LOS ANGELES — Killing her ex? That’s a bad idea. Writing “Kill Bill” and releasing her critically acclaimed sophomore album SOS earlier this year? That was a great one. SZA is the lead contender for the 66th Grammy Awards, with nine nominations announced Friday. “Kill Bill,” her revenge anthem cloaked in an R&B ballad, earned...
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs isn’t just brilliant, he’s part of a new era
When then-Tennessee football coach Butch Jones was recruiting Josh Dobbs to Knoxville in 2013, he put the teenage quarterback through an exercise that quarterbacks prospects are graded on to test both their memory and ability to comprehend complex play calls. The Volunteers coaches sat Dobbs down in front of a whiteboard, drew up an offensive...
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Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Cobra’ takes aim at the snakes in her life
Megan Thee Stallion is good for making a rap anthem that chops her haters down to size. But on her latest single, the rap-rock song “Cobra” (her first as an independent artist), Megan saves her lyrical dynamite for those who claimed to love her and yet betrayed her. “Just as a snake sheds its skin,...
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‘A milestone’: Minneapolis suburb elects a Somali American mayor
Nadia Mohamed was voted in as the next mayor of St. Louis Park, Minn., a suburb on the west side of Minneapolis that just became the first city in the United States to elect a Somali American to that office. Deqa Dhalac of South Portland, Maine, was the first Somali American to serve as an...
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Heat Pump Installations Slow, Impeding Biden’s Climate Goals
The devices can heat and cool homes more efficiently than furnaces and air-conditioners, but their sales have slowed because of higher interest rates and a slow rollout of federal incentives.
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Can A.I. and Lasers Cure Our Smartphone Addiction?
A first impression of Humane’s new magnetic Ai Pin: equal parts magical and awkward.
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Silicon Valley’s Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone
Humane, a company started by two former Apple employees, says its new artificial intelligence pin can stop all the scrolling. Can it live up to the hype?
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The Rock is a legend, but we need to stop this nonsense about him being president
Just a few weeks ago, I was explaining to someone who missed the Attitude Era why The People’s Elbow is a great finishing move. It is the rising action that begins the moment when Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gathers his stance with that slight kick, to the moment when he pauses a couple steps after...
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15 Delicious Vegan Diwali Sweets
Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, is a time for all things decadent and delicious. With these yummy milk-free and ghee-free vegan Diwali sweets you can make your celebration a compassionate one as well. There is no deprivation here: these Indian sweets taste just as authentic and amazing, and they are easy to make. Icing...