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21 Walmart Deals We Like Better Than That Other Sale Happening Right Now
Prime Day is in full swing, but Amazon isn’t the only shop with deals. Walmart has a competing sale it calls, in a burst of creativity, “Walmart Deals.” Like Prime Day, Walmart’s sale features a range of deals on headphones, tablets, kitchen gear, and other tech. The best part is, there are no members-only deals…
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Trump’s claim fizzles as Park Service won’t back Reflecting Pool ‘gash’ in court
The National Park Service refused to corroborate President Donald Trump’s claim of a 350-foot Reflecting Pool “gash” in a sworn court declaration filed this week. Frank Lands, the NPS’s deputy director for operations, submitted the two-page declaration in an ongoing federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over the pool’s…
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Apple and Audi Alumni Have Made a Luxe EV Based on the Moon Buggy
It seems to be the week for cheap EVs. Right after the production model of the Slate electric truck was revealed, complete with a bump in range, a new European entrant in electric mobility is launching out of stealth mode today and plans to bring its own affordable yet stylish rides to market. Amble’s founders…
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Jimmy Fallon roasts Trump after State Fair humiliations: ‘BYOB means bring your own band’
Jimmy Fallon shredded President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair on Wednesday night, mocking the White House’s claim that the 16-day National Mall event was a nonpartisan celebration by noting it bore an uncanny resemblance to a Trump rally. The “Tonight Show” host opened his monologue by needling Trump for headlining the opening ceremony himself…
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Colossal and the US Government Are Creating an Endangered Species ‘BioVault’
The US government is partnering with Texas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences to build a national repository of genetic material from endangered and threatened species. The effort comes as the Trump administration moves to weaken endangered species protections, including a recent decision to waive them to expand offshore oil and gas drilling. In collaboration with the…
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Jeers rain down on Sean Duffy over Great American Fair remarks: ‘You’re garbage’
Critics piled on Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for the politically charged insults he delivered in a warm-up speech for President Donald Trump at the Great American State Fair. The cabinet official saluted the Marine Band and three performers – Lee Greenwood, Christopher Macchio and Alexis Wilkins, the country singer and girlfriend of FBI Director Kash…
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You’re a Filmmaker. How the Hell Do You Get an Agent?
In this installment, we tackle one of the most commonly asked questions in the entire business: How do filmmakers get an agent? Given the attention around YouTuber-directors Kane Parsons and Curry Barker, it’s worth unlocking the secret of how writers and filmmakers find representation. TheWrap spoke to multiple Hollywood players including motion picture literary agent…
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California’s forbidden waterfall you can only get to by trespassing — finally getting a legal route
For decades, visitors chasing one of California’s most breathtaking waterfalls had only one option: break the law and walk across active railroad tracks. Now, that may finally change. The spectacular waterfall is unique because it cascades directly out of porous volcanic rock and lava tubes originating from nearby Mount Shasta. Courtesy City of Dunsmuir A…
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Jeremy Allen White says goodbye to ‘The Bear’ after 5 seasons: ‘I’ve been really lucky’
Jeremy Allen White knows that playing Chef Carmie in “The Bear” has been a life-changing experience. “For sure,” he told Page Six exclusively at the premiere for the show’s fifth and final season last week. White noted that although he’s been working since he was a teen, appearing in “Law & Order” and playing Lip…
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The Plan To Collect and Save the DNA of Everything on the Endangered Species List
Life on ice: Cryopreserved genetic material in the Colossal labs —Colossal Biosciences Not a lot of plants and animals make it off the Endangered Species List alive. Established Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the list now comprises more than 2,100 struggling species. In the past half century, only 54 species have recovered sufficiently…