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iPhone SE vs. Galaxy S10E (and other affordable rivals): All the specs compared - CNET
CNET - 23 Jul 2020 15:42
See how Apple's newest iPhone SE stacks up against other budget phones you can buy in 2020.
America's Travel Guru Rick Steves' Talks About Staying in One Place, What America Is Getting Wrong, and Dreaming of Escargots
Time - 23 Jul 2020 13:03
This summer, I traveled. There were sun-soaked Italian hill towns; a sleepy Portuguese fishing village; a musty, centuries-old timber church in Romania. I saw it all from my couch, or sometimes the faded hammock on the p...
LG SN7Y soundbar review: Great Atmos sound for less
Digital Trends - 23 Jul 2020 15:00
The SN7Y is LG's budget Dolby Atmos-enabled soundbar, providing exceptional sound at its price point.
Alfred Dual
Digital Trends - 23 Jul 2020 02:04
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Good Boys
The New Yorker - 23 Jul 2020 12:00
Honor Levy writes a flash-fiction story, "Good Boys," about girls and boys hanging out on a rooftop in Paris, and the fraught gender dynamics among the characters.
New trailer for Destiny 2: Beyond Light shows wild Stasis abilities and a new Exotic
GamesRadar - 23 Jul 2020 19:37
It looks like Stasis will be hard to put down
'Karen' now has her own theme song thanks to Dolly Parton
New York Post - 23 Jul 2020 23:18
It's the unmasked singer.
Constance Woodson Worked Hard All Her Life. How Did She End Up Homeless During a Pandemic?
Time - 23 Jul 2020 13:03
Constance Woodson worked hard all her life. How did she end up homeless in the middle of a pandemic?
Senate Republicans are tossing out the payroll-tax cut in favor of a 2nd round of stimulus checks
Business Insider - 23 Jul 2020 16:02
Senate Republicans are scrapping the payroll tax cut from their initial coronavirus relief bill in favor of stimulus checks, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday. "We think the payroll tax cut is a very goo...
Trump reportedly clashes with AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile over spam texts
The Verge - 23 Jul 2020 16:28
Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is reportedly fighting cellphone carriers over the right to send Americans unsolicited texts. According to Business Insider, the campa...
Introducing: Nice White Parents
The New York Times - 23 Jul 2020 14:29
A new limited series about building a better school system, and what gets in the way. "Nice White Parents" -- coming July 30 from Serial Productions, brought to you by The New York Times.
China set to launch independent Mars mission Tianwen-1
Al Jazeera English - 23 Jul 2020 05:37
Probe is expected to reach Mars in February, when it will attempt to deploy a rover to explore the planet for 90 days.
Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and "Cancel Culture"
The New Yorker - 23 Jul 2020 00:02
Isaac Chotiner interviews Thomas Chatterton Williams on the genesis of the Harper's letter, the definition and bounds of cancel culture, and the author's recent experiences of being criticized on Twitter.
The 10 days last October that shook the Bears' faith in Mitch Trubisky
Chicago Tribune - 23 Jul 2020 13:30
If you need to understand how Mitch Trubisky got into this "open competition" pickle and why the Chicago Bears' confidence in him as their undisputed franchise quarterback has been lost, it's best to start with a 10-day ...
Trump Defends His Cognitive Testing Results on Fox News. Again.
The New York Times - 23 Jul 2020 06:34
The president again tried to defend his own mental fitness for office -- and disparage Joe Biden's -- by frequently repeating a memory sequence: "Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV."
Seth Meyers: Trump Wished Ghislaine Maxwell Well Because He's a 'Master Tactician' (Video)
The Wrap - 23 Jul 2020 05:35
There have been a large number of different news topics to discuss about Donald Trump this week, from his return to daily coronavirus briefings, to his ordering the Department of Homeland Security to police cities despit...
Suveillance video shows suspects follow victim into store before Florida 'massacre'
New York Post - 23 Jul 2020 05:35
New surveillance video from a Florida convenience store shows the suspects in the “massacre” of three buddies on a fishing trip as they follow one of their victims just 10 minutes before the brutal slaying. The foota...
Arkansas toddler dies, baby sister injured after being left in hot car
New York Post - 23 Jul 2020 04:36
A three-year-old Arkansas girl died and her baby sister was hospitalized after being left in a sweltering car parked outside their mother’s home, police said. The mom, 21-year-old Kaylee Petchenik, called 911 around 2 ...
NHL's Seattle Kraken to break the ice in 2021-22
ESPN - 23 Jul 2020 20:24
Seattle's NHL team has finally announced its name -- the Kraken -- as well as a color scheme: icy blue and navy blue with sharp red accents.
Gang members plead guilty to luring teen into Lynn woods to be murdered for disloyalty
Boston - 23 Jul 2020 16:20
Erick Lopez Flores, 31, of Lynn, and Marlos Reyes, 20, of Chelsea, belonged to the "Sykos Locos Salvatrucha" clique of MS-13.
Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal agents at protest
The Week - 23 Jul 2020 16:12
Protesters in Portland, Oregon, were reportedly tear-gassed by federal agents on Wednesday night — as was the city's mayor. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Wednesday joined a crowd of protesters in the city and ended up ...
Joe Biden: 'People' don't distinguish between Chinese and other Asians
New York Post - 23 Jul 2020 16:06
The average American doesn’t distinguish between Chinese people and other Asians, Joe Biden claimed, in an attempt to criticize President Trump for blaming China for the coronavirus outbreak. “Look what he’s doing ...