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Russell Westbrook, who played for the Washington Wizards in the 2020-21 NBA season, reacts prior to playing against the Denver Nuggets at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., February 17, 2021.Will Newton | Getty ImagesQatar’s sovereign wealth fund has offered to buy a minority stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Washington Wizards and other Washington, D.C., sports teams, the National Basketball Association said Thursday.The NBA is still reviewing the deal with the Qatar Investment Authority, league spokesperson Mike Bass said in a statement to CNBC.The fund offered to buy a roughly 5% stake in Monumental…

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Welcome to Same Same But Different. As Gen Z and millennial fashion editors, respectively, we know a thing or two about shopping—for all ages, and especially our demographics. As we find the best products for you, we can’t help but do a little shopping for ourselves and build our personal (age-appropriate) wish lists. And now, we’re sharing them with you. Ahead, check out what’s in our hearts and in our carts lately.Dale Chong: As someone who isn’t a die-hard Swiftie, it was nice to see what our colleagues wore to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour. But now that we’re back…

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That was very emotional. The Blacklist Season 10 Episode 18 took us back to the regular blacklist with a case about an elusive blacklister who targeted Raymond and his associates. Events took place on two fronts as Raymond tried to get to warring families to declare peace while Arthur Hudson recruited someone unexpected and expected at the same time. Raymond’s campaign for doing good continued, and it wasn’t a surprise that he would offer to mediate talks between two families where he stood to gain nothing significant in return. The best that could happen was that the two sides would stop…

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Electric Literature recently launched a new creative nonfiction program, and received 500 submissions in just 36 hours! Now we need your help to grow our team, carefully and efficiently review submitted work, and further establish EL as a home for artful and urgent nonfiction. We’ve set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of June. We’re almost there! Please give what you can today. Greg Marshall’s memoir Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It is a brave and hilarious tour de force, taking us through his journey of self-acceptance as he grapples with…

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In this articleABI-BETGTFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTIllustration by Gene KimAttacks against businesses for their inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community have forced companies to try to strike a balance between expressing values or risking backlash — and even violence — from a small but vocal part of their customer bases.As boycotts move beyond social-media-fueled outrage, companies like Anheuser-Busch, Target and Disney are facing monthslong public relations fiascos that have resulted in market share losses, C-suite shake-ups, legal battles and even threats to employees. In some cases, corporations have drawn the ire of conservative customers for marketing to LGBTQ+ consumers or…

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André 3000 is poised to release his debut solo album … according to Killer Mike, who also says he’s expected to hear a super sneak peek very soon. KM was making his promo rounds yesterday, including an appearance on “TMZ Live,” and popped up on Sway’s Universe, who quizzed his knowledge about the 3 Stacks album rumors. The Run the Jewels rapper confirmed Andre’s project and revealed he’ll be meeting with him to hear the project in its entirety, having previously heard around 9 tracks. Andre has a blistering verse on Mike’s new self-titled album and pulling the trigger on…

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Disney was the final studio to present here at CineEurope in Barcelona, highlighting 17 upcoming films and bringing A Haunting in Venice star/director Kenneth Branagh to town, as well as a live performance of “This Wish” from animated adventure Wish which releases in November. Head of Global Theatrical Distribution, Tony Chambers, started off the show, thanking exhibition for the success of Avatar: The Way of Water before introducing a pre-taped message from James Cameron. The filmmaker said to the crowd, “I’m thankful to have had you as our partners. Bravo to all of you.” The Avatar films are “a labor…

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WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity specialist SpiderOak reported successful on-orbit testing June 22 of its OrbitSecure software running on a Ball Aerospace payload. “This is the first time a zero-trust application has been performed in space,” Charles Beames, SpiderOak executive chairman, told SpaceNews. Zero-trust is important, Beames said, because it offers security at the data level. Each data record is encrypted and stored in a digital ledger. Only someone with the appropriate encryption key can access a specific record. What’s more, if a hacker breaks the encryption, the breach will be detected and new encryption keys will be issued immediately, Beames said.…

