Showtime’s streaming service will finally shutter later this month

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Following Paramount’s move to add Showtime programming to certain Paramount Plus streaming plans, the Showtime standalone streaming platform is coming to an end.

Variety reports that Showtime streaming subscribers have begun receiving notices that they will no longer be able to access the platform after April 30th. Going forward

Harvard hopefuls are going to need to start cramming for the SAT again

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  • Harvard is the fourth Ivy League school to bring back standardized testing.
  • The SAT and ACT tests will be used in admissions again.
  • The timing of Harvard's decision could mean a tight turnaround for this year's applicants.

Harvard is the fourth Ivy League school to make standardized testing mandatory again, reversing an earlier shift away from the SAT and ACT

I'm a lifelong Jersey girl choosing to retire in South Carolina. It's where my adult daughter is planning to live — and it's cheaper.

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  • Kathie Zucker, 57, lived in New Jersey her whole life, but is now moving to South Carolina.
  • After visiting her daughter — who attends college in Charleston, South Carolina, she found that she liked the area.
  • She especially enjoys the warmer weather, activities, and cheaper cost of living around Charleston.

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Apple renews Monarch for season 2 and has plans for more Godzilla spinoffs

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Apple announced some Godzilla-sized updates for its streaming service. First up, the spinoff series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which premiered on Apple TV Plus last year, has been renewed for a second season. There aren’t any details on what the new season will entail or when it’ll start streaming, but showrunners and co-creators Chris Black and Matt Fraction

An NPR editor accuses the network of institutional bias

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This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry.

Hi, everyone — I’m starting off today with some big news to share: next week will be my last at Hot Pod and The Verge. Before coming here, all I wanted was to cover the podcasting industry, and I still can’t believe I managed to get a job doing just

Ukraine isn't the only country Russia is trying to topple

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Russia's state-sponsored mercenaries are expanding efforts to destabilize Africa and the Middle East.

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  • To Russia, the Ukraine war and the "gray zone"  fights beyond it are two sides of the same coin.
  • The Kremlin believes that destabilizing Africa would ease Russia's campaign in Ukraine.
  • The KGB's successors, however, have had a less-than-stellar record.

Even as Russian bombs

The best Amazon Echo devices of 2024

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The best Amazon Echo devices include smart speakers and displays with Alexa built-in.

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When it comes to welcoming Alexa into your home, you've got a lot of devices to choose from. Amazon's own selection of Echo products is a great place to start, and the lineup is versatile

A 13-year-old girl helped unearth an ancient Roman town. She's finally getting credit for it over 90 years later.

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At 13, Helen Carlton-Smith took part in excavating Verulamium and kept a diary of the dig.

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  • In the 1930s, teen Helen Carlton-Smith and other female archaeologists excavated a Roman settlement.
  • Tessa Wheeler helped lead the dig and taught the team valuable archaeological skills.
  • An exhibit at the Verulamium Museum highlights the