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Mark Schlabach

LPGA's Thompson, 15-time winner, to retire at 29

LPGA golfer Lexi Thompson, the winner of 15 events who was just 12 when she qualified for her first U.S. Women's Open, is retiring from full-time competition at 29.

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How to cancel Peacock

There are a lot of streaming service subscriptions out there, and sometimes it's hard to keep up.

If you're a Peacock user and want to cancel your subscription, there's an easy way to do it on your desktop. You'll find a step-by-step guide below.

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You can also check out the Mashable guides to canceling Netflix, Hulu, Apple+, Prime Video, and Disney+.

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Amazon deal of the day: The 10th gen iPad is down to a new all-time low of $299.99

Amazon deals of the day at a glance: OUR TOP PICK 2022 Apple iPad 10th gen (64GB, WiFi) $299.99 at Amazon (save $49.01 with on-page coupon) ...

Fast Company

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Why we need a mental health moonshot

Hackensack Meridian Health outlines four steps to launching next-generation behavioral healthcare for the 1 in 4 people struggling with mental health issues in the U.S.

For the third year in a row, 100,000 Americans died of an overdose, the Center For Disease Control (CDC) announced in May. Fifty million Americans struggle with mental health issues, including addiction. In fact, 45% of adults in their 30s and 40s report having a mental health diagnosis, up from 31% just five years ago. And...

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Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion to these women and girls organizations

$250 million is to be awarded to organizations working to improve women’s mental and physical health worldwide.

Melinda French Gates announced Tuesday that she plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the world. French Gates will leave the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates, next week and receive $12.5 billion from Gates as part of their divorce agreement.

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People Are Revealing Their Husbands' Biggest Secrets They Learned While Married To Them, And Holy Crap

"We're divorced now for a different reason, but I wish he'd have told me sooner."

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The 10th-gen iPad drops to $300 for the first time

At just $300, Apple’s entry-level iPad offers even better value if you’re looking for a powerful tablet for basic entertainment purposes and light productivity. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge

I got a nice sunrise surprise this morning. Sure, trees and power lines in my little corner of Texas were being hewn to the ground by the storms ripping across the central South, and I’m still without power as of this writing — but I have just enough juice in my power bank to inform...

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Jack Milko

Lexi Thompson shockingly announces retirement plans ahead of U.S. Women’s Open

Lexi Thompson during the first round of the 2024 Mizuho Americas Open. | Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images

Lexi Thompson, one of the biggest stars on the LPGA Tour, announced at the U.S. Women’s Open that she will retire.

At just 29 years old, Lexi Thompson, one of the faces of the LPGA Tour, will call it quits after the 2024 golf season.

Set to make her 18th appearance at the U.S. Women’s Open this week at Lancaster Country Club, Thompson will address the media at 2:30 p.m. on...

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Chris Pflum

6 2024 NFL Draft sleepers that could soon become household names

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Which under-the-radar 2024 draftees are in the best position to succeed?

We’re now solidly in the NFL’s offseason and the dust stirred up by the chaos surrounding the 2024 NFL Draft is finally dying down.

We spend months getting ready for the draft every year, but we spend most of that time concentrating on the first-round prospects. There’s a good reason for that, as picks in the first round tend to be the most valuable and have the most...

Mashable

Everything Google announced at its big Chromebook showcase

Google announced a bunch of Chromebook stuff! Let's talk about it.

At a showcase on Tuesday, Google to announce some Chromebook-related products.Here's everything Google showed off.

SEE ALSO: Can you trust Google AI search results? The internet is unconvinced. New Chromebooks announced

Google's showcase included six new Chromebooks, some of which are in the premium "Chromebook Plus" category, meaning they will get access to advanced AI features...

Fast Company

Sam Becker

T-Mobile keeps getting bigger: Now it’s buying U.S. Cellular to beef up service in rural areas

The announcement comes one month after T-Mobile’s deal to scoop up Mint Mobile was approved and four years after it merged with Sprint.

