Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.

Wordle today: Answer, hints for November 20

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for November 20's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for November 20

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for November 20's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself,...

NYT Strands hints, answers for November 20

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special,...

Just 44 Products For People Who Have An Affinity For The Quirkier Things In Life

I mean, sure, you *could* buy a regular, boring wallet — but why do that when you can get a mini Ikea coin pouch ????

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Trump Chooses Linda McMahon, a Longtime Ally, for Education Secretary

A friend and financial backer of Donald J. Trump’s, Ms. McMahon, who led the Small Business Administration during his first term, remained close to him during the campaign.

36 Things That’ll Help You Deal With All Sorts Of Holiday-Specific Problems

Including a lazy Susan turntable for your dining table that'll be da belle of da ball.

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Celtics' hot shooting ends Cavs' unbeaten streak

The Celtics survived a second-half charge from the Cavaliers and rode hot shooting from 3 to a 120-117 win on Tuesday.

Strava closes the gates to sharing fitness data with other apps

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Strava recently informed its users and partners that new terms for its API restrict the data that third-party apps can show, refrain from replicating Strava’s look, and place a ban on using data “for any model training related to artificial intelligence, machine learning or similar applications.”

The policy is effective as of November 11th, even though Strava’s own post about the change is dated November 15th.

Effective November 11, the updated API agreement...

30 Pieces Of Clothing That Are Comfortable And Perfect For Wearing On Long Plane, Train, And Car Rides

In-flight movie, here you come.

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If You Can Correctly Guess Which Celebrity Is Older, Then I’ll Be Very Impressed!

This'll be tough!

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28 Products To Help Turn Your Home Into A Cozy Winter Fortress

You're gonna be ??????living in a winter wonderland??????.

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17 People Who Thought They Had A Pretty Normal Family... Only For Grandpa And Grandma To Randomly Drop Some Wild Family Lore

"Jerry Springer would have loved my grandpa."

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If You’re In Your Budget Era, You’ll Love How Cheap These 42 Gifts Are

This color-changing personalized lipstick and wildly fun Lego puzzle may be cheap, but watching the people you love open them will be priceless.

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CFP Anger Index: Bama beats Mercer and gets to jump Miami?

Breaking down which teams have the most to be angry about with this week's CFP ranking.

College Football Playoff updated bracket after latest rankings, where Boise gets a bye

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The Committee finally did right by the Group of Five.

Boise State has got a first round bye.

In the latest iteration of the College Football Playoff rankings, the Broncos are one of the highest ranked conference champions by virtue of being projected to win the Mountain West, and would be ranked higher than the Big 12 or AAC champion at that point. With the Broncos all but locking up a spot in the MWC title game against either Colorado State or UNLV,...

Niantic is building a ‘geospatial’ AI model based on Pokémon Go player data

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Niantic has announced that it’s building a new “Large Geospatial Model” (LGM) that combines millions of scans taken from the smartphones of players of Pokémon Go and other Niantic products. This AI model could allow computers and robots to understand and interact with the world in new ways, the company said in a blog post spotted by Garbage Day.

The LGM’s “spatial intelligence” is built on the neural networks developed as part of...

People Are Sharing "OK, Millennial" Sayings, And I Suddenly Feel Like I'm 100 Years Old

"OK, Boomer" will eventually be replaced with "OK, Millennial."

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This Isn't Gonna Be Easy, But We Need You To Decide Which Fried Food Is The Absolute Best

Prepare to make some difficult decisions!

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28 Products With Before And After Pics That Seem Too Good To Be True, But They’re Actually Not

The Chom Chom has much more dramatic results than Anne Hathaway's transformation in the Princess Diaries.

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