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Two Women, One Historic First: The Human Story of Minnesota’s Governor Race
On November 3, Minnesota will elect its first female governor. That much is certain. What remains to be decided is whether it will also…
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Ramírez Ignites a Six-Run Sixth, and Cleveland Refuses to Go Home
José Ramírez has made a career out of being the calmest man in a loud inning. On Thursday in Chicago, he was the loud…
Technology
Suno Hires Ticketmaster’s Michael Chua to Take AI Music Into Live Rooms
Suno, the AI music company whose tools can summon a finished song from a text prompt, has hired Michael Chua from Ticketmaster to run…
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Xbox Builds an XP Division, and Kayleen Walters Gets the Keys
Microsoft’s Xbox is reorganising itself around a letter pairing borrowed from gaming’s own vocabulary. The company has created a new division called XP —…
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An Honour and a Suspension, Hours Apart: Satya Nadella’s Strange Week at Microsoft
On Wednesday, Satya Nadella stood in the White House to receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from the president, alongside Dell’s Michael…
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Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula Set for October 25 Runoff After First-Round Upset
Flávio Bolsonaro faces Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil's October 25 presidential runoff after a first-round upset.
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Zelensky’s Plea Meets Trump’s Pen: The Two Men Deciding Russia’s Sanctions Fate
Two men are deciding the fate of the toughest Russia sanctions package in years — and they want opposite things. Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded…
Business
Elon Musk Pledges One SpaceX Share to Every Child in America
Elon Musk Pledges One SpaceX Share to Every Child in America Elon Musk says he will give one SpaceX share to every child in…
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Elon Musk’s Flying Tesla: The Roadster’s Night of Stunts, and the Fine Print
At a SpaceX rocket test site in Texas on Thursday night, Elon Musk staged the most theatrical product demonstration of his career. A redesigned…
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Sam Darnold’s Torment: Five Sacks and Two Interceptions as Seattle’s Champions Fall in Denver
Sam Darnold arrived in Denver on Thursday night as the quarterback of the reigning Super Bowl champions. He left Mile High having been sacked…
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McConaughey Urges Voters to Back Independents, Calls Two Party System Lopsided
Matthew McConaughey has a message for voters tired of both parties: give independents a real shot. The Oscar winner posted a six-minute video to…
Health
Adult ADHD Tied to Fourfold Higher Dementia Risk in Major New Study
Adults with ADHD faced four times the risk of dementia in a major University of Pittsburgh study of 187,000 people.
Science
A Dead Star May Be Growing a Second Generation of Planets
Astronomers have found evidence that a white dwarf — the burned-out core of a sun-like star — may be assembling something it has no…
