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Netflixs Mo returns for Season 2 with Mo stuck across the border

One of the most important TV shows of 2022, comedian Mo Amer's lauded Netflix series Mo returns for a second season at the end of January.

Created by Amer with Ramy Youssef, and directed by Solvan "Slick" Naim, Season 1 focused on protagonist Mo Najjar (played by Amer), a Palestinian refugee living in Houston with his family, awaiting the result of his asylum case.

Season 2 picks up with Mo, who's been stranded in Mexico for six months, without a passport and a way to get back to his family...

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Segway Xyber is a wickedly quick e-bike

Segway brought some serious e-power to this year's CES.

The company launched several new products at CES 2025, all of them electric powered, including e-bikes, scooters, and a lawnmower.

The one that caught our eye is the Segway Xyber. a rugged-looking e-bike that looks like a serious racing machine, with massive tires, hydraulic brakes, and an imposing suspension system.

It looks fast, and it is. In Race Mode, it goes from 0 to 20 miles per hour in just 2.7 seconds, powered by Segway's...

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Ben Protess and Adam Liptak

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt Sentencing in N.Y. Hush-Money Case

Prosecutors have been ordered to respond to the president-elect’s request by Thursday morning, suggesting the court could rule before Friday’s scheduled sentencing.

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Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced and Lauren Hirsch

Will Meta’s Plan to End Fact Checking Work Politically?

Meta’s plan to end its fact-checking program shows how business leaders are shifting their priorities to adapt to another Trump administration.

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Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac

Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies

Meta’s chief executive has stepped away from his mea culpa approach to issues on his platforms and has told people that he wants to return to his original thinking on free speech.

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Jesus Jiménez and Soumya Karlamangla

What We Know About the Wildfires Raging in Southern California

The fast-moving fires are intensifying because of fierce winds, the strongest in Southern California in more than a decade.

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Ricky O'Donnell

 Trae Young’s halfcourt dagger joins NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever list

Trae Young hit one of the coldest game-winners you will ever see.

Trae Young has been known for his shooting range since he first burst onto the scene at Oklahoma ahead of the 2018 NBA Draft. While Young hasn’t quite lived up to the Steph Curry comps he was getting in college, he has established himself one of the league’s best facilitators while also being able to pop off for 20+ points basically every game. Young’s three-ball is actually what has held him back a little bit to...

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Joseph Acosta

Ravens-Steelers matchups to watch in 2025 NFL Playoffs

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Baltimore being without Zay Flowers would be a game-changer, but the Ravens still have options.

Matchup to watch: The Ravens’ offense minus Zay Flowers vs the Steelers’ defense

This one is sort of a weird one, but it’s the biggest aspect of this game. Ravens’ Pro Bowl WR Zay Flowers injured his knee in the Browns game last week, and head coach John Harbaugh said the receiver is “day-to-day”. In the hypothetical where Flowers can’t...

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Jack Milko

TGL fans rained ‘Bronx Cheers’ on Xander Schauffele, New York for poor performance

Xander Schauffele speaks to the media after the inaugural TGL match. | Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images

The New York Golf Club received plenty of boos on night one, but Xander Schauffele took it on the chin after.

The Bay Golf stymied Xander Schauffele and The New York Golf Club on TGL’s opening night, winning by 9-to-2. The final tally was not even that close, as The Bay opened up with a massive 5-to-0 lead just five holes in — it was all but over by then.

That led many of...

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Tracking every NFL head coach interview

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With six head coach openings the interviews are coming fast and furious. We’re tracking them all here

There are five NFL teams who are officially in the hunt for their next head coach. The shared DNA of these organizations isn’t simply bad play, but missed potential. Chicago, New Orleans, and the New York Jets made the move mid-season to axe their coaches and officially begin their searches — now joined by the Patriots and Jaguars who fired their...

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Google Home hubs can now work locally thanks to Matter

Google Home hubs get a big upgrade. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge

One of the key changes Matter is bringing to the smart home is a standardized way to enable local control of smart devices. This means your light bulb doesn’t have to talk to the cloud when you ask your voice assistant to turn it off. While some smart home ecosystems already offer local control, Matter should make implementing it easier for every smart home platform.

This week, Google announced it has added full...

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Jess Weatherbed

EU races to conclude investigation into X’s content moderation efforts

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The European Union is reportedly close to deciding whether X’s attempts to combat illegal or harmful content are compliant with the bloc’s digital service rulebook. A probe into X’s risk management and content moderation will be concluded “as early as legally possible,” according to a letter to EU lawmakers seen by Bloomberg. It comes a day after Meta announced sweeping moderation changes on its own platforms inspired by X.

In the letter, the EU’s justice...

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Emma Roth

The weirdest tech at CES 2025

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CES is home to some of the coolest, cutting-edge, and most innovative technology around. But within this sea of tech are always some pretty strange gadgets. This year’s conference was no different, packed with a whole bunch of wacky devices, some of which might have a chance of taking off, and others... maybe not so much.

Here’s a roundup of all the weird tech we spotted on the CES show floor and beyond.

1. Mirumi, the shy sloth-like robot Image: Yukai...

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"It's Completely Absurd": People Are Sharing Things That Rich People Have "Ruined" For Everyone Else

"It used to be for the masses — but now is totally out of reach for most people."

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Mark Schofield

F1 announces ‘multi-year’ extension with Belgian Grand Prix

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The Belgian Grand Prix and F1 have agreed on a ‘multi-year’ extension, but there is a catch

Formula 1 announced on Wednesday a “multi-year extension” of the Belgian Grand Prix, held at the historic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

But there is a catch.

The extension will bring the F1 grid to Spa in four of the next six seasons, with the Belgian Grand Prix now scheduled for 2026, 2027, 2029, and 2031. The Belgian Grand...

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36 Beauty Products That Clearly Understood The Assignment

The fact that One/Size setting spray *still* had Beyoncé's makeup looking ~flawless~ in the pouring rain at a concert — A++++.

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29 Home Products That Reviewers Are Basically Kicking Themselves For Not Buying Sooner

"I can’t believe I didn’t buy one years ago." —One of *many* reviewers who wish they'd bought a veggie chopper sooner.

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Meryl Streep, Billie Eilish, Viola Davis, And 12 More Celebrities Who Are Outfit Repeaters And Wore The Same Red Carpet Look To Multiple Events

Tiffany Haddish has famously worn a white Alexander McQueen gown several times throughout her career. She joked that she was unable to return the $4,000 dress so she made sure to get her money's worth out of it.

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33 Underrated Products Designed To Improve Your Life From Day One

Fellow coffee goblins, you are going to *love* this herbal roast tea that tastes just like your morning cuppa.

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Dominic Preston

Samsung is rolling out a smartphone subscription next month

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

It looks like Samsung is finally ready to roll out a paid subscription for its AI-powered smartphones, but it might not look like what we were expecting.

According to ETNews, Samsung Electronics vice chair Han Jong-hee has confirmed that the company’s AI Subscription Club, which launched last December for some of Samsung’s home appliances in South Korea, will soon roll out to both Galaxy phones and the...

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