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Minecraft Java and Bedrock

TL;DR: Get Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition for $19.97 — a gift of endless creativity, adventure, and pixel-perfect fun.


If you’re looking for a holiday gift that’s as limitless as their imagination, this digital download of Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition is the ultimate choice for just $20 (reg. $29). From snowy village builds to pixelated cabins and forests, Minecraft lets players create



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Kwit Stop

TL;DR: For $59.99, Kwit’s lifetime plan offers a supportive path to quit smoking with daily motivation and personalized tools.


If you’ve tried quitting smoking before and it didn’t stick, Kwit’s lifetime plan is here to help you make 2025 the year you finally kick the habit. With this lifetime subscription for $59.99, Kwit becomes your steady partner, offering tools, progress tracking, and



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This woman is the most beloved human in your life, right? Whether it's the person who brought you into this world or the woman who raised you or simply someone who feels like a mother to you, finding your mom the perferct birthday gift comes with a lot of pressure. "This is how much I love you," the gift seems to say — even if she would never see it that way. So whether it's her 50th birthday, her



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Scientists surveying a wild bird colony for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in October 2024.

Viruses love to jump between animal species.

In 2023, a highly pathogenic bird flu leapt to seals in South America, killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups (about 97 percent of the vulnerable animals) and an unknown number of adults in a major breeding colony in Península Valdés, Argentina. A new genetic analysis, published in the science journal Nature Communications, determined that once the



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A phone displaying the New York Times game 'Connections.'

Connections: Sports Edition is a new 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 gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the



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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be



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Voyager 2's final image of Uranus, captured on Jan. 25, 1986.

NASA's Voyager mission beamed back unprecedented views. It also sent back some mysteries.

One of these came in 1986, when the Voyager 2 probe — one of a duo of Voyager craft sent into deep space — journeyed by the ice giant Uranus, a strange world rotating on its side. When the mission passed by, its instruments detected strong radiation around Uranus, yet, curiously, didn't find any source of



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A game being played on a smartphone.

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands 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