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Mark Schofield

Shohei Ohtani blasts into MLB 50/50 club as founding member with Dodgers

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani made MLB history with 50 homers and 50 steals in the same season.

A year ago, Ronald Acuña Jr. became the founding member of Major League Baseball’s 40/70 club, belting 40 home runs and swiping 70 bases in a historic season.

Shohei Ohtani has now become the founding member of another historic baseball club.

Thanks to his 50th home run this season, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar is now the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs, and steal...

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Noa Dalzell

Diana Taurasi’s former coach weighs in on her potential WNBA retirement

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New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello coached Taurasi for 8 seasons on the Phoenix Mercury.

It’s well known that Diana Taurasi could be playing her last WNBA regular season game tonight. The Phoenix Mercury social media admins have certainly hinted at the possibility, spearheading an “If this is it” campaign and posting a tribute video to her earlier on Thursday.

While Taurasi herself has been noncommittal, rumors have swirled...

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Aaron Boxerman and Euan Ward

Israel Strikes Hezbollah as Nasrallah Vows Retribution

The Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, did not say how his group would respond to attacks on hand-held devices, which killed dozens when pagers and walkie-talkies exploded.

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Jay Peters

US online passport renewal is now fully open for business

The Verge’s Sean Hollister picking up his new passport at the post office. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge

If you read my colleague Sean Hollister’s positive experience renewing his US passport online through a beta website from the State Department — without needing to ship his old passport — I have good news for you: that experience is now available for everyone. You can access it right here.

“Instead of printing a paper application and mailing it with a check,...

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Get To Know The Entire Cast Of "Agatha All Along" Before You Binge The Show

She's ready to be that witch again.

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Alden Gonzalez

Shohei Ohtani does ANOTHER thing we've never seen before

In a year when he couldn't be a two-way star, Ohtani used his time on the bench to become an elite base stealer.

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Savannah Leigh Richardson

BMW PGA Championship: Round 2 tee times as Rory McIlroy contends

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After Day 1 at the BMW PGA Championship, let’s look at the Round 2 tee times as Rory McIlroy looks to avoid problems.

Day 1 of the BMW PGA Championship saw some eventful golf, especially from Rory McIlroy. He shot a 5-under 67 to sit two shots off the leader.

Matthew Baldwin shot a 9-under 63 to lead after 18 holes. There are 11 at 5-under alongside McIlroy, so plenty of guys are lurking on the leaderboard.

Among those with the Northern...

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Noa Dalzell

Caitlin Clark reflects on being in MVP conversation: “It’s definitely cool”

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Despite a slow start to the season, Clark is a likely candidate for First Team All-WNBA.

Caitlin Clark has been on a tear since the Olympic break, averaging 24.3 points per game on 43.6% shooting along with a league-best 8.9 assists. Her play has been a big part of why the Fever have climbed to the #6 seed, and has put in position to receive MVP votes.

Ahead of the Indiana Fever’s final regular season game, Clark was asked about what...

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Eduardo Medina

How North Carolina Republicans Could Replace Mark Robinson

The deadline for a candidate to withdraw is midnight tonight, but Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has vowed to stay in the race.

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Maya King

How the Robinson Report Could Affect the Presidential Race in North Carolina

A Democratic presidential candidate has not won North Carolina since 2008. But the drama around Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, is sure to bolster their hopes.

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Jay Peters

Concord’s director reportedly steps down

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Concord game director Ryan Ellis has stepped down following the decision to take the game offline, according to Kotaku. Developers at Concord developer Firewalk Studios are also uncertain of the future of the studio.

Ellis, whose resume also includes more than seven years at Bungie, informed staff of the change in role last week, Kotaku reports. (His LinkedIn still lists his title as “Game Director.”) Ellis also authored the PlayStation Blog post announcing Concord’s...

Mashable

'The Babadook' filmmaker Jennifer Kent on how her character became an LGBTQ+ icon, and why we will never see a sequel

Jennifer Kent, filmmaker of 'The Babadook', opens up about creating a character that would become an LGBTQ+ icon and why she refused to make a sequel.

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How BurnBot's RX2 is changing wildfire prevention

BurnBot's RX2 delivers fast, safe controlled burns with minimal smoke, reducing wildfire risks and creating defensible spaces.

Fast Company

Reuters

Biden adminstration completes key environmental report needed for a lithium mine

If approved, the mine would be the first lithium project permitted by Biden officials.

The Biden administration on Thursday published a key environmental report for ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the last step needed before approving what would become one of the largest U.S. sources of the electric vehicle battery metal.

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Reuters

Amazon debuts Amelia, an AI assistant for its sellers

The move is part of a broader Big Tech effort to employ the technology for greater automation.

Amazon.com announced on Thursday a new artificial intelligence application that it says will help its independent sellers with sales metrics, inventory maintenance and product advertising, among other things.

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Christopher Zara

Nike stock jumps after hours on news that CEO John Donahoe is being replaced by company veteran Elliott Hill

The leadership change, effective October 14, follows a rocky tenure for Donahoe, who joined the footwear giant as a tech-focused outsider in January 2020.

Shares of Nike (NYSE: NKE) jumped in after-hours trading on Thursday after news broke that CEO John Donahoe is leaving the company and will be replaced by Elliott Hill, a Nike veteran who had held a number of senior positions before retiring in 2020.

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15 Celebrity Teams Couldn't Answer These "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Questions — Let's See If You Can

Okay, apparently, celebrities don't watch each others' movies and shows at all.

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David Newton

Panthers' Young vows to 'be better' after benching

Bryce Young on Thursday admitted he was surprised when Panthers coach Dave Canales benched him in favor of veteran Andy Dalton, but he also took responsibility for statistics that were historically bad.

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Associated Press

Ohtani eclipses 50 steals, two HRs shy of 50-50

Shohei Ohtani stole his 50th and 51st bases of the season on Thursday, putting the Dodgers star two home runs away from the first 50/50 season in major league history.

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Michael Voepel and Alexa Philippou

The final day of the WNBA regular season is here -- what's on the line?

The last WNBA playoff berth and the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds are at stake as the regular season concludes Thursday.

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