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An 11-year-old boy died in a Houston hospital Sunday after he was shot while carrying out a “ding dong ditch” prank the previous night, police said. The boy hasn’t been identified. The Houston Police Department said the boy had been playing the prank with friends late Saturday, which entails ringing the doorbell of a home and running away before anyone …

An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said Sunday. The boy had been ringing doorbells as a prank late Saturday evening, the Houston Police Department said in a statement. Commonly referred to as “ding dong ditching,” the prank involves fleeing before someone inside …

Megan Ellis / Android Authority I’ve been on a mission to de-Google my life as much as possible in an attempt to control how much information a single company has about me. While there are some essential Google services I will never part with, switching my browser from Chrome has been a priority. Which password manager do you use to …

Boy Shot During ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ Prank in Houston  The New York Times Shooter opens fire, shoots 10-year-old playing door-knocking game in SE Houston near Racine Road, HPD says  ABC13 Houston 10-year-old boy shot while playing ding-dong-ditch, Houston police say  KHOU Boy, 10, in Critical Condition After Homeowner Allegedly Shot Him Multiple Times for Playing Ding-Dong-Ditch  People.com 10-year-old Houston boy shot in door-knocking prank …

Cracker Barrel didn’t stop at just bringing back its old logo after MAGA raged over its “woke” new redesign. The Pride and DEI sections of the Tennessee-based restaurant chain’s website have also quietly disappeared after it backed down from an effort to modernize its logo with a minimalist design as part of a $700 million rebrand. The new logo had …

After suffering more than a week of online backlash to its new streamlined logo design — and a sharp drop in its stock price — the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain agreed to use its old logo. “We said we would listen, and we have,” the company announced in a statement. “Our new logo is going away and our ‘Old Timer’ …

Many of us have seen the impact of dementia on loved ones. It’s a condition we think arrives much later in life, but the things we do now have a long-lasting impact. We recently discussed one behavior in an EatingWell article that deeply resonated with many: A sedentary lifestyle can increase your chances of developing dementia. Why?  Sitting for too …

Fast-Casual Chains Struggle as Diners Ditch Pricey Bowls for Cheaper Eats  The Wall Street Journal Chipotle, Cava, and Sweetgreen results reveal a challenging summer for America’s favorite office lunch spots  Yahoo Finance Cava stock plummets after company lowers forecast on disappointing same-store sales growth  CNBC Consumers are losing patience with $17 salads. Have we reached peak ‘slop bowl’?  MarketWatch Cava Stock Is Crashing. Is …

According to a new rumor, Google’s Pixel 10 series might invest more heavily into eSIM, and largely do away with physical SIM cards as a result. eSIM tech has improved a lot in recent years, especially as Apple’s newest iPhones no longer have support for a physical SIM card in the US. On Android, though, eSIMs have still faced an …

For some two million people in the UK, hearing aids are a vital lifeline, allowing them to stay in touch with the world around them. But they cannot restore hearing – the devices work by amplifying sounds – and despite modern, sleek designs, for many people there is still a stigma attached to wearing them. Now a UK clinical trial, …