Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it’s surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself. “It’s a huge, huge honor. I think a lot of pride comes […]
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CHICAGO — Twenty-four games into this gruesome season, start the search for an inflection point, an impetus that will inspire some form of meaningful change for a Houston Astros team teetering toward a total disaster. Losing 7-2 at Wrigley Field on Tuesday turned them into the 159th team since 1901 to drop 17 of its
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CINCINNATI — Another 0-for-4 night complete, Nick Castellanos removed his helmet Tuesday night and handed it to Philadelphia Phillies first-base coach Paco Figueroa. Castellanos peeled off his batting gloves and sauntered toward his place in right field. He does not show emotion as he did when he was younger. He takes pride in not overreacting
Glance, which operates a lockscreen platform targetting Android smartphones, is setting its sights on the U.S. market. The Indian startup recently commenced a pilot program in partnership with Motorola and Verizon in the U.S., with plans for a full launch in the country later this year, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Bengaluru-headquartered
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The Senate passed a bill, included with the foreign aid package, that will ban TikTok if its owner, ByteDance, doesn’t sell it within a year. Senators passed the bill 79-18 Tuesday after the House passed it with overwhelming majority over the weekend. President Joe Biden will have to sign the bill to make it law,
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The Minnesota Timberwolves walk away with the first win of Tuesday night’s playoff slate, overcoming the Phoenix Suns 105-93 to take a 2-0 lead on the series. Jaden McDaniels paced the Wolves with 25 points, with Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley each adding 18 points. Minnesota had three more players — Karl-Anthony Towns (12), Anthony
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class — the rugged off-road powerhouse that launched in 1979 and has since become a brutalist status symbol — has gone electric. This is, in many ways, Mercedes’ most prestigious car, a model more prized for its presence and exclusivity than its power and capability. Going electric, then, is more than an historic
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For those who prefer to grind gravel and bound over boulders while surrounded by luxurious napa leather — and can’t imagine emitting even a single molecule of carbon dioxide while doing so — the fully electric Mercedes G-Wagen is for you. The very expensive, boxy status symbol is now even status symbol-ier thanks to a
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NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “Nothing forces you to face your demons like falling in love.” And it’s almost always worth it, Emily Henry says during a recent interview ahead of Tuesday’s release of her latest novel, “Funny Story.” She would know, having churned out a new bestselling romance read every year since
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Lindy Ruff stood at a lectern inside the atrium at KeyBank Center after owner Terry Pegula and general manager Kevyn Adams had just re-introduced him as the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres. But it was clear Ruff needed no introduction around here. His name was displayed on televisions all over the
