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Jay Leno gets a kick out of wife's $847 sneakers: 'Find your moments where you can have a laugh'
Jay Leno detailed a recent shopping trip with his wife Mavis, providing a health update on her dementia while finding some humor in their medical situation.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Cassidy to RFK Jr.: Can I trust you?
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DeepSeek blocked by some app stores in Italy to protect users' personal data
Italy’s data protection authority has blocked use of Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s AI application to protect Italians’ data and announced an investigation into the companies behind the chatbotABC News - 3d -
Betting for beginners: Finding value out of the thousands of Super Bowl props
Kevin Pulsifer offers his best tips ahead of the big game.ESPN - 3d -
Trump wiped out dozens of Biden climate initiatives in first-week blitz
President upended US efforts to combat climate change and accelerate clean energy development, according to FT analysisFinancial Times - 3d -
England seamer Cross out of Women's Ashes Test
Kate Cross will not feature in the Women's Ashes Test against Australia starting on Thursday after failing to recover fully from a back injury.BBC News - 4d -
Australia are out to psychologically bury England in Women’s Ashes Test | Beth Mooney
We didn’t want our opponents to get a sniff this series and victory at the MCG will ensure they have a clean sweep hanging over their heads in the future. It’s a rare privilege when we get to play ...The Guardian - 4d -
No One Can Find a Job Because LinkedIn Is a Social Network
Companies are influencers and we’re all followers now.Inc. - 5d -
DNA testing leads to new murder charge in nearly 50-year-old cold case of slain Honolulu teen
Nearly five decades after her partially clothed body was discovered on the second floor of her Honolulu high school, modern DNA testing has led to an arrest that could solve the cold case murder of ...NBC News - Jan. 26 -
Trump fires more than a dozen inspectors general, including those he personally appointed
President Trump's firing of inspectors general serving as government watchdogs at multiple agencies has sparked bipartisan backlash. The president didn't give Congress a 30-day heads up or a ...CBS News - Jan. 25 -
‘I can’t find the words’: Palestinians rejoice with those freed in ceasefire deal
Families greet the 200 prisoners released from facilities in central Israel and occupied West Bank . In a sports hall on the outskirts of Ramallah, three skinny men in grey prison sweatsuits and ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
My ex is sick but won’t retire to spite me out of benefits. He took our marriage and divorce papers, but can I get his Social Security benefits?
“I was married to my former husband for 11 years.”MarketWatch - Jan. 25 -
Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘I was nearly swept out to sea. A very strong, naked dude saved me’
The singer on being unmasked on TV, her problem with loyalty, and the trouble with phone cameras . Born in London, Skin, 57, worked as an interior designer before becoming lead singer of Skunk ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
Meta to begin testing ads on Threads, its microblogging app
Meta will begin testing ads on its Threads microblogging service with a few companies in the U.S. and Japan, the company said in a blog post Friday.CNBC - Jan. 24 -
A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet
The creators of a new test called “Humanity’s Last Exam” argue we may soon lose the ability to create tests hard enough for A.I. models.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Sabalenka ‘finds way out’ with final-set escape against Pavlyuchenkova
Australian Open champion was break down in third set Survives to secure 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win and reach semi-final After coming as close to defeat here as she has for three years, trailing by a ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Scientists find out this strange habit in humans’ closest living relative
Yahoo News - Jan. 21 -
Chris Mason: Can opposites Trump and Starmer find common ground?
The prime minister and the new president of the United States are rather different characters.BBC News - Jan. 20 -
Cowboys coaching search: Robert Saleh completes in-person interview as Dallas replaces Mike McCarthy
The former Jets head coach is hoping for a second chanceCBS Sports - Jan. 18 -
A stuntman's body was changing. It took nearly a decade to find out why
Ray Kohn knew something was wrong, but it took several years dozens of doctor's visits to find an answer.CBS News - Jan. 18 -
CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases
The CDC on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu have seasonal influenza or are infected with the bird flu that's behind ...NBC News - Jan. 16 -
Un, deux, trois — three language learning apps, tested by an editor
I tried three language learning apps – Duolingo, Babbel and Pimsleur – to find out which is best for language proficiency and fluency.NBC News - Jan. 15 -
Arellano: 'When am I gonna come back?' A lifelong Clippers fan finally sees them in person
Nelson Rodriguez, 37, has rooted for the Clippers his entire life, but before he went to their home game on Monday, he'd never seen his team in person.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 15 -
Nearly Half of Adults Worldwide Hold Antisemitic Views, Survey Finds
A fifth of the respondents haven’t heard of the Holocaust, during which six million Jews were killed, while 21% believe it has either been exaggerated by historians or it never happened.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14 -
Cowboys working quickly to find Mike McCarthy's replacement; Bill Belichick could be near top of wish list
The Cowboys and Mike McCarthy parted ways on MondayCBS Sports - Jan. 13 -
Can I Dress Both Conservatively and Stylishly as a Young Person?
Our fashion critic offers a young reader debating whether modesty is compatible with current trends advice on navigating personal style preferences.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
New Findings About Consciousness Are Changing How I Think About Patients
After brain injury, some patients are no longer able to respond to the world around them. Is this really the case?The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Where California wildfire victims can find food, housing and other resources
If you have been impacted by the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires, here is the emergency assistance available to you right now.ABC News - Jan. 10 -
Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?
Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
I woke from a coma to find my baby had been born
Atlanta McIntyre hopes to raise awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition that affects 1 in 100 pregnant women.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled, AARP study finds
AARP's new research finds price growth for top Part D prescription drugs has exceeded inflation, making a case for allowing Medicare to negotiate prices.CNBC - Jan. 9 -
Why eggs are nearly $9 a dozen in California — and when prices could drop
Egg prices at the grocery store shocked many consumers over the recent holiday season, and those prices are expected to continue to climb after an unanticipated spike in the number of bird flu ...MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
I don’t want to hear MPs’ personal testimonies in parliament. Issues like assisted dying are for heads, not hearts | Simon Jenkins
On matters of war, of life and death, we hear emotional stories from politicians. It may be engaging, but I’m not sure it is right. Recently, John Healey, the relatively new defence secretary, made ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Cryptocurrencies and personal AI: Tech to watch out for in 2025
Will 2025 be a hinge year for cryptocurrency and will personalised AI appear on your phone?BBC News - Jan. 7 -
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world's oldest living person at nearly 117
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.NBC News - Jan. 6 -
Soccer-loving nun from Brazil is world's oldest person at nearly 117
Sister Inah Canabarro became the world's oldest living person after the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka.CBS News - Jan. 5 -
Soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world's oldest living person at nearly 117
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 years old following the recent death of a Japanese womanABC News - Jan. 5 -
Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island
Malaysian authorities say they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Muslim Rohingya refugees who had entered the country illegallyABC News - Jan. 4
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