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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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An aerial view of a Turkish Navy minesweeper.
  • The Black Sea faces a long-term danger from naval mines in the Russia-Ukraine war.
  • Ships have struck drifting mines in the last two years as Ukraine struggled to clear shipping routes.
  • But even after the war, it's not clear how long it'll take to clear the waters.

Against all odds, Ukraine has gained the initiative



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  • Big tech cloud providers are developing homegrown AI chips to rival Nvidia.
  • Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have AI chips, but AWS's offerings have wider availability.
  • AWS's regional availability offers customers more options, potentially reducing reliance on Nvidia.

Big tech cloud providers have been investing in their own homegrown AI chips lately, in hopes of replicating



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America is at a crossroads and that means you are, too.

Come Nov. 5, the nation will cast ballots for an election that presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are billing as one of the most consequential of your lifetime.

Between now and then, every time you go online, you stand a decent chance of encountering a political ad, new polling data, clapbacks and takedowns, viral



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By rights, a prequel to Rosemary's Baby should be an unholy abomination, offensive to the lovers of horror. Not only is Roman Polanski's seminal 1968 film iconic and beloved by critics, audiences, and the Academy Awards (which honored Ruth Gordon with a very rare Best Supporting win in a horror movie), but also, a prequel to a a 56-year-old horror classic seems destined to be a grubby cash grab



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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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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



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Russian anti-submarine aircraft fly during joint naval and air drills with China in September.
Russian anti-submarine aircraft fly during joint naval and air drills with China in September.
  • US rivals and foes — specifically Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea — are all becoming closer.
  • As these countries deepen their military ties, they are also flexing their muscles and challenging norms.
  • Across the world, America's rivals appear to be piling on



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Hurricane Helene as seen on NOAA satellite imagery on Sept. 25, 2024.

Hurricane Helene is growing into a vast, powerful storm.

The National Hurricane Center's computer modeling, which ensures such storms don't sneak up on anyone, predicts Helene will make landfall as a potent cyclone in Florida's Big Bend region on Thursday. But the impacts of such a sprawling storm will be widespread, including in areas like Tampa, which will see strong winds and some five to eight