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Jorge Garay

Scientists Find Promising Indication of Extraterrestrial Life—124 Light-Years Away

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope confirmed the planet K2-18b has traces of dimethyl sulfide, a potential biosignature of marine microorganisms.

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Justin Ling

New Jersey Sues Discord for Allegedly Failing to Protect Children

The New Jersey attorney general claims Discord's features to keep children under 13 safe from sexual predators and harmful content are inadequate.

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Associated Press

Shein and Temu reveal ‘price adjustments’ are coming soon for U.S. customers

The e-commerce sites announced price hikes for U.S. customers starting April 25.

China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week, a ripple effect from President Donald Trump’s attempts to correct the trade imbalance between the world’s two largest economies by imposing a sky-high tariff on goods shipped from China.

Temu, which is owned by the Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings, and Shein, which is now based in...

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Matthew Mpoke Bigg and John Yoon

Why Does Harvard Have Tax-Exempt Status and Can the IRS Revoke It? What to Know.

The university, like many colleges and charities, is exempt from federal income and property taxes, saving it billions of dollars. President Trump has questioned whether it should enjoy that status.

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Eshe Nelson

European Central Bank Cuts Rates Amid Tariff Uncertainty

Policymakers lowered rates a quarter point and said that the region’s growth outlook had “deteriorated” because of rising trade tensions.

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Alan Rappeport

IMF Warns Trump Tariffs Will Weaken Economy and Increase Inflation

Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes productivity.

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David McCabe

Google Is a Monopolist in Online Advertising Tech, Judge Says

The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.

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25 Target Products For Anyone Who Wants To Give Their Kitchen A Refresh

A new season calls for a colorful (and easy) kitchen makeover.

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James Dator

Aaron Rodgers will likely retire, because he’s afraid

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Rodgers is too scared to join the Steelers.

It’s been a while since we heard anything about Aaron Rodger’s future, and for good reason — because he’s waiting for a job that doesn’t exist. For the better part of two months Rodgers has been linked to the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the team essentially leaving the door open for him to join them whenever he wants, but the quarterback has been procrastinating. Now we know why.

How about...

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Corso to end four-decade run with 'GameDay'

ESPN analyst Lee Corso, widely known for his headgear picks and "not so fast, my friend" retort, will retire from "College GameDay" in August.

Mashable

AI-powered robot dog is learning to live like a human

Luna is Swedish AI company IntuiCell's version of the robot dog. But while it may look like its predecessors, Luna has something they don't: a functioning digital nervous system dubbed 'physical agentic AI.'

While most AI models rely on pre-existing data in order to build knowledge, physical agentic AI allows robots to learn by experiencing and adapting to the environments they're in — the same way humans and other sentient beings learn. These kinds of robots, IntuiCell says, could be...

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Michael Grothaus

Hertz Global stock price: HTZ shares surge for second day after Bill Ackman’s hedge fund takes stake

Investors in the embattled rental-car company appear to be very excited about a recent position by Pershing Square Capital Management.

Yesterday, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTZ) became one of the best-performing automotive-related stocks of the year after the car rental company’s stock surged more than 56% in a single trading session. Today, the stock is up again by a double-digit percentage in premarket trading at the time of this writing. But why? Here’s what you need to know.

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Reuters

Fed chair Jerome Powell’s termination ‘cannot come fast enough’, says Trump

Trump made the comment on his Truth Social platform while also calling for cuts on interest rates.

U.S President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s termination “cannot come fast enough”, while calling for the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates.

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29 Spring-Friendly Wardrobe Items For Anyone Who Wears Black 24/7

If florals and pastels aren't really your thing, this list is for you.

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Mark Schofield

6 things we think we know about the 2025 NFL Draft

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It’s one week from the draft and we have some theories on what could happen.

It’s one week until the NFL Draft and we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what might happen on Thursday. Predicting the first round is always a fool’s errand, as something evidently blows up everything we thought — but that hasn’t stopped us compiling the information we’re hearing.

Between public media reports, and what we’ve heard behind the scenes, these...

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Heather Dinich

NCAA changes TO rules to combat fake injuries

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved changes to the injury timeout rules, in an effort to curtail players faking injuries.

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Nena Farrell

BondiBoost Blowout Brush Review: Proceed With Caution

BondiBoost’s blowout brush is well priced and delivers results on par with more expensive brushes. But will it last?

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Kat Merck

Bird Buddy Pro Review: All Birds, No Bother

This upgrade to the world’s first-ever smart feeder isn’t perfect, but you don’t need to shell out for a subscription to use it.

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Brad Bourque

GameSir G7 SE Controller Review: Hall Effect for Less

If you don't mind a wire, this affordable gaming controller is a winner.

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