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- Google Fitbit Edge: Specs, Features, Price, Release DateGoogle announced the $179 Fitbit Edge on Monday, a capsule-shaped fitness tracker with an OLED screen, week-long battery life, and features borrowed…
- Chagall or Lenepveu or both? Row over Paris opera house dome enters legal arenaArnaud Carayon, a descendant of painter Jules-Eugène Lenepveu, has hired a lawyer to fight for uncovering Lenepveu's ceiling at the Palais Garnier…
- Michael Penix: If we got ball first in OT, I could have stayed inFalcons backup quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw an interception on the final play of Sunday night's 30-23 overtime loss to the Ravens, while starter…
- Republican US senator facing re-election settles six-year bakery debtKansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall says he has paid off a $678.75 bakery bill from his 2020 election watch party, six years after a Hutchinson…
- Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the backgroundFormer Plaud executive Peter Mo's startup Ambi has raised $26 million to build an AI app that can listen to users in the background all day.
- The IEA wants to empty its oil reserves faster. A federal watchdog says the US isn’t ready for what comes nextMember governments of the International Energy Agency backed a plan Oct. 7 to release emergency oil faster, with diesel as the priority.
- How to watch GB Olympic stars compete in Track World ChampionshipsOlympic and defending world champions roll into the Shanghai Velodrome for the 2026 Track World Championships, where 22 titles are at stake and…
- 'Prepare for the unthinkable' warning over autumn floodingNatural Resources Wales told people across Wales to prepare for "the unthinkable" as long-range forecasts point to a wetter, windier autumn than…
- ‘Heart of a Killer,’ Niv Sultan Medical Thriller From Sipur and North Road, Gets Second Season Order (EXCLUSIVE)Heart of a Killer, the Israeli medical thriller starring Niv Sultan of Apple TV's Tehran, earned a second season, Variety confirmed.
- US Homeland Security secretary sees no ‘risk’ from livestreamed executionHomeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Sunday he sees no added risk in livestreaming the December 3 firing squad execution of Fort Hood…
- Burnham to urge MPs to embrace closer ties with EUPrime Minister Andy Burnham will tell Britain's House of Commons on the first day back from recess that skipping a better deal with the European…
- ‘Below Deck’s Gael Cameron Speaks Out After S11 Drama & Domestic Violence Charges Against ExBelow Deck Mediterranean alum Gael Cameron broke her silence Friday on Instagram, sharing photos and reflections from her Season 11 stretch in…
- Iran war threatens Healey's Budget plans, think tank warnsBritain's Institute for Fiscal Studies warned that the price spike from the US-Israel war in Iran leaves Chancellor John Healey choosing between…
- Week 5 overreactions: Vikings legitimate Super Bowl contenders? NFC East champ to have losing record?The Minnesota Vikings own the NFL's longest active winning streak at 10 games after their defense shut down the New Orleans Saints.
- The paradox at the core of the AI revolution: The faster we innovate, the slower we growA new Fortune essay argues that artificial intelligence is repeating a 50-year pattern in which digital technology wins over consumers while…
- Fantasy football Week 5 stock watch: Drake Maye, Jaylen Warren and sneaky buy-low, sell high trade targetsPatriots quarterback Drake Maye bounced back in New England's 45-17 win over Las Vegas, and a CBS Sports fantasy columnist says he was wrong to doubt…
- Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warningA Ukrainian drone strike on Sunday damaged a Yandex data centre in Vladimir, east of Moscow, the third attack on the Russian tech giant's sites this…
- The movie about a Facebook whistleblower who leaked incriminating details disappoints, and ‘The Social Reckoning’ will likely lag ‘The Social Network’Aaron Sorkin's "The Social Reckoning" opened to an estimated $5.5 million in 2,606 North American theaters this weekend, far short of the $22…
- Man City's statement win has feeling of irrelevance with season in limboManchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield, a statement win in their first game since a guilty verdict on 114 charges of breaching Premier League…
- James Talarico returns to campaign trail at ACL festival after illness spurred GOP calls for 'proof of life'Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico reappeared Friday at the Austin City Limits music festival in Austin, ending a nine-day flu-related…
- Commanders-Giants tie: Washington delivers disastrous end-of-game sequence following Cam Skattebo fumbleThe Washington Commanders and New York Giants played to the NFL's first tie of the season, a 27-27 finish that ended when Washington let the overtime…
- Here are the 6 big things we're watching in the stock market this weekWall Street economists polled by FactSet expect Wednesday morning's September consumer price index to show prices up 3.6% from a year earlier, a step…
- See Sombr Bring Out Lindsey Buckingham for ‘Go Your Own Way’ at Los Angeles ShowLindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac joined Sombr onstage Saturday at Kia Forum in Los Angeles and led the band through "Go Your Own Way." Sombr…
- Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery this weekPope Leo XIV announced Sunday from St. Peter's Square that he will have surgery this week at Rome's Gemelli Hospital to remove a "localized nodule"…
- ‘I lost us that game’: Sirianni rues blunder as Jaguars stun Eagles in LondonCam Little drilled a 57-yard field goal as time expired Sunday, lifting the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 19-17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at…
- Bears vs. Packers: Where to Watch Today’s Game OnlineTyson Bagent will start at quarterback for the Chicago Bears against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field today, because Caleb Williams is…Also reported by Yahoo Sports
- European football: Lazio join Inter at top of Serie A as Roma held at ComoLazio beat Monza 3-1 in Serie A on Sunday, pulling level with Inter at the top of the Italian table on 16 points.
- Don't be scared: Being afraid is outright fun, and maybe usefulMarkoff's Haunted Forest in Dickerson, Maryland, sends visitors down more than a mile of trails past dozens of themed haunted houses, making it one…
- I Made Terrible Games With Google’s AI PlaygroundGoogle launched Playground this week, a Google Labs tool that turns plain-language descriptions into playable video games that run in a web browser.
- Rosalía Dazzles With Balletic and Rain-Soaked ‘LUX’ Performances on ‘Saturday Night Live’: WatchRosalía stayed en pointe for nearly all of "Reliquia" on Saturday Night Live, then finished her second song under indoor rain in Studio 8H.
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