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The core of the modern American dream is cheap stuff, and contrary to the president's suggestion earlier this year, it turns out little girls do need 30 dolls. Or, at least, their families want to be able to afford them, and they don't want the White House telling them otherwise.

The Trump administration's line on its economic policies in


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Zohran Mamdani wants to make childcare free in the most expensive city in the U.S.
  • NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised universal childcare for every child under the age of 6.
  • New Mexico's universal childcare policy could be a model for the new mayor.
  • Mamdani plans to fund NYC's program by taxing wealthy residents and corporations to expand childcare.

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Wondering where the moon is disappearing to? This is due to the lunar cycle, meaning each night a bit less of it is lit up until it disappears completely at the New Moon.

What is today’s moon phase?

As of Sunday, Nov. 16, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. This means 12% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

There's not as much to see tonight, but if you look hard



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TL;DR: Live stream San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings in the NBA for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.


We're still in the early stages of the new NBA season, but you can already see how this campaign is likely to play out for the Spurs and Kings. Wemby's Spurs look very strong at 8-3. The Kings however are



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Mamdani lending support to the striking baristas represents an early indication of how he may use the bully pulpit of his office as mayor of New York City.
  • Starbucks baristas began an open-ended strike on Thursday amid stalled contract negotiations.
  • NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is calling on people to avoid Starbucks during the strike.
  • It's an early indication of how

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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you love a burrito.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's



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If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give


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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you love game night.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints


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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is easy if you love Carolina sports.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words


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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you