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Mark Schofield

F1 Canadian Grand Prix delivers another big US television audience

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Max Verstappen’s victory in the Canadian Grand Prix was seen by another massive audience in the United States

Much has been said and written about the market for Formula 1 in the United States. A massive wave of new fans, prompted by the success of the Netflix docuseries “Drive to Survive,” has seen the sport continue to seek the United States market. That movement includes now three races in the United States, including last season’s...

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Savannah Leigh Richardson

Xander Schauffele shares sure fire U.S. Open strategy ahead of Pinehurst

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Schauffele is historical really good at the U.S. Open and it comes down to a couple of things he does on the golf course.

The U.S. Open and Xander Schauffele go hand in hand. In his six starts, Schauffele's worst finish was a T14 in 2022. He also has T5, T6, T3, solo fifth and T10 finishes at the U.S. Open.

However, the 30-year-old has yet to take home a U.S. Open trophy. Instead, his first major came at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf...

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Charlie Savage

Convictions of Biden’s Son and Trump Put the Justice System on Trial

But despite the partisan roar, two juries appeared to seriously weigh the evidence and deliver verdicts. The system seemed to work as it is supposed to.

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Jack Milko

Scottie Scheffler talk of Pinehurst; PGA Tour, LIV Golf pros praise World No. 1 at U.S. Open

Scottie Scheffler speaks to the media ahead of the 2024 U.S. Open. | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

Scottie Scheffler, who arrives as a massive favorite, received plenty of praise from his fellow competitors at the U.S. Open.

Scottie Scheffler arrives at Pinehurst No. 2 as a massive 3-to-1 favorite, astonishingly low odds not seen since the mid-2000s, when Tiger Woods dominated the sport.

Consequently, Scheffler has become the talk of the town, as fans, pundits, and his fellow...

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Jack Milko

Rory McIlroy’s divorce shockingly called off ahead of U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2

Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica at the 2023 Ryder Cup. | Photo By Brendan Moran/Getty Images

One month after filing for a divorce, Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica will not be separating, per reports.

Rory McIlroy will not be getting divorced after all.

Before last month’s PGA Championship at Valhalla, news of McIlroy’s separation from his wife Erica stunned the golf world. He filed divorce papers in a Florida court on Monday, May 13, only one day after his victory at the Wells...

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Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Michael Gold

Hunter Biden Conviction Undercuts a Trump Narrative, and a Fund-Raising Pitch

Many allies of Donald J. Trump had secretly wanted an acquittal, which they predicted would have turbocharged fund-raising and fed their claims of a rigged justice system.

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Justine Calma

Can we artificially cool the planet? A major environmental group is spending millions to find out

The sky, as observed from Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkiye on May 25, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images

A major environmental group is reportedly set to funnel millions of dollars into research on solar geoengineering, a proposed fix for climate change that has garnered skepticism and even fears about unintended consequences.

Solar geoengineering encompasses a range of tactics to cool the planet down by reflecting sunlight, perhaps by artificially brightening clouds or thrusting reflective...

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Elizabeth Lopatto

Google still recommends glue for your pizza

An eighth of a cup of Elmer’s, to be precise. | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images

You may remember we all had a fun little laugh at Google’s AI search results telling us to put glue in our pizza. Internet legend Katie Notopoulos made and ate a glue pizza. A good time was had by all! Except, whoopsie, Google’s AI is training on our good time.

I will grant the query “how much glue to add to pizza” is an unusual one — but not that unusual given the recent...

Mashable

After move by Nintendo, no major gaming consoles now include Twitter / X integration

Before Elon Musk acquired Twitter in late 2022, the social media platform had a robust developer ecosystem filled with third-party companies integrating it into their own products. Musk's Twitter, now known as X, is a vastly different environment for developers.

Case in point: As of Monday, June 10, 2024, all of the major video game consoles – Nintendo Switch, Sony Playstation, and Microsoft Xbox – have officially removed X / Twitter integrations from their products.

X loses major gaming...

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Jack Milko

Tiger Woods ready for U.S. Open, thanks to son Charlie playing big role in preparation

Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie, during a Tuesday practice round ahead of the 2024 U.S. Open. | Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Tiger Woods has not played in a U.S. Open since 2020, but thanks in part to his son Charlie, the 15-time major winner is ready for Pinehurst.

It’s been a while since Tiger Woods teed it up in a U.S. Open. It’s also been 19 years since he last competed at Pinehurst No. 2, where he finished runner-up to longshot winner Michael Campbell.

So, to help...

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Paolo Uggetti

Rahm (foot infection) withdraws from U.S. Open

After consulting doctors and his team, two-time major winner Jon Rahm has decided to withdraw from this week's U.S. Open due to a foot infection, citing concerns for his "long term health."

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Rob Dawson

Source: Man United to keep Ten Hag after review

Manchester United have decided that Erik ten Hag will stay on as manager, a source has confirmed to ESPN.

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Katie Rogers

A Guilty Verdict for Hunter Biden Weighs on a Worried President Biden

The president, who is in the middle of a re-election fight, has grown more resigned and afraid about what the future might hold for his son, according to people close to them.

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Quentyn Kennemer

Android’s new antitheft feature is now in testing

This is probably how the fool would look thinking they’re getting away with a steal. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Google is now testing Android 15’s automatic theft detection features announced at the I/O developer conference in May. The company tapped Brazil to play host for the initial testing grounds on account of local feedback from users in the country, which is an apparent hotbed for smartphone snatching. You can sign up to try the feature right now if you...

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Quentyn Kennemer

The 13-inch M3 MacBook Air is down to an all-time low of $899

With Apple Intelligence features coming to older MacBooks, you shouldn’t feel the need to wait for Apple’s M4 chips. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

It’s not surprising that the M3 MacBook Air’s value is strengthening the longer it’s been out, but the laptop is becoming increasingly hard to overlook when compared to the 13-inch M2 model — especially since you can get a 13-inch MacBook Air with an M3 chip for only $70 more than the current sale price of the base M2...

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Emma Roth

Paramount’s rumored merger with Skydance is off

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Following weeks of discussions, Paramount’s potential merger deal with Skydance has fallen apart, as reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal. In a statement on Tuesday, Paramount’s parent company, National Amusements, said the companies couldn’t “reach mutually acceptable terms” for its deal with Skydance Media.

One possible issue may have been Skydance’s decision not to include legal protection that would shield National...

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Emma Roth

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI

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Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, accusing the company of a breach of contract and allegedly abandoning its mission of creating AI technology to benefit humanity. As reported earlier by CNBC, the case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning Musk can file it again.

Musk’s decision to withdraw the lawsuit, filed in a California state court in February, comes just one day before a scheduled hearing...

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Brenda Stolyar

All the Top New Features Coming to MacOS Sequoia

Apple has officially debuted macOS 15, which is named Sequoia. We break down all the new features to look forward to, and tell you whether your current Mac will support the new operating system.

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Jack Milko

Jon Rahm withdraws from U.S. Open due to foot injury after consulting medical team

Jon Rahm during the first round of LIV Golf Houston. | Photo by Ken Murray/Getty Images

2021 U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm has decided to withdraw from the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

Jon Rahm will not tee it up at the U.S. Open this week, despite his best efforts to try and play.

He made the announcement on his social media account, just hours after he disclosed during his pre-tournament press conference that he had concerns over his foot injury.

“After consulting with...

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