T-Mobile is on the move—in terms of mergers and acquisitions.

Fast Company

Associated Press

California’s 2,200-year-old tree, General Sherman, is okay for now, but threats loom

Giant sequoias are increasingly threatened by extreme heat, drought, and wildfires.

High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles.

The climbers descended the towering 2,200-year-old tree with good news on Tuesday.

“The General Sherman tree is doing fine right now,” said Anthony Ambrose, executive director of the Ancient Forest Society, who led the expedition. “It seems...

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Reid J. Epstein and Neil Vigdor

Robert De Niro and the Biden Campaign Trolls Trump Outside Courthouse

Holding a news conference with Robert De Niro and two former Capitol Police officers, the Biden campaign signaled it was growing more assertive on Donald Trump’s legal troubles.

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"One Of The Greatest Disrespects You Can Do Is Not Put The Effort Into Somebody’s Name": 16 Celebs Who Either Took A Stage Name Or Refused To

"If you can pronounce 'Saoirse,' as in Saoirse Ronan, if you can make the effort to learn a Caucasian name, then you can make the effort to learn a South Asian name as well."

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The Verge

Joanna Nelius

Chromebook Plus laptops are getting Google Gemini

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Google announced Tuesday it’s adding Gemini and AI features from its other devices to Chromebook Plus laptops, including a few from Asus and HP already on the market and brand-new ones from Acer. These and future Chromebook Plus laptops will support new features like Google’s “Help me write” tool and the ability to make custom wallpaper with generative AI. Magic Editor on Google Photos is coming to Chromebook Plus, too, which has also started to appear on older...

The Verge

Ash Parrish

Lego’s first Legend of Zelda set is a 2,500-piece Great Deku Tree

Lego’s Great Deku Tree set. | Image: Lego

The rumors were true: Lego is finally making a Legend of Zelda set. The Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 includes 2,500 pieces, is available for preorder now for $299.99, and will start shipping out in September.

The set covers two different Zelda games: Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild, letting you build the Great Deku Tree in green summer foliage or pink spring cherry blossoms. It features several versions of Link, including Link as a child...

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Justine Calma

Apple wants to know if you’re hearing things because of tinnitus

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More than 77 percent of people who participated in a big Apple-sponsored study have experienced tinnitus at some point in their lives, according to preliminary data. Around 15 percent say they’re affected daily by tinnitus, perceiving ringing or other sounds that other people can’t hear.

In one of the largest surveys of its kind, researchers at the University of Michigan gathered data from more than 160,000 participants who responded to survey questions and...

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100 NFL storylines we’re excited for 100 days ahead of the 2024 season

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The NFL season is fast approaching, and here are 100 things we are looking forward to 100 days ahead of the first game

The 2024 NFL season is closer than you think.

In fact, it is just 100 days away.

That is right, in just 100 days the 2024 NFL regular season begins, with the annual Thursday night kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl Champions. For the second season in a row the season begins in Kansas City, as the Kansas City Chiefs host the...

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James Dator

The Celtics were blessed with the easiest run to the NBA Finals of all time

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The Celtics were both lucky and good in their run to the NBA Finals.

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. In the case of the Boston Celtics they’re both lucky and good. There’s no doubt that Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Co. deserve to be headed to the NBA Finals. After all, this is a team that went 64-18 in the regular season, had the best record in the entire league, and showed they have the tenacity in the playoffs to adjust to...

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Google unveils 6 new Chromebooks, including fresh Chromebook Plus laptops with more AI

Google has rolled out a new wave of Chromebook features, including new generative AI tools and a centerstage spot for its Gemini chatbot on its Chromebook Plus laptops. They'll soon be available on existing machines through an automatic update, but if you're due for a new laptop, you can get them at launch on half a dozen new models.

Read on for a brief overview of all the new Chromebooks:

New Chromebooks

Standard Chromebooks now support GIF screen recordings, one-click access to Google Tasks,...

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