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Mark Schofield

Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP

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Another dominant performance from Red Bull has the rest of the grid looking for answers

We are now five grand prix qualifying sessions into the 2024 Formula 1 season.

Max Verstappen has qualified on pole in all five sessions.

It was another dominant performance from Verstappen and Red Bull at qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. While Red Bull’s rivals — particularly McLaren, Ferrari, and Fernando Alonso — threw everything they had at them,...

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ThiloLatrellWidder

The Cavs and Clippers both face huge, similar questions in the NBA playoffs

Art via Thilo Latrell Widder, original photos via Getty Images

The Cavaliers and Clippers, more alike than you may realize, face similar questions as they enter the NBA playoffs.

Before we go anywhere else, I am not comparing Jarrett Allen and Michael Olowakandi, nor Cavaliers Shawn Kemp to Clippers James Harden, but there’s something to be said about how similar the Cavs and Clippers have been throughout their history (sans LeBron’s years in Cleveland). Both have built quality...

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Sheena Vasani

Is Crossrope’s smart jump rope worth $200?

Photo by Sheena Vasani / The Verge

Skip Crossrope unless you really love skipping rope.

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Mashable

NYT's The Mini crossword answers for April 20

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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Doug Greenberg

Canes slim Stanley Cup favorites in crowded field

The Hurricanes enter the Stanley Cup playoffs as the favorites to lift the Cup -- but at +550 odds at ESPN BET, they hold the longest odds for any favorite entering the playoffs in the past 40 seasons, per ESPN Stats & Information data.

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Christopher Null

How to Buy a Hearing Aid: Top Questions and Answers

With the hearing aid industry’s shift to over-the-counter sales, the market is flooded with new models. We’ll help you navigate the thicket of options.

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Charlie Smart

Where Jurors in Trump Hush-Money Trial Say They Get Their News

Prosecutors and defense lawyers tried to divine the political leanings of prospective jurors in the former president’s Manhattan criminal trial from their answers to questions about what media they consume.

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Catie Edmondson

House Set to Vote on Foreign Aid Bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

After clearing a critical hurdle on Friday, the pieces of the $95 billion package were expected to pass in a series of votes, putting the legislation on track for enactment after a tortured journey through Congress.

Mashable

NASA video shows stunning scene from extremely volcanic world Io

NASA's Juno spacecraft recently swooped by the most powerful volcano in our solar system, on the most volcanic world known to exist.

The space agency captured detailed views of the over 127-mile (200-kilometer) wide volcano, which has created an expansive lava lake. It's a volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, called Loki Patera. "It's absolutely stunning, stunning imagery," Ashley Davies, a planetary scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory who researches Io, told Mashable earlier this year....

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Barbara Krasnoff

How to change or cancel your music streaming services

The Verge

There are more digital subscriptions around than ever, and among them, you may well have a music streaming service (or two or three). What with “free” trials and trying to find a service you really like, it’s easy to suddenly realize you’re oversubscribed. Luckily, canceling a music subscription — or switching to a free tier — isn’t too difficult. And remember that you can always sign up again. It doesn’t have to be goodbye forever.

Here’s how it’s done...

Fast Company

Associated Press

8 renter-friendly tips to personalize your home

With a little creativity—and your landlord’s approval—there are ways to make your rental feel more like home and still get your deposit back.

While renting apartments in San Francisco, Malone Detro often made small changes to the walls or fixtures to match her particular taste and budget.

Fast Company

Chris Morris

The ethical pros and cons of Meta’s new Llama 3 open-source AI model

Experts say that while open-source could accelerate innovation, it also could make deepfakes easier.

Meta has a brand-new Llama to show off. On Thursday, the social media giant announced Llama 3, the next version of its open-source model for the Meta AI assistant, which it hopes will make its chatbot the leading artificial intelligence technology.

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Associated Press

Phish’s Trey Anastasio shares why playing at the Sphere in Las Vegas is unique

The band’s stint at the $2.3 billion arena features new visuals each night—and no repeated songs, of course.

Phish has been performing for decades, but never has the band played the same show twice.

Fast Company

The Conversation

The TikTok ban misses the big picture: America’s social media literary problem

Americans’ sources of information have declined in quality, and the problem goes beyond any one social media platform.

The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives attached the measure to an emergency spending bill on April 17, 2024. The move could improve the bill’s chances in the Senate, and President Joe Biden has indicated that he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk.

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Jack Simone

Why the Sixers have no chance to beat the Knicks in the NBA playoffs

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Joel Embiid vs. Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Brunson pick-and-roll, and one star ready to outshine another.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been all the rage since their win over the Miami Heat in the first Play-In Tournament game. Pundits and diehards alike have been gassing them up as one of the most dangerous seven seeds in recent memory.

Joel Embiid’s reemergence post-meniscus surgery has spawned eternal confidence, yet Philadelphia isn’t getting...

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Ricky O'Donnell

Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports

Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances.

The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason.

Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers reaching the conference finals out of the play-in tournament,...

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23 Chinese swimmers tested positive pre-Tokyo

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed reports on Saturday that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned drug ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it accepted the country's findings it was due to substance contamination.

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Boone Ashworth

You Can Clamp Your Phone Into Razer’s Fancy New Game Controller

Plus: GMC has a new great big electric pickup, Meta adds instant AI image generation to WhatsApp, and everyone’s talking about the new audio app Airchat.

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