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The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

The Onion

The Woman in Cabin 10 on Netflix: A sloppy attempt at gaslighting

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Primal season 3 creator breaks down the shocking NYCC trailer

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EA's Battlefield 6, coming October 10, is a pivotal moment for the series and for EA, set to go private in a $55B deal, as EA competes with Activision and COD (Jay Peters/The Verge)

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Trump’s indictment of Letitia James, briefly explained

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Sources: Coinbase and Mastercard have each held talks to acquire stablecoin startup BVNK for $1.5B-$2.5B; a deal would be the largest stablecoin acquisition yet (Fortune)

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Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Indicts Attorney General Letitia James

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Cuomo’s Rikers Proposal Slammed as ‘Political Scam’ by Jail Advocates

THE CITY - All

Microsoft and Anthropic appoint former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak as a senior adviser and pledge his role will not include lobbying with the UK government (Financial Times)

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Some Lakers Games This Season Will Be Broadcast Live in Immersive Video for Vision Pro

Daring Fireball

Ferrari exposes the guts of its upcoming 1000hp EV

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Where is Maurice's Black Market Vending Machine in Borderlands 4

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Tyra Banks Releases Hot Ice Cream

The Onion

Tron: Ares' stars lay out their pitch for a Tron 4 reunion

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The Vision Pro is getting its first live ‘immersive’ sports

The Verge - All Posts

Sources: crypto investor Roger Ver, aka "Bitcoin Jesus", has reached a tentative agreement with the US DOJ to pay ~$48M to end a 2024 criminal tax fraud case (New York Times)

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These fake Magic cards celebrate the best fantasy movie of the year

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YouTube launches a pilot program to give terminated creators a "second chance" by letting them apply to create a new channel (Zach Vallese/CNBC)

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How to get the Last Call in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4

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Adam Mosseri says Instagram is exploring building a TV app as part of a deeper push into video but isn't interested in licensing live sports or other content (Bloomberg)

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