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Paramount is currently in exclusive merger talks with David Ellison's Skydance Media.
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NCAA approves helmet communication, sideline tablets, two-minute warning for FBS
The NCAA approved the use of helmet communiation devices and sideline tablets for college football next season. Additionally, a two-minute warning will be incorporated into gameplay.
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Stock market today: Tech stocks smoked, Nvidia tumbles 10% to cap worst week of the year
A measure of calm was returning after Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran spooked the market and spurred a rush to safe havens such as gold.
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Pass or Fail: The New York Mets' 2024 City Connect uniforms
The Mets are one of eight teams debuting City Connect uniforms this season.
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Netflix stock sinks on disappointing revenue forecast, move to scrap membership metrics
Netflix reported first quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Here's what to know.
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Trump trial updates: Jury selection finished, man sets himself on fire outside courthouse
Five more alternate jurors were selected Friday following questioning from prosecution and defense lawyers, rounding out the 12 jurors and six alternates needed for the case against Trump to proceed.
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Post News, the a16z-funded Twitter alternative, is shutting down
Post News, a microblogging site that emerged in the days after Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition, is shutting down just a year and a half after launching in beta. Founder Noam Bardin, previously CEO of Waze, broke the news in a post on Friday. "A consumer business, at its core, needs to show rapid consumer adoption and we have not managed to find the right product combination to make it happen."
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Fed's Goolsbee: 'It makes sense to wait' before cutting rates
One of the Fed's more dovish officials said Friday that 'progress on inflation has stalled' and that 'it makes sense to wait' before cutting interest rates.
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NBA playoffs: Predictions for Knicks-Sixers, Nuggets-Lakers and every first-round series
Our NBA experts make their predictions for every first-round series in the playoffs.
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Pirates LHP Aroldis Chapman suspended 2 games for argument with umpire after ejection
Chapman signed a $10.5 million deal with the Pirates this past offseason.
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Taylor Swift made her songs available again on TikTok. What the move says about how she sees the social media platform.
While Swift's label, Universal Music Group, continues to battle TikTok, the pop star made her own deal with the platform ahead of her newest album drop.
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Taylor Swift asks 'who else decodes you?' on 'The Tortured Poets Department.' What to know about the 'secret double album.'
Taylor Swift has been dropping easter eggs like crazy about "The Tortured Poets Department." Here's everything we know about her new album, including its first single, "Fortnight."
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Alphabet X’s Bellwether harnesses AI to help predict natural disasters
The world is on fire. The Google parent’s moonshot factory X this week officially unveiled Project Bellwether, its latest bid to apply technology to some of our biggest problems. Here that means using AI tools to identify natural disasters like wildfire and flooding as quickly as possible.
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Mortgage rates today, April 17, 2024: A strong jobs market leads to higher rates
These are today's mortgage rates. Rates shouldn't plummet in the near future, so you may want to buy a house now if you're ready. Lock in your rate today.
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How the Supreme Court could upend the DOJ's Jan. 6 case against Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether a federal law applies to a Jan. 6 defendant. Here's how that could affect hundreds of other defendants — as well as former President Trump.
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Severe storm season is here: How to stay safe during heavy rain, lightning and tornadoes
Experts say to stock up, pay close attention to weather warnings and stay off the roads as increasingly severe weather sweeps the U.S. in the spring.
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Get an Echo Pop speaker with a free TP-Link smart light bulb for only $23
An Amazon Echo Pop smart speaker is now down to $23 and comes with a smart bulb thrown in for free.
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2024 Toyota Land Cruiser First Drive Review: Brief taste shows promise, but 1958 questionable
Our mostly off-road first drive reveals a well-executed off-roader with cool style and a high-quality interior. Well, not so much the interior in the 1958.
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Biden’s twin adversaries: Iran and gas prices
Energy markets seem to have dodged a bullet, with oil prices settling after Iran's April 13 attack on Israel. Biden needs it to stay that way.
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Apple's massively popular AirPods are down to $89 at Amazon — that's close to their Black Friday price
Who wants to wait? Get this beloved 2nd-gen pair for over 30% off and join the 536,000+ person (seriously) fan club.