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08/12/2024

Raiders-Vikings winners and losers: Andrus Peat, offensive line have tough outing Silver And Black Pride Vikings rookie QB J.J. McCarthy impressed vs. Raiders, but don’t expect a start anytime soon Star Tribune Raiders' Aidan O'Connell, Gardner Minshew play well vs. Vikings amid QB competition NFL.com How to watch the Las Vegas Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings NFL preseason game today: Livestream options, starting time, more CBS News Who were Vikings' highest-graded players in preseason win over Raiders? Sports Illustrated

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07/30/2024

Beirut CNN — Israel says it launched a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, targeting a Hezbollah commander that it blamed for a deadly attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. At least one person was killed and several others injured in the strike, according to Lebanese state news agency NNA. The injured, including some with serious wounds, have been taken to nearby hospitals....

Beirut CNN — Israel says it launched a strike in Beirut , Lebanon, targeting a Hezbollah commander that it blamed for a deadly attack in the Israeli-occupied

07/30/2024

In advertisements that have aired during the Olympics and are popping up online, Apple says its Safari is “a browser that’s actually private.” That’s mostly true, with caveats. Apple deserves credit for making many privacy protections automatic with Safari, which you probably use to browse the web if you have an iPhone, Mac computer or iPad. But Albert Fox Cahn, executive director of the…...

In advertisements that have aired during the Olympics and are popping up online, Apple says its Safari is “a browser that’s actually private.” That’s mostly tru

07/30/2024

Celeste Sloman for Variety Norah O’Donnell will cede the reins of the venerable “CBS Evening News” after the 2024 presidential election in favor of a new role as a senior correspondent who will seek out big interviews and opportunities for deeper reporting, the latest major change at CBS News after its business was merged with that of the local-TV operations of parent company Paramount Global....

Celeste Sloman for Variety Norah O’Donnell will cede the reins of the venerable “ CBS Evening News ” after the 2024 presidential election in favor of a new role

07/30/2024

Published: July 30, 2024 Photo from Becket Cook’s Instagram Hollywood Production Designer Leaves Gay Lifestyle for Christ By Movieguide® Contributor Becket Cook had all the success anyone could want from a Hollywood career. He moved to from Texas to LA to pursue acting and writing, eventually becoming a production designer working with top photographers and on shoots for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar....

Published: July 30, 2024 Photo from Becket Cook’s Instagram Hollywood Production Designer Leaves Gay Lifestyle for Christ By Movieguide® Contributor Becket Cook

07/30/2024

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An ancient buglike sea creature with a fan-shaped tail and a carapace that wrapped around its body swam upside down and looked like a taco — but this taco could bite back. Newfound fossils of the extinct arthropod Odaraia alata recently provided scientists with a first glimpse of Odaraia’s jawlike structures, called mandibles....

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more . CNN — An an

07/30/2024

CNN — Two new studies suggest that getting a vaccine to protect against a painful case of shingles may be beneficial for memory, too. An estimated 98% of US adults have had chickenpox and are at risk for shingles; both are caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is in the herpes family. Herpes viruses are wily and can stow away quietly in the roots of nerves. ...

CNN — Two new studies suggest that getting a vaccine to protect against a painful case of shingles may be beneficial for memory, too. An estimated 98% of US a

07/30/2024

Running against former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina in the 2016 Republican primaries, Donald Trump mocked her appearance: “Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that?” Running against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race, Trump dismissed her as “unbalanced” and “unhinged” and questioned her “strength” and “stamina.” And running against former South Carolina governor…...

Running against former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina in the 2016 Republican primaries, Donald Trump mocked her appearance: “Look at that face! W

07/30/2024

Job openings declined slightly in June from the month prior amid signs of cooling in the labor market. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday showed that 8.18 million jobs were open at the end of June, a decrease from the 8.23 million job openings in May. May's figure was revised higher from the 8.14 million open jobs initially reported....

Job openings declined slightly in June from the month prior amid signs of cooling in the labor market . New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tu

07/30/2024

CNN — Georgia conservative Julie Adams spread conspiracies about election workers, concocted a baseless story about ballot couriers drinking beer and doing drugs while hoarding ballots, and boasted of her contentious relationship with local election officials. Then, in February, Adams was sworn in as a member of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections in Georgia. In one of her first acts, she sued the rest of the board and the elections director, claiming she should not be forced to certify election results “without access to all elements of the election materials”....

