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• Democrats think Jill Biden might be the only person who could convince Joe Biden to drop out.
• After Biden's debate performance, some Democrats have been questioning his ability to defeat Trump. 
• But the first lady isn't backing down. And so, neither is the president.

Joe Biden's debate performance last week was, by most accounts, a disaster.

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• Ukraine says it destroyed 59 Russian air defense systems in June 2024.
• It's the second-highest monthly total since the war began, compared to 73 in July 2023.
• Ukraine has upped its

The new Lovestruck expansion pack for The Sims 4 gives the decade-old sequel a shot of life by turning it into a full-fledged dating sim — including non-monogamous WooHoo-ing for the first time. In addition to polyamory, the $40 DLC adds an in-game dating app, an encounter-planning system, turn-ons and turn-offs and a swanky singles club where Leisure Suit Larry (apologies for the dated reference)

It took 20 years, but the design and delivery of the International Fusion Energy Project’s massive toroidal magnets is complete. The 19 coils are now in Southern France, according to an ITER release, setting the stage for the massive nuclear fusion project to make its first plasma... eventually.

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The Supreme Court granted Donald Trump partial immunity from prosecution. It's a huge win for the GOP candidate ahead of November's election.

• A lot of Democratic voters want Joe Biden to drop out after his disastrous debate performance.
• It's a choice between gambling on a new nominee or risking defeat with Biden.
• Here are the biggest arguments for and against Biden dropping out.

Democrats are in a state of

Would you believe today marks an entire decade since Sony spun out its Vaio computer brand? Vaio has stood for lightweight laptops pretty much ever since — and now the company’s announcing one of the lightest-ever portable monitors to go with them.

The Vaio Vision Plus 14 goes on sale today in Japan as a 14-inch, 1920 x 1200 USB-C monitor that weighs just 0.72

House of the Dragon Season 2, episode 3, "The Burning Mill," brings viewers back to one of Westeros' most notorious castles: Harrenhal. And what a return it is!

The episode sees Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) swoop into Harrenhal with his dragon Caraxes, but this is far from the triumphant conquest he envisioned. Castellan Simon Strong (Sir Simon Russell Beale) is all too ready to turn the castle

Meta is updating its “Made with AI” labels after widespread complaints from photographers that the company was mistakenly flagging non-AI-generated content. In an update, the company said that it will change the wording to “AI info” because the current labels “weren’t always aligned with people’s expectations and didn’t always provide enough context.”

The company introduced the “Made with AI”

While the majority of Americans would like to see more clean energy from solar and wind farms — support for new renewable energy projects has started to wane, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. It also found a drop in interest in electric vehicles following Biden administration policies to slash greenhouse gas emissions

• I compared Sol de Janeiro's $48 Brazilian Bum Bum Cream with Nutrius' $22 dupe sold at Costco.
• Both options improved my skin's texture in record time.
• The Nutrius brand from Costco was budget-friendly and more comfortable for all-day wear.

Sol de Janeiro has built its identity around its

In its annual trends research report, YouTube says fan culture is turning Gen Z into creators.

The platform says that the increasing volume of fan-made content — recaps, reactions, parodies, and commentary that can be more popular than its source content — has made fan culture "the central driver of emerging popular culture."

As The Washington Post reported last week, the YouTube study found that