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Noa Dalzell

JuJu Watkins’ assistant coach at USC is Dallas Wings’ next head coach

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Chris Koclanes — a defensive-minded USC assistant coach who previously coached under Curt Miller in the WNBA — is headed to Dallas.

The Dallas Wings have hired their new head coach: Chris Koclanes, an assistant at the University of Southern California who previously served as an assistant coach in the WNBA under Curt Miller for 8 years. Koclanes has been an integral member of the coaching staff that has helped lead JuJu...

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I Am Grieving My Mother This Holiday Season Even Though She's Still Alive

"This has robbed me of the woman who was my best friend for more than 50 years."

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How a Nissan and Honda merger affects the auto industry

If Mitsubishi Motors joins Nissan and Honda, the merger could result in a behemoth worth of about $55 billion based on the market capitalization of all three automakers.

Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels.

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David Gilbert

Kash Patel Is the Hero QAnon Has Been Waiting For

Despite Q's long silence, QAnon beliefs have never been more prevalent—and as Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House, excitement among the faithful is at an all-time high.

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Jennifer M. Wood

The 10 Best Movies You Missed in 2024

From The Bikeriders to The Order, these are the movies you should watch before the year is through.

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Vittoria Elliott

This Was the Year Elon Musk Took Over Politics

The American public elected Donald Trump to run the federal government. His erratic patron seems to think the job is also his.

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Which Of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

Ho Ho Ho!

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Andrew Liszewski

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) review: slightly larger, slightly faster, slightly better

Performance upgrades and screen improvements make the new Paperwhite’s minor updates feel more substantial.

Three years have passed since Amazon last updated its flagship e-reader, and while this year’s Kindle lineup seemed focused on Amazon’s first color offering, the Paperwhite still got some welcome improvements. With a higher-contrast screen and snappier performance, the 12th-generation Kindle Paperwhite remains the best e-reader on the market.

I tested the $199.99 Kindle...

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David Pierce

How Netflix took on live TV — and got ready to take on the NFL

Patrick Mahomes is playing on Christmas. Netflix better not screw it up. | Photo by Jason Miller / Getty Images

It hasn’t always gone well for Netflix. Remember the Love Is Blind reunion or the laggy Paul / Tyson fight? But Netflix is betting big that live still matters, even in the on-demand world it helped create.

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Fast Company

Christopher Zara

‘The Container Store is here to stay,’ vows CEO in Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement, but will stores close?

The specialty retail chain has become the latest brick-and-mortar business to seek bankruptcy protection this year, but it insists that customers and employees will barely notice.

Two weeks after its stock was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), The Container Store has become the latest embattled retailer to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Here’s the latest update and what you need to know:

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Max Olson

Singleton, No. 1 receiver in portal, joins Auburn

Eric Singleton Jr., the No. 1 receiver in ESPN's transfer rankings, is moving from Georgia Tech to Auburn for the 2025 season. He has two years of eligibility.

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Jeff Passan

Sources: Buehler, Red Sox agree to 1-year deal

Two-time All-Star pitcher Walker Buehler, 30, and the Boston Red Sox have agreed on a one-year, $21 million contract, sources told ESPN.

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Mark Schofield

Giants slide into the top spot of the 2025 NFL Draft

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New York’s blowout loss to the Falcons saw the Giants slide into the top spot of the 2025 NFL Draft

The New York Giants lost a football game on Sunday to the Atlanta Falcons.

But the defeat moved the Giants one game closer to locking up the first-overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft.

New York’s 34-7 loss dropped the Giants to 2-13 on the season, the worst overall record in the NFL. While the Las Vegas Raiders had a chance to match that record...

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20 Cheap But Decadent Target Products That Prove You *Can* Be Bougie On A Budget

Here's to feeling fancy without splurging.

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Allison Johnson

The AI smartphones that never materialized in 2024

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Despite loud proclamations, AI on smartphones is still mostly a sideshow.

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Charles Pulliam-Moore

Nosferatu is the stuff of exquisitely erotic nightmares

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Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu gets at the heart of what makes vampires an eternally fascinating fixture in our sexual imaginations.

Even if you haven’t seen F.W. Murnau’s original Nosferatu or read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, those stories have undoubtedly shaped your ideas about vampires. They weren’t the first tales about undead ghouls rising from the grave to suck the blood out of the living. But by presenting their monsters in such wildly innovative ways,...

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Wes Davis

Trump announces new tech policy picks for his second term

Michael Kratsios appearing at the Web Summit in 2019. | Photo by Rita Franca/NurPhoto via Getty Images

In a pair of Truth Social posts on Sunday, Donald Trump announced a set of picks for his administration’s tech policy team that will report to David Sacks, Trump’s “AI and crypto czar.” The picks include Michael Kratsios, who will lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) if confirmed by the Senate.

Kratsios, who served in Trump’s first term as the White...

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Julian Chokkattu

This Smart Bathroom Exhaust Fan Is Great for Parties

It's Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth-enabled, can play music as you shower, and has a motion-sensing full-color light and even a humidity sensor.

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AinsleyFlood

The best damn show in Baton Rouge

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LSU Gymnastics opens the doors to fans to kickoff the new season.

In the world of college athletics, it’s hard to draw a crowd during winter break. The final exams for the fall semester are over, students are home for the holidays. But yet in Baton Rouge on a Monday night in mid-December, a sea of purple and gold flooded the entrances of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Face-painted children cheer for their favorite...

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Michael Barbaro, Annie Karni, Carlos Prieto, Luke Vander Ploeg, Clare Toeniskoetter, Michael Simon Johnson, Patricia Willens, Paige Cowett, Marion Lozano, Chris Wood and Alyssa Moxley

Could One Phone Call Lead to the 28th Amendment?

How President Biden could transform women’s rights and rescue his legacy with just a ring.

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