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Ash Parrish

Senator to Valve: what’s with all the Nazis on Steam?

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US Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has sent a letter to Valve CEO Gabe Newell asking if the company intends to take measures to curtail extremist content on Steam. The letter references a report by the Anti-Defamation League that identified a large number of user accounts and user-created groups “that glorified antisemitic, Nazi, white supremacist, gender- and sexuality-based hate, and other extremist ideologies” on the PC gaming platform.

The letter features a...

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Older Adults, What Would You NEVER Tell A Young Person To Buy?

We could all use a little more foresight.

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Help your kids get moving with the Fitbit Google Ace LTE at its lowest price yet

SAVE $99.96: As of Nov. 15, get the Fitbit Google Ace LTE on sale for $129.99 at Woot, down from its usual price of $229.95. That's a discount of 43%.

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Crush the laptop-gifting game this holiday

Gifting a laptop can be a daunting experience, with countless options and confusing specs that can lead you down a scrolling spiral. But fear not — we've done the heavy lifting for you.

This holiday season, we've rounded up a list of next-gen laptops that cater to everyone on your list. While each machine boasts its own bells and whistles, they all share one standout element: the cutting-edge Snapdragon® X Elite processor.

Known as Copilot+ PC laptops, these six powerhouses are redefining...

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'Cobra Kai' creators on what to expect in Season 6, Part 2

'Cobra Kai' creators Jon Hurwitz Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg break down the arcs of Johnny, Kreese and Tory heading into the 2nd installment of the hit series' final season.

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Of course the Ninja Slushi sold out within minutes of restocking at Best Buy

UPDATE: Nov. 15, 2024, 11:45 a.m. EST In less than 10 minutes after dropping at 11 a.m. ET, the Ninja Slushi has already sold out at Best Buy. If it happens to get a restock at Best Buy or anywhere else, we'll let you know.

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Apple didn’t mention that the M4 MacBook Pro has a ‘quantum dot display’ — but what does that mean?

Apple upgraded the newest MacBook Pro's display without telling anyone.

That's according to prominent display analyst Ross Young, anyway. Young took to X on Thursday to point out that Apple has adopted a "quantum dot" display for the M4 MacBook Pro.

The hardcore technical details are that Apple replaced the red KSF phosphor film it had used on previous MacBook displays with quantum dot film. But Young's post also makes it clear, in layman's terms, what this means for you, the user.

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Amazon's virtual Holiday Shop is packed with gifts and festive cheer

On Nov. 1, 2024, Amazon launched a Virtual Holiday Shop, a virtual showroom where Amazon shoppers can browse some of the retailer’s best gifts, decorations, and other festive items.

SEE ALSO: 60+ of the absolute best stocking stuffers for 2024

Here’s more info on what Amazon's Virtual Holiday Shop offers and how it can help you check off your holiday shopping list.

What is the Amazon Virtual Holiday Shop?

The Amazon Virtual Holiday Shop is a...

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'Interior Chinatown' review: A very ambitious, very meta police procedural spoof

"I feel like I'm a background character in someone else's story."

So goes the internal monologue of Interior Chinatown protagonist Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang), who works as a waiter in Chinatown. While Willis' musings about his role in life could just be the result of aimless angst, they are actually 100-percent true.

SEE ALSO: Should you sign up for Hulu? Our film critics weigh in.

That's because this Chinatown is not what it seems. It's part of...

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Steven Erlanger

Gaza War Strains Europe’s Efforts at Social Cohesion

Institutions meant to promote civility, from soccer to song, have come under severe stress from rising antisemitism and anti-immigrant politics.

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Brad Plumer

Nuclear Power Was Once Shunned at Climate Talks. Now, It’s a Rising Star.

Growing worldwide energy demand and other factors have shifted the calculus, but hurdles still lie ahead.

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Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

Boris Epshteyn, the Trump Lawyer Who Wields Outsize Influence on the Next White House

Boris Epshteyn has quickly become one of the most powerful figures in the early days of the presidential transition, even floating his own name to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.

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Jonathan Weisman

Vivek Ramaswamy Returns to Push His Plans to Slash the Government

The wealthy entrepreneur, tapped by Donald Trump to co-lead an outside effort focused on “efficiency,” campaigned on an assertion that the president has the power to fire 75 percent of the federal work force.

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Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell

Kennedy’s Vow to Take On Big Food Could Face Resistance

Processed foods are in the cross hairs of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but battling major companies could collide with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s corporate-friendly goals.

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Roni Caryn Rabin

Why Kennedy Sees an ‘Epidemic’ of Chronic Disease Among Children

Trends in child health are in fact worrisome, and scientists welcome a renewed focus on foods and environmental toxins. But vaccines and fluoride are not the cause.

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Mark Kriegel

Mike Tyson, even at 58 years old, continues to change the game

Tyson is past his prime, but the fight game is still about buzz and buys. It's why Netflix is all-in on Tyson vs. Jake Paul (8 p.m. ET).

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Noa Dalzell

Meet the 6 coaches who will coach Unrivaled teams this winter

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Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy, and Adam Harrington headline the list of coaches that will lead Unrivaled basketball clubs in Miami.

Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league tipping off in January, has announced the six head coaches that will lead clubs this winter. The league, made up of 36 WNBA players, will include six unique clubs that will regularly face off over the course of the six-week season. The clubs are...

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Everything you need to know about traveling to Atlanta for the Peach Bowl

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If you are headed to Atlanta for a College Football Playoff game here are the essentials to know.

If you find yourself in Atlanta for the Peach Bowl, which is set to be a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game on New Year’s Day, we have a guide for the best ways to experience one of the best cities in the South.

Depending on the amount of time you have to explore, eat and find entertainment there are many different attractions you can set your...

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Kenneth Arthur

Colts tell Anthony Richardson, ‘You Incomplete Me’

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Colts going back to QB Anthony Richardson shows their plan has shifted to his development

Ice Cube got fired on his day off; Anthony Richardson got re-hired on his.

Richardson is this week’s ‘Quarterback of the Week’ even though he hasn’t even started a game since tapping out against the Texans on Oct. 27, because in a league where a quarterback is only as valuable as what happened in the last game — whether he...

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Andrew Liszewski

Casio’s first smart ring has innovative features like a stopwatch and flashing alarm

Casio’s smart ring is a tiny digital watch. | Image: Casio

Not to be outdone by its longtime rival, Casio has announced its own digital ring watch that brings more functionality than Timex’s wearable that debuted last month. Created to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Casio getting into the digital watch business, the CRW-001-1JR will be available in Japan starting in December for ?19,800, or around $128.

Although the tiny watch’s case is just shy of being an inch in...

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