PepsiCo and Kiwi aren’t the only companies getting in on the food delivery market courtesy of robots. Starship Technologies is based out of Europe, and it announced this week (via The Verge) that it is deploying its robots at the George Mason University campus. The school will allow students to use their meal plans to […]
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Senate Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday announced the first hint of progress in negotiations over the government shutdown. The chamber has scheduled procedural votes on two separate bills for Thursday: one that would fund the government through February 8, and one that represents President Donald Trump’s opening bid for ending the standoff. Some experienced Capitol […]
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Saturday afternoons already feel emptier. With Clemson’s resounding win over Alabama in the rearview mirror, college football fans have nothing to do over the next eight months but look forward to next year. While it’s nearly impossible to predict which regular season matchups will have the most on the line this far away from kickoff, […]
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Getty New England Patriots QB Tom Brady When the New England Patriots entered Arrowhead Stadium against the Kansas City Chiefs, it was understood it marked one of the toughest places to play in the NFL. But with the AFC Championship up for grabs and a spot in the Super Bowl on the line, Tom Brady […]
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of the many Democrats running for president in 2020, spoke at the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday evening, bringing her populist economic message the embattled American territory. Warren addressed the hardships Puerto Rico has endured in the past two years, particularly its debt crisis and […]
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Twitter has been teasing the idea of adopting a new web interface for quite some time, and the social network is beginning to finally roll it out. Today, Twitter confirmed that it is now rolling out its new web layout to some users. Now, Twitter on the web will have a two-column layout, which should […]
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Apple Pay expands to Target, Taco Bell, and other US chains and now covers 74 of the top 100 US merchants — Seventy-Four of the Top 100 US Merchants Now Accept Apple Pay — Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, Speedway convenience stores and Jack in the Box …
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Derek Jeter headlines a list of players up for induction into Cooperstown for the first time in 2020. The Baseball Hall of Fame continues to grow, and in 2020, it’s likely one of Major League Baseball’s most famous names is granted induction into Cooperstown. Derek Jeter headlines a list of first-time Hall-of-Fame-eligible hopefuls which includes […]
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Apple Pay expands to Target, Taco Bell, and other US chains and now covers 74 of the top 100 US merchants — Seventy-Four of the Top 100 US Merchants Now Accept Apple Pay — Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, Speedway convenience stores and Jack in the Box …
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Getty Phoenix Suns center DeAndre Ayton The NBA slate for Tuesday, January 22 features just four games, but a few of them should make for solid matchups. As we’ve seen with the season rolling along, though, injuries have hit virtually every team in some capacity, and it’s impacted the games on this night as well. […]
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Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team January 22 at 5:18 PM The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would temporarily extend a key federal welfare program, days after a group of governors warned that states were on the verge of exhausting their funding amid the ongoing government shutdown. […]
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Americans’ attitudes toward climate change have changed quite dramatically in just a few years, with almost half now seeing it as an immediate threat. In a poll released Tuesday, 48 percent of Americans said that people in the U.S. are being harmed by climate change “right now,” Axios reports. This is an increase of 16 […]
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Apple Pay expands to Target, Taco Bell, and other US chains and now covers 74 of the top 100 US merchants — Seventy-Four of the Top 100 US Merchants Now Accept Apple Pay — Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, Speedway convenience stores and Jack in the Box …
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Yoel Romero is staying busy outside of the Octagon. The 41-year-old Cuba native is currently participating on the reality show Exathlon, which features athletes from all walks of life competing in various obstacle courses and physical challenges. The latest season debuted Monday night on Telemundo in the United States. In it, the three-time UFC title […]
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Jenna Johnson National political correspondent covering campaigns and voters January 22 at 5:01 PM DES MOINES — The last time Democrats scouted for a presidential nominee who could strip the White House from Republicans, the party supported additional fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. Same-sex marriage was illegal in 49 states, and few Democratic candidates were […]
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Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) Dueling proposals (read, dicks) are going to be voted on Thursday as the white men controlling the rest of the planet have reached some sort of agreement that might allow government black folks back to work. From The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) set up two votes for […]
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The United States quit Unesco, the United Nations cultural organization, this month. It did not go quietly. A “cesspool,” Nikki Haley called it. “Unesco is among the most corrupt and politically biased UN agencies,” she tweeted. True, Haley was on her way out the door as United States ambassador to the United Nations, and so […]
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When Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker appears before the Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee next month, Democrats will have a slew of questions for him. And newly minted House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler wants to make sure Whitaker can’t easily avoid answering those questions at the last minute. Nadler wrote to Whitaker Tuesday and outlined […]
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