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Glenn Thrush and Adam Goldman

Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick Unnerves an Already Jittery Justice Department and FBI

Senior law enforcement officials face a wave of uncertainty as Donald J. Trump moves to nominate a fierce partisan and a longtime ally to fill one of the most powerful cabinet posts.

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Andrea Adelson

Even in death, college football fans want to be at their favorite stadiums

Superfans are telling their loved ones that they have one request: Spread my ashes on the field.

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James Dator

NFL Expert Picks: Week 11

Here are our picks for Week 11 in the NFL.

We’re officially into the back third of the NFL regular season and the league has never been more difficult to predict. Naturally there are the elite teams of the league, but dig just a little deeper and we have a glut of the “very good,” without anyone really separating themselves to the point you can be confident.

As it stands on the AFC East is effectively locked up. The 8-2 Bills are five games ahead of the Dolphins, who feel like...

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Leah Feiger

We Break Down the Internet’s Future Under Trump 2.0

WIRED global editorial director Katie Drummond joins this week to discuss what the fragmented internet did for the Trump campaign, and what the incoming Trump administration means for the internet.

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SZA Said She's "Mad" She Got A BBL, And She Explained Why

"I’m so mad I did that shit."

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Lisa Lerer

Liberal Legal Group Positions Itself as a Top Trump Administration Foe

Using Project 2025 as a blueprint, the group Democracy Forward says it has prepared a raft of potential legal challenges to respond to the Trump-Vance agenda as soon as Day 1.

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ThomasCostello

JuJu Watkins is good enough for the WNBA, but 19-year-olds aren’t allowed

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Watkins’ poise and patience has her playing at a professional level collegiately

??For years, the NBA allowed the best high school stars to jump directly from the amateur to professional level. That’s since changed to the current world of “one-and-done” players going to college, or overseas, for a season before trying their hand at the top level. In the WNBA, four years is required to make that jump.

While the reasons are valid for making...

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Doug.Farrar

Will Levis, Bucky Irving among Secret Superstars for Week 10

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Yes, THAT Will Levis.

As any NFL season progresses, there will be more unheralded players who rise up from humble beginnings to become factors, and guys whose careers have gone sideways who somehow find the road back to relevance.

We like to celebrate these players every week in “Secret Superstars.” This week, we have a 38-year-old guy who looked half his age, a quarterback who showed a ton under duress, and both Defensive Players of the...

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Jack Milko

Nelly Korda shines at LPGA’s The ANNIKA after extended injury absence

Nelly Korda smiles during the first round of The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge. | Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images

In her first competitive round in nearly two months, Nelly Korda picked up right where she left off.

Newly minted Player of the Year Nelly Korda has not played competitively in nearly two months, but based on her opening round at The Pelican on Thursday, you could never have guessed that was the case.

She opened with a 4-under 66, a round highlighted by her closing...

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Dell Cameron

Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism

The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the House—but it’s unclear whether the Senate will take it up.

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Jay Peters

Bluesky has been acting up today

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Bluesky is growing quickly in popularity, but if you’re trying to use it today, the site might be acting up. As I was writing this article, my feeds and notifications were very slow to load on the web and mobile while logged in, and that has similarly been the case for a few of my Verge colleagues.

Things seem to be working now, but Bluesky developers have already warned that things might not work as expected today. Earlier this morning, developer...

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Andrew Liszewski

Nike’s new easy open backpack was designed to prioritize accessibility

The fabric interior of Nike’s Elite EasyOn backpack is printed with instructions on how to use and customize it. | Image: Nike

Nike’s new Elite EasyOn backpack was designed with innovative features making it accessible for as many athletes as possible, including those with low dexterity or motor skills. Originally developed for athletes competing in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the backpack is now available to everyone through the company’s online store for $150.

The bag’s...

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Emma Roth

Ford penalized $165 million over moving too slowly on a rearview camera recall

The 2020 Ford Explorer is one of the vehicles affected by the recall. | Image: Ford

Ford has agreed to pay a fine that could go up to $165 million after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found the automaker took too long to recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras and failed to “provide accurate and complete recall information.”. This penalty is the second largest, only behind the $200 million Takata was ordered to pay.

Originally issued in 2020, the recall...

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Lauren Feiner

CFPB is reportedly trying to put Google under bank-like supervision

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking to put Google under federal supervision, a move that could impose the same kinds of monitoring and inspections used on banks, The Washington Post reports.

The CFPB’s concerns are not totally clear and the order may still change, according to the Post, citing two unnamed sources. Both the agency and Google declined to comment on the report. But, plenty could change once President-elect...

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Amazon deal of the day: Save $250 on the M2 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM ahead of Black Friday

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Nov. 14: OUR TOP PICK Apple MacBook Air (M2, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) ...

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Snapchat adds location alerts for parents monitoring teen accounts

Parents and caregivers keeping a close eye on their children's activity have a new tool at their disposal, as Snapchat launches its new location alerts for monitored accounts.

The new feature, part of the platforms' teen safety-focused Family Center, will harness the app's popular Snap Map to alert parents when their teens are on the move — making its social map more akin to popular apps like Life360 and Find My.

SEE ALSO: I stopped doomscrolling after the...

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The 16GB MacBook Air with M2 chip just dropped to its lowest price ever ahead of Black Friday

SAVE $250: The MacBook Air laptop, 13-inch (M2, 16GB RAM, 256SSD) is on sale at Amazon for just $749, down from the usual price of $999. That's a 25% discount and the lowest price we've ever seen for these specs.

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Yes, The Onion really bought Alex Jones' InfoWars

The Onion has purchased Infowars, the infamous rightwing conspiracy theory hub helmed by Alex Jones. And not, this is not a joke — well, for the most part.

Yes, the satirical publication has actually purchased Infowars. From there, its plan involves turning the rightwing site into one big joke.

The Onion bid on InfoWars in a bankruptcy auction after Jones lost a lawsuit brought forth by parents of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting. The Onion said the purchase was supported by those...

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Jonathan Weisman

Israeli Right, Pushing to Annex West Bank, Sees Allies in Trump’s Picks

Arab Americans and liberal Jewish voters, however, have ample reason to fear the naming of pro-settlement, pro-Netanyahu officials to top foreign policy posts in the new administration.

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