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Fast Company

Reuters

Traveling for Thanksgiving? Here’s your survival guide to record-breaking crowds

The good news is there are new systems in place to compensate travelers when things go wrong.

If you thought last year’s holiday travel was insane, well, buckle your seatbelt.

Fast Company

Associated Press

End of an era: the last tenant that gave this NYC ‘hood its name is moving out

John Jobbagy and other butchers will vacate a building in the Meatpacking District slated for redevelopment.

When John Jobbagy’s grandfather immigrated from Budapest in 1900, he joined a throng of European butchers chopping up and shipping off meat in a loud, smelly corner of Manhattan that New Yorkers called the Meatpacking District.

Today only a handful of meatpackers remain, and they’re preparing to say goodbye to a very different neighborhood, known more for its high-end boutiques...

Mashable

Get $99 off the new Apple iPad Mini (A17 Pro) ahead of Black Friday

SAVE $99.01: As of Nov. 26, the Apple iPad Mini (A17 Pro) is just $399.99 at Amazon, $99.01 off the list price.

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Mashable

Bluesky ramps up content moderation as millions join the platform

More users means more problems, and social media wunderkind Bluesky is no exception. On Monday, Bluesky announced new moderation efforts to address a growth in concerning user content amid its incredible growth.

In an exclusive with Platformer, Bluesky explained that it would be quadrupling its content moderation team, currently a 25-person contracted workforce, in order to curb a worrisome influx of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and other content that violates the sites' community...

Mashable

Slash $450 off the new Microsoft Surface laptop ahead of Black Friday

GET $450 OFF: As of Nov. 25, you can get a new Microsoft Surface Laptop for $1,549.99, down from $1,999.99. That's 23% off.

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Wired Top Stories

Tess Owen

Neo-Nazis Are on the March Across America

A recent neo-Nazi rally in Columbus, Ohio drew national attention—but it was just one of dozens that increasingly emboldened white power groups have held this year.

Wired Top Stories

Makena Kelly, Joel Khalili

The Crypto Industry Is Helping Trump Pick SEC Chair

The president-elect's transition team is consulting with industry leaders as it vets potential replacements for outgoing chair Gary Gensler, sources tell WIRED.

BuzzFeed - Latest

36 Cheeky Little Cool Things You’ll Be Excited To Open When They Arrive

Sorry to your BFF, but they're about to get replaced by this huggable gummy bear lamp.

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The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

Huawei’s Mate 70 smartphones will run its new Android-free OS

Huawei’s new Mate 70 lineup will be the first to offer the company’s HarmonyOS Next that isn’t compatible with Android apps. | Image: Huawei

Huawei has announced its new Mate 70 series smartphone lineup, which will be the first offered with the company’s new HarmonyOS Next operating system that doesn’t rely on Google’s Android services and won’t run any Android apps, according to a report by Reuters. The four models of the Mate 70 also don’t feature any US hardware...

ESPN.com

Eli Lederman

Sources: Florida flips another in FSU-bound RB

Florida has flipped four-star Florida State running back Byron Louis, sources told ESPN's Eli Lederman. The No. 11 RB prospect is the Gators fourth flip in the past day.

ESPN.com

Brown fired by Tar Heels, to coach vs. Wolfpack

North Carolina football coach Mack Brown, 73, will not return to the Tar Heels next season, the school announced Tuesday.

Mashable

See the best Black Friday TV deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart

We all know that you can find low prices on TVs, laptops, headphones, speakers, and so much more during Black Friday. It's the busiest time of the year for online shopping, so of course you're going to find a lot of discounts on top products. That much is clear.

But which deals take priority over Black Friday? Where can shoppers find the greatest value?

SEE ALSO: Amazon's Black Friday TV deals aren't really hitting, but there are some highlights ...

Wired Top Stories

Verity Burns

Transparent's New Wireless Speaker Is a Love Letter to Brutalism

In a departure from its previously see-through speakers, Transparent is going all in on ‘50s aggro architecture

BuzzFeed - Latest

19 "Wicked" Movie Moments And Characters That Are Actually Different (Or Don't Happen) In The Stage Production

How Elphaba and Fiyero first meet is different in the movie than it is in the Broadway stage production.

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SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

Qatar Grand Prix: Storylines for the penultimate F1 race of the season

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Whether McLaren hold off Ferrari and Red Bull for the F1 Constructors’ Championship leads Qatar Grand Prix storylines

The Las Vegas Grand Prix put one Formula 1 title race to bed. With his fifth-place finish, one spot ahead of Lando Norris, Max Verstappen clinched his fourth straight F1 Drivers’ Championship. 2024 might have been Verstappen’s most impressive season yet, as he extracted every bit of performance out of the RB20, and on...

SBNation.com

Jack Milko

Australian Open, not The Players, should be golf’s fifth major

Cameron Smith plays a shot during the final round of the 2024 Australian PGA Championship, held last week. | Photo by Patrick Hamilton/AFP via Getty Images

The Australian Open has a rich history and is played on some of the world’s best courses. Now it is the time to elevate it to major status.

With the DP World Tour back in the sand-belt region for the Australian Open this week, it’s time to revisit a long-standing argument in the golfing world.

Should professional golf add a...

SBNation.com

Asher Levy

Bilal Coulibaly is making the leap in his second season with the Wizards

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The Wizards may not be very good this season, but Bilal Coulibaly is giving fans a reason to watch (and, maybe, believe in the future of this rebuild).

A lot of people haven’t watched the Washington Wizards this season, and, given the team’s 2-13 record, it’s hard to blame them. But that also means that a lot of basketball fans have missed out on the pure joy of watching their young forward, Bilal Coulibaly.

He won’t be the...

SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

Haas preparing for the many challenges of the F1 Qatar Grand Prix

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Nico Hülkenberg and company are ready for the challenges posed at the Qatar Grand Prix

The Formula 1 grid heads to the Lusail International Circuit for the Qatar Grand Prix, the penultimate race weekend of the 2024 season.

As the grid heads to Qatar from Las Vegas, the teams and the drivers are getting ready for one of the season’s most physically demanding races.

The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix was the most demanding yet, as an issue with the...

The Verge

Mia Sato

The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry

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One Amazon influencer makes a living posting content from her beige home. But after she noticed another account hocking the same minimal aesthetic, a rivalry spiraled into a first-of-its-kind lawsuit. Can the legal system protect the vibe of a creator? And what if that vibe is basic?

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The Verge

Andrew J. Hawkins

Rivian gets $6.6 billion government loan to build its EV factory in Georgia

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The US Department of Energy will loan Rivian $6.6 billion to build an electric vehicle factory in Georgia, as Democrats scramble to finalize their climate agenda before Donald Trump takes office.

Rivian, lacking the funds to start the construction process, put its Georgia factory plans on hold earlier this year. The company has lost a significant amount of money since its public offering in November 2021, including...

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