After decades of debauchery and an untold number of conceptions, revelers at Burning Man celebrated a rare birth at Black Rock City on Wednesday morning, after a festivalgoer unexpectedly went into labor on the Playa. “It’s an absolute miracle,” said new father Kasey, 39, of Salt Lake City, who asked that only the family’s first names be used to protect …
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Aug 30, 2025, 06:29 AM ET It’s the final weekend before the international break, and across Europe, several intriguing matchups are set to unfold. In the Premier League, Saturday kicks off with Chelsea hosting Fulham in a London derby. At Old Trafford, Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United look to put their humiliating Carabao Cup exit against Grimsby Town behind them when …
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Taco Bell is rethinking its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to power drive-through restaurants in the US after comical videos of the tech making mistakes were viewed millions of times. In one clip, a customer seemingly crashed the system by ordering 18,000 water cups, while in another a person got increasingly angry as the AI repeatedly asked him to add …
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Federal prosecutors in D.C. filed criminal charges against a man who burned an American flag outside of the White House earlier this week, after President Trump signed an executive order ordering the Justice Department to investigate flag burning. Jan Carey, 54, of North Carolina, is facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., federal court. Neither charge focuses on the …
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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted that the rollercoaster nature of the job “sometimes” makes him want to quit, alternated with a desire to stay for “20 years”. There was quiet optimism surrounding United during the summer, with Amorim finally getting the time he didn’t have last season to implement his specific tactical system, as well as handed a …
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A CT scan of a 52-year-old man’s brain, who complained of worsening medication-resistant migraines over a period of four months, revealed the presence of tapeworm larvae-filled cysts—an illness doctors blamed on his lifelong love of undercooked bacon. The condition, known in scientific circles as Neurocysticercosis, is caused by pig tapeworms, which infect humans through either eating pork or consuming contaminated …
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For many months now, some fans online have suggested that Capcom’s upcoming sci-fi adventure Pragmata is actually a secret Mega Man reboot. However, Pragmata’s producer says it is not, even laughing about the conspiracy theory when recently asked about it. Fans and content creators online have spread this theory around for a while. Many point out that Pragmata’s cybergirl sidekick, …
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Capcom has officially debunked the popular online fan theory that its upcoming sci-fi action game, Pragmata, is secretly a Mega Man revival. Online fan theories kicked off earlier this year, noting the similarities between the design of Pragmata’s robotic girl sidekick, Diana, and Capcom’s Mega Man, as well as thematic connections, like the game taking place on a moonbase taken …
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