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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a Biden-Harris campaign and DNC press conference on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The press conference was held to address Project 2025 and Republican policies on abortion
  • Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Minnesota several times, until Gov. Tim Walz stepped in.
  • Walz ultimately kept Uber and Lyft around while raising driver pay.
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Travis Scott attended the Olympic men's basketball semifinal match between Team USA and Serbia in Paris on Thursday.
  • Travis Scott was arrested in Paris on Friday after a run-in with a security guard, authorities said.
  • The incident occurred at the Georges V hotel, a luxury five-star hotel in Paris.
  • Scott has a history of legal issues, including a recent arrest in Miami.

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Ellen DeGeneres featured pretty prominently in Colleen Hoover's novel "It Ends With Us" — but less so in the movie.
  • Ellen DeGeneres featured pretty prominently in Colleen Hoover's novel "It Ends With Us."
  • However, mentions of the once-beloved TV host have been all but erased from the film adaptation.
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I tried and ranked stir-fry from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's.
  • I compared three blends of frozen stir-fry from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's.
  • Wegmans had my least favorite stir-fry, and there wasn't anything notable about the Whole Foods one.
  • The Trader Joe's stir-fry had the best flavor profile and textures by far.

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Great news, cat lovers (and anyone who likes video games). The beloved dystopian feline adventure, Stray, is coming to the Nintendo Switch on Nov. 19. Announced by Annapurna Interactive on Aug. 8, which also happens to be International Cat Day, the award-winning game will be fully ported over to the popular handheld in all of its glory in just a few short months. It's unclear if this version will



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Apple Maps will finally let you manually refresh your search as you pan around to find similar destinations in adjacent (or distant) areas. In the iOS 18 beta, Apple Maps displays a new “search here” button after you search for things like coffee shops or restaurants and then shift the map to a new area.

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Colleen Hoover attends the New York premiere of "It Ends With Us."
  • Colleen Hoover is the bestselling author of over 20 books, including "It Ends With Us."
  • The film version of "It Ends With Us," starring Blake Lively, premieres Friday.
  • Hoover is beloved by millions, but she has also been embroiled in controversy as her fame has grown.

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  • Global inflation could see a resurgence as the Olympics and Taylor Swift concerts drive demand.
  • Mega-events tend to spike hotel and transportation costs, UBS said.
  • Inflation in Europe and the US has cooled, but

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The Samsung Odyssey headset with Windows Mixed Reality from 2017. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Microsoft has reportedly struck a deal with Samsung for OLED panels that could power a new line of mixed reality headsets. Korean outlet The Elec reported earlier this week that (as per a machine translation) the partnership is still in its very early stages, with