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Trump targets mail-in ballots, 'seriously controversial' voting machines

By The Hill | Sarah Fortinsky 8/18/2025 8:43 AM

President Trump announced Monday that he plans to sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in ballots and “seriously controversial” voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In a statement on his Truth Social platform, Trump leaned into his long-standing disdain for mail-in voting, saying other countries have abandoned the practice “because of the MASSIVE...

soccer

Transfer news live: Sancho not joining Roma, Douglas Luiz closer to Nottingham Forest

By Yahoo Sports | 8/18/2025 8:26 AM

This page will update live with the latest relevant news, no need to refresh the page!Check out the latest transfer news, rumours and done deals from the world of Italian football and Serie A.The wind...

music

Ozzy Osbourne’s Home Soccer Club Pays Tribute at Villa Park With ‘Crazy Train’ Walk-Out and Moment of Silence

By Billboard | Gil Kaufman 8/18/2025 8:10 AM

The team's home stadium is where Ozzy played his final Back to the Beginning show in July before his death at 76.

science

OpenAI’s ChatGPT agent can control your PC to do tasks on your behalf — but how does it work and what's the point?

By LIVE SCIENCE | 8/18/2025 8:00 AM

With new tools and greater autonomy, OpenAI's flagship AI chatbot is more capable, and potentially more dangerous, than ever.

technology

Video: China’s humanoid robots perform ballet moves in first-ever dance crew act

By Interesting Engineering | 8/18/2025 7:46 AM

connecticut

What to know about the CT Alert emergency notification system

By CT Mirror | 8/18/2025 7:30 AM

opinion

Trump's AI plan is a bulwark against the rising threat from China

By Opinion on Fox News | 8/18/2025 7:01 AM

technology

US firm unveils Iran’s Shahed-style kamikaze drone with 100-pound payload power

By Interesting Engineering | 8/18/2025 6:39 AM

auto

Final Ferrari Daytona SP3 Sells For $26 Million At Pebble Beach Auction

By carbuzz.com | 8/18/2025 6:33 AM

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Top 3 destinations for adventurous solo travellers

By Wanderlust | 8/18/2025 6:00 AM

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Are you better off since Donald Trump took office?

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Revived natural gas pipeline plan includes major disturbances in Raritan Bay

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These Are Our Editors' Extremely Unofficial Picks for Best Cars from Pebble Beach

NATION

Melania Trump asks Putin for peace in letter shared by President Trump

METRO

New Yorkers fighting against massive battery storage plants find new ally in EPA chief Lee Zeldin

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How a Berlin couple got billed for a CT legislator’s E-ZPass tolls

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Final Ferrari Daytona SP3 Sells For $26 Million At Pebble Beach Auction

by carbuzz.com | Aug 18 2025

basketball

LOOK: Lakers' Luka Dončić limps off court after cooking Latvia in EuroBasket warm-up game for Slovenia

by CBS Interactive Inc | Aug 16 2025

connecticut

What to know about the CT Alert emergency notification system

by CT Mirror | Aug 18 2025

exercise

If You Don’t Walk Backward Every Day, a Sports Medicine Doctor’s List of the Benefits Might Convince You To Start

by thehealthy.com | Jul 11 2025

fashion

5 ways to reduce hair loss without drugs or supplements — and a bad hack that will make your scalp worse

by NY Post | Aug 15 2025

FFNEWS

Borderlands Mexico: US trade with Mexico tops $73B in June

by FreightWaves | Aug 17 2025

game

Retired Lego Bowser Muscle Car Is Only $24 At Amazon, Sold Out Everywhere Else

by GameSpot | Aug 18 2025

knowledge

Here’s the Real Reason Why Pencils Are Yellow

by Reader's Digest | Aug 15 2025

lifestyle

Beyonce and Jay-Z's eye-watering net worth is almost double Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's

by Hello! Magazine | Aug 18 2025

long_island

Pasta pop-up coming to Brownstones Coffee in Sayville, after hours

by greaterlongisland.com | Aug 16 2025

odd_fun

Watch: World Humanoid Robot Games kick off in Beijing

by United Press International, Inc. | Aug 15 2025

real_estate

The Torch Begins Its Ascent at 740 Eighth Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan

by New York YIMBY | Aug 18 2025

science

OpenAI’s ChatGPT agent can control your PC to do tasks on your behalf — but how does it work and what's the point?

by LIVE SCIENCE | Aug 18 2025

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

travel

How hotels across the globe are tackling the problem of food waste

by Wanderlust | Aug 18 2025

Word of the Day

ostentatious

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 18, 2025 is:

ostentatious • \ah-stun-TAY-shus\ • adjective

Ostentatious describes someone or something that displays wealth, knowledge, power, etc., in a way that is meant to attract attention, admiration, or envy. Things that are ostentatious tend to stand out as overly elaborate or conspicuous.

// The resort town is famous for its extravagantly expensive summer homes, which some tourists view as impressive and others merely ostentatious.

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"Valentino presented a dizzying display at Paris haute couture week, fusing the past and present in theatrical, ostentatious designs." — Lara Owen, The Independent (United Kingdom), 29 Jan. 2025

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Both ