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Tim MacMahon

Frustrated by officiating, Luka vows to have 'fun'

Luka Doncic acknowledged that his frustration with officials has been an issue during the NBA Finals and said he has to get back "playing fun."

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Andrew Lopez

How Victor Wembanyama can turn San Antonio into a free agent destination

The Spurs plan to eventually rely on Wembanyama's star power to attract players.

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If Each Taylor Swift Album Were a Country, Which One Would They Be?

Swifties, get ready for a getaway.

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Fast Company

Reuters

How legit are Roaring Kitty’s predictions for GameStop?

This year, GameStop’s volatile shares have jumped 45% and trade around $25, after Gill revealed publicly this month a $116-million investment in the company.

When Keith Gill appeared on a YouTube video in the summer of 2020 to discuss GameStop, he argued that the company’s future was far rosier than the market expected. Nearly four years later, he remains bullish, even if most of his key predictions have gone unfulfilled.

Fast Company

Reuters

Shein hikes prices ahead of IPO

Shein’s average price hikes exceeded those of its rivals H&M and Zara.

Fast fashion retailer Shein, known for its China-made $5 tops and $10 dresses, has hiked prices by over a third on some core products, in a move likely to boost revenues ahead of its planned IPO, according to an analysis of its pricing strategy.

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Maya Miller

Senate G.O.P. Blocks I.V.F. Access Bill as Democrats Press for Political Edge

The failed test vote was the latest move by Democrats to highlight reproductive issues in the run-up to the elections in November.

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Stuart A. Thompson

Fake News Still Has a Home on Facebook

Christopher Blair, a renowned “liberal troll” who posts falsehoods to Facebook, is having a banner year despite crackdowns by Facebook and growing competition from A.I.

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Isabel Kershner

Why a Gaza Cease-Fire Is So Elusive

Both sides are pursuing maximalist demands, jockeying for a deal that will determine the fate of postwar Gaza — and allow them to declare victory.

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Jonathan Weisman

G.O.P. Says Protest Zone Will Be Moved Away From Convention Site

Republican officials said the Secret Service had agreed to move a Milwaukee park into the security zone, but the agency said no final decision had been made.

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Reid J. Epstein

JB Pritzker, the Democrat Who Isn’t Afraid to Call Trump a Felon

Most of the party’s leaders want to avoid too much focus on Donald Trump’s felonies. JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, feels differently.

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Adam Liptak

Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Trademark ‘Trump Too Small’

The decision was unanimous but fractured in rationale, with several justices objecting to the majority’s use of a history-based test.

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Lisa Lerer

Abortion Pill Ruling May Help Republicans Minimize a Political Disadvantage

A ruling limiting access to a widely available abortion pill would have given Democrats another way to hammer their opponents on an issue that’s become politically damaging for Republican politicians.

The Verge

Jay Peters

iOS 18 will let you use Apple Pay on desktop Chrome by scanning a code

Image: Apple

Apple is introducing a way to use Apple Pay on non-Safari desktop web browsers, as reported by MacRumors, meaning that you’ll soon be able to use Apple’s payment service to buy things on desktop Chrome, Firefox, and even on Windows PCs.

Apple showed how it works in a WWDC 2024 video for developers. If you’re using a desktop browser that isn’t Safari and you see an Apple Pay button, you’ll be able to click that button to bring up a special code you can scan with...

The Verge

Sean Hollister

GuliKit’s anti-drift Hall effect sticks are coming for your PS5, PS4, Xbox, and Switch Pro gamepads

I suspect GuliKit’s gamepad sticks will require soldering, though... this DualSense, for example, has sticks soldered to the board. | Image: iFixit

The Nintendo Switch’s infamous “Joy-Con drift” showed us that we deserve more from joysticks and that one company is only too happy to help. Now, GuliKit is officially bringing its drift-resistant magnetic Hall effect joysticks to a PS5, PS4, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch Pro gamepad near you in the form of upcoming upgrade kits....

The Verge

Justine Calma

Maybe we don’t have to capture so much carbon, study suggests

Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge

New technologies and changes in consumer habits could limit the use of controversial carbon capture to fight climate change, new research shows.

Efforts to capture carbon from polluting sources or to filter CO2 out of the air have picked up steam as a way for companies to meet their climate goals. But those strategies are still unproven at a large scale and could come with other unintended consequences. Some environmental advocates also worry...

The Verge

Umar Shakir Andrew J. Hawkins Elizabeth Lopatto Sean O'Kane Thuy Ong

Tesla’s 2024 shareholder meeting: all the news about Elon Musk’s $50 billion payday

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

The vote is seen as a referendum on Musk’s leadership at Tesla during a tumultuous time for the electric automaker.

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The Verge

Andrew J. Hawkins

Tesla investors sue Elon Musk for launching a rival AI company

Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Image: Getty Images

Several Tesla shareholders are accusing Elon Musk and the company’s board of knowingly diverting talent and resources away from the company and directing it toward Musk’s rival artificial intelligence company, xAI.

In a lawsuit, the shareholders allege that Musk and the board breached their fiduciary duty to Tesla by launching xAI, which was founded in 2023 on the premise of understanding “the true nature of the...

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Jack Milko

Matthieu Pavon ‘flying like an eagle’ at U.S. Open after brutal PGA Tour stretch

Matthieu Pavon lines up a putt during the first round of the 2024 U.S. Open. | Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images

Matthieu Pavon, who won the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this year, is in the mix early at the 124th U.S. Open.

Since tying for 12th at the Masters, Matthieu Pavon has kept on slipping, slipping, and slipping.

He tied for 49th at the RBC Heritage and almost finished dead last at Quail Hollow. The Frenchman then went on to miss the cut at both the PGA Championship and the...

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