Fanatics Fest crowd goes crazy after LeBron James utters phrase often linked to team trying to sign him
LeBron James did not announce his next team at Fanatics Fest on Thursday, but he sure stirred the pot.The NBA's all-time leading scorer is a free agent and has said he will play in an unprecedented 24th NBA season, but it remains to be seen where he will go.Common teams in the speculated fray have been the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Philadelphia 76ers. But during a live taping of his "Mind the Game" podcast with Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton at the event,...
Jennifer Siebel Newsom dodges question on husband Gavin's presidential aspirations
Gov. Gavin Newsom's wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, also known as the First Partner of California, dodged a question on Friday about whether her husband was aspiring to run for president during an MS NOW interview.MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle asked the question after Newsom argued that she and her husband were being targeted by the Trump administration's DOJ and called it a "fishing expedition." She said the GOP and right-leaning media believed the California governor was going to run for president...
Here are the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Z Fold 8 camera and battery specs, apparently
Camera upgrades in the Z Flip 8, Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra appear to be slim.
Rubio's call to combat global funders of far-left terrorism could put Singham in crosshairs
Secretary Marco Rubio’s call for global cooperation to combat far-left political terrorism could implicate Neville Roy Singham, a Marxist nonprofit financier who is currently facing a federal grand jury probe in New York.Singham, a 72-year-old American who sold his tech company for $785 million in 2017 and now lives in Shanghai, is known to fund pro-Chinese Communist Party groups that operate in the U.S. He has funneled $278 million into the broad network of nonprofits since 2017, according to a...
Reds' moneyline pick offers value against Rockies despite Brady Singer's road ERA
Baseball can be very humbling at times, not just for sports bettors but also for the teams.Each team tends to win about a third of its games, lose a third, and then make the difference in its season with the remaining third. I come back to that idea a lot as I put together bets, because some are very streaky, others are consistent, and some are wild, where you can't tell which third they are lumping into at the time. I'm hoping not to get humbled and find the right spot for this game between the...
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Your brain can track two voices at the same time
You know the trick of picking one voice out of a crowded room the "cocktail party" problem. A new study in PLOS Biology looks at the messier moment when you switch your attention from one talker to another, and finds the brain doesn't hand off cleanly: for a beat, it tracks both voices at once. Read the rest The post Your brain can track two voices at the same time appeared first on Boing Boing.
Darline Graham considering running for full a Senate term as memorial services set for Lindsey Graham: report
Darline Graham has privately expressed interest in running for a full Senate term, a report said, as memorial services have been announced for her late brother Lindsey Graham.Three people familiar with the deliberations told The Associated Press that Darline Graham has started having conversations about a potential campaign. She was appointed to fulfill the remainder of her brother’s term on Monday by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and was sworn in on Tuesday.The filing period for a special ...
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JD Vance discovers parenting is easy when the Secret Service does the hard parts
JD Vance reinforced the stereotype that the U.S. Vice President does nothing by asserting that it is a great time to raise a newborn. Apparently, JD has cracked the code on modern parenting: be vice president, surround your family with taxpayer-funded security professionals, and then marvel at how manageable everything feels. Read the rest The post JD Vance discovers parenting is easy when the Secret Service does the hard parts appeared first on Boing Boing.
SpaceX Has Lost $1 Trillion in Value Since Its Post-IPO Peak
Elon Musk's trillionaire status keeps receding into the distance.
Truth Social plan to sell early access to Trump posts ‘makes me want to puke,’ CNBC reporter fumes
CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman blasted Trump Media and Technology Group's new Truth API on Friday, arguing that selling financial firms faster access to potentially market-moving Truth Social posts from President Donald Trump undermined the government's efforts to distribute sensitive economic information fairly."For me, this announcement by the president makes me want to puke, literally puke," Liesman told MS NOW anchor Stephanie Ruhle.In a statement to Fox News Digital, a Truth S...
ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’
A newly renewed, $25 million-per-year contract with a subsidiary of Thompson Reuters further expands the power of ICE under the Trump administration.
