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LG’s new NanoCell 4K TV is a solid living room display, but it can’t quite match the bright HDR performance of its more affordable competitors

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. LG LG’s new 65-inch ...

24 of the weirdest and most unique McDonald’s restaurants in the world

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This McDonald’s restaurant in Australia is designed in the art deco style of the 1920s and ’30s. Tim McRae/Getty Images ...

Trump to nominate antiabortion conservative Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, according to multiple reports

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Evan Vucci/AP Images President Donald Trump will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett, an antiabortion conservative, to replace liberal Justice Ruth ...

How to set up Back Tap shortcuts on your iPhone, so you can open apps just by tapping the back of your phone

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Tapping the back of your iPhone can do all sorts of things. REUTERS/David Gray To set up a Back Tap ...

Affordable housing remains scarce in Wake County as many struggle under pandemic

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Increased housing costs follows a trend in Wake County over the past five years. Powered by WPeMatico

Affordable housing remains scarce in Wake County as many struggle under pandemic

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Increased housing costs follows a trend in Wake County over the past five years. Powered by WPeMatico

Rep. Richard Hudson competes against Patricia Timmons-Goodson in North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District

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Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., left, accompanied by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., center, and House Speaker John Boehner ...

Kathleen Williams faces off against Matt Rosendale in Montana’s At-Large Congressional District

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In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Matt Rosendale greets supporters in Helena, Montana. In the race for Montana’s lone ...

First-term Rep. Pete Stauber looks to defend his fresh seat against Democrat Quinn Nystrom in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District

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Pete Stauber, Republican House candidate for Minnesota’s 8th District, waves to the crowd after being introduced by President Donald Trump ...

18 retail startups you didn’t know were also sold on Amazon

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. On Amazon, you can ...

First-term Rep. Dean Phillips faces Republican Kendall Qualls in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District

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U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Dean Phillips encourages campaign volunteers at a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party office in Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S., October 27, ...

How to delete and unsync your iCloud contacts individually or all at once, from any device

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There are several ways to delete your contacts from iCloud if you no longer want them synced across your devices. ...

Ron Paul hospitalized after suffering apparent medical incident during live stream

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Former Texas Rep. Ron Paul awaits the start of his son, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announcement of the start of ...

After apologizing for its record on diversity, Harvard Business School is hiring a chief diversity officer, expanding scholarships, and planning to recruit more Black faculty

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In this July 16, 2019, file photo people walk past an entrance to Widener Library, behind, on the campus of ...

The US military is quietly killing terrorist leaders in Syria with its secret missile packed with swords

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An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Cory ...

100 online courses from Coursera are $0 now through December 31 — here’s a list of all the classes open for free enrollment

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Coursera Coursera is offering ...

COVID-19 has forced Raleigh’s annual bluegrass festival online, but the banjos play on

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The weeklong bluegrass music gathering has been a huge fall tradition for Raleigh since 2013. Though virtual this year, it’s ...

COVID-19 has forced Raleigh’s annual bluegrass festival online, but the banjos play on

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The weeklong bluegrass music gathering has been a huge fall tradition for Raleigh since 2013. Though virtual this year, it’s ...

The votes cast in November will affect what Congress looks like for a decade

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A joint session of Congress meets to count the Electoral College vote from the 2008 presidential election the House Chamber ...

How to turn on handwashing detection on your Apple Watch to track your handwashing activity

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Your Apple Watch can now remind you when to wash your hands, and set a timer when you do. Lisa ...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump doesn’t expect to have a ‘transfer of power’ because he’s going to win the election

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Thursday that President Donald ...

19 major companies that have announced employees can work remotely long-term

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai. REUTERS/Brandon Wade/File Photo Many major companies remain remote as the coronavirus pandemic wears on — and ...

It looks like Elon Musk isn’t happy about Microsoft exclusively licensing OpenAI’s text-generating software

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Elon Musk is a cofounder of OpenAI. Susan Walsh/Associated Press Elon Musk voiced his discontent on Twitter that OpenAI — ...

‘Headwinds outnumber tailwinds’ for the global economy in 2021 and a vaccine is the answer, JPMorgan says

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JPMorgan EMEA CEO Viswas Raghavan JPMorgan There are more risks to growth in 2021 than there are positive catalysts, as ...

Exiled Saudi Arabian dissidents have launched a political party they hope will dethrone MBS and open the door to democracy

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From left to right: Activist Yahya Assiri, Professor Madawi al-Rasheed, comedian Omar Abdulaziz, and scholar Abdullah al-Aoudh (R) who are ...

Big Law is going through a huge transformation: here’s the latest news on pay, hiring, and career prospects

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The latest news on Big Law hiring, pay, layoffs, and legal tech. Ohio State University Moritz School of Law The ...

Costco is thriving during the coronavirus pandemic: It just posted a $14 billion jump in annual sales

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Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty Costco’s revenues were $167 billion in the year to August — up almost 10% on the ...

Secretive data-miner Palantir could fetch a $22 billion price-tag at its market debut next week, WSJ says

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Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Palantir, the secretive technology firm, could fetch a $22 billion price-tag at its planned market debut on September ...

10 things in tech you need to know today

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying social-distance style before a House Judiciary subcommittee in July 2020 Photo by Graeme JENNINGS / ...

Coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx reportedly says she is ‘distressed’ at direction of White House COVID-19 task force

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White House Coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White ...