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Norfolk Southern interfered with the East Palestine train derailment probe, NTSB chair says

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy accused Norfolk Southern of interfering with the investigation and abusing its status as a party to the probe to help gather information.

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its conclusions about the flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside.

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Reuters

DoorDash was interested in taking over U.K.’s Deliveroo

DoorDash made the approach to Deliveroo, but talks ended after disagreement on valuation.

U.S. meal delivery group Doordash flagged an interest in a takeover of Britain’s Deliveroo last month, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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Dave Wilson

Texas unveils Schlossnagle, who then apologizes

Jim Schlossnagle was introduced as Texas' baseball coach Wednesday.

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What did the Pope say to Tommy DeVito’s agent, Sean Stellato?

A unlikely meeting of the minds.

Sean Stellato the larger-than-life agent for Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito was at The Vatican today to meet with Pope Francis. Why did he get an audience with the pope? Honestly, nobody really knows — but there’s photographic evidence to prove these two met.

Tommy DeVito’s agent Sean Stellato @seanstellato met today with the Pope. He gifted the Pope a custom football with the Pope’s coat of arms emblem. pic.twitter.com/mibyfgAFVg

— Adam...

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Joseph Acosta

Ric Flair talks about his wrestling career, and the Nature Boy’s love of the WNBA

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At 75, Flair is is still at the top of his game. And he’s extremely grateful for that.

Professional wrestling isn’t a sport for the old. As wrestlers age, they fall out of the limelight, struggling to find their place in a sport that grows and morphs with the times, skewing younger and younger.

Unless, you’re the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. At 75, Flair remains in the limelight through a series of reinventions and creations, such...

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Doug.Farrar

Spencer Rattler could be the Saints’ starting quarterback soon, and here’s why

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Derek Carr’s high floor and low ceiling may land Rattler the starting job sooner rather than later.

Derek Carr is an ordinary franchise quarterback, and that’s an interesting delineation in today’s NFL. Carr, the 2014 second-round pick of the Raiders who signed a four-year, $150 million contract with the Saints in March 2023, is that high-floor, low-ceiling quarterback who can keep you consistent, but there are few alpha traits.

What you need to...

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Mark Schofield

NBA rumors: Warriors after Paul George, Rockets dangling Alperen Sengun, latest on DeMar DeRozan, and more

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It’s draft day and the NBA rumors are out of control right now.

The 2024 NBA Draft begins in just a few hours.

And as you might expect, the rumors are flying.

Two stunning trades on Tuesday night, including the huge move that sent Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks, have kicked the NBA pre-draft rumor mill into overdrive. While there are just a few hours remaining until everything gets underway, the rumors are not slowing down.

Here is...

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Wes Davis

Snap adds new warnings and region blocks to address teen ‘sextortion’ scams

Snapchat will now warn users when a message comes from certain regions or an account that’s been blocked by others. | Image: Snap

Snap is rolling out intense new protections for teenagers’ Snapchat accounts in an effort to “address a growing trend of sophisticated sextortion scams.” Among them are new warnings and automatic friend request blocks targeting accounts that may be bad actors.

The features are aimed at stemming the tide of sextortion scams, the company writes in a...

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Andrew Liszewski

Playing Super Monkey Ball with a monkey in a ball just makes sense

A 3D-printed version of Super Monkey Ball’s AiAi completes this custom creation. | Photo: Tom Tilley / X

Gamers could get an edge in Sega’s Super Monkey Ball with the help of a unique DIY controller: a literal monkey in a ball that can be physically rolled around instead of mashing a joystick on a gamepad.

Super Monkey Ball requires players to tilt and roll a series of complex floating platforms to control the monkey’s movements, so Sega designed the original arcade versions of...

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Steam is getting an official controller, but Valve isn’t making it

Hori’s design is a little funky, but those yellow and violet versions look fantastic. | Image: Hori

Nearly five years after Valve discontinued its experimental Steam Controller, a new officially licensed gamepad for Steam is on the way. The new controller is made by Hori, and it’s only coming to Japan (at least for now).

Dubbed the Wireless Horipad for Steam, the PC-centric controller matches the Steam Deck’s menu buttons and has similar touch sensors atop its sticks to activate...

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Viral TikTok shows the shocking reality of inflation's impact on monthly groceries

The latest trend on TikTok? Inflation.

A video uploaded by @sewerlidd reveals how much prices have increased in the past two years. In the video, the user compares their Walmart grocery bill in 2022 to how much the same order would cost today, and the reveal is shocking. The order is enough groceries for one person for one month. In 2022, the order cost $126, but now it would cost a whopping $414, nearly four times the price of their original order.

The TikTok received over 250,000...

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Level up with $30 off the Amazon Luna wireless gaming controller

SAVE $30: As of June 26, the Amazon Luna controller is on sale for $39.99 at Amazon. That's 43% off its original price of $69.99.

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Hurry to grab the Shark FlexStyle for under $200 — the lowest price we've ever seen

SAVE $129.97: The Shark FlexStyle with five accessories is on sale for just $190.02, down from the usual bundle price of $319.99, with code BMSM15. That's a 40% discount, and the lowest price we've ever seen.

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Get $40 off the Amazfit GTR 3 smartwatch ahead of Prime Day

GET $40 OFF: As of June 26, the Amazfit GTR 3 smartwatch is available for just $79.99 at Amazon, down from $119.99. That's a 33% discount.

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Abbie VanSickle

Supreme Court Appears Poised to Allow, for Now, Emergency Abortions in Idaho

According to Bloomberg News, a document posted briefly to the court’s website suggested a majority of the justices would reinstate a lower-court ruling that paused the state’s near-total abortion ban.

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Vittoria Elliott

War Crime Prosecutions Enter a New Digital Age

A custom platform developed by SITU Research aided the International Criminal Court’s prosecution in a war crimes trial for the first time. It could change how justice is enacted on an international scale.

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"I Guess He Was Just An Idiot" – People Are Sharing The Stupidest Things Their Partners Have Ever Said And There Are Some Real Bad Ones Here

"He proceeded to tell me they can't be cows because cows are black and white and these animals were all brown."

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Colts GM: Richardson remains 'full go' for camp

The Colts say quarterback Anthony Richardson remains "full go" for training camp despite shoulder soreness the second-year player experienced earlier this month.

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Sean Golden

Alex Morgan didn’t make the U.S. Olympic women’s soccer roster. Here’s why

Alex Morgan, the United States’ most senior player on the women’s national team, has been left off the roster for the Summer Games in Paris. | Photo by C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images

Morgan will miss her first major competition in nearly two decades after not making the cut for Emma Hayes’ squad

Alex Morgan will not represent the United States in a major international competition for the first time in nearly 20 years.

When the U.S. women’s national team heads to France later...

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