How Apple's big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI's IPO plans
Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer an
How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans
Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer an
DOUG SCHOEN: Trump put 2026 election officials on notice. Now he needs a clear agenda
Perhaps the most important point that President Donald Trump made in his White House address on Thursday night was that we need to be vigilant about foreign involvement and intrusion in our election process. While the president specifically singled out Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, I would argue that our concern must be global.Yes, of course, the president’s allegations about the People’s Republic of China not only need to be taken seriously; they need to be followed up on by law enforcem...
Mexico not looking to cut side deal with U.S. and leave Canada out, foreign secretary says
Mexico's foreign secretary says his country isn't looking to cut a deal with the U.S. if it means abandoning the trilateral trade pact with Canada.
Stars Hollow doesn't exist. But the Gilmore Girls' house does and it's for sale in Ontario
The property that served as the tight-knit mother-daughter duo's home in the pilot of Gilmore Girls is located just outside Toronto, and it went on the market earlier this month.
Texas dentist accused of fatal mistakes after 4-year-old dies during dental procedure
A Texas dentist has been arrested after investigators found a 4-year-old girl died from a toxic dose of an opioid following what was supposed to be a routine dental procedure, with officials alleging the child's distress went unrecognized until it was too late.Dr. Chrishelle Hemphill, 48, was arrested Wednesday and is charged with recklessly causing serious bodily injury to a child, a second-degree felony, after investigators claimed her actions during an April 1 dental procedure resulted in the...
Wildfire smoke is invading more than 20 states doctors reveal who should worry most
Canadian wildfire smoke is drifting across parts of the U.S., prompting doctors to warn that even healthy people may face risks from prolonged exposure to polluted air.More than 180 wildfires are burning in Ontario alone, while nearly 850 are active across Canada, sending smoke into the Midwest and Northeast, according to NASA.More than 20 states have been affected, prompting widespread air quality alerts from the Upper Midwest to the East Coast.DOCTORS WARN YOUR 'STOMACH BUG' MAY ACTUALLY BE A ...
White House dishes out new election security jab over Olive Garden's pasta pass ID policy
After a popular Italian restaurant chain dished out an online response to a curious diner about its new unlimited pasta pass, politically-minded social media users, including those at the top of the food chain, are taking a stand.Olive Garden took to X on Wednesday to promote its new deal, which offers customers the chance purchase a "Never Ending Pasta Pass" for $100 plus tax, giving the first 10,000 people to purchase their pass 13 weeks of unlimited pasta.A user posed a question to the iconic...
Meta In Talks To Lease Computing Power To Anthropic In Potential $10 Billion Deal
Anthropic is reportedly in very early talks to lease computing power from Meta in a potential deal worth around $10 billion. The discussions follow Anthropic's recent compute deal with SpaceX and come as Meta explores selling excess AI capacity as part of a broader push to turn its massive infrastructure spending into a cloud business. CNBC reports: Access to enough AI chips remains a challenge for firms like Anthropic, which places usage limits on its most advanced models like Fable. [...] Meta...
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CNN writes the Taco Bell diarrhea headline America needed
CNN Business has produced a headline so pure, so direct, so violently inevitable, that no rewrite desk should be allowed within 500 feet of it: "Taco Bell has a diarrhea problem." The actual story is grim and gross: CNN reports that shredded iceberg lettuce sold at some Midwestern Taco Bell locations has been linked to a cyclospora outbreak involving more than 1,600 cases and nearly 100 hospitalizations. Read the rest The post CNN writes the Taco Bell diarrhea headline America needed appeared f...
WATCH: Minnesota fraud scandal takes absurd new twist as veteran blows whistle
EXCLUSIVE: Navy veteran and GOP Senate candidate Adam Schwarze is blowing the whistle on new voter fraud evidence uncovered in the state of Minnesota. What tipped him off? The state says that he voted in person at the polls in the 2012 presidential election. The only problem is that Schwarze says that "it was physically impossible for that to occur."Schwarze said that at the time he was nearly 2,000 miles away in the California mountains attending BUD/S, the Navy’s elite training course for SEAL...
Olive Garden becomes unlikely face of voter ID fight after restaurant's policy goes viral
Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Pass sparked an unlikely political firestorm after conservatives applauded the restaurant's photo ID requirement, arguing the policy is stricter than voting laws in some Democrat-led states."Olive Garden requires ID to use their never ending pasta pass but most Democrat run states don’t require your ID to vote. So in America, our pasta deals are literally more secure than our elections. Maddening and hilarious at the same time," one conservative commentator, Rob...
Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker, 'pigeon lady' from 'Home Alone 2,' dead at 81
Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker, whose decades-long career included an Academy Award-winning performance in "My Left Foot" and a memorable role in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. She was 81.Fricker died Thursday night in Dublin following a period of declining health, her agent, Phil Belfield, confirmed in a statement. "We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her," Belfield said. "I was honored to know, love and work with her… she will alway...
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The Roman Space Telescope Will Find Ancient Black Holes By Watching How They Eat Stars
When supermassive black holes (SMBH) in a certain mass range eat a star, they first tear it apart in a Tidal Disruption Event (TDE). By detecting TDE across cosmic time, astronomers can chart the growth of SMBH as the Universe aged. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help, by finding about 100 TDEs every year.
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Something went 'catastrophically wrong' in San Francisco Bay. What caused deadly boat sinking?
As search teams continued to scour the bay to find the missing passengers and recover the wreckage of the sunken vessel, it is not yet clear what caused the boat to roll on its side and topple into the water.
Battleground Democrat said traditionally White outdoor spaces 'will no longer be White'
A vulnerable Democrat seeking re-election in a battleground district repeatedly complained that outdoor recreation has long been dominated by White males and called for "equitable access" to those spaces, according to unearthed podcast appearances reviewed by Fox News Digital.Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., who previously referred to New Mexico as "stolen land," praised national conservation organizations during a June 2020 appearance on the "Mountain and Prairie" podcast for adopting what he describ...
Trump's 60-day Iran deal reaches halfway mark as ceasefire collapses into escalating war
Thirty days after the U.S. and Iran entered a two-month negotiating period intended to produce a final peace agreement between the two countries, they appear closer to a widening war than to a diplomatic breakthrough.Friday marks the halfway point of the 60-day window established under the June 17 memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran, which called for negotiations for Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, sanctions and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.Friday mar...
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Pentagon Chief Backs Blue Angels Pilots Following Low-Altitude Pass Over Florida Beach Crowd
Pentagon Chief Backs Blue Angels Pilots Following Low-Altitude Pass Over Florida Beach Crowd Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, War Secretary Pete Hegseth offered support for U.S. Navy Blue Angels pilots on Thursday after a review of a low-altitude jet maneuver over Pensacola Beach, Florida, the day before. Dramatic video shows the U.S. Navy Blue Angels making a low-altitude flyover above Pensacola Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. Navy officials confirmed in a statemen...
‘The Odyssey’ Backlash Failed Tremendously
For all the hysteria over “woke” casting and ahistorical choices, Christopher Nolan’s epic is on track to make $200 million globally during its opening weekend.
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Fire in Midtown Manhattan Adds to Smoke Above New York City
The three-alarm fire, which broke out around 7 a.m., led to the evacuation of 200 people from a Midtown high-rise on Friday morning. Five minor injuries were reported.
A bug in AWS has caused some customers' bills to spike from a few cents to billions of dollars
"The displayed billing estimates do not reflect actual usage and charges," Amazon said.
Convoy leader Pat King loses at appeal court, to be resentenced
Pat King, a key figure in the 2022 convoy protests, will be re-sentenced after the Ontario Court of Appeal sided with Crown prosecutors who argued his original punishment was too lenient.
Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker, prolific actress from My Left Foot and Home Alone 2, dies at 81
Brenda Fricker, the reclusive "Pigeon Lady" of Home Alone 2 and Ireland's first actress to win an Oscar, for her maternal turn in My Left Foot, has died at the age of 81.
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Explore a snapshot of a massive million-by-million block Minecraft server
The 1,024,000² 2b2t World Download Project is a public archive of the Minecraft anarchy server 2b2t, preserving roughly 13.7 TiB of compressed world data covering a million-by-million-block section of the server's Overworld, plus smaller captures of its Nether and End dimensions. Read the rest The post Explore a snapshot of a massive million-by-million block Minecraft server appeared first on Boing Boing.
‘The Odyssey’ Is Already Off to an Epic Start
The massive hype for Christopher Nolan's latest film is paying off at the box office.
