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People often make toy buying a little too simplistic. They simply go to a toy store and get whatever is popular. Still, that isn’t the right way to do things. You should want to get the best toy possible. That’s Read more
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross wants to trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson. Ross also wants to not be fined for tampering, presumably. Via Mark Maske of the Washington Post, Ross declined to address questions from reporters about a potential trade for Read more
A newly discovered cause of balding in aging male mice could reveal a cause of hair loss in men and women as well, reports a study from Northwestern Medicine scientists. The findings provide new insight into how hair and tissues Read more
Amazon.com (AMZN.O) is expected to emerge as a winner in the digital advertising arena, surviving Apple’s (AAPL.O) privacy changes better than rivals Facebook (FB.O) and Snap (SNAP.N). The ecommerce giant’s vast trove of customer shopping data reduces its reliance on Read more
Google Pixel Pass is a new subscription bundle designed to let US customers pay for a Pixel phone in monthly installments while also getting access to Google’s premium subscription services like 200GB of Google One cloud storage, YouTube Premium, YouTube Read more
A South Florida woman says she was warned by a local police officer not to wear a Halloween costume that is designed like a condo building project that she and others oppose since it would be considered a protest for Read more
One of the greatest players in Ravens history wants Lamar Jackson to stay healthy long enough to carve out his own special place in NFL history. Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed told Kevin Clark of TheRinger.com that he advises Read more
Child psychiatric disorders, such as oppositional defiant disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can feature outbursts of anger and physical aggression. A better understanding of what drives these symptoms could help inform treatment strategies. Yale researchers have now used a machine Read more
Britain’s GSK (GSK.L) raised its annual profit outlook on Wednesday after better-than-expected third-quarter results on strong sales of key drugs and cost cutting ahead of a planned split next year, in a boost to its shares. GSK’s outperformance buys CEO Read more
Smart home company Wyze has revealed its latest category-breaking device, and this time, it’s going straight for Ring’s lunch with an impressive-sounding video doorbell that checks pretty much all the right boxes. Except maybe the “cool style and nice design” Read more