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Startup Exec Boasts About Using AI to Churn Out Sports Content”Without Human Input”
Do you like kicking back and watching some sports after a long day? Do you like AI? Would you like more AI-generated content in your sports? You might not have much of a choice — at least if Itai Epstein, vice president of new ventures at WSC Sports, has anything to say about it. At…
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Some beachgoers are creating living rooms with a view on the sand. Cities are cracking down
Greg Viviani has seen some elaborate beach setups in Orange County. They range from lavish celebrations on the sand with tables and flatware to inventive ones, with groups bringing multiple canopies that shade tables, chairs and even couches from the scorching rays, the Laguna Beach resident said. But the sun is poised to hit a…
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Fired NYC Council unpaid intern who demanded $32-an-hour ‘livable wage’ is just another silver-spoon socialist
A 21-year-old socialist and unpaid former NYC Council intern who claimed she was axed after demanding she and her peers get paid $32 an hourwith full health benefits — and plans to sue the Council — was born into wealth. Mina Farahmand — who willingly interned for freelast year to help get fellow silver-spoon socialist…
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There’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map
Beneath the Earth’s surface lies an extraordinary underground fungal network of almost unimaginable scale. An international team of researchers has, for the first time, produced a global map of this vast mycorrhizal network—the system of fungal filaments that forms mutually beneficial partnerships with plants across the planet. They estimate that the network stretches for roughly…
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Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release
A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after President Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, his family and rights advocates said Saturday. Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri arrived in Los Angeles and “is finally reunited with his family,” Frances…
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How to Avoid Spoilers Online and in Chats
With multiple streaming services to choose from and the entire history of cinema and television to dig into, you’d be forgiven for not being quite up-to-date with the latest films and shows. That’s where spoilers can hit you. Whether it’s a twisty Netflix thriller or the season finale of a show on Apple TV, there…
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New Jersey coastal city clashes over proposal to transform amusement park into luxury hotel
Officials in New Jersey sparked mixed reactions after voting to pave the way for the redevelopment of a former iconic amusement park. Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in Ocean City was a Jersey Shore landmark that entertained families for decades. David Gillian founded Gillian’s Fun Deck around 1930. Roy Gillian began operating the business as Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in 1965.…
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Three sons of Iran’s late Ayatollah Khamenei appear at funeral — but Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still absent
Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who has succeeded him as Iran’s supreme leader, did not make an appearance. State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying behind the coffins laid out in the vast courtyard of Tehran’s…
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Dear Abby: I’m dating a european and a NYC stand-up guy at the same time, and I don’t know who to choose
DEAR ABBY: After a tumultuous breakup, I reconnected with two men through friends. I’ve known and liked them both for years. One lives in Europe; the other lives here in New York. Both are wonderful, respectful and caring, and I feel beyond lucky. Both say they are in love with me and want to pursue…
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Taylor Swift’s favorite teacher dies after cancer battle on same day as singer’s wedding to Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift’s former teacher died on the same day as her wedding to Travis Kelce in New York City. Kirk Schwabe — who taught Swift criminal justice at Hendersonville High School in Nashville and later worked as her security guard — died amid his battle with metastatic kidney cancer on Friday at age 69, his…