DSA member says she has no problem supporting ‘secret Nazis’ under one condition
Far-left podcaster Emma Vigeland raised eyebrows this month with her reaction to Maine oysterman Graham Platner’s political collapse.Vigeland, a former Young Turks correspondent who now co-hosts The Majority Report With Sam Seder podcast, said on a separate Vox podcast that she doesn’t care if a progressive or socialist candidate has "Nazi" skeletons in their closet."I am wary of over-focusing on an individual's personal character over their platform. You know, I've said this before. I don't rea...
Bethesda details what's next for Fallout and its other franchises amid Xbox cuts
Obsidian is working on a new Fallout game, while Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters are on the way.
Florida wildlife officials confirm 13-foot gator killed Orlando woman with 'death roll' on river
DNA from a Florida woman has been positively linked to the genetic material of a monstrous 13-foot alligator captured after a fatal river attack last month, wildlife officials confirmed.According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC), laboratory testing confirmed DNA from Brittany Clark, 31, matched a 13-foot alligator captured after the deadly attack on the Econlockhatchee River on June 28.Clark, of Orlando, was swimming near the Barr Street Trailhead in the Little Big Econ State ...
AEW star Kenny Omega blasts social media user over Charlie Kirk comment
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Kenny Omega blasted a social media user over a remark made about Will Ospreay and Charlie Kirk.The X user made a critique about Ospreay’s mic skills on Thursday, writing, "Will Ospreay is as bad on the mic as charlie kirk, but can't sell the neck as well as he did."COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITALOmega, who is friends with Ospreay inside and outside the ring, slammed the poster."What the f--- is wrong with you? It isn’t hard to try having some cl...
Officials Are Struggling to Track America’s Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak. The Culprit Is Depressingly Obvious
A CDC lab tasked with tracking cyclospora outbreaks lost most of its staff during the DOGE cuts, and we're now having to grapple with the fallout.
FOX World Cup announcer says Trump's appearance at final is 'fun, unique thing' despite potential backlash
President Donald Trump will be at MetLife Stadium for Sunday's World Cup Final, in all likelihood joined by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.It is hardly the first time a head of state has attended the World Cup, but with today's political landscape, this one may just be the most polarizing.Trump has attended numerous sporting events over the years, including some of the most prestigious events since becoming president a second time. Each time, the president is of course shown on the big screen a...
Asus ROG Kithara Review: A Huge Gaming Headset With Even Bigger Sound
Asus ROG's Kithara gaming headset is as big as it is expensive, but it does deliver excellent sound.
Apple Is Coming for the People Building OpenAI’s Future
The iPhone maker is escalating its legal battle against the AI company.
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Musk Buys Florida-Based Energy Company
Musk Buys Florida-Based Energy Company Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Elon Musk has acquired a power company based in Jacksonville, Fla., paying $1 billion for the mobile gas-turbine provider as a possible solution to data center energy needs. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lists Musk as the acquiring party, with New APR Energy, LLC listed as the acquired entity. Neither party issued public statements on the deal that closed May 14. Local business news out...
Dean Cain says Hollywood's woke era is ending: 'We'll look back and say that was stupid'
Over 30 years later, Dean Cain still believes that Superman's values epitomize the American experience. As the star of the hit ABC series "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," Cain brought the superhero to life for millions of Americans.But he almost ended up in Hollywood by accident. He originally planned to play professional football and was signed by the Buffalo Bills in 1988, but a devastating knee injury ended his NFL career before the regular season.Over the past decade, Cain h...
Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley hold the top two album spots in America for first half of 2026
Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley continue to torch the competition.The two country music stars, who tour together, are almost certainly the two most recognizable faces in the genre at this point.I'm not sure what argument could be made for anyone else, but I'm sure some will try. What's undeniable is the run they've been on.COUNTRY SUPERSTAR ELLA LANGLEY PULLS OFF INCREDIBLE CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENT ON THE MUSIC CHARTSLangley dominates the awards and Wallen sells out stadiums wherever he tours. Now, ...
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'You can't even breathe': Regulators cite Lineage over putrid odor of rotting meat spreading in Boyle Heights
So far this week, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued four notices of violations to the company related to the putrid odor at the cleanup site.
