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Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Care and Feeding readers, I’m Arionne—your new columnist. I’m mom to an 18-year-old son, Jackson, who may be non-speaking but, like many teens, never fails to let me know exactly what’s on his mind. I’m also a college professor, teaching digital journalism at Florida …

Keegan Bradley left East Lake on Sunday night with many things. Clarity was not among them. Bradley’s T-7 finish at the Tour Championship, along with nice finishes from several potential U.S. Ryder Cup captain’s picks, means that the American skipper’s job these next couple days – until the six picks are revealed on Wednesday morning – will be unenviable. “I …

BALTIMORE — The Houston Astros are in agreement with nine-time All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel on a major-league contract, league sources told The Athletic on Thursday, adding veteran depth to a bullpen in need of it. Kimbrel, 37, has not pitched in a major-league game since June 6. He spent time in the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers organizations this season. …

Rod Fergusson, the veteran triple-A games producer who most recently helmed the Diablo series at Blizzard, is taking over 2K’s new BioShock studio Cloud Chamber. Fergusson has been appointed Head of the BioShock franchise and studio head at Cloud Chamber, the company established in 2019, and which recently announced the departure of its leadership. He wrote on social media: “Would …

A map shows the likely arrival times of tropical-storm-force winds along the East Coast, driven by Hurricane Erin. NOAA/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption NOAA/Screenshot by NPR Hurricane Erin is moving closer to the Eastern seaboard, bringing dangerous rip currents and flood risks that have prompted evacuation orders and states of emergency in two North Carolina counties. Hurricane Erin …

Will the Bengals and defensive end Trey Hendrickson get a deal done? Quarterback Joe Burrow realizes that the team has a history of ramping up talks as the regular season approaches. “I think historically, these deals with us have gotten done closer to Week 1,” Burrow told reporters after Monday night’s preseason game against Washington, via Kelsey Conway of the …

A patient with type 1 diabetes has begun producing his own insulin after receiving a transplant of pancreatic cells. For the first time in humans, these islet cells have been genetically edited so they wouldn’t be rejected by the patient, removing the need for immunosuppressant drugs. Type 1 diabetes usually begins when the immune system mistakenly attacks the islet cells …

Amazon Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Mother Dies at 78—2 Years After He Moved to Florida To Be Closer to Her  Realtor.com Jackie Bezos, Jeff Bezos’ Mom, Dies at 78  People.com Jeff Bezos’ mother, Jacklyn Gise Bezos, dead at 78  New York Post Jackie Bezos, Who Funded Her Son Jeff’s Startup, Dies at 78  Bloomberg.com Jeff Bezos shares a touching tribute after his mom’s death: ‘I …

Trump repeats false claim that DC crime is ‘the worst it’s ever been’ The president has repeated the baseless claim that crime in the nation’s capital is the “worst it’s ever been”. He also described the situation as “tragic” and an “epidemic”. A reminder that data from the justice department shows that DC experienced a 30-year low in violent crime …

The Orion spacecraft flying humanity’s next crewed mission to the moon has completed propellant loading and is headed to the next phase of launch preparations. Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida, moved the newly-fueled Orion crew capsule from the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) to the Launch Abort System Facility (LASF), where it will be outfitted with its …