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Mark Schofield

Latest NFL Draft rumors include a surprise first-round QB and the Cowboys’ WR debate

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Let’s spin through the latest pre-draft rumors ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft

A week from tonight NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will walk across a stage outside Lambeau Field and declare the 2025 NFL Draft officially open, with the Tennessee Titans on the clock.

Miami quarterback Cam Ward is the overwhelming favorite to be the first player taken. What happens after that is anyone’s guess.

Let’s dive into the latest rumors.

Tyler Shough a...

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Mark Schofield

Doriane Pin has a clear goal for the F1 Academy Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

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F1 Academy driver Doriane Pin has a clear goal in mind as the grid heads to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Doriane Pin’s F1 Academy debut, at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, was an absolutely dominant performance.

Until the second checkered flag.

She secured pole position for both races in qualifying by more than half a second over Abbi Pulling, notched a lights-to-flag victory in the first race, and took the checkered...

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18 Highly Rated Shoes That Are So Comfortable, Your Cost Per Wear Will Be Almost $0

If you calculate how often you'll use these shoes, you'll realize they're basically ?free?.

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Mashable

Mario Kart World Nintendo Direct: 3 big takeaways from the stream

For the last couple of weeks, much of the internet has been abuzz about Mario Kart World, but not entirely for positive reasons.

The flagship launch title for Nintendo Switch 2 looks and sounds great on paper, of course, but the unprecedented $80 price tag has raised plenty of eyebrows. Despite the skepticism, Nintendo has urged fans to reserve judgment until the standalone Mario Kart World Nintendo Direct livestream. Well, I did. This morning, Nintendo blew the kid off of Mario Kart World in...

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How much would the mythical made-in-the-U.S. iPhone cost?

President Donald Trump's tariff policy has thrown the global economy into crisis, with the stated goal of bringing manufacturing back to the United States. In addition to global tariffs of 10 percent, the president has imposed a seemingly ever-increasing reciprocal tariff on imported Chinese goods (the White House's latest figure is 245 percent). Considering how many iPhones are made in China, this could mean a sharp price increase for Apple's most important product.

Could Apple alleviate...

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Asus, of all brands, might have a real Apple Watch competitor

Watch out, Apple Watch. You've got some unlikely competition.

Asus, maker of one of our preferred gaming laptops, just debuted the VivoWatch 6 AERO, the first smartwatch to measure both blood pressure and ECG.

While ECG monitoring to detect atrial fibrillation is nothing new to smartwatches (it's been available in Apple Watches since Series 4), Asus's VivoWatch 6 AERO also delivers blood pressure sensors. Previously, getting a blood pressure measurement required the old school cuff around the...

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Take $420 off the Roborock Q8 Max+ robot vacuum and mop at Amazon

SAVE 51%: The Roborock Q8 Max+ is on sale at Amazon for just $399.99, down from the $819.99 standard price. That's a $420 discount that matches the lowest price we've ever seen at Amazon.

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Grab the Google TV Streamer 4K for just $79 and binge better

SAVE $20.99: As of April 17, get the Google TV Streamer 4K for $79, down from its usual price of $99.99, at Amazon. That's a discount of 21%.

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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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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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