New bank scam laws could stop suspicious payments
Your phone rings, and the caller says your bank account is under attack. To protect your savings, you must move the money right now. The caller sounds calm. The instructions feel official. However, the "safe account" belongs to a scammer. That pressure can turn years of savings into an irreversible transfer. Georgia now gives some banks and credit unions another chance to interrupt the payment before the money leaves.House Bill 945 took effect July 1, 2026. The law lets financial institutions pa...
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Fox News AI Newsletter: IBM's AI warning sends 'shockwave'
Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- IBM sends 'shockwave' through tech industry with AI warning- Dimon urges calm over fear about AI's impact on jobs: 'Stop being breathless over it'- AI is changing modern dating, but experts warn it's making people 'relationally stupid'MARKET JOLT: Shares of IBM were down more than 23% when the market opened on Tuesday, raising fresh questions about whether companies are seei...
Discs Aren’t Dead Quite Yet, Apparently
CD sales popped off this year, surpassing the growth of vinyl.
Sources: Meta is in talks to rent computing power from its data centers to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth ~$10B over two years (New York Times)
New York Times: Sources: Meta is in talks to rent computing power from its data centers to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth ~$10B over two years A deal would underline how scarce computing po
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US Sends Dozens More Refueling Planes To Israel Amid Widening Iran War, Oil Climbs
US Sends Dozens More Refueling Planes To Israel Amid Widening Iran War, Oil Climbs Update(12:25ET): Oil prices are climbing on fresh reports Friday that President Trump is ready to continue escalating and expanding strikes on the Islamic Republic, after a Situation Room briefing this week where the Commander-in-Chief was presented with various options. It bears repeating that the White House in the opening days of Operation Epic Fury promised the American public a fast and hasty, li...
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Scientists are Teaching Shrimp to Eat in Microgravity for Future Moon Bases
As far as we know, food doesn’t exist naturally in space. We have to bring it with us if we want to explore the final frontier. One of the oldest and most common types of food on planet Earth is seafood, yet we know surprisingly little about how aquatic animals would react to the microgravity environment they would experience in space. A new paper by researchers at Japan’s Okayama University of Science, which was recently published in Microgravity Science and Technology, hopes to tackle that que...
Tony Dokoupil clashes with Mark Warner after the senator ripped CBS for airing Trump speech ‘as news’
CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil clashed with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., during a live special report Thursday night after President Donald Trump's White House address, as Warner accused the network of presenting disputed election claims without enough pushback."I was embarrassed that the President of the United States went before our whole country, and networks like yours carried this as news, as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods," Warner said. "And it is incumbent upon you and any responsible journ...
Democrat scrambles to meet Angel Mom after she blasts lawmakers to their faces for ignoring families’ pleas
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., offered to promptly meet with an Angel Mom after she said during the second day of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing that she and other Angel Parents have been "completely ignored" in their push for immigration reform."Miss Bos, anxious to meet with you," Durbin said. "I hope we can do it soon, maybe right after this."Jennifer Bos, whose daughter’s body was found in a bleach-filled container in a case i...
Models like Kimi K3, Grok 4.5, and Muse 1.1 may prevent the dominance of 2-3 frontier labs with 90% inference margins from hurting other AI ecosystem layers
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A Popular Weight-Loss Trick Might Actually Make You Eat More
Recent research calls into the question the notion that drinking lots of water during a meal will help cut calories.
Number of wildfires more than doubles after lightning strikes across B.C.
B.C. Wildfire Service officials said Thursday that warming and drying conditions are expected to continue this week. Forty-nine active wildfires burn across the province, with 29 of those started in the last 24 hours as of 9 a.m. PT Friday, according to the wildfire service's online dashboard.
Apple and Google ordered by San Francisco attorney to take action against 'nudify' apps
Google and Apple were sent cease-and-desist letters regarding 13 apps on their respective stores.
Prime Video’s ‘God of War’ Recasts Kratos After Ryan Hurst’s On-Set Injury
Prime Video is going back to the drawing board recasting its Kratos and reshooting four completed episodes following star Ryan Hurst's injury performing a stunt.
Apple Sends Legal Letters To Dozens of OpenAI Employees
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: Apple has reportedly sent legal letters to dozens of former Apple employees now working at OpenAI, telling them to preserve potentially relevant documents and communications as it continues to pursue its trade secret lawsuit against the AI company. The Financial Times (paywalled) reports that Apple has targeted around 40 former employees with legal preservation letters, acting on its belief that the alleged misappropriation of confidential info...