CNN — Georgia conservative Julie Adams spread conspiracies about election workers, concocted a baseless story about ballot couriers drinking beer and doing dr

07/30/2024

CNN — The quickest way for Kamala Harris to grow her support may be to consolidate the voters who agree with her on abortion. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has been a much more comfortable and cogent messenger on the issue than President Joe Biden, who wasn’t winning nearly as much support in 2024 as he did in 2020 – or major Democratic candidates did in 2022 – among voters who support legal abortion, according to previously unpublished results from multiple public polls....

CNN — The quickest way for Kamala Harris to grow her support may be to consolidate the voters who agree with her on abortion. The presumptive Democratic presi

07/30/2024

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of central bank meetings around the world. The Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan are holding monetary policy meetings this week. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.5% in morning trading to 38,268.72. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 decreased 0.9% to 7,915.10. South Korea’s Kospi shed 0.7% to 2,747.06....

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of central bank meetings around the world. The Federal Reserve, the Bank of England

07/29/2024

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No longer on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden on Monday delivered a speech at the LBJ Presidential Library designed to help cement his legacy. Slightly more than a week after dropping out of this year’s election, Biden marked the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act by speaking out for the rule of law and democratic principles....

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No longer on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden on Monday delivered a speech at the LBJ Presidential Library designed to help cement h

07/29/2024

Microsoft (MSFT) will report its fiscal fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday as Wall Street continues to look for signs that the massive wave of AI investments among Big Tech firms is starting to pay off. For the quarter, Microsoft is expected to report earnings per share of $2.94 on revenue of $64.5 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg....

Microsoft ( MSFT ) will report its fiscal fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday as Wall Street continues to look for signs that the massive wave of

07/29/2024

During a recent episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber shed some possible insight into the company’s view on one of its most important products. Saying that “the mouse built this house,” Faber shares the planning behind a Forever Mouse, a premium product that the company hopes will be the last you ever have to buy. There’s also a discussion about a subscription-based service and a deeper focus on AI....

During a recent episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber shed some possible insight into the company’s view on one of its most importa

07/29/2024

Elon Musk and Grimes in 2018. (Photo by Robyn Beck/Getty) The mother of indie electro-pop musician Grimes took to X this weekend to plead with Elon Musk, the platform’s owner and father to her three grandchildren, to stop withholding his and Grimes’ kids from Grimes so that the kids can visit their dying nonagenarian great-grandmother in Canada. Grimes, 36, whose real name is Claire Boucher, filed a suit for parental rights against Musk in September in the Superior Court of California....

Elon Musk and Grimes in 2018. (Photo by Robyn Beck/Getty) The mother of indie electro-pop musician Grimes took to X this weekend to plead with Elon Musk , t he

07/29/2024

A University of Oxford-led study links a healthy pre-infection lifestyle to a 36% lower risk of long COVID, a 41% lower odds of death, and 22% lower chance of hospitalization. The researchers assessed the association of modifiable lifestyle factors (eg, smoking, alcohol use, body mass index, physical activity, time spent in sedentary activities, sleep duration, diet) with long COVID, death, and hospitalization among 68,896 adults in the UK Biobank cohort who tested positive for COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2022....

A University of Oxford-led study links a healthy pre-infection lifestyle to a 36% lower risk of long COVID, a 41% lower odds of death, and 22% lower chance of

07/29/2024

PARIS — At some point on the Eiffel Tower center court, Chase Budinger should’ve looked up and soaked it all in. He was making his debut in Olympic beach volleyball on Monday afternoon, playing in a rowdy environment as competing red, white and blues filled the grandstands and the most emblematic image of Paris towered in the background. Yet Budinger was too busy defending the net and setting up partner Miles Evans in their 2-0 win over France to truly appreciate this postcard come to life....

PARIS — At some point on the Eiffel Tower center court, Chase Budinger should’ve looked up and soaked it all in. He was making his debut in Olympic beach volley