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Fast Company

Pavithra Mohan

How Vance and Walz differed on childcare in last night’s debate

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...

Fast Company

The Conversation

Here’s what Tim Walz and JD Vance’s facial expressions meant during the VP debate

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.

Fast Company

The Conversation

Vance and Walz showed different versions of masculinity during the VP debate

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.

Fast Company

Joe Berkowitz

JD Vance wants a Domino’s Pizza ‘turnaround’ on reproductive rights—without changing a thing

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.

BuzzFeed - Latest

Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump For Going "Full Mental" While Speaking At A Recent Rally

The late-night host doesn't understand why Trump brought up this classic film while campaigning.

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ESPN.com

Jorge Castillo

Dodgers' Valenzuela on leave to focus on health

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."

ESPN.com

DSG says it won't broadcast 11 MLB teams in '25

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.

ESPN.com

Max Olson and Kyle Bonagura

How UNLV became the unlikely center of the college football universe

Amid conference realignment chatter and a player leaving because of an NIL dispute, UNLV was the unlikely center of the college football universe.

Wired Top Stories

Molly Taft

Hurricane Helene Shows How Broken the US Insurance System Is

Many homeowners in North Carolina won’t be insured against flooding or landslides due to the fragmented way in which disasters are covered.

Wired Top Stories

Morgan Meaker

Pavel Durov Defends Telegram's Privacy Changes Amid User Unrest

After Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s arrest in France, the platform has made several changes that seemingly make it friendlier to authorities.

SBNation.com

Ricky O'Donnell

Tony Allen ripped the Pelicans for being the ‘worst organization in the NBA’

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...

SBNation.com

Jack Milko

Matt Fitzpatrick sounds off on PGA Tour, LIV Golf divide: “I just don’t care”

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...

The Verge

Umar Shakir

JuiceBox EV chargers are about to lose all their connectivity features

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 Verge

Quentyn Kennemer

Kindle Paperwhite Kids is near its all-time low with $55 off

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...

The Verge

Nathan Edwards

The HHKB Studio Snow makes a great keyboard prettier

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...

The Verge

Jay Peters

Amazon’s new Fire tablets have AI inside

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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....

The Verge

Tom Warren

Xbox cofounder J Allard has joined Amazon to work on ‘new ideas’

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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...

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Cade Metz

OpenAI Completes Deal That Values Company at $157 Billion

The A.I. start-up’s valuation has risen by more than $70 billion in nine months.

BuzzFeed - Latest

J.D. Vance Is Being Called Out For Speaking Over The Two Female Moderators During Last Night's Debate

"Vance really in his element (talking over women)." —@OrganizerMemes

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ESPN.com

Todd Archer

Sources: WR Cooks has surgery for infection, out

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.

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