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NY Times Asks Court To Throw Out Subpoena Of Its Reporters
NY Times Asks Court To Throw Out Subpoena Of Its Reporters Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, The New York Times on July 15 asked a court to toss out grand jury subpoenas of three of its reporters who published a story about the new Air Force One plane that Qatar gifted to President Donald Trump. The paper published the story earlier this month alleging the new plane lacked some defensive features of the older Air Force One aircraft, which the White House denied. Th...
Convicted gun felon awaiting sentencing earned spot at Rikers World Cup watch party with Mamdani
A Rikers Island inmate convicted by a jury on felony gun charges was among those rewarded with a FIFA World Cup watch party attended by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, court records reviewed by Fox News Digital show.Thomas McCoy, 52, of Brooklyn, was among the inmates interviewed during Wednesday's England-Argentina semifinal watch party, telling The Associated Press he had been incarcerated for 21 months and that it was the first time in a long while he had enjoyed "real food."Queens County...
If air quality is poor, Argentina could be hurt by Spain's style in World Cup Final, FOX analyst says
The World Cup final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday between Spain and Argentina has the potential to be played in unhealthy conditions.Canadian wildfires have caused the air quality in the Northeast and Midwest to range from "unhealthy" to "hazardous."This would not be the first time wildfire smoke had a presence in a major soccer game - the 2015 Women's World Cup final in Canada was surrounded by nearby wildfire smoke. But with professional games being moved because of the air, the World Cup could...
Socialist-backed Dem who ripped the wealthy cracks state’s top 1%, tax returns show
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who has been intensely critical of the wealthy while on the campaign trail, makes enough money to put him and his wife in the top 1% of households in his state.El-Sayed and his wife collectively earned $686,069 in 2025, according to recently released tax returns. To make it into the top 1% of earners in Michigan, households need to bring in just over $611,500, according to IRS data analyzed by Axios."For people who have accumulated so much wealth that yo...
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IRGC Targets US Command Center In Syria In Unprecedented Attack
IRGC Targets US Command Center In Syria In Unprecedented Attack Iran's large-scale 'retaliation' on US bases and Gulf states overnight included a rare first if confirmed. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it conducted a missile or drone attack on an American special operations command center at al-Tanf in Syria on Friday. The action came after the US bombed Iran for a sixth consecutive night, and while Iranian targets have on several occasions reached into Jordan, i...
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What's It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 3: The Limited View
Constant acceleration builds a horizon out of nothing but motion, walling off part of the universe forever. Meet Wolfgang Rindler, the coffee date you'll never reach, and the light that can chase you for infinite time without ever catching up.
Drive Faster Than the Speed Limit? You’ll Want to Read This
Researchers say a common driving habit may be costing Americans far more than they realize.
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Toxic Wildfire Smoke Begins To Disrupt Local Economic Activity As GOP Senator Readies Canada Sanctions Bill
Toxic Wildfire Smoke Begins To Disrupt Local Economic Activity As GOP Senator Readies Canada Sanctions Bill Summary: Questions Swirl Whether Ecoterrorism May Have Accelerated Wildfires Economic Activity Impacted in Some States WaPo Warns Smoke Plume To Worsen GOP Members Blast Canada Over Toxic Smoke; Sanction Bill Against Canada Set To Be Introduced Toxic Smoke Plume Over Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast Canada's Wildfire Management Failures Choke Milli...
Trump says White House searching for 'vandal proof' material after alleged Reflecting Pool attack
President Donald Trump said Friday that the White House is searching for a "vandal proof material" following alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C."The Reflecting Pool, so badly damaged by Deranged Vandals, has been emptied as the massive slash gets repaired. We got it through the great July Fourth Weekend. What kind of animals would do such a thing?" the president wrote on Truth Social."We are looking for a Vandal Proof material, but such a thing should not h...
Justice minister orders new trial for Quebec man who spent 3 decades in prison
Canada's justice minister has ordered a new trial for a Quebec man convicted of four murders, who was released from prison after concerns were raised about the fairness of his initial trial.
