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Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending is driving the economy's steady growth.

This train isn’t supposed to exist.

The train I’m sitting on as I write this, the Amtrak Train Number 41, exists in part because of a series of train wrecks, a hurricane, a pandemic and a maintenance technician shortage.

I’m not supposed to be here either.

For one, the train is running an hour and five minutes behind schedule, so technically, I should at least 50 miles south of here. But also — this week was supposed to be my vacation. I was supposed to be at my parent’s house in North Carolina... Читать дальше...

When I voted earlier this month, I voted on one issue more than any other: drastic action on climate change and the environment.

Sharon Osbourne has sparked health concerns once again due to her Ozempic use with one pal commenting: 'It's wrecked her metabolism and there's no going back'.

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Neither major party will try to win over voters at the federal election with an offer of substantial tax relief.

At a glance

Expert's Rating

Pros

• Long battery life (nearly 24 hours in our test)
• Beautiful AMOLED display
• Solid 2-in-1 design with included S Pen
• No software compatibility concerns, as with ARM laptops

Cons

• Multithreaded performance is on the low side
• Keyboard isn’t the most comfortable
• A little expensive

Our Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 is... Читать дальше...

Network security sounds like something that would concern an IT manager at a big company, but even ordinary home users have good reasons not to leave their small home networks to the wind. It’s about stopping hackers and malware from getting in from the outside, but it’s also about stopping unauthorized people from getting into and snooping around your connected devices–not to mention giving all those devices the best possible protection as they browse the internet.

Also, the Northstar commuter rail line turns 15 with a celebration from 6 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at Target Field Station in Minneapolis.

The Biden administration chose to target only companies developing frontier AI models in China. But Trump could take a more sweeping approach.

Meta’s heads of design for wearables tell the exclusive design story behind their upcoming Orion AR glasses.

There’s a beloved tale you might be familiar with about selflessness, and how it embodies the spirit of the holiday season: from the 1999 Disney direct-to-video film Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, a vignette titled “Mickey and Minnie’s Gift of the Magi.” (Reportedly, there are other versions too.) In the film, Mickey and Minnie are […]

It was last fall, in the midst of preparing to host Thanksgiving for the first time in my Brooklyn apartment, that I became obsessed with a woman on TikTok who was, in all respects, doing it much, much better than me.  For days, my feed filled up with Cecilia Tolone’s adventures in preparing a Friendsgiving […]

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TOWIE’s James Argent is set for a shock return to the show today after being axed by show bosses.

So, if the Giants take a quarterback up high in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, does that provide a franchise reset of sorts?

Retailers beware: it’s going to be another tricky Christmas trading period. Price will continue to be a significant factor in spending decisions, with 62% of Britons “maintaining or reducing their budget".

From the cost-of-living crisis to the impacts of war, cuts to social protection and even climate change, families worldwide are facing a combination of pressures that test their capacity to cope and care for children. As a result, millions of children and young adults are at risk of losing vital and formative family bonds, care […]

Matthew L. Wald, Break Institute

The world has a crying need for a new class of high-tech products that companies in the United States have designed and are trying hard to sell. But so far,...

Working out is great but how much is too much

Manchester United stars were slammed for their 'unsporting behaviour' during the Red Devil's WSL win over Leicester City on Sunday.

Sports Mole looks at the Tottenham Hotspur games Rodrigo Bentancur will miss as the Uruguayan is given a seven-match ban for comments made about Son Heung-min.