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Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

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Before this week's sale of Amazon stock, Jeff Bezos' net worth was only $5 billion behind Elon Musk's $200 billion fortune, putting the title of "world's richest man" within reach.
  • This week Jeff Bezos sold 12 million shares of Amazon stock, netting about $2 billion.
  • It's Bezos' first major sale of stock in the company since 2021. 
  • The move puts Bezos' within reach of overtaking Elon Musk



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Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe.
  • Andrew McCabe took issue with special counsel Robert Hur's report on Biden compared to Clinton.
  • "I have a lot of concerns with the way that he talked about the evidence," McCabe said of Hur.
  • The report forced Biden to push back against concerns about his memory as he seeks reelection.

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Friday


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Pod races, trade negotiations, and Darth Maul will be on the big screen once more when Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comes back to theaters on May 3rd, 2024. The return is meant to celebrate the 1999 movie’s 25th anniversary, reports Empire.

The return to theaters comes during a renaissance for this part of the long-running franchise. In



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A tawny owl in Usedom, Germany.
  • It's Superb Owl weekend! If you're a typo-prone football fanatic, this one's for you.
  • As fans search for Super Bowl news, many will mistakingly type Superb Owl.
  • To make the mistake worth their while, here are some owls that are, indeed, superb.

"Superb Owl" is likely not what you intended to type. But who among us hasn't made a typo during a



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Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut.
  • Sen. Chris Murphy said in an interview that "no one" is leading Senate Republicans.
  • "You can't make policy if no one is in charge," Murphy told Politico Magazine.
  • The Democratic negotiator's remarks came after GOP lawmakers blocked the border security package.

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, the chief Democratic negotiator of the scuttled


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The Herculaneum papyri were buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, which also buried the ancient city of Pompeii.
  • Three students won the Vesuvius Challenge for uncovering text in the Herculaneum papyri.
  • The students were awarded a $700,000 prize after using AI to uncover the passages.
  • The uncovered text talks about "how to enjoy life's pleasures," organizers said.

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The Tesla app now supports ultra wideband (UWB) in the 2024.2.3 version of the app for iPhones. Spotted by Not a Tesla App, it promises more reliable and secure use of phones as digital keys than Bluetooth does because UWB’s precision tracking lets the car know exactly where the key is, which also helps protect against replay spoofing