Padres vs. Royals pitching matchup favors the under 10.5 as the second-half of the MLB season starts
We started the second half of the MLB season with exactly what I wanted a win. I didn't take the full game, instead opting for the first five innings moneyline. I was able to cash that ticket with a sweaty 1-0 victory. The final score of 4-1 would've made the full game a bit easier to tolerate, but I'll take the win. Hopefully, this play between the Padres and Royals won't be quite as much of a nailbiter.The San Diego Padres are doing what they seem to do every season. They are a .500 club, but ...
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LAUSD deadline looms to make painful cuts after county says board actions 'erode confidence'
L.A. Unified must detail steep budget cuts or face a county takeover after officials warned that school board decisions 'erode confidence.'
Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape and starts blocking them
Patreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by working with Cloudflare to block bots that train AI models on creators’ content without permission. The move marks a shift away from relyin
Vicious Vicki eyes the Awesome Championship Wrestling women's title as she gets set for No 1 contender match
Vicious Vicki is once again crossing the Jersey state line in hopes of getting back into the Awesome Championship Wrestling (ACW) Women’s Championship picture on Saturday.She will be one of 10 women participating in a battle royal to determine who is the No. 1 contender for the title held by Steph De Lander. Vicki was able to get one up on De Lander at Reckoning when she pinned her to win a tag team match. But at Indypendence Day at the MJN Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, the stakes a just a l...
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Apple's OpenAI Trade-Secret War Ramps Up With Preservation Letters To Dozens Of Ex-Employees
Apple's OpenAI Trade-Secret War Ramps Up With Preservation Letters To Dozens Of Ex-Employees Apple's legal fight with OpenAI is spilling well beyond the courtroom. A week after suing the ChatGPT maker over alleged theft of its hardware secrets, Apple's lawyers have sent personal document-preservation letters to about 40 former Apple employees now working at OpenAI, according to the Financial Times - roughly 10 percent of the some 400 ex-Apple staff now at the company. The letters di...
Tyler Robinson's father runs thriving hometown business as taxpayers face possible $10M defense bill: report
Tyler Robinson's father was back running his local business days after standing beside his son in court, where prosecutors laid out a mountain of explosive evidence at last week's preliminary hearing, according to a report.Matthew Robinson has stood by his son through the court proceedings and was the one who helped turn him in to police after he allegedly confessed to killing conservative icon Charlie Kirk. While the father has stood by Tyler Robinson's side, Utah taxpayers are on the hook for ...
Leaked Iran report finds record public anger as regime focuses on holding power
A confidential report prepared for Iran’s presidency is raising a consequential question for Washington and its allies: Do extraordinary levels of public anger and support for systemic change justify reassessing whether the Islamic Republic may be more vulnerable to regime change than previously believed?The classified document, titled "What Iran Wants," reportedly found that only 9% of respondents supported maintaining the status quo, with 53% calling for fundamental or structural reforms and m...
Peek Behind the Mask of a Stunning New Darth Vader Book [Exclusive]
io9 has your first look at 'Star Wars Icons: Vader' by Anthony Breznican, which is out in October.
NVIDIA Vera Rubin Maximizes Intelligence per Dollar for Post-Training Workloads a Key Metric for Agentic AI
Lowest cost per token from extreme codesign maximizes intelligence per dollar for post-training in the agentic era.
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In 1978, a physicist took a particle accelerator beam through his brain and went back to work
On June 3, 1978, Soviet physicist Anatoli Bugorski was checking malfunctioning equipment on the U-70 synchrotron the largest particle accelerator in the Soviet Union when the safety mechanisms failed. He leaned over and put his head directly into the path of a 76 GeV proton beam. Read the rest The post In 1978, a physicist took a particle accelerator beam through his brain and went back to work appeared first on Boing Boing.
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All Babbel language courses just dropped in this exclusive offer
TL;DR: Get a Babbel lifetime subscription covering all 14 languages for $159 (reg. $299) with code LEARN. Plenty of language apps will happily teach you a stockpile of nouns and verb tenses, then leave you frozen the moment a real person answers back faster than your flashcards prepared you for. Read the rest The post All Babbel language courses just dropped in this exclusive offer appeared first on Boing Boing.
