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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you



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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people who love the orange and black.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a 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


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After the speech, lawmakers and journalists flock to Statuary Hall, just feet from the House chamber.
  • President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
  • Reporter Bryan Metzger watched the longest SOTU speech in history from inside the House chamber.
  • Over the course of the speech, the mood devolved, culminating in outright bickering.

It ended up being the


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Trump gave his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Trump gave his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
  • Trump delivered his State of the Union address in Congress on Tuesday.
  • Key takeaways include his comments on tariffs, lower consumer prices, and AI driving up energy costs.
  • It was the longest speech in the country's recent history.

President Donald Trump gave his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, the longest in US




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Roberta Maretti returned home after raising her two kids abroad.
  • Roberta Maretti, 50, raised her two kids in cities across Asia, relocating often along the way.
  • She navigated cultural and language barriers, often relying on other expat moms.
  • After her divorce, she moved back to Europe with her kids.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Roberta Maretti, 50


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Melania Trump wore a pantsuit to the State of the Union.
Melania Trump wore a pantsuit to the State of the Union.
  • Melania Trump wore a pantsuit to the 2026 State of the Union address.
  • The first lady layered the dark gray suit over a white blouse and completed the look with pointed-toe heels.
  • Her tailored suit mirrored the aesthetic of her official portrait for President Donald Trump's second term.

Melania Trump kept things sleek and simple as


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Have you noticed that the Moon is getting a little bigger each night? That's because of where we are in the lunar cycle. Keep scrolling to find out what that means for tonight's moon.

What is today’s Moon phase?

As of Wednesday, Feb. 25, the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 59% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.

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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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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.
President Donald Trump has given five of the 10 longest State of the Union speeches since they were tracked in 1964.
  • The American Presidency Project tracks the length of presidents' State of the Union speeches.
  • Donald Trump holds the record for the longest address, at 1:47, in 2026.
  • Trump and Bill Clinton have given nine of the top 10 longest State of the

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  • President Donald Trump said he's told top tech companies they must pay more for electricity near data centers.
  • Trump made the announcement during the State of the Union. He did not name the companies.
  • Big Tech's data center push is driving up US electricity demand and costs.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that top tech companies have to cover their own power


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