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Airbnb and Colosseum partnership will offer visitors a gladiator experience

People can apply for the experience at Rome’s Colosseum on Nov. 27 at no cost, and the “gladiators” will be chosen by lottery.

The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights—albeit staged—for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to promote “a more conscious tourism.”

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Hundreds of Las Vegas hotel workers are now on strike. Here’s why

The walkout at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is the first strike in 22 years for the Culinary Workers Union.

Hundreds of hotel workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip went on strike just before dawn Friday after a long and highly publicized fight for a new contract.

The strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas marks the first open-ended strike in 22 years for the Culinary Workers Union, the largest labor union in Nevada, with about 60,000 members.

The union posted on the social platform X on Friday...

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Australia is planning to block TikTok and Instagram for kids under 16

Tasmania, Australia’s smallest state, would have preferred the age threshold was set at 14.

How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult.

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Ricky O'Donnell

Mike Tyson answered kid reporter’s legacy question with existential nihilism

This kid reporter didn’t know what was coming when she asked Mike Tyson about his legacy.

Mike Tyson is back in the spotlight for his fight against YouTube prankster Jake Paul going down Friday on Netflix. At 58 years old, Tyson is far removed from his heyday as one of the most ferocious boxers of all-time. This fight against Paul offers an opportunity for younger sports fans to learn about his career who weren’t even born for his stretch as the undisputed heavyweight champion...

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What to do around Hard Rock Stadium during the College Football Playoff

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Here’s what to do around Hard Rock Stadium if you find yourself there for the CFP.

With tickets for the College Football Playoff about to be flying off Christmas shelves like Christmas elves, fans are going to be looking for things to do, places to stay and restaurants to eat at come playoff time. The most popular spot will be Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, which hosts the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9, 2025. Here’s what I would do around Hard Rock Stadium...

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Noa Dalzell

Exclusive: WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon to coach Unrivaled basketball team

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Weatherspoon — who most recently served as the head coach of the Chicago Sky — will lead one of six Unrivaled basketball clubs in Miami this winter.

Teresa Weatherspoon is heading to Miami to coach one of the six Unrivaled basketball clubs this winter, sources familiar with the hire told SB Nation.

Weatherspoon — who was fired by the Chicago Sky this past offseason — will be a head coach in the new professional 3-on-3 basketball league that...

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Oliver Fox

A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster

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The Bucks’ contention window is already closed, whether they realize it or not. Trading Giannis is the only way out.

No cliché in the English language is as misunderstood as “rock bottom.”

It is a historical phrase, not intended for present-tense use — applied retroactively to the lowest moment of a timeline that has already reached its conclusion. But when struggling through the doldrums of being alive, we may naively believe that, because...

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Eric Ravenscraft

11 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2024)

When you need something that's as unnecessarily masculinized as you can get for the Man™ in your life, we have you covered.

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Pete Cottell

11 Best MIDI Controllers for Synths and More (2024)

Want to digitally control your favorite instruments? These tools will help.

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Jess Weatherbed

Elon Musk targets Microsoft in amended OpenAI lawsuit

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Elon Musk has updated his fraud, breach of contract, and racketeering lawsuit against OpenAI to make antitrust claims against Microsoft, accusing the two companies of attempting to “monopolize the generative AI market.” The amended complaint filed on Thursday names Microsoft as a new defendant, as well as LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton, a former OpenAI board member.

Microsoft has invested $14 billion...

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Emma Roth

Threads is testing custom feeds for your favorite topics

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Threads is testing a way to create custom feeds for certain profiles or topics, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday. The upcoming feature should make it easier to keep tabs on different interests, such as your favorite sports team or even technology-related news.

It sounds similar to the custom feeds feature Bluesky rolled out last year — but Threads’ version seems a lot simpler. To create a custom feed, just search and tap into a topic. From there,...

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Mia Sato

Facebook is changing its primary metric to ‘views’

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Facebook is making “views” its primary metric to measure the performance of content, bringing it in line with Instagram metrics.

Views will be measured not just on video content but also on photos, text posts, and more. When Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the switch to views this summer, he said that having one consistent metric across the platform would make it easier for creators to understand how their content was performing. For reels, a...

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Cruise fined $500k for submitting a false report after last year’s pedestrian crash

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GM’s Cruise will pay a criminal fine of $500,000 to resolve a federal investigation and accept a deferred prosecution agreement after the company admitted to falsifying a report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) “with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation” of a crash where one of its driverless vehicles struck and dragged a pedestrian in 2023.

NHTSA had already fined Cruise $1.5 million in September for...

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This Portable Mini Crock-Pot Is Perfect For Toting Thanksgiving Leftovers

Upgrade your leftovers game with this highly-rated Crock-Pot electric lunch box.

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Amazon deal of the day: The very impressive Garmin Venu 3 just hit a record-low price

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Nov. 15: OUR TOP PICK Garmin Venu 3 (45mm) $349.99 ...

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Grab free audiobooks on Stuff Your Earbuds Day

GET FREE AUDIOBOOKS: Stuff Your Earbuds Day is here! Get free audiobooks on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16.

If you thought Stuff Your Kindle Day was exciting, get ready for its audio equivalent: Stuff Your Earbuds Day. This lesser-known shopper’s holiday is the best way to score free audiobooks and treat yourself to a cozy Autumn night in.

Here’s how to make the most of Stuff Your Earbuds Day.

What is Stuff Your Earbuds Day?

Stuff Your Earbuds Day is an annual event hosted by romance author Rebecca...

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Carl Hulse

Beware the Trifecta: History Shows Full Control of Government Is Fleeting

The last five presidents have all had periods where both the House and the Senate were in friendly hands — but most lasted just two years before the backlash set in.

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Michael Grothaus

Moderna, Lily, Novavax, and Pfizer stocks fall after Trump nominates RFK Jr. as health secretary

The Make America Healthy Again PAC is celebrating Kennedy Jr.’s nomination by President-elect Trump to run the HHS. Vaccine makers likely aren’t.

Shares in some of America’s largest drug manufacturers tumbled yesterday after President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy Jr. is just the latest controversial cabinet nomination by Trump, but there’s a specific reason his appointment...

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Trump nominee RFK vowed to purge the FDA. It won’t be so easy

Shares of vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna fell after news of Kennedy’s appointment.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to purge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shortly before being chosen as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary. Any changes he wants to make will come up against a pharmaceutical industry that pays much of the regulator’s bills.

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Kraft Mac & Cheese will have to face this class action lawsuit. Here’s why

Kraft Heinz claims there were no factual allegations that it used artificial preservatives in its “iconic” macaroni and cheese product.

A federal judge said Kraft Heinz must face a proposed nationwide class action alleging that it defrauded consumers by claiming its Kraft macaroni and cheese, one of its best-known products, contains no artificial preservatives.

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