Biden to Hold Crisis Meeting With Democratic Governors at the White House

The president is trying to reassure his supporters that he can still win in November despite his debate debacle last week.

Plum, Aces top Fever before Vegas crowd of 20K

A sellout crowd of 20,366 -- the fifth largest in WNBA history -- watched the Aces take on Caitlin Clark and the Fever on Tuesday night at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.

Sources: LeBron reaches deal to stay with Lakers

LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $104 million maximum contract to return to the Lakers, sources told ESPN, on a deal includes a player option for the 2025-26 season and a no-trade clause.

41 TikTok-Famous Beauty Products Reviewers Say They’ll Buy Again

There's a fine line between "buying again" and "hoarding," and this TikTok-famous ~vanilla cashmere~ lotion might make you cross it.

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John Deere Classic reminds fans of the greatest PGA Tour tee markers

With the John Deere Classic week here, let’s discuss the best PGA Tour tee markers, as these title sponsors seem to get it.

Welcome to Playing Through’s morning ritual — Golf Talk Today.

Each morning will feature a Golf Talk Today, where the crew will discuss various elements throughout the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf, and more.

Today’s topic is tee markers!

With the John Deere Classic this week, we wanted to look at some of the best tee markers on the PGA Tour.

Various...

LG buys Homey in a very Samsung SmartThings move

LG is bringing Athom’s Homey products and the third-party device support they provide under its wing. | Image: LG / Homey

LG has acquired an 80 percent stake in Athom, a Dutch company best known for its Homey smart home platform. The deal, which LG says will see it acquire the remaining 20 percent of Athom within the next three years, has been forged to expand LG’s smart home ecosystem and should position it to better compete against Samsung’s rivaling SmartThings platform.

LG...

How a musical indie game went against the grain to explore the Deaf experience

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Developing Harmonium: The Musical took a lot of time and a lot of resources, but according to its developers, that effort and expense was worth it.

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Your Apple Watch is filthy. Here's how to clean it.

Getting a new Apple Watch is fun, but learning how to clean your Apple Watch is not — unless you're getting easy-to-follow tips from Mashable.

We're going to tell you how to clean your Apple Watch properly, so you don't have to think about getting a new smartwatch just yet.

Besides wanting to earn style points for a sleek and stylish timepiece, cleaning your...

NYT's The Mini crossword answers for July 3

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections —...

People Are Sharing The 16 Actors Who Should Have Never, Ever Been Casted In A Role

"I've always said that they made an Adam Sandler movie but forgot to tell Adam Sandler."

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Suki Waterhouse Got Brutally Honest About Questioning Her Own Morality As A Mom As She Addressed The Criticism She Faced For Performing At Coachella Weeks After Giving Birth

“Of course [I was thinking]... How is this going to work, is this even going to be possible?... You just have to go, ‘This is what we’re doing, this is what we’re about.’”

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Just 15 Of The Best Hair Masks To Treat Your Tresses To

Get ready to ~unmask~ the secrets to fabulous hair days.

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Just 33 Products That'll Help With Those *Kinda* Embarrassing Problems You'd Rather Not Talk About

If you've been *dying* to kiss your cold sores, butt acne, boob sweat, or bed bugs away, you're just a scroll away from solving your most annoying problem.

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Red Bull needs Sergio Pérez to ‘dig deep’ as F1 title fight looms

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With teams like McLaren, Ferrari, and Mercedes closing the gap Red Bull needs the best version of Sergio Pérez down the stretch

When the 2024 Formula 1 season began one of the drivers facing a tremendous amount of pressure was Sergio Pérez. With Pérez entering the final year of his deal with Red Bull, there was rampant speculation that a season like last year, which saw Pérez endure a mid-season swoon that quickly ended any inkling of a title...

NFL teams don’t need a No. 1 receiver and here’s why

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Packers, Chiefs, and more NFL teams are moving away from alpha dogs in the receiver room.

Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers is one of the NFL’s most highly-regarded young quarterbacks, and that’s in part because of the performance he put on in the second half of the 2023 season. From Week 10 through the Packers’ 24-21 divisional round loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Love completed 254 of 374 passes (67.9%) for 2,904 yards (7.8 yards per...

NBA free agency 2024 winners and losers, starring 76ers, Nuggets, Thunder, and more

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Here are the winners and losers of 2024 NBA free agency so far.

The biggest names on the 2024 NBA free agent market came off the board almost immediately. Paul George kept NBA insiders up until 3 a.m. before choosing the Philadelphia 76ers, and rest of the big names quickly followed suit with their decisions the next morning.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are loading up for a run at the NBA championship, the Orlando Magic found a veteran who...

Two Weeks After Lily Allen Said She’s “Not There Yet” When Asked If She’d Become An OnlyFans Creator, Lily Has Launched An OnlyFans

Discussing the possibility of becoming an OnlyFans creator just two weeks ago, Lily said: “I’m not there yet, but y’know, I’m also not saying no.”

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Meta ordered to stop training its AI on Brazilian personal data

Brazilian regulators say Meta’s “excessive and unjustified obstacles” make it difficult for users to opt out of AI training. | Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge

Brazil’s data protection authority (ANPD) has banned Meta from training its artificial intelligence models on Brazilian personal data, citing the “risks of serious damage and difficulty to users.” The decision follows an update to Meta’s privacy policy in May in which the social media giant granted itself...

I renewed my US passport in a single week with the government’s speedy online beta

Picking up my new passport at the post office. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge

Perhaps you’ve heard you can now renew your US passport online. As long as you meet certain requirements, there’s a beta website for that. The State Department tells me it’s not necessarily faster — but anecdotally, my family just had two of the speediest, most painless experiences we’ve ever had with the US government.

I applied from my phone, I shot my own digital photo at home — and...

Getting Off the Beaten Path at 5 National Parks

This summer, escape the crowds at some of the nation’s most popular parks by heading into the backcountry on a day hike.