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Oct 09 2024SPORTS

High School Sports Highlights: Tuesday's Action

Boys soccer saw an exciting matchup as St. John's Prep beat Minnewaska 6-1 in a Section 8A Play-In game. They'll now face Cathedral, the top seed, on Thursday night. In volleyball, Tech dominated Apollo 3-0, with Miracle Jensen leading the way with 12 kills. Albany also had a strong showing, beating

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Oct 09 2024BUSINESS

CEOs Getting Canned for Office Romances

For a long time, CEOs could get away with having relationships with employees. But now, companies are taking a tougher stance. The railroad Norfolk Southern fired its CEO, Alan Shaw, for a consensual relationship with the company's chief legal officer. This shows how seriously companies now take exe

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Oct 09 2024BUSINESS

Spirit Halloween's Festive Experiment: New Christmas Stores Arrive

This year, Spirit Halloween isn't taking down its signs after October. Instead, the company plans to turn 10 of its stores into "Spirit Christmas" locations. These stores will stay open through the end of the year, hoping to catch holiday shoppers' eyes in the Northeast. Imagine swapping out the fa

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Oct 09 2024TECHNOLOGY

Sony Offers Refurbished PS5s at a Bargain Price

In a surprising move, Sony has started selling refurbished PlayStation 5 consoles, both the standard disc drive version and the digital edition, which originally launched in 2020. These consoles are now up for grabs, providing a cheaper entry point into the PS5 generation. The disc drive PS5 is pric

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Oct 09 2024POLITICS

X Returns to Brazil After Meeting Court Demands

After a long back-and-forth, Elon Musk’s X is back online in Brazil. The Supreme Court there authorized the social media platform’s return, roughly a month after it was blocked across the country. The dispute began when Musk disagreed with a judge’s rulings on free speech and misinformation, even ca

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Oct 09 2024HEALTH

TikTok's Pain Points: States Target App's Effects on Kids

Fourteen states have joined forces to sue TikTok, claiming the social media platform is severely harming children's mental health. The suits, filed by attorneys general from various states, highlight several issues with TikTok's design. These include its infinite scrolling feature, which can keep ki

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Oct 09 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Why Roeg Sutherland is Optimistic About Indie Films Post-Strikes

Roeg Sutherland, the co-head of CAA Media Finance, recently shared his thoughts on the state of the independent film sector after last year’s strikes. Speaking at the Zurich Film Festival, Sutherland emphasized that the key issue right now is finding the right projects and intellectual property (IP)

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Oct 09 2024BUSINESS

Lightdash's Open Source BI Platform Gets Funding to Integrate AI

Lightdash, a company that offers a business intelligence (BI) platform, has recently secured funding to incorporate AI into their open source tool. This platform, which is an alternative to Google’s Looker, allows businesses to train AI analysts tailored to specific team use-cases. This means anyone

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Oct 09 2024SPORTS

EA's New Soccer Game Gets Mixed Reviews

EA's latest soccer game, FC 25, just set a record it would rather not have. Recently launched on Sept. 27, the game has been getting quite a beating from fans. With a super low rating of just 1.5 stars out of 5 on Google, it's officially the worst-reviewed soccer game from EA so far. Fans are not ha

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Oct 08 2024SPORTS

Pedro Martinez's Take on a Controversial Yankees Call

Former Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez has some strong opinions about a recent call in a Yankees game. In the first game of the American League Division Series between the Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, there was a controversial steal call. Jazz Chisholm Jr. seemed to be tagged out at second bas

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