During the VP debate last night, both candidates discussed the childcare shortage and lack of federal paid leave.
Childcare has become a significant issue in the lead-up to the election—on both sides of the aisle. Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz have already proposed expanding the child tax credit, increasing childcare subsidies for families, and doubling down on grant programs for childcare providers, carrying on the Biden administration’s commitment to those...
The types of smiles that politicians tend to display can give us insights into their personalities.
Neither Ohio GOP Sen. JD Vance nor Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has the national stature of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, so viewers had a chance to judge these two relatively unknown politicians for the first time, side by side, in a relatively uncontrolled setting on Oct. 1, 2024.
Vance was careful to defer to his white male opponent Walz while doubling down on criticism of immigrants and the Black woman running for president.
Few people expected the campaign to elect the first woman president to spark a referendum on masculinity, but what it means to be a man has become “arguably the most dominant theme of this year’s elections,” according to MSNBC’s Ja’han Jones.
During Tuesday’s VP debate, the GOP candidate claimed more than once that he wanted to “earn back women’s trust” without outlining any steps toward doing so.
Clearly, something had to change. The numbers were in, the people had spoken, and they were not happy with what they’d been consuming. It was time for a hard reset.
The late-night host doesn't understand why Trump brought up this classic film while campaigning.
View Entire Post ›
Dodgers radio announcer and former Cy Young Award winner Fernando Valenzuela is stepping away from the broadcast booth for the rest of the playoffs "to focus on his health."
Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt operator of Bally Sports channels, said it will stop broadcasting games in 2025 for 11 of the 12 MLB teams it currently televises.
Amid conference realignment chatter and a player leaving because of an NIL dispute, UNLV was the unlikely center of the college football universe.
Many homeowners in North Carolina won’t be insured against flooding or landslides due to the fragmented way in which disasters are covered.
After Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s arrest in France, the platform has made several changes that seemingly make it friendlier to authorities.
Tony Allen’s podcast appearance making fun of his time with the New Orleans Pelicans was pure gold.
Tony Allen is one of the greatest perimeter defenders of his generation. Allen had a 14-year career in the NBA that will mostly be remembered for his time as the shutdown perimeter guard on the Grit-N-Grind era Memphis Grizzlies. Allen was never a big scorer, but he was in many ways the heart-and-soul of those Grizzlies teams, earning six All-Defense selections and helping the team...
Matt Fitzpatrick speaks to the press at St. Andrews ahead of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. | Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty Images
Ahead of this week’s Dunhill Links at St. Andrews, Matt Fitzpatrick expressed his dismay for golf’s current state of affairs.
Matthew Fitzpatrick did not hold back at the Home of Golf on Wednesday.
Speaking ahead of this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, of which he arrives as the defending champion, the 2022 U.S. Open...
I guess I don’t need to worry about the Wi-Fi reaching outside anymore. | Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge
Enel X Way North America, which owns EV charger brand JuiceBox, is closing down its electric vehicle business in the US and Canada and will shut off connectivity services for commercial and home hardware. In a statement posted on the JuiceBox website, the company said it will close down on October 11th, but it’s turning off all customer support lines “effective...
The Paperwhite Kids could be a great holiday gift to keep your kids reading over school breaks. | Image: Amazon
If you’re looking for an alternative to traditional tablets for your kid, perhaps you should consider an ebook reader. The Kindle Paperwhite Kids — which is essentially identical to the standard Paperwhite but with a couple of added freebies — would be a great place to start. It’s now on sale at Amazon for $114.99 ($55 off) with a playfully designed magnetic...
Image: PFU America
After weeks of incredibly obvious teasers, PFU America has revealed the HHKB Studio Snow, a white version of one of the best and strangest keyboards I’ve used. A new color might seem like a minor thing, and it is. But it does answer one of the common complaints about the HHKB Studio, which until now was only available in black with black legends. The Snow edition is available today for $329 at PFU’s website and mechanicalkeyboards.com.
The HHKB Studio, which I...
Image: Amazon
Amazon just announced a new Fire HD 8 tablet, and like many new gadgets in 2024, generative AI-powered tools are among the big new features. But you won’t necessarily need to buy the new Fire HD 8 to try them; Amazon says they’re coming to the Fire HD 10 and Fire Max 11 tablets, too.
The new AI tools are things you’ve probably seen before. There’s a writing assist feature, which will help you polish up your writing and is built into the device’s keyboard....
Getty Images
Xbox cofounder J Allard joined Amazon last month as a vice president on the company’s devices and services team. In an email to The Verge, Allard confirmed his new role but says it’s “too early to have anything to say” about what he’ll be working on at Amazon beyond “new ideas.”
Allard will report to former Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay at Amazon, according to GeekWire. Panay left Microsoft last year after being at the software giant for almost 20...
The A.I. start-up’s valuation has risen by more than $70 billion in nine months.
"Vance really in his element (talking over women)." —@OrganizerMemes
View Entire Post ›
Cowboys receiver Brandin Cooks will miss at least one game after having surgery on his right knee to clean out an infection from another procedure, sources told ESPN.