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Jesse Lingard is a non-footballing footballer – he won’t be the last
Follow live coverage of Liverpool vs Manchester United in the Premier League today It’s Jesse Lingard’s birthday. He turns 31 today and, at this stage…
TikTok Quietly Changes User Terms Amid Growing Legal Scrutiny
Parents, schools and even attorneys general have increasingly been raising concerns about how TikTok may be hooking children to the app and serving them inappropriate…
Gene-Sequencing Company Illumina to Sell Cancer Test Developer
Illumina, the leading producer of gene-sequencing machines, announced Sunday that it would sell Grail, a cancer test developer that it purchased for $7.1 billion in…
Chile Rejects Conservative Constitution – The New York Times
Chileans on Sunday rejected a new constitution that would have pulled the country to the right, likely ending a turbulent four-year process to replace their…
New York City Is Offering Free Online Therapy to Teens: Will It Work?
For the past month, New York City has been inviting teenagers to participate in one of the biggest experiments in the country aimed at helping…
‘For the District?’ Yeah, right; Ted Leonsis will take Wizards, Capitals angst across the river
WASHINGTON — The Prince of Potomac Yard spoke of water. “When I first came to this site,” Ted Leonsis said Wednesday, “and stood on top…
TikTok’s Bow Trend Gets Absurd
Want to go viral on TikTok right now? Grab some pink ribbon and a random object. A roll of toilet paper, a houseplant, or a…
New Mexico’s Spaceport America Is an Economic Dream Deferred
From his tiny gem store in southern New Mexico, Robert Hanseck spends his days untangling chakra beads and answering questions about the healing properties of…
Here’s How a Border Deal Could Affect People Seeking Asylum in the U.S.
An urgent bid by the Biden administration to send a fresh infusion of money to Ukraine for its war against Russia has stalled on Capitol…
Morning Person? You Might Have Neanderthal Genes to Thank.
Neanderthals were morning people, a new study suggests. And some humans today who like getting up early might credit genes they inherited from their Neanderthal…
