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- Joe Biden's reelection bid is looking less and less tenable.
- Top Democrats, including Barack Obama, are said to be encouraging him to give up.
- Biden's holding on, but each new voice weakens him further.
As former President Donald Trump was delivering his marathon speech at the RNC Thursday night, President Joe
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The mining of technology nostalgia is unrelenting. Earlier this week, we had an unofficial return of the iPod, not to mention Tamagotchis and now Discman. Well, not an actual Discman, which is a Sony brand, but the portable CD player is back.
Audiophile brand FiiO has launched the DM13, a portable CD player with modern touches, like high-fidelity wireless and a built-in battery. No more AAs! The
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- IT systems across the world are suffering widespread outages.
- Disruptions have hit everything from airports and banks, to retailers and healthcare providers.
- Crowdstrike's CEO blamed a defect in an update for Windows, highlighting the fragility of global IT.
If the world needed a wake-up call on just
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- Elon Musk mocked Microsoft over global IT outage impacting multiple sectors.
- The X owner posted a laughing emoji in response to a meme poking fun at Microsoft.
- Microsoft's issues are linked to the CrowdStrike tool, causing widespread disruptions.
Elon Musk poked fun at Microsoft over a global IT
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- Netflix's "Karate Kid" sequel show "Cobra Kai" is ending.
- The final season, which is out now, has been split into three releases.
- Here's what to know about season six part two and three.
The final season of "Cobra Kai" is out now on Netflix, but fans must wait
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- A jury awarded $2 million to the family of a man who died from 150-degree shower burns at a Kentucky motel.
- Most adults will suffer third-degree burns if exposed to 150-degree water for even two seconds.
- The man sustained third-degree burns and died months after the incident.
A jury awarded more than $2
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- Top sellers during this year's Prime Day were household essentials like trash bags — and snail serum.
- Last year, electronics and cosmetics dominated Amazon's sales.
- This year's Prime Day sales are expected to break new records amid generally sluggish
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- Whoopi Goldberg said she scattered her mother's ashes at Disneyland.
- The TV host said she immediately admitted to park officials what she had done.
- "I wanted to make sure, actually, that I hadn't done something that was dangerous," she said.
During an appearance on "La
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- The consumer price index rose 3% year-over-year — it hasn't been below 3% since March 2021.
- However, eight expense categories had price increases of more than 10% over