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Santa Anita racing ppd., track used for fire relief

A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend.

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Jorge Ramis

Latin American Fact-Checkers Brace for Meta's Next Moves

So far Meta has only abandoned fact-checking in the US. If and when it expands, the move will be a major blow to the Latin American news ecosystem.

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24 Target Products That Will Make It Actually Possible To Get Your Kids Out The Door In Time

Quick breakfasts, meltdown-free storage, and a robot that does all the dirty work.

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Brandon Widder

Anker’s display-equipped wall charger from CES is already on sale

Anker’s latest GaN offering sports four USB ports on the bottom, which isn’t where they’re typically relocated. | Image: Anker

The inventive gadgets and gizmos at CES can often define the year, but most everything that appears on the showroom floor isn’t going to be available until later in the year, if at all. Fortunately, that’s not the case with Anker’s 140W GaN charger, which is already available in black or silver for $79.99 ($10 off) when you clip the on-page coupon...

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Wes Davis

Amazon Prime will shut down its clothing try-on program

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Amazon will be winding down its Prime Try Before You Buy program, which let Prime members try on clothes before paying for them, reports The Information. It will shutter on January 31st, according to a banner at the top of the service’s landing page.

Amazon spokesperson Maxine Tagay said in a statement emailed to The Verge that the company is discontinuing the service because it only worked for a “limited number of items” and customers...

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Kyle Posey

Ranking the Kansas City Chiefs, contenders, and pretenders in the NFL playoffs

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Separating the contenders from the pretenders in the 2025 NFL playoffs

Every year, it feels like a handful of teams don’t belong in the NFL Playoffs, and only a select few can win it all. This year is no different. There are high-flying offenses, quarterbacks who always seem to find a way, and a few teams that are happy to be here.

Today, we’ll separate the pretenders from the contenders by putting each team into a tier to determine who has the...

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Eric Berger, Ars Technica

A Glowing Metal Ring Crashed to Earth. No One Knows Where It Came From

The 1,100-pound mystery object landed in Kenya at the end of December. Experts are still baffled.

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"My Heart Bleeds For My Friends": Jennifer Garner Says That A Friend Died In The Los Angeles Wildfires

"It’s really tender so I don’t feel like we should talk about it yet."

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22 Cool Subscriptions From Cratejoy To Sign Up For Simply Because You’re An Adult And You Can

From an adult crafting box to a gourmet cheese club, there's something on this list sure to pique your interest.

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Here Are The Latest Details About Tom Holland's Proposal Plans For Zendaya

Tom and Zendaya recently got engaged after dating publicly for three years.

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33 Products With Results So Jaw-Dropping You'll Immediately Add To Cart

Sadly, Amazon does not sell jaws so you'll have to scoop yours up from off the floor.

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Hiroko Tabuchi

Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying

Researchers see a growing health danger from the vast plumes of pollution spawned by wildfires like the ones devastating Los Angeles.

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Mark Schofield

NFL Playoffs 2025: How to watch Ravens-Steelers on Amazon Prime Video

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Amazon will stream the second exclusive NFL Playoff game on Saturday night. Here is how to watch

For the third time this season the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers will square off, this time with a spot in the NFL’s Divisional Round up for grabs.

If you want to watch, you had better live in one of those viewing markets, or have an Amazon Prime Video subscription.

For the second season in a row one of the games on Wild Card Weekend will be a...

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Mark Schofield

What TV channels will air playoff games in 2025 NFL postseason?

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The schedule for Wild Card Weekend is set, and here are the networks airing games this weekend

The schedule for Wild Card Weekend in the NFL is set.

It took the final game of the regular season between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings to determine who is the NFC North Champion, and the NFC’s No. 1 seed. The Lions pulled away in the second half to pull out the win, and earn the NFC’s only bye week.

That means the Lions and the Kansas City...

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Mark Schofield

The Texans have become an NFL Wild Card Saturday tradition

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If you feel a sense of déjà vu during Chargers-Texans, we understand

The NFL Playoffs begin today, with 14 teams left standing on the road to Super Bowl LIX. Wild Card Weekend gets underway with the Houston Texans facing the Los Angeles Chargers, in a game that kicks off at 4:30 p.m. Eastern from NRG Stadium in Houston.

If you feel a sense of déjà vu reading that sentence, it is more than understandable. The Texans have advanced to the playoffs...

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Wes Davis

New renders show the Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup ahead of Unpacked

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New renders of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series have appeared in a leak from Android Headlines ahead of Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event later this month. The most obvious change here is that Samsung has tweaked the design of the S25 Ultra, rounding off the phone’s corners a bit.

From the renders, it looks like you’ll be able to get the non-Ultra S25s in light blue, dark blue, light green, and silver. The Ultra will come in black, gray, and...

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Ash Parrish

Everything we know (and think we know) about the Nintendo Switch 2

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Leaks and rumors supported by multiple third-party manufactures make up the bulk of info out there about the new Switch.

Nintendo’s announcement of the Switch successor is imminent. Just how imminent is anyone’s guess with the company stating that it would reveal info on the console before the end of its fiscal year in March. Rumors regarding the new Switch have been circulating for more than a year, but with less than two months to go...

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33 Products For Anyone Flourishing In Their Homebody Era

You and your crocheted penguin friend will be happily canceling all plans until further notice.

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The best AI laptops we saw at CES 2025

It wasn't difficult to find a common thread among the new Windows laptops showcased at CES 2025. Beyond your expected next-generation refreshes, tech's biggest trade show was all about getting more people to buy into the idea of AI-powered PCs this year.

With consumers still hesitant to embrace AI laptops, prioritizing hardware upgrades over fancy software features, companies' selling points had to come from myriad angles. Most embraced affordability, committing to bringing Qualcomm's...

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Mark Schofield

NFL Playoffs overtime rules, explained for 2025

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Super Bowl LVIII gave NFL fans the first overtime under the new rules. Will we see a second this season?

Last February NFL fans witnessed something never seen before.

A lead change on the final play of the Super Bowl.

The reason? Super Bowl LVIII became the first playoff game under the league’s new overtime rules for the postseason, implemented for the 2022-2023 season. As we will review in a moment those changes guaranteed each team a chance to possess...

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