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Eric Adams is the first of New York City's mayors to be charged while in office.
  • New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to appear in court over bribery and wire fraud charges.
  • Adams faces five criminal counts related to a federal corruption investigation.
  • Calls for Adams' resignation are growing with some arguing his legal battles hinder city governance.

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Xiaomi's new top phone is here, and it looks familiar.

With the Xiaomi 14T Pro, it appears that the design heads at Xiaomi simply said: Well, let's imagine the next year's iPhone, and then design our phone to look like that.

The result, unsurprisingly, looks pretty great, even if it's not the most original. Xiaomi sent me a 14T Pro review unit in the Titan Gray color, and I was surprised at how



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A man with black hair and an unbuttoned black shirt holds a light above his head while standing in front of kaleidoscopic mirrors.
Adam Driver as Cesar on the "Megalopolis" poster.
  • Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" opens in theaters Friday after decades in development.
  • The film, set in an imagined New York City, stars Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, and Giancarlo Esposito.
  • It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 51%.

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has slapped Meta with a $101.5 million (€91 million) fine after wrapping up an investigation into a security breach in 2019, wherein the company mistakenly stored users' passwords in plain text. Meta's original announcement only talked about how it found some user passwords stored in plain text on its servers in January that year. But a month later, it



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Wendy's Frosty
Wendy's is selling its small vanilla and chocolate Frosty for $1 until the end of the month.
  • Wendy's says it will continue to offer its Frosty dessert for $1 through the end of the month.
  • It took aim at McDonald's in its promotion, accusing its rival of having broken ice cream machines.
  • Wendy's has previously criticized McDonald's for using frozen beef, sparking a



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Airline passengers on a Boeing 777 economy cabin using the in-flight wifi in an AirFrance promotional image.
Air France has become the latest airline to announce a deal with Starlink.
  • Air France announced it will offer free ultra-high-speed WiFi via Elon Musk's Starlink from 2025.
  • United Airlines also recently signed up for Starlink.
  • Qatar Airways and Hawaiian Airlines are among the other carriers that are customers.

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Shigeru Ishiba celebrates after his election as party head during the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election on September 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.
Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister. The 67-year-old narrowly won the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday.
  • Shigeru Ishiba is set to be appointed Japan's prime minister on Tuesday.
  • On Friday, he narrowly won the presidency of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
  • Ishiba has previously suggested that Japan's military pact with the US



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With the rights to content from big studios and franchises like Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, Disney+ is a streaming service that everyone knows and loves — so much so that it nabbed a spot as one of the best streaming services in our guide. Whether you look forward to sitting down on your couch ready to be whisked away to Marvel’s multiverse of TV shows, like the



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A woman pushes a baby in a stroller along Moskovskaya Square against the backdrop of the fountain complex on a hot day in St. Petersburg.
On a hot day in St. Petersburg, a woman pushes a baby in a stroller along Moskovskaya Square.
  • Russia is considering fines for those promoting a child-free lifestyle, according to a Putin ally.
  • He said the proposed law would target media and online content that encourages not having children.
  • Russia faces a demographic crisis with a 25-year low birth rate, worsened by the

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George Appling had $1 million in the bank by the age of 36.
  • George Appling had $1 million in the bank by 36 and is now a multimillionaire.
  • He doesn't plan to leave his three kids a cash inheritance.
  • Instead, he plans to pay for college, a car, a down payment, and make business loans.

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With Trump signaling some support for marijuana legalization, it's still unclear whether Harris would go further than Biden.
  • Kamala Harris has previously supported federal marijuana legalization and continues to back reforms.
  • But it's not clear exactly how far she would go if elected president.
  • Lawmakers told Business Insider they remained unsure how she would approach

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Automated responses in Gmail can now provide more detail and context for some users on iOS and Android. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Google is rolling out a Gemini-powered update to Gmail for Android and iOS that will tailor smart replies more specifically to emails. First announced back in May, Google says its new contextual Smart Replies will “offer more