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Jun 30 2025SPORTS

NBA's Biggest Movers: Who's Making Waves in Free Agency?

The NBA's free agency period is about to kick off, and several teams are poised to make significant moves. This is the time when players and teams negotiate deals, with contracts officially signed on July 6. While the salary cap isn't as open as in previous years, the first week of July is usually b

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Jun 30 2025BUSINESS

Making Donations Easier: GoFundMe's New Tool for Givers

GoFundMe is introducing a new way to make donations. It's called a Giving Fund. This is not a new idea, but GoFundMe is trying to make it easier for regular people to use. Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, have been around for a while. They are like a savings account for charity. You can put money in a

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Jun 30 2025TECHNOLOGY

Meta's Big Move into AI: What's the Deal?

Meta, the company behind Facebook, is shaking things up in the world of artificial intelligence. They're creating a new team called Meta Superintelligence Labs, or MSL for short. This team will focus on developing AI that's super smart, maybe even smarter than humans. The big boss at Meta, Mark Zuc

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Jun 30 2025TECHNOLOGY

Apple's Vision for the Future: New XR Gadgets on the Horizon

Apple is cooking up some exciting new tech for the future. It looks like they are planning to add more devices to their extended-reality (XR) lineup. This includes new Vision series headsets and smart glasses. A supply chain expert named Ming-Chi Kuo shared some details about Apple's plans. He ment

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Jun 30 2025SCIENCE

Pregnancy and the Brain: A Scientist's Self-Experiment

A researcher decided to scan her own brain 26 times to learn more about how pregnancy affects the brain. This is something that hasn't been studied much before. The researcher, who studies learning and memory, had her brain scanned before, during, and after her pregnancy. She wanted to see if there

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Jun 30 2025SPORTS

Hawks Eyeing Nickeil Alexander-Walker: What's the Deal?

The Hawks are in a strong position to sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker. They have a big advantage because of a trade exception from last summer's Dejounte Murray deal. This exception lets them take on Alexander-Walker's new salary without much trouble. Alexander-Walker is a great player. He is known f

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Jun 30 2025POLITICS

Campaign Finance Rules Face Supreme Court Scrutiny

The Supreme Court is reviewing a case that could reshape campaign finance rules. Republicans are pushing to remove limits on how much party committees can spend in coordination with candidates. This isn't new; the Court has been chipping away at campaign finance restrictions for years, especially si

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Jun 30 2025SPORTS

Big Moves: NBA Stars Shake Up the League

The NBA free agency period kicked off with a flurry of activity, as big names made major decisions about their futures. LeBron James, the league's all-time leading scorer, chose to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers by opting into his contract for the 2025-26 season. This move keeps the 39-year-old su

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Jun 30 2025SPORTS

NBA Free Agency 2025: Who's Staying and Who's Going?

NBA free agency 2025 is in full swing, and teams are making moves. Starting at 3 p. m. PDT, players and teams can start talking deals, but nothing is official until July 6. Expect news to trickle in all day and night. Some players are staying put. Nicolas Batum is returning to the LA Clippers with

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Jun 30 2025TECHNOLOGY

Apple's Upcoming Budget-Friendly MacBook: What We Know So Far

Apple is cooking up something new in the MacBook world. This time, it's not just another fancy M-series chip. They're switching things up with the A18 Pro, a chip usually found in iPhones. This move is big news because it's the first time an iPhone chip will power a MacBook. The new MacBook is expe

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