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27 Pieces Of Decor So Beautiful I Just Had To Tell You About Them

She is beauty, she is grace.

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Emma Roth

Amazon is ‘winding down’ some of its DEI programs

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Like Meta, Amazon is ending some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a memo sent last month, Candi Castleberry, Amazon’s VP of inclusive experiences and technology, said the company has been “winding down outdated programs and materials” related to its efforts around representation and inclusion, as reported earlier by CNBC and Bloomberg.

In the memo, a copy of which Amazon provided to The Verge, Castleberry wrote...

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Jack Milko

Sergio Garcia’s Ex-LIV Golf teammate Eugenio Chacarra calls out Saudi-backed tour over money

Eugenio Chacarra during LIV Golf Anadalucía. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images

Eugenio Chacarra is leaving LIV Golf to pursue a PGA Tour card. On his way out, he gave an honest assessment of the league.

Eugenio Chacarra has had enough of LIV Golf and its big paydays.

The 24-year-old Spaniard, who played on Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC team but was not retained, told the social media account Flushing It that LIV did not deliver on its promises.

“When I joined LIV, they...

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Jack Milko

Jordan Spieth’s wrist injury has healed, reveals timetable for return

Jordan Spieth stands on the sidelines during the Texas Longhorns-Georgia Bulldogs game on Oct. 19. | Photo by David Buono/Getty Images

Three-time major champion Jordan Spieth has announced when he will return to competitive play.

Jordan Spieth will return to the PGA Tour at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in early February, ending the longest stretch without playing professionally.

Doug Ferguson of The Associated Press first reported the news.

Spieth has not teed it up since the FedEx St....

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ESPN

Zion late for flight, suspended 1 game by Pels

The Pelicans have suspended Zion Williamson for one game for a violation of team policies, with sources telling ESPN's Shams Charania that Williamson was late to a team flight to Philadelphia on Thursday.

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Dave McMenamin

Redick: Lakers want to play, 'give people hope'

Lakers coach JJ Redick says he hopes Saturday's game against the Spurs will be played as scheduled, giving the people of Los Angeles 'hope' in the wake of recent wildfires.

ESPN.com

MLB bans 2 fans who grabbed Betts indefinitely

Major League Baseball has banned two fans, Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen, who interfered with Dodgers star Mookie Betts during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium from attending any games at big league ballparks.

ESPN.com

Dave Wilson

Andrew Mukuba came home to Texas and helped save its season

The Longhorns safety's game-winning interception in the Peach Bowl is only the latest part of his remarkable story.

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Chris Low

Five-stars to final four: Ohio State’s seniors get their last chance at a ring

Jack Sawyer and the other veteran Buckeyes who returned to Columbus are zeroing in on their ultimate goal.

Wired Top Stories

Aarian Marshall

The Evolving (and Inexact) Science of Fleeing a Wildfire

As extreme wildfires become the new norm, scientists are trying to crack how to save lives.

NYT > Home Page

Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Kate Christobek

A Sentence With No Penalty Assures Trump Will Take Office as a Felon

Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that leniency was due the office of the president, not the man who will soon hold the title.

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Adam Liptak

Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok

The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.

Fast Company

Reuters

Port union credits Trump for averting a strike. It may shape future labor talks

The success of the International Longshoremen’s Association in winning Trump’s support for its anti-automation battle could be instructive for unions facing contract renewals during his term.

A tentative labor deal forestalled potentially damaging trade disruptions at three-dozen U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports, with both sides in the talks crediting President-elect Donald Trump for clearing the way for them to hammer out a deal on automation.

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LSU's Lacy facing charges related to fatal crash

State police in Louisiana have issued an arrest warrant for former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who is accused of causing a crash that killed a 78-year-old man last month and then fleeing the scene without rendering aid or calling authorities.

Wired Top Stories

Makena Kelly

The TikTok Ban Is More Likely Than Ever

While Supreme Court justices pressed both sides in Friday's oral arguments, experts say it's hard to see how TikTok gets enough votes to survive.

The Verge

Sheena Vasani

Amazon’s latest Blu-ray promo nets you three movies for just $33

The Blu-ray version of the second Dune film normally runs $33.99, but it’s currently available for a third of that price. | Warner Bros.

If you’re looking for indoor activities to keep you entertained this winter, you might want to check out Amazon’s ongoing Blu-ray sale. Now through January 20th, you can pick up three 4K Blu-ray titles for $33 when you add them to your cart, regardless of their sale price. That amounts to $11 per film, which is the kind of discount typically...

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Lauren Feiner

TikTok still seems headed for a ban after its Supreme Court arguments

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After the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a law that could ban TikTok, it looks like one of its last possible lifelines is unlikely to save it from the impending ouster.

TikTok will be banned from the US unless either the Supreme Court blocks the law from taking effect before the January 19th deadline or its China-based parent company, ByteDance, finally agrees to sell it. A sale — and return — of TikTok could happen after the...

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After Fans Showed Zero Sympathy For Her LA House Burning Down, Jhené Aiko Addressed The "Wild" Comments

"The fact some of you think I have Paris Hilton money is wild."

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Venus wasnt always hell, scientists say. It may have had beaches.

It's possible that Venus and Earth once simultaneously existed as pleasant worlds hosting mild temperatures and oceans.

Then, something went awry.

In new research, planetary scientists simulated how Venusian conditions today — with pizza oven-like temperatures, a crushing atmosphere, and past evidence of widespread volcanism — came to be. The results suggest that Venus, over a series of massive volcanic outgassing events and other geologic changes, transitioned from an Earth-like world to...

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