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Jay Bilas

Bilas: Why this men's Final Four will be 'absolutely incredible'

No low seeds? No problem. We get to watch four of the most efficient teams of all time match up -- and that's a good thing.

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Meta and UFC team up to bring AI and VR to fans

UFC and Meta said Wednesday that their multiyear partnership will give UFC the ability to use Meta’s technology platforms, services, and products.

UFC is joining up with Facebook’s parent company Meta in a deal that will bring mixed martial arts to more fans around the world.

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Pavithra Mohan

The overall cost of raising a child is now nearly $300,000

A new LendingTree analysis finds that the lifetime cost of raising children has jumped by over 25% in just the past two years.

It’s no secret that raising kids in the U.S. has become grossly expensive. The price of childcare alone has ballooned over the past decade, with many families reporting that it costs them at least a quarter of their annual income. Across many states, families need to earn an average of $180,000 to comfortably afford infant care; the high cost of living in states...

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Reid J. Epstein

Wisconsin Republicans Hit Their Vote Target, but Democrats Blew Past Theirs

The liberal candidate in the state’s Supreme Court race benefited from outsize Democratic turnout as counties swung left across the state.

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Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Theodore Schleifer

For Trump, Elon Musk Is a Liability, but Still Useful for Now

Elon Musk has become a valuable heat shield for a president who avoids blame at any cost.

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Matthew Goldstein

Milbank Is the Latest Law Firm to Reach a Deal With Trump

Milbank, based in Manhattan, agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services to causes supported by the president and the firm.

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Tripp Mickle

Trump’s New Tariffs Test Apple’s Global Supply Chain

The iPhone maker spent years trying to move production of some products out of China to avoid tariffs. But now that may not matter.

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Patricia Cohen, Adam Satariano, Eshe Nelson and Jeanna Smialek

To Counter Trump’s Tariffs on Goods, Countries May Hit Back at US Services

Service sectors make up the vast bulk of the American economy, which gives trading partners some clout in trade negotiations.

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27 Walmart Products That'll Give Your Bathroom The Update It So Desperately Needs

Hello, HGTV, welcome to my bathroom.

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Eve Upton-Clark

Andrew Tate is back—and he’s getting a hero’s welcome from right-wing podcasters

Despite criminal investigations and abuse allegations, Tate is being embraced by MAGA influencers eager to boost outrage and misogyny for clicks.

You can’t talk about the manosphere without mentioning Andrew Tate. The British-American influencer and former professional kickboxer built his platform by promoting misogynistic ideas—claiming women should be subservient to men, suggesting rape victims should “bear responsibility” for their assaults, and openly describing acts of domestic...

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Musk won’t leave until DOGE mission is complete, White House says

Several outlets have reported President Trump told members of his Cabinet that Musk will soon depart DOGE and return to the private sector.

The White House said on Wednesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk will stay on to complete his mission to slash government spending and downsize the federal workforce, dismissing media reports that he will leave the role soon.

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15 Lead TV Characters Who Were So Annoying, I Almost Threw My Remote Through The Screen

This list is going to make A LOT of fans mad.

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Mashable

Best Buys offer on Nintendo Switch games is great, but heres why you should wait to shop

SPEND $150, GET $20: As of April 2, Best Buy is offering a $20 reward for every $150 you spend on Nintendo Switch games, gift cards, and select accessories. The deal is available to all My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members until Aug. 3, so we recommend waiting until some Nintendo Switch 2 game preorders pop up before shopping.

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Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel

’I don’t think anybody could beat us’: The oral history of 1994-95 UConn, the team that changed women’s basketball

As the Huskies compete for their 12th national title, it's time to look back at their first, 30 years ago this week.

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Jennifer Mattson

TSLA rollercoaster ride: Tesla sees largest-ever drop in vehicle deliveries, but report says Musk could leave DOGE

The EV maker’s first-quarter figures were grim, but stock is still up on news that Musk’s days as a controversial Trump advisor could be numbered.

On Wednesday, Tesla reported its largest drop in delivery numbers to date, and a 13% drop in sales since the beginning of the year, in part due to backlash against CEO Elon Musk’s role in the U.S. government, coupled with growing competition in the EV market.

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Jessica Bursztynsky

An AI Watchdog accused OpenAI of using copyrighted books without permission

A new paper from the AI Disclosures Project claims OpenAI trained GPT-4o on paywalled content from O’Reilly Media—raising fresh concerns about transparency and copyright in AI training data.

An artificial intelligence watchdog is accusing OpenAI of training its default ChatGPT model on copyrighted book content without permission.

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Ana Swanson

Trump Says His Tariffs Will Address Unfair Global Trade. Is He Right?

President Trump says that countries have been ripping off the United States for decades. There is some truth to that argument — but also a lot of hypocrisy.

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31 Funny Tweets From The Week That Had Me Cackling, Chuckling, And Chortling

"My uber driver said we look like 'zip line people' and that’s the funniest way anyone has ever called me white."

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RJ Ochoa

Tracy Wolfson has the wildest Super Bowl story you’ve never heard

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Remember the night the lights went out in the New Orleans Superdome?

When it comes to Super Bowl history there are certain moments that stand out more than others. That is the nature of the game.

Some things stick easier in our memories while others drift away. Oftentimes these things are personal experiences, but relative to something everyone can identify with they aren’t even all necessarily something that happened that involved the...

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Get the Nespresso Vertuo coffee and espresso maker for 41% off at Amazon

SAVE $89: As of April 2, you can get a Nespresso Vertuo coffee and espresso maker for just $129.99, down from $219. That's a 41% discount and an $89 price cut.

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