Apple wants a bigger place in your home, according to a report Wednesday from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. While you might think of Apple primarily as the maker of the iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, MacBook, AirPods and more, the tech giant reportedly hopes to use artificial intelligence to sell you a number of new smart home devices. Those devices may include a tabletop …
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(Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) REMEMBER WHEN, A FEW WEEKS BACK, commentators suddenly started talking about Donald Trump’s “pivot” or “dramatic shift” on Ukraine and Russia? The promises of aid to the one and scary sanctions against the other? Trump’s tough talk about the “bullshit thrown at us” by Vladimir Putin and the “nice phone calls” followed by …
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As a child, I remember gazing up at the stars and dreaming of spacecraft journeying to distant worlds, those classic images of rockets blasting off toward unknown frontiers filled my imagination. But a mission to a black hole? That seemed beyond even the wildest science fiction. These stellar corpses were the stuff of theoretical physics books back then, mysterious objects …
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In the span of a couple of months, she broke both hips and fractured her shoulder, confining her to a wheelchair. Immobility and subpar care led to a gruesome pressure wound on her foot that her depleted, 65-pound body could never heal. What kind of society insists on keeping a person alive in that condition? In her predementia days, my …
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Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater wants another shot in the NFL. Bridgewater, who has been coaching at Miami Northwestern High School, told his players he is leaving to pursue a return to the NFL, according to the Palm Beach Post. It’s unclear whether Bridgewater already has an offer in hand from an NFL team, but the Lions would make a lot …
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In November 2023, Governor Hochul secured full funding for the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway to 125 St. In April 2023, Governor Hochul provided unprecedented state support to solve the MTA’s post-pandemic fiscal cliff and chart a long-term sustainable and efficient future for the agency. In January 2023, Governor Hochul opened Grand Central Madison, bringing LIRR service to …
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Beginning this fall, Best Buy shoppers in select markets can get inspiration, planning support and make purchases for their kitchens and laundry rooms like never before. Best Buy and IKEA U.S. have partnered to pilot new in-store planning and shopping experiences that combine the latest and greatest major appliances from Best Buy with the well-designed, functional and affordable home furnishings …
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The Mets are playing simultaneous games as the trade deadline approaches, trying to bulk up to make the playoffs/win the division and attempting to improve their World Series odds. The addition of Gregory Soto on Friday threaded that needle in their view — a reliever for now and later. The Mets have nothing assured, but have pretty strong odds on …
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The State Department eliminated an office that oversaw key components of its passport operations, as part of widespread layoffs that occurred July 11. The Office of Planning and Program Support (PPS) — part of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services within the Bureau of Consular Affairs — was “abolished,” according to a recently laid-off employee and …
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