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Apple launched its first spatial computer — the Apple Vision Pro — at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month. The mixed reality headset supports both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content, and uses a feature called EyeSight to allow users to view their surroundings using the sensors surrounding the battery-powered device. Users can switch between AR and VR modes with the help of the dial on the right edge of the wearable. The company also released the visionOS SDK on Wednesday to help developers build apps specifically for the headset, which will reportedly feature a “guest”…

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U.S. Rep. George Santos leaves the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, New York, May 10, 2023.Barry Williams | New York Daily News | Getty ImagesThe secret identities of Republican Rep. George Santos’ bail backers in his federal criminal case are set to be revealed Thursday at noon ET.Santos, the scandal-plagued freshman congressman from New York, was arrested last month and charged with numerous crimes including money laundering and wire fraud. After pleading not guilty to all 13 counts against him, Santos was released on a $500,000 bond backed by multiple guarantors, whose…

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A general view of atmosphere at the VICE Kills TX Music Showcase during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Viceland on March 16, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Hutton Supancic/Getty Images for SXSW)Hutton Supancic | Getty ImagesVice Media has declared Fortress Investment Group’s stalking horse bid of $225 million the winning offer for the company as it emerges from bankruptcy.Vice received multiple bids for the company, but none of them “rose to the level of being deemed a superior bid,” according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. Closely held GoDigital submitted one of the bids…

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It didn’t look like much. Just a fuzzy gray dot on the ultrasound. But the speck was an early sign that one of Ashley Brandt’s twins had acrania, a rare neurological disorder that is 100 percent lethal. Brandt needed to abort the unviable fetus in order to increase the other twin’s chance of survival. Because she lived in Texas, Brandt had to furtively cross state lines in order to receive abortion care at 14 weeks pregnant. “It was all hush-hush, very secretive,” she says now. Back home, doctors wouldn’t acknowledge what had happened, and her medical records incorrectly listed a…

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And Just Like That…, the much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning Sex and The City, burst onto the scene with a lot of buzz and lived up to all the hype. Much like its predecessor, the series is exciting and funny, allowing the journeys of three core characters to continue and mature while allowing space for some newer characters to flourish. One of those characters is Rock Goldenblatt, Charlotte and Harry’s 12-year-old child, who navigates adolescence and comes to terms with their identity in a groundbreaking storyline that plays out throughout the season. Rock is played by the wonderfully talented Alexa…

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Ah the age-old question: are Doc Martens waterproof?Much like a wise sage you may find in the woods, ready to answer all of your questions, I have the answers to your difficult Doc martens questions (I, however, cannot tell you the meaning of life). Unfortunately, like life, there isn’t a straightforward answer, simply because the word “waterproof” tends to trick a lot of people. Keep that in mind while reading the rest of this article, I’m here to demystify your waterproof journey and help you reach dry doc marten bliss. Key Takeaways Doc Martens are not inherently waterproof, but their…

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Electric Literature recently launched a new creative nonfiction program, and received 500 submissions in just 36 hours! Now we need your help to grow our team, carefully and efficiently review submitted work, and further establish EL as a home for artful and urgent nonfiction. We’ve set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of June. We’re almost there! Please give what you can today. I. Father In my worst nightmares, my father transitions.  In life, we are many years estranged, per his wishes. He has made his feelings on my ‘gender deviance’ clear. The fiery drama of the fallout…

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A passageway near the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, U.K., on Thursday, March 18, 2021.Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday surprised markets with a 50 basis point hike to interest rates, its 13th consecutive increase as policymakers grapple with persistently high inflation.The Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 in favor of the half-percentage-point increase, which takes the Bank’s base rate to 5%. The move defied market expectations, which had priced in around a 60% chance of a 25 basis point hike.Sterling slipped against the dollar after the announcement, and…

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Threat from above The US State Department wants to ensure the responsible stewardship of outer space. (Courtesy: NASA/Bill Ingalls) The US has released its first strategic framework for space diplomacy. The 37-page document, issued by the US Department of State, outlines the intention to â€Åbuild international partnerships for civil and national security space”. It calls for the creation of a â€Årules-based international order” for outer space as well as for the US government to protect the country from â€Åspace-enabled threats”. The document points out that the US private sector is revolutionizing the use of outer space with new technologies and business…

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