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I went to the Severance pop-up at Bell Works. It was surreal.

Severance-themed glass cubes in Grand Central are out; full-scale makeovers of Severance shooting locations are in.

SEE ALSO: 21 burning 'Severance' questions we have after the Season 2 finale

On April 5, Apple transformed Bell Works — the Holmdel, New Jersey, complex that serves as Severance's Lumon Industries building — into an immersive Lumon experience. It's the latest in a series of stunts promoting Severance's second season, including...

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Yankees catcher Austin Wells goes viral with hilarious breakfast burrito reviews

Baseball players are, by and large, odd birds. It's a particular sport where you're mostly left to your own thoughts. And catchers are perhaps the strangest of all ballplayers. It's a grueling, physical position that also requires you to lead the entire team on the field. There's a reason catcher's gear has long been dubbed the Tools of Ignorance. It's like being a hockey goalie — you've got to be a little unhinged and odd to choose that job.

All that's to say it makes sense that New York...

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Ryan McFadden

Smith, Carroll have 'unfinished business' in Vegas

Geno Smith said Monday that he and coach Pete Carroll have "unfinished business" with the Raiders.

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Mark Sullivan

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke: AI is now a ‘fundamental expectation’ for employees

Lütke says officers asking for new human talent will have to explain why the job can’t be done by AI.

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke shared an internal memo on X on Monday that stressed the importance of using AI effectively in daily tasks. In fact, he wrote, using AI is now a “fundamental expectation” of Shopify employees.

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Allison McCann, Alexandra Berzon and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention

A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.

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Benjamin Oreskes, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz

When It Comes to D.E.I. and ICE, Trump Is Using Federal Grants as Leverage

The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing billions of dollars in grants to make sure cities and states are complying with President Trump’s priorities on immigration and diversity.

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Adam Liptak

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Order to Return Man Wrongly Deported to El Salvador

The chief justice, acting on his own, issued an “administrative stay,” a brief pause meant to give the court time to consider the matter. The justices are expected to act in the coming days.

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Troy Closson

Trump Is Threatening School Funding. Here’s What Families Should Know.

The impact of the upheaval could vary greatly across the country. New York, for example, is not feeling significant effects so far, but district leaders are watching closely.

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Annie Karni

Johnson Reaches Agreement to Kill Proxy Voting Proposal in the House

Republicans who had been poised to force a vote on changing House rules to allow new parents to vote remotely pulled back after the speaker offered a watered-down solution for a narrow set of new mothers.

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Ana Swanson, Alexandra Stevenson, Damien Cave and Jeanna Smialek

Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs

Dozens of foreign governments were trying to appeal to the president to have steep tariffs rolled back, but the president and his advisers have indicated negotiations could be difficult.

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Emily Mullin, Matt Reynolds

Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Dire Wolf

Startup Colossal Biosciences has edited the DNA of a gray wolf to produce what it says is a de-extincted animal. Does that make it a true dire wolf?

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Gain mounds of knowledge for trivia night and beyond with Headway, on sale for A$98

TL;DR: 27 April is the last day to secure a lifetime subscription to Headway Premium for just A$98 (reg. A$490).

If you're not doing so hot on your New Year's resolutions, let spring serve as your inspiration to do some self-improvement. Headway makes this a totally attainable task, letting you learn and grow right from your smartphone while you're waiting in line or sitting down on a morning commute. 

Headway Premium is an app that offers 15-minute bite-sized nonfiction book summaries you...

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Teens are causing chaos in Minecraft movie screenings

Have you heard about the new Minecraft movie? The teens have — and they're involving themselves in screenings of the movie at the theater a la The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

According to IGN, teens attending screenings of A Minecraft Movie screamed "CHICKEN JOCKEY!" along with Jack Black's character, Steve, threw their popcorn around, and, in some theaters, police were even called. You can't actually spend much time on TikTok without being bombarded with proof.

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Doctor Who season premiere review: Robot Revolution makes us reluctant companions

For a show that clings to a six-decade-old premise — it's about the Doctor, an alien time traveler who can regenerate their body before death, the TARDIS, a time-and-space machine that's bigger on the inside, and the human companions along for the ride — Doctor Who can seem surprisingly fresh when it's done right.

Why? Not because of the Doctor, as magnetically charming as the lead usually is (current charmer: Ncuti Gatwa). The Doctor may have doubts, setbacks, and mysteries to solve,...

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Pete Thamel

The clash of styles in Florida vs. Houston has makings of a compelling championship

Monday night's title game will pit programs built on philosophies from different eras against each other.

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Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf

Men’s title game preview: Advantages, flaws, picks for Houston-Florida

With the championship on the line, what must Florida and Houston do to prevail -- and what could stop them?

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Mark Schofield

Bahrain Grand Prix 2025: Full F1 coverage from SB Nation

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images

After a stunning win at the Japanese Grand Prix, will Max Verstappen keep it rolling at the Bahrain Grand Prix?

Over two days in Japan, Max Verstappen reminded the Formula 1 world of just what he is capable of doing on the track.

Despite lacking confidence in the RB21 to begin the week, Verstappen extracted every possible millisecond out of Red Bull’s challenger to capture pole position ahead of favorites Lando Norris and...

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