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An appeals court revived a lawsuit against the anonymous messaging service Yolo, which allegedly broke a promise to unmask bullies on the app. In a ruling issued Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shouldn’t block a claim that Yolo misrepresented its terms of service



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Beyoncé didn't perform at the Chicago DNC on Thursday. But a whole lot of people thought she would.
  • Lots of people thought Beyoncé would show up at the DNC on Thursday, in large part because TMZ said so.
  • TMZ used to be considered a site you wouldn't rely on for "real" news, even though it broke a ton of celebrity news.
  • But the Beyoncé non-news proves TMZ has become entrenched

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After almost two months with the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, we're very impressed by its quality across the board. Now that Samsung has fixed its battery drain issue, it's easier to recommend, too. Just make sure to find a good trade-in deal, given how expensive the Ultra is compared to the Galaxy Watch 7.



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History famously repeats itself. Still, I never expected "retarded," the insult du jour of my youth, to come back in style — especially after it was canceled only years ago.

These days, mostly on X, I see liberal-identifying people dropping the word as casually as when I was a preteen in the mid-aughts. It's trickled into offline conversations as well, used to embellish how stupid a


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Jalen Hurts is one of the highest-rated quarterbacks in fantasy this year.
  • As the NFL grows to a nearly $13 billion business, fantasy football has soared in popularity.
  • BI spoke with expert analysts Nick Zylak and Liz Loza about the top tips for building a team.
  • They recommended looking at your league's scoring format and focusing on high-ceiling players early.

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American flags were on full dispaly during the DNC.
  • Democrats leaned into traditional patriotic symbolism and rhetoric at their convention.
  • Speakers emphasized military might and love of country, all while chants of "USA" rang out.
  • Republicans have branded themselves as the party of patriotism for decades, but that's changing.

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Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega in "Taste."
  • Sabrina Carpenter released a music video on Friday for her new single "Taste."
  • The video costars Jenna Ortega as her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend.
  • In the climactic scene, the two women kiss, reviving online discussions about Carpenter's sexuality.

Sabrina Carpenter's latest single "Taste," taken from her brand new album "Short n'



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Soldiers on board an amphibious ferrying vehicle take part in a river defense exercise as part of the annual Han Kuang military drill, at Tamsui River in New Taipei, Taiwan.
  • A Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be risky, but it is a possibility.
  • China experts at CSIS assessed three possible blockade scenarios and how they'd play out.
  • One of the biggest challenges



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Hermann Tilke reviews a racetrack design.
  • Hermann Tilke and his son, Carsten, are the go-to designers for Formula 1 racetracks worldwide.
  • Tilke, who's worked on F1 circuits since the '90s, can face tight deadlines and difficult terrains.
  • This article is part of "Behind the Wheel," a series about the highly competitive and high-tech world of Formula 1.

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 6 hits many of the right marks in terms of performance, battery life, and features, but the phone feels like it's playing second-fiddle to competitors like the Motorola Razr Plus 2024.



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A Tesla Model Y drives past a new electrical substation in Palo Alto, California.
  • Elon Musk is building supercomputers using advanced AI for Tesla's self-driving vehicles.
  • Tesla's new AI data center in Palo Alto requires way more electricity, impacting local infrastructure.
  • Tesla wants a $24 million electric substation upgrade done in months, not years.

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