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Chris Azzopardi

‘I Am: Celine Dion’ Review: You Saw the Best in Me

Dion’s voice made her a star. A new documentary on Amazon Prime Video brings her back to Earth, showing her intimate struggles with stiff person syndrome.

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Lindsay Zoladz

Celine Dion Can Only Be Herself

The singer’s over-the-top sincerity and expressiveness were once seen as irredeemably uncool. In the new documentary “I Am: Celine Dion,” they have become her superpowers.

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Steven Erlanger

NATO, at Washington Summit, Will Offer Ukraine a ‘Bridge’ to Membership

Officials say Kyiv won’t get membership negotiations at the coming NATO summit, but the alliance will announce a structure to coordinate aid over the longer term.

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Jonathan Mahler

The Long, Strange Road to Alec Baldwin’s Manslaughter Trial

After an accidental on-set shooting death — and two years of bitter legal combat — the movie star is about to have his day in court.

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Farnaz Fassihi

Iran’s Presidential Candidates Agree on One Thing: Trump Is Coming

The former U.S. president’s election is treated as a foregone conclusion, with the six contenders clashing over who is best suited to handling him.

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Patricia Cohen and Keith Bradsher

Behind the Deadly Unrest in Kenya, a Staggering and Painful National Debt

Kenya, the fastest growing economy in Africa, is on the brink of a fiscal calamity. Across Africa, nations are spending more on interest than on health or education.

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Abdi Latif Dahir

Kenyan President Rejects Bill That Led to Deadly Protests

A day after at least 23 people were killed in demonstrations against a tax increase, President William Ruto withdrew the law that he said was necessary to avoid defaulting on the country’s debt.

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A 3-month membership to Kindle Unlimited is now free for Prime members

SAVE $35.97: Amazon Prime members can sign up for a free 3-month subscription to Kindle Unlimited, which typically costs $11.99 per month. That's a total savings of $35.97.

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Score the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II for their lowest price yet

SAVE $100: As of June 26, get Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II for just $179 at Amazon. That's 36% off the list price of $279.

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Amazon deal of the day: Pick up the Fire HD 8 Kids Pro for a record-low $69.99

Amazon deals of the day at a glance: OUR TOP PICK Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Pro $69.99 at Amazon (save $80) ...

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Early Prime Day deal: Score a $10 Amazon gift card by placing a Grubhub order of $25 or more

GET A $10 AMAZON GIFT CARD: Amazon Prime members who are also members of Grubhub+ are eligible for a free $10 Amazon gift card with a $25+ order at Grubhub with code GRUBPRIME.

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Early Prime Day book deals: The best titles to add to your TBR pile

EARLY PRIME DAY BOOK DEALS: Don't miss Amazon's Prime Day book deals! As of June 26, save on hundreds of bestselling titles, from #BookTok favorites to Amazon's Best Books of the Year So Far.

Our top picks: Best Amazon Books Editors' Pick book deal The Husbands (Kindle Edition) by Holly...

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David Gilbert

A Russian Propaganda Network Is Promoting an AI-Manipulated Biden Video

Experts tell WIRED that Russian disinformation campaigns are using generative AI more and more.

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21 Tweets About "Perfect Match" That Prove How Messy Netflix Reality Shows Can Be

Thank you to the producer who gathered all that footage to validate Melinda's story.

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Katie Heindl

Matas Buzelis survived his NBA audition. Now he’s ready for the show

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Matas Buzelis is the NBA Draft’s most confident prospect

Matas Buzelis is used to auditions. Before the 6’10, 19-year-old was flying cross-country for workouts and interviews ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft, he was going up against veterans and some of the toughest athletes in professional basketball night after night on G League Ignite. In the G League, with its 10-days, two-ways, and players looking for a path into the NBA, every night...

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James Dator

Nike made a statue of Ja Morant that will haunt your nightmares

This horrible Ja Morant statue looks like a ventriloquist doll had a baby with a linebacker.

There’s a new statue of an athlete, which means there’s a new terrible statue of an athlete. This time it’s Ja Morant, who Nike decided to immortalize in the most unsettling way imaginable.

Idk how to feel about this new Ja Morant statue @JaMorant @NikeNYC pic.twitter.com/eaupymQwG9

— Overtime (@overtime) June 26, 2024

It’s so difficult to pinpoint the worst element of this. Is...

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Jack Milko

Tom Kim reflects on close call at Travelers; now Rocket Mortgage Classic favorite

Tom Kim watches a tee shot during the final round of the 2024 Travelers Championship. | Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images

After falling short to Scottie Scheffler in a playoff, Tom Kim is now the favorite at this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit.

Tom Kim came inches away from claiming the biggest victory of his young career at the Travelers Championship last week. But a few mistakes ultimately kept him from besting Scottie Scheffler.

Now, Kim is in Michigan for the...

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Andrew J. Hawkins

Rivian teases four new vehicles, and I have no idea what they are

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I’ll admit, I was too distracted by Rivian’s surprise announcement of a $5 billion deal with Volkswagen to develop software and electric vehicles to notice that the buzzy California company was also planning an investor day event on June 27th.

So when I woke up on Wednesday to see this shareholder letter — thanks to InsideEVs with an assist from BloombergNEF’s Corey Cantor on Threads — I was pretty surprised to see Rivian was essentially...

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Jay Peters

Figma announces big redesign with AI

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Figma is announcing a bunch of new features at its Config conference today, including a major UI redesign, new generative AI tools to help people more easily make projects, and built-in slideshow functionality.

Let’s start with the redesign, which is intended to “lay the foundation for the next decade,” according to a blog post. You’ll see things like a new toolbar, rounded corners, and 200 new icons. As part of the design refresh, the company wants to “focus...

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Vittoria Elliott

SCOTUS Rules That US Government Can Continue Talking to Social Media Companies

The Supreme Court ruling overturns an earlier injunction that prevented platforms from communicating with the government for more than a year.

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