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Save $1300 on an electric bike for Memorial Day and cruise around town

TL;DR: Through May 31, this Memorial Day sale gets you an Amalfi Coastal Electric Bicycle on sale for $1,099.99 (reg. $2,499).

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Get a lifetime of on-the-go personalized learning from Headway for just $60

TL;DR: Through May 31, get a lifetime subscription to Headway Premium for just $59.99 (reg. $299.95) on sale for Memorial Day.

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Get lifetime access to the Plantum AI plant identifier app for just $17

TL;DR: This Memorial Day sale gets you a lifetime subscription to a Plantum Premium Plan for just $16.97 (reg. $59.99) through May 31.

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Keep forgetting your passwords? This $30 digital vault is your answer.

TL;DR: Through May 31, Sticky Password, a password vault that comes with a free year of dark web monitoring, is on sale for $29.99 (reg. $199.99).

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NYT's The Mini crossword answers for May 23

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections —...

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Stephen Colbert has suggestions for the Biden campaign's 'meme page' manager

Stephen Colbert had some advice for Joe Biden's future "Meme Page Manager" on "The Late Show".

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35 Home Improvement Products That Require Minimal Effort But Give Maximum Results

All you need are some pre-made wall panels and some faux-marble contact paper to to make your Pinterest board dreams come true.

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Morgan Meaker

Drivers Are Rising Up Against Uber’s ‘Opaque’ Pay System

In London, Uber drivers are protesting a new payment system that they say makes it impossible to understand the algorithms that decide how much they get paid.

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John Semley

'Furiosa' Crystalizes the Power—and Limits—of Cli-Fi

Across four decades and five films, the Mad Max movies offer both a critique and exaltation of the very things that may well have our world motoring toward its own demise.

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Makena Kelly

Inside the Reluctant Fight to Ban Deepfake Ads

Without new rules, campaigns could hoodwink voters with AI-generated ads. And no one really seems to be taking the threat seriously.

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WNBA Toronto team plans to play across Canada

Toronto has been awarded the WNBA's first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026.

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Rob Dawson

Source: Bayern close to Kompany agreement

Bayern Munich and Burnley are close to reaching an agreement for manager Vincent Kompany, a source has told ESPN.

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Hunter Schwarz

Why Billie Eilish is trying for an eco-friendly album rollout

The rise of the album variant has the artist working to cut down on waste.

Billie Eilish is trying to make physical music more eco-friendly. The artist promised a more sustainable album rollout for her new release, Hit Me Hard and Soft. Now her website lists the sustainable practices that her team put in place for each version (there are eight for vinyl alone) hitting the market.

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Elizabeth Grace Saunders

3 tips to feel less bored at work

A time management coach explains who being bored at work is a legitimate issue that can sabotage your productivity and your happiness.

Sometimes, work feels excruciating. You don’t want to wake up in the morning for it. You feel constantly distracted. And at the end of day, you don’t feel satisfied at all. It may be that your work isn’t even difficult or overwhelming.

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Stephanie Vozza

This is the dark side of having too many habits

If you want to be happy in the longterm, you may need to think more critically about your daily habits.

Habits are the building blocks of productivity. They help you effortlessly move through your day, accomplishing what you want to do without reinventing the wheel each time. Relying too heavily on habits, however, can come at a cost. 

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Chris Stokel-Walker

5 ways TikTok has tried to appease regulators—and why it has hasn’t worked

A non-exhaustive list of the company’s efforts to make regulators happier.

Social media platforms and content apps change all the time. But in the past few years, TikTok has changed more than many.

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Anemona Hartocollis

Harvard Braces for Graduation Protests

The rancor started with a student letter that held Israel responsible for the violence of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Now, 13 seniors are barred from graduation.

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Sharon Otterman

What to Expect From the Latest Congressional Hearing on Campus Protests

The leaders of Northwestern, Rutgers and the University of California, Los Angeles, will be the latest educators questioned by Republicans over accusations of allowing antisemitism.

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Sharon Otterman, Ernesto Londoño and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Northwestern, UCLA and Rutgers Will Face Congress Over Antisemitism Claims

The heads of Rutgers, Northwestern and U.C.L.A. will be the first university leaders to testify since a wave of protest encampments roiled college campuses.

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Houman Barekat

New ‘Richard III’ Raises an Old Question: Who Should Wear the Crown?

A production at the Shakespeare’s Globe theater faced criticism because a nondisabled actor plays the scheming king. But disputes like these miss the point, our critic writes.

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