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3 ways fast fashion takes a costly toll on the planet

Legislation and consumer willpower can help reduce demand for unsustainable fashion.

Fast fashion is everywhere — in just about every mall, in the feeds of influencers on social media promoting overconsumption, and in ads constantly popping up online.

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A Viral Keith Lee Food Review Has Fans Pausing His Video At The 1:50-Minute Mark After Spotting Something Truly Horrifying

"I've had sushi a thousand times, and never once have I seen sushi behave in that way."

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Rohan Chakravarthi

These are the top 5 high school football playoff games to watch

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It’s officially playoff season for high school football and there are plenty of Top 25 matchups to catch.

It’s officially playoff season for high school football, as this week’s slate of games involves a number of Top 25 teams and some intriguing matchups across the country, with teams looking to make a push for a state title.

Let’s break down the top five matchups of the week, with the top pair coming from the CIF Division in...

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James Dator

LaMelo Ball hit the wildest shot of his career in Hornets’ OT win over Pistons

The announcer absolutely lost it.

LaMelo Ball is on an unbelievable tear this season. On Thursday night it was another ludicrous night at the office in which Ball finished with 35 points and 9 assists — including this off-balance deep three to beat the shock clock in the most absurd way imaginable.

LAMELO. LAFRANCE. BALL.@MELOD1P | @Lowes | @FDSN_Hornets pic.twitter.com/lKGaIXM34J

— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) November 22, 2024

It’s worth watching with the sound on, just...

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Mark Schofield

Daniel Jones’ surprising release from Giants is a cautionary tale

The Giants cut Daniel Jones, and now have to live with a huge mistake for the franchise.

On Thursday following practice, benched quarterback Daniel Jones stood in front of the New York Giants media, called playing for the organization “a dream come true” and said that he was “100 percent accountable” for his role in New York getting off to a 2-8 start.

On Friday Jones asked for, and was granted, his release from the team.

In a statement posted on social media, the Giants...

The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

This cheaper Apple Pencil alternative now has tilt detection and a better tip

The SonarPen 2 includes upgraded features like USB-C and finer pen tips. | Image: Greenbulb

In 2018, the SonarPen debuted as a cheaper alternative to the Apple Pencil by using audio signals transmitted to the iPad over a cable instead of Bluetooth. Its creators are back with an upgraded USB-C version that introduces additional functionality, including tilt detection and an improved tip that now closely resembles the Apple Pencil’s.

The SonarPen 2 is currently available for preorder...

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Emma Roth

Teen streamer dumped a meme coin for $30K, then things got weird

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The young streamer behind a viral meme coin called Quant was doxxed by the crypto community after he ripped off investors, as reported by Decrypt and The Crypto Times. During a livestream earlier this week, the kid giddily watched the price of his meme coin go up before selling his stake for $30,000 and flipping off viewers, causing its price to plummet.

The young investor, who reports claim is 13 years old, started gaining attention after his...

ESPN.com

NBA follows NFL in warning players on burglaries

The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Bucks forward Bobby Portis and Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr.

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Get $1,400 off a 100-inch Hisense TV at Best Buy

SAVE $1,400: As of Nov. 22, you can snag a 100-inch Hisense TV at Best Buy for $1,599.99. That's $1,400 off the list price.

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"Gladiator" Moments You Don't Want To Forget When You Watch "Gladiator 2"

I completely forgot Commodus did this to Maximus right before the final battle in the Colosseum.

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Ricky O'Donnell

Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle beefing on court made Wolves unravel vs. Raptors

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The Wolves were pointing fingers at each other as they melted down vs. the Raptors.

The Minnesota Timberwolves enjoyed one of the finest seasons in franchise history last year, winning 56 games and advancing to the Western Conference Finals. The Wolves were seen as a young and ascendant team behind 23-year-old superstar Anthony Edwards, but with a big luxury tax bill mounting, Minnesota decided to trade franchise pillar Karl-Anthony Towns to the New...

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James Dator

George Pickens blames snow for Steelers loss, calls Browns a bad team

The cope is real with this one.

George Pickens had himself a night on Thursday Night Football, and not in a good way. The Steelers receiver is coming under fire on Friday morning for his lack of focus what would have been the game-winning Hail Mary, then in the locker room he took a massive dose of copium before blaming the weather for the loss.

#Steelers WR George Pickens on the loss to the #Browns:

“The conditions played a huge, huge part in today’s game. I don’t really...

The Verge

Justine Calma

A proposed climate tax on crypto mining is gaining momentum

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A tentative proposal to tax cryptocurrency mining to raise funds for climate action took off during a United Nations climate conference that’s set to come to a close today.

A levy on energy-hungry crypto mining, at $0.045 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity used, could generate $5.2 billion in revenue annually, according to a report released last week by the Global Solidarity Levies Task Force, led by Kenya, Barbados, and France.

The Bitcoin...

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Quentyn Kennemer

The newest Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite are on sale for the first time

The new Paperwhite is bigger, and the base Kindle comes in a new color. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge

It’s about that time of the year to turn on the heat, warm up some cocoa, and curl up in your reading nook. If you’re running out of space for physical books to enjoy, Amazon’s newest Kindle ebook readers can hold thousands of digital ones, and some are on sale for the first time in the retailer’s Black Friday sale.

That includes the 2024 Kindle that’s dropped to...

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Mia Sato

Amazon to invest another $4 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic

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Amazon announced today that it’s pumping another $4 billion into Claude AI maker Anthropic, bringing its total funding amount to $8 billion. This latest round follows $1.25 billion last September and another $2.75 billion in March.

Along with the money, Amazon wrote in its blog post that Amazon Web Services (AWS) would be named Anthropic’s “primary training partner” and that the OpenAI rival would use Trainium and Inferentia chips for...

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Umar Shakir

Audi’s latest RS E-tron GT ‘Performance’ is its quickest car yet

Audi RS E-tron GT Performance starts at $167,000 before destination charges. | Image: Audi

Audi is giving its all-electric E-tron GT sports sedan higher performance, more battery range, and faster charging speeds for the 2025 model year. It’s also increasing its starting price.

The lineup now includes a new entry S E-tron GT model that starts at $125,500 before destination charges, a far cry from the already expensive $100,000 base it previously sold since the beginning in 2022....

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Tom Warren

SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds review: earbuds for your PlayStation or Xbox

SteelSeries brings its EQ audio expertise to consoles and mobile devices.

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Mia Sato

Threads is overhauling its search and trending features

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Meta is promising “long-overdue improvements” to its X competitor, Threads, including more precise search features and expanded trending topics.

First, users will be able to search for posts within a specific date range or from a single account — similar to what X’s search allows. Threads is also testing a new trending page in the US that includes additional topics to follow as well as AI-generated summaries of what other users are talking about.

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Gaby Del Valle

Elon Musk’s new DOGE plans are actually old ideas about mass deregulation

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have laid out their plans for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a currently nonexistent entity they say will “cut the federal government down to size.” Though DOGE isn’t a real department — and may in fact just be President-elect Donald Trump’s way of placating Musk by giving him the appearance of a real job — it represents a long-running right-wing attempt to gut the civil service,...

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