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Former President Barack Obama slammed GOP nominee Donald Trump's "weird obsession with crowd sizes" during his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.
  • GOP nominee Donald Trump loomed large in Barack Obama's speech at the DNC on Tuesday.
  • Obama slammed Trump's "weird obsession with crowd sizes" while making a suggestive hand gesture.
  • Obama said Trump has

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Media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. has submitted a bid that throws a wrench into Paramount's deal with David Ellison's Skydance Media.
  • Paramount announced a merger with Skydance Media in July.
  • The deal, however, had a 45-day period that allowed Paramount to seek other bidders.
  • Cue in Edgar Bronfman Jr., ex-CEO of Warner Music Group



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Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for August 22's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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Captain Kelly Gordon has worked on superyachts as long as 160 feet.
  • Vacationing on a superyacht may sound like it's all Champagne and sunbathing.
  • But before boarding a luxury vessel, superyacht captain Kelly Gordon advises keeping certain things in mind.
  • Yachting is a summer pastime with risks and nuances for clients and crew.

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In a new letter, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon insists that AI regulations should be left to the federal government. As reported previously by Bloomberg, Kwon says that a new AI safety bill under consideration in California could slow progress and cause companies to leave the state.

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Connections is the latest New York Times word game 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 and tips to get you over the hurdle.

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JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon has been considered for the Treasury Secretary role by Donald Trump and people close to Kamala Harris.
  • JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's name keeps being floated for a spot in the White House Cabinet, according to reports.
  • Per reports, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris' circle have discussed his name for the Treasury Secretary position.
  • Dimon has tried to throw cold

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Google has reached a deal with California lawmakers to fund local news in the state after previously protesting a proposed law that would have required it to pay media outlets. Under the terms of the deal, Google will commit tens of millions of dollars to a fund supporting local news as well as an AI “accelerator program” in the state.

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A screenshot from the Megalopolis trailer. | Image: Lionsgate

Hours after it was released, Lionsgate pulled a trailer for Megalopolis that was clearly “gunning for the haters” with a selection of negative quotes about director Francis Ford Coppola’s previous works. That’s because reports like this one from Vulture’s Bilge Ebiri showed that critic quotes in the trailer



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  • Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov showed off a Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun.
  • The Putin ally said he plans to send the vehicle to the battlefield in Ukraine.
  • But a military expert said the decked-out EV would be almost entirely useless on the front lines.

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov sparked social media buzz this week after posting a video of himself driving a Tesla