Elon Musk, a self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist,” has launched an effort urging his 227 million followers on X — the social media platform he controls — to cancel Netflix. In the past three days, the conservative-leaning billionaire has posted and reposted calls to cancel Netflix, as well as attacks on the company, at least 26 times. Musk, the world’s richest …
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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 MLB Wild Card series. Aaron Boone might have had a good reason to pull Max Fried on Tuesday night, though he was unwilling or unable to provide one. What, exactly, was the Yankees’ manager saving his ace’s wonderful left arm for? The seventh and eighth years on his contract? With one out …
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The Guardians took some calculated risks today that did not pay off in their 2-1 loss to the Tigers. They tried to capitalize on the platoon advantage of Jhonkensy Noel and Johnathan Rodríguez vs. the best pitcher in baseball. Both made errors leading to both unearned runs scoring off of Gavin Williams. Because Noel is not a good first baseman …
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It’s hard to say when the relationship between Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and edge rusher Micah Parsons was permanently severed. Did it happen when Jones believed Parsons reneged on a handshake deal in April? Was it after Jones pulled the trigger on a trade of Parsons to the Packers? In the end, the “when” doesn’t matter. What’s done is done, …
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Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito will miss the AL wild-card series because of an injured elbow. A 31-year-old right-hander, Giolito had been expected to start the third game of the best-of-three series Thursday, following Garrett Crochet (18-5) and Brayan Bello (11-9) in Boston’s rotation. “It’s a big blow,” Crochet said. “He’s a great arm and I think that he …
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Jets head coach Aaron Glenn’s feelings about Monday night’s 27-21 loss to the Dolphins started to make themselves known before Glenn entered the press conference area. Multiple reporters in Miami reported hearing Glenn’s raised voice through the wall of the adjoining locker room as he addressed the sloppy play that sent the team to its fourth loss in as many …
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The New England Patriots’ return to the win column on Sunday was an impressive one. Going against a Carolina Panthers team they shared identical 1-2 records with, the Patriots put forward a dominant effort en route to a 42-13 victory. There was a lot to like from the game, but the win might have come at a cost: starting safety …
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You hard-core complainers probably are accusing the Lynx of giving away another game in this series with a fourth quarter collapse. I’m blaming the basketball. OK, the Mercury tightened up some on defense, and their Nate Tibbetts was the best coach in the series no matter who was running the bench for the Lynx. Yet, for 10 minutes, the same …
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“What’s natural for Taiwan is we produce 95 percent” and “we feel great about it,” Lutnick said, conceding that “you can imagine when someone has 95 percent, convincing them that they should only have 50 percent. That’s a lot” to lose. But “Donald Trump would say it’s not healthy for you or healthy for us because we protect you, and …
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