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Alex Prewitt

Ex-NBA player Davis sentenced in fraud scheme

Glen "Big Baby" Davis was sentenced by a federal judge to 40 months in prison for his conviction in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA's health care benefits plan.

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John Keim

Daniels, Nabers have $10K Offensive ROY bet

Jayden Daniels confirmed in an interview on the "All Facts No Brakes" podcast that he and former LSU teammate Malik Nabers have a $10,000 bet on who will win the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year award.

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Adam Liptak

Supreme Court Rules Against Alabama Women Whose Cars Were Seized by Police

Two Alabama women spent more than a year trying to reclaim vehicles they owned, which the police had confiscated after arresting their drivers on drug charges.

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Andrew Higgins

In Budapest, Xi Hails China’s ‘Deep Friendship’ With Hungary

The Chinese leader met with Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, one of China’s most fervent admirers and protectors in Europe.

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Valerie Hopkins, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Nanna Heitmann

At Russia’s Victory Day Parade, Putin Keeps Ukraine in the Distance

A fighter fly-past returned to Russia’s World War II commemorations, where President Vladimir V. Putin permitted himself a single reference to his “special military operation.”

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Tara Siegel Bernard

Assumable Mortgages Are Making a Comeback Amid a High-Rate Market

Assumable mortgages — or low-rate mortgages that home buyers can take over from home sellers — are making a comeback. The process can be challenging.

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Lisa Friedman, Coral Davenport, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman

At a Dinner, Trump Assailed Climate Rules and Asked $1 Billion From Big Oil

At a private meeting at Mar-a-Lago, the former president said fossil fuel companies should donate to help him beat President Biden.

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Natalie Kitroeff

Mexico Prepares for Trump’s Potential Return to Office

Mexican officials and aides are planning for a drastic shift in U.S. relations should Donald Trump win in November.

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Dana G. Smith

How Loneliness Affects the Brain

Feeling chronically disconnected from others can affect the brain’s structure and function, and it raises the risk for neurodegenerative diseases.

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Kevin Roose

Meet My A.I. Friends

Our columnist spent the past month hanging out with 18 A.I. companions. They critiqued his clothes, chatted among themselves and hinted at a very different future.

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Lindsay Zoladz

Cass Elliot’s Death Spawned a Horrible Myth. She Deserves Better.

The Mamas & the Papas singer was known for her wit, her voice and her skill as a connector. For 50 years, a rumor has overshadowed her legacy.

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Rick Rojas

A New Civil Rights Exhibit Asks: Honestly, What Would You Have Done?

An exhibit at a synagogue in Birmingham, Ala., argues that listening to people who stay on the periphery can deepen our understanding of the past, and the present.

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Sharon Otterman

Over 500 Jewish Columbia Students Outline Experiences of Antisemitism

The students wrote that “Zionism remains a pillar of our Jewish identities” and argued that many classmates do not understand its meaning.

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James Dator

Shaq’s awkward conversation with Nikola Jokic wasn’t wrong, but that doesn’t mean he was right

This just wasn’t necessary.

A wholly bizarre moment occurred during the NBA Playoffs on Wednesday night when Shaquille O’Neal spoke to Nikola Jokic shortly after the Nuggets center won his third MVP award. Shaq congratulated Jokic, before essentially saying he didn’t deserve it.

Shaquille O'Neal tells his "vice president of the Big Man Alliance" Nikola Jokic that he did not think The Joker should win his 3rd MVP this year pic.twitter.com/f5jAciL5Th

— Awful Announcing...

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Joseph Acosta

Dallas Cowboys are playing a dangerous waiting game with Dak Prescott

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The Cowboys lack of urgency may lose them their franchise QB, and much, much more.

The 2025 offseason is shaping up to be the Spring of Dak in the NFL. Dallas Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott hasn’t signed an extension with the team yet as he enters the final year of a four-year, $160 million contract. In addition, superstar WR CeeDee Lamb and EDGE Micah Parsons are going to be asking for (well deserved) big money contracts, deals befitting of their status in...

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Amazon deal of the day: Get 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for $0

Amazon deals of the day at a glance: OUR TOP PICK Kindle Unlimited Free for 3 months (save $35.97) ...

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How to share your location on Google Maps

If you're meeting up with friends, sharing your location is a hell of a handy way to save you screeching into your phone, "Wait, what can you SEEEEEE?" Switching on Find My has become a staple of Gen Z friendship and location sharing through various apps has long functioned as all-ages safety method, though Taylor Swift's continued location sharing with her ex had us perplexed — you can (and probably should) turn that off.

As of January 2024, Google Maps now allows you to share your...

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Sweep up a refurbished Dyson V11 for under $300

SAVE $130: Snag a refurbished Dyson V11 at Walmart for $289.99. That's $130 off the normal price of $419.99 and a discount of 31%.

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Snatch up a pair of Apple AirPods Pro close to their lowest price yet

SAVE $69.01: As of May 9, get a pair of Apple AirPods Pro (2nd gen) for just $179.99 at Amazon. That's a discount of 28%.

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