Kalshi Flags Trump's Teleprompter Operator For Alleged Insider Trading
ABC News reports that White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez allegedly made more than $100,000 betting on Kalshi markets tied to what President Trump would say in speeches, using his access to prepared remarks and last-minute edits. ABC News reports: According to the sources, Kalshi alerted its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to the suspicious activity on its "Mentions" market, where users can bet on whether specific words, phrases or topics are uttered durin...
Samsung's Freestyle+ projector is now available for $1,200
Samsung's Freestyle+ projector is a tiny unit which can play movies on the most uneven of surfaces.
Lyft’s CEO Says, ‘We’re the Good Uber’
David Risher insists that Lyft has lowered its prices and that customers who only check his competitor’s app are “leaving money on the table.”
Using Classical ML to Empower AI Agents
On the value of building on existing foundations The post Using Classical ML to Empower AI Agents appeared first on Towards Data Science .
Despite Its Busted AI, Apple Just Stole Nvidia’s Crown as the Most Valuable Company
There's more than one type of crown jewels.
Caviar is selling a ridiculous Lionel Messi-themed Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra a week before its official unveiling
And if you want one, you better save up, because it costs a cool $13,130.
Don Lemon reveals he's 'totally serious' about considering a presidential run
Former CNN host Don Lemon revealed he was "totally serious" about considering a presidential run during a podcast on Wednesday and said people kept asking him if he's going to run."Can't be Censored" hosts Travis Dhanraj and Karman Wong asked Lemon if he had political ambition, to which the ex-CNN host said no, but revealed people had been asking him to and that he was thinking about it."I actually think I would be a really good president of the United States," Lemon said.DEMOCRATS WISH KAMALA H...
The Best New Camping Gear at REI (2026): Tents, Coolers, Bikes, More
I tested REI’s best new and revamped outdoor gear of 2026. Here’s what’s worth buying, from tents and sleeping bags to coolers and bikes.
Ontario MPP resigns from cabinet over $16K in Toronto hotel expenses despite living in city
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has accepted the resignation from cabinet of Stan Cho, who had been serving as minister of tourism, culture and gaming but recently came under fire for expensing hotel stays in Toronto despite living in the city.
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Trump To Attend World Cup Final
Trump To Attend World Cup Final Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump plans to attend the final game of the 2026 World Cup, the White House said on July 16. Trump was traveling on Friday to New York City to attend a FIFA reception at Trump Tower, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in Washington. He is then slated to take in the Spain–Argentina final on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. “His attendance will cap wh...
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X-Ray Eyes Reveal the Magnetic Secrets of the Lighthouse Pulsar's Cosmic Wake
Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of "Lighthouse" Pulsar kerryhensley45577 Mon, 07/13/2026 - 10:49 Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of "Lighthouse" Pulsar https://science.nasa.gov/missions/ixpe/nasa-space-telescope-maps-magnetic-fields-of-lighthouse-pulsar/
Former WWE star set for huge tag match at Awesome Championship Wrestling, talks importance of Soleil character
Soleil will take to the skies on Saturday night during Awesome Championship Wrestling’s (ACW) Indypendence Day in a tag team match with Dante Casanova as they look to get one over on the duo known as The Righteous.Sidney Akeem, the former WWE star, is the man behind the mask. It will be his first appearance at ACW since 2025 at Mischief Night when he took on Casanova and AJZ in a triple-threat match. Casanova was the winner of that battle and now gets to team with Soleil.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING C...
A Gaming Tablet With Liquid Cooling Actually Makes Sense
Red Magic’s new tablet is like if an iPad mini was built for excessive amounts of gaming.
Transgender Maine Senate candidate sparks online frenzy over response to debate question: 'Can't be serious'
Social media erupted on Thursday night during a Maine Senate debate to determine who will replace former Democratic nominee Graham Platner after one of the candidates highlighted being a songwriter as a qualification for Senate."I ran for office several times, didn't win, but I did run and then, I'm a songwriter and then I write my own books," Senate candidate Ashley Webb said on the debate stage when asked, "What qualifications do you have to serve in the U.S. Senate?"Webb, who is transgender, ...
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Stretch of Sunset Boulevard closed indefinitely as crews repair ruptured water main
Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time while crews repair a water main and the road itself after a major trunk line ruptured Thursday.
