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The best Android antivirus in 2025: Save 50% on Avast Mobile Security

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SAVE 50% ON ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE: Avast Mobile Security is offering half off its annual paid plans for your first year ...

It’s not too late to score big savings on the flagship Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones

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The headphones are $131 off and an absolute bargain at their current price. They offer awesome sound, ANC, and up ...

If your cellphone received a robocall meant for someone else, you could be entitled to $1,500 per incident

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If you received a robocall by mistake on your cellphone, you could be entitled to receive up to $1,500 for ...

Banks and fintechs join ‘stablecoin gold rush’

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Bank of America and Stripe target market for payments in cryptocurrencies

Skip the AI — Microsoft Office 2021 keeps it simple (and affordable)

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TL;DR: Grab a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for £42.58 (reg. £170.40) — get eight essential apps, no ...

Neom is reportedly turning into a financial disaster, except for McKinsey & Co.

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A new WSJ report suggests that Saudi Arabia’s now eight-year-old Neom project — a futuristic, carbon-neutral, 105-mile-long linear city envisioned ...

Two-thirds of arms imports to Nato countries in Europe come from US

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Continent’s deep reliance on American-made weapons underscored by Sipri data 

FT economists’ poll: Germany can spend almost €2tn without harming growth

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FT survey finds ‘large fiscal capacity’, but economists urge would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz to spend funds wisely

Internal emails reveal ONS fears about troubled UK jobs survey

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Collapse in respondents skewed results for some industries

‘Nuclear bomb’ ruling on car finance could spur UK bank deals

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Consolidation is back on the agenda for industry as bankers eye more deals

The rising economies born through crisis 

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Financial stress is forcing reform and recovery in many overlooked countries 

Inside Russia’s shadow war in the Baltics

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A series of suspected sabotage incidents has exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s undersea infrastructure

Butyrate — Fueling a Normal Gut Environment and Supporting Energy Production

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You might have heard that fiber is good for your gut, and there is a straightforward reason for that advice: ...

Weekly Health Quiz: Vitamin K2, Hospital Birth Risks and Butyrate

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1 Why does butyrate help prevent autoimmune responses while keeping immune function balanced? It reduces all immune cell activity to ...

How Smoking Affects Your Immune Function

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Smoking not only leads to a barrage of respiratory troubles, it also dampens your immune response. There are thousands of ...

Trump says four bidders in play for TikTok deal ‘soon’

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ByteDance’s TikTok faces a deadline of April 5 to strike a deal for its U.S. operations—or be banned from the ...

Beijing’s tariffs on U.S. farm imports kick in as Trump’s trade war threatens China’s struggling economy

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Analysts say Beijing’s tariffs are designed to hurt Trump’s voter base while remaining restrained enough to allow room to hash ...

MWC 2025 saw announcements from Samsung, Nothing and others, Week 10 in review

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Tech’s biggest show of the year, the Mobile World Congress took place this week, though the stories started at the ...

Ja Morant, Desmond Bane lead Grizzlies past Pelicans

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Ja Morant scored 32 points, Desmond Bane had 30 to go with nine rebounds and eight assists, and the visiting ...

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue (back pain) misses game vs. Kings

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Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue was not on the bench for Sunday’s home game against the Sacramento Kings ...

Marcos Giron pulls off another upset at Indian Wells

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American Marcos Giron rallied past No. 26 seed Alexei Popyrin of Australia 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Sunday to advance to the ...

76ers’ bench comes up big in overcoming Jazz

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Quentin Grimes scored 25 points and the Philadelphia 76ers received a huge effort from their reserves in a 126-122 victory ...

Conference finals roundup: Lipscomb, High Point, Drake reach NCAAs

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Lipscomb defeated North Alabama 76-65 in the Atlantic Sun Conference championship game on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn., to secure its ...

Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula cruise at Indian Wells

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No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula made quick work of their third-round opponents ...

Timberwolves take down Spurs for 5th straight win

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Anthony Edwards scored 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 141-124 win over the ...

Riley Gaines Not Ruling Out a Run for Office

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Ironic justice occurs when hypocritical liars receive their comeuppances. For instance, what if Democrats who long posed as feminists ended ...

Natalie Winters is on Fire! War Room White House Correspondent and Executive Editor Taking Names in Washington as Fake News Attempts to Demean Her Mastery of Media

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Natalie Winters on duty as White House Correspondent/Image: @nataliegwinters/X War Room White House Correspondent and Executive Editor Natalie Winters has ...

Rams, WR Davante Adams agree on 2-year contract

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Three-time All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams, the ...