evaluations with the hopes of returning to Pittsburgh on Tuesday.” In a sport that has been grappling with the long-term brain damage that it inflicts on many of its players, Shazier’s injury was a reminder of the catastrophic damage that can happen in the short-term. The play and its aftermath were reminiscent of similar incidents that resulted...

Buy BOSCH washing machines at cheapest price from here Micro-lender China Rapid Finance spots opportunity in new rules Online micro-lenders have come under scrutiny as “problems such as over-lending, repeat borrowing, improper collection, abnormally high interest rates, and privacy violations have become prominent”, Chinese financial regulators said last week. Wang told Reuters in a telephone interview he remains positive about the broader market and that China Rapid Finance is well-positioned to benefit from a market cleanup of online microlending in China, which dwarfs that for the rest of the world combined and includes thousands of players.. “The only thing that changed is in the short-term some companies might run into some difficulties,” Wang said. “The market might need some clean-up, maybe some shake-up in terms of some companies might have to exit the market, some might have to reposition themselves,” he added. China Rapid Finance, which floated on the New ...