Pokémon Cards Are Back—No Binders Needed

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket reinvents the gacha game for a Pikachu-loving audience. It’s attracted millions of players—and more than a little controversy.

Tech - Wired - 9 hours ago

Stolen rare £30,000 Pokémon card returned to owner

The rare Charizard card is found at an address in Polegate after being valued in East Sussex.

At 36 years old, I am once again obsessed with Pokémon cards – this time on my phone

The new smartphone version of the trading card game has captured me as effectively as a Master Ball – but I’m enjoying this daily nostalgia shot. Any millennial – and any parent – will be familiar ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Referee needs help from players when yellow card gets stuck

Watch as the referee struggles to produce his yellow card when trying to book a player in the Japanese J-League match between Shonan Bellmare and Consadole Sapporo.

Apple, Meta and Amazon must show the stock market that AI spending is paying off

Big-tech bellwethers facing scrutiny on whether they are meeting competitive challenges.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Jekyll-and-Hyde England need to back themselves for 80 minutes - Dawson

Former scrum-half Matt Dawson on what England should learn from their agonising last-gasp defeat by Australia.

Consumer credit posts small increase as Americans cut back on credit-card purchases

The amount of credit U.S. consumers used in September rose a scant 1.4%, but the increase was tied mostly to student loan as Americans scale back on borrowing.

Business - MarketWatch - November 7

Tim Weah back with the US after red card contributed to Copa America elimination, coaching change

Tim Weah is back with the U.S. men's soccer team for the first time since his red card for punching Panama defender Roderick Miller on the head contributed to a first-round elimination at the Copa ...

Sports - ABC News - 2 days ago

2024 World Series: Four things the Yankees need to do to come back from 2-0 deficit to Dodgers

The Fall Classic heads to New York for Game 3 Monday

Sports - CBS Sports - October 27

Britain will need gas plants as ‘back-up’ for wind in 2030, says grid operator

Report says ‘urgent action’ needed to meet government’s clean power target

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Biggest position of need for college football's top 10 teams: Is QB Quinn Ewers holding Texas back?

Texas may struggle to win it all with Ewers in his current form, while Big Ten powers like Oregon and Ohio State could be tripped up by offensive line play

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

U.N.-Backed Panel Urges ‘Immediate Action’ in Gaza to Avert Famine

The warning focused on the north comes as the Biden administration has set a mid-November deadline for Israel to deliver more humanitarian supplies to the enclave or face a cutoff of weapons aid.

World - The New York Times - November 9

Week 10 Care/Don't Care: Texans offense needs Nico Collins back, but is he a fix-all?

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon examines some of the biggest storylines coming out of Week 10's Sunday action.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

Dak Prescott out for season: Cowboys bringing back Will Grier as needed depth to QB room, per report

Grier will reportedly join Dallas' practice squad

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

They Were Just What They Needed

Jonathan Otcasek and Erin Kim connected 10 years ago over a gravesite. They’ve had the kind of relationship even their parents admire since.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 28

Arteta demands Arsenal 'eradicate' red cards

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has admitted his team need to "eradicate" the ill discipline that has seen them pick up three red cards this season.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

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