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Lizzy Becherano

Luis Suárez signs Inter Miami contract extension

Inter Miami forward Luis Suárez signed a one-year contract extension, meaning he will continue to star in Major League Soccer next season.

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Samuel L. Jackson Explained Why He Doesn’t Think It’s “An Honor” To Be Nominated For An Oscar

Despite his iconic and celebrated career, Samuel has only ever received one Oscar nomination.

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Scott Gilbertson

12 Best Black Friday Laptop Deals (2024): Acer, Apple, Anker

Time to upgrade your rig? Black Friday laptop deals on our favorite models will help.

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Rhett Allain

The Physics of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons

How do these giant balloons work? What makes them both easier and more complicated than a normal-size balloon?

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Noa Dalzell

Indiana Fever coaching hire is a full-circle moment — and a familial reunion

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Austin Kelly and Karima Christmas-Kelly will both serve as assistant coaches under Stephanie White in Indiana next season.

The Indiana Fever organization is gearing up for the upcoming WNBA season with a brand-new head coach: former Fever standout Stephanie White, who is fresh off of a two-year tenure as head coach of the Connecticut Sun.

White has spoken glowingly about the opportunity to lead the Fever, an organization she...

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Jack Milko

PGA Tour, LIV Golf Showdown to feature David Feherty, Charles Barkley

David Feherty at the 2017 Presidents Cup. | Photo by Scott Halleran/PGA Tour

David Feherty, the iconic broadcaster who joined LIV Golf in 2022, will be one of the announcers for “The Showdown.”

The ‘Crypto.com Showdown’ will feature Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler taking on Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka, but this high-profile match will also include iconic broadcasters.

Long-time golf announcer David Feherty, who also spent a decade hosting an eponymous show on Golf...

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Sheena Vasani

The Verge’s 2024 holiday gift guide for moms

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From smart ovens and calendars to color-changing nail polish, here are some of our favorite gadgets and goods to gift mom this year.

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Umar Shakir

Uber for AI labeling

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Uber is using gig workers to get into the AI labeling business, Bloomberg reports. It’s a sign that the ridehail and delivery company is interested in expanding its independent contractor-powered business model to meet the demands of the fast-growing world of machine learning and large-language models.

The company’s new “Scaled Solutions” division claims it can connect businesses to “nuanced analysts, testers, and independent data operators” using its...

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Biden’s land management director will lead major U.S. environmental group

Tracy Stone-Manning will be The Wilderness Society’s next president.

A senior official in President Joe Biden’s administration who oversaw its contentious efforts to address climate change by curbing oil drilling and coal mining on federal lands while expanding renewable power was named Tuesday as the next president of a prominent environmental group.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning will become president of The Wilderness Society effective next February, the...

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Grace Snelling

Thom Browne wins in Adidas trademark battle over stripe pattern

The designer of the eponymous brand sees his win as a precedent that protects creatives’ ability to execute their own vision.

A U.K. judge has ruled that Adidas doesn’t own stripes. 

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Robert Safian

Why Canva’s evangelist Guy Kawasaki believes ‘AI is God’

The marketing wizard talks ChatGPT, Tim Cook, and more on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast.

Apple defies gravity, and AI is divine. That’s how Guy Kawasaki, who worked closely with Steve Jobs—and is now chief evangelist at Canva and host of the podcast Remarkable People—describes the state of tech today. Guy muses about Tim Cook’s limitations, what he means when he says, “AI is God,” and explains his definition of what makes a person remarkable. 

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Trump blames Mexico border crossings for U.S. crime surge. Here’s what the numbers say

Trump has threatened to impose steep tariffs on Canada and Mexico over the issue of border crossings.

In a Monday evening announcement, President-elect Donald Trump railed against Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing thousands of people to enter the U.S.

Hitting a familiar theme from the campaign trail and his first term in office, Trump portrayed the country’s borders as insecure and immigrants as contributing to crime and the fentanyl crisis. In an announcement that could have...

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Brenda Stolyar

11 Best Apple Black Friday Deals (2024): MacBooks, iPads, AirPods

Are Apple's gadgets on your holiday gift lists this year? You're in luck. Our favorite MacBooks, Apple Watches, iPads, and AirPods are all on sale.

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Mark Schofield

Yuki Tsunoda and VCARB relishing the fight for sixth ahead of F1 Qatar Grand Prix

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VCARB heads to Qatar just four points behind Haas in the three-way fight for sixth

Following the Singapore Grand Prix, Visa Cash App RB F1 Team was sitting in sixth place in the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship, three points clear of rivals Haas in that race. Alpine was a distant ninth, 21 points behind VCARB in that race.

What a difference a few race weekends make.

As the grid heads to the Qatar Grand Prix for the penultimate race weekend...

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Mark Schofield

How Abbi Pulling can clinch an F1 Academy title at the Qatar Grand Prix

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The F1 Academy is back this weekend and Abbi Pulling has one hand on the Drivers’ Championship trophy

The Formula 1 grid is back in action this weekend for the Qatar Grand Prix, the penultimate race weekend of the 2024 F1 season.

But that is not the only action to keep an eye on, as the F1 Academy series returns for its own penultimate race weekend, before the finale in Abu Dhabi.

As the F1 Academy roars back to life,...

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Katie Heindl

How NBA fines turn bad moments into good deeds

Kevin Huerter speaks with campers at his foundation’s “518 Hoopfest” | Image courtesy of The Kevin Huerter Foundation

NBA fine money starts out as a punishment, but through the league and players union’s charitable efforts, eventually it moves on to do a lot of good.

What’s the afterlife of an NBA fine? After the pushing and shoving, the bursts of colourful language and complaints about officiating or the league that skew a little too public, where does the money go?

You’d...

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Allison Johnson

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE review: not enough fan fare

The S24 FE feels less like a ‘Fan Edition’ and more like an exercise in retail positioning.

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Andrew Liszewski

You can now wear Apple’s running shoe emoji

The Shoe 1’s design was inspired by Apple’s running shoe emoji. | Image: Jose Wong

Artist and designer Jose Wong has turned Apple’s running shoe emoji into a real sneaker that’s now available through their website in sizes ranging from five to 12. The Shoe 1, released through Wong’s ABCD brand, will set you back $219.90 for a pair, with shipping expected to start in about a week.

The shoes feature an upper section made of full-grain nubuck leather combined with mesh for...

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Jess Weatherbed

Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite service is the first to receive FCC approval

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The Federal Communications Commission cleared SpaceX to use its Starlink broadband satellites to provide T-Mobile customers with direct-to-phone service. The T-Mobile license is the first collaboration between a satellite operator and wireless carrier to be approved by the FCC to provide supplemental cell coverage from space.

“The Commission recognized that satellite-to-device connectivity can support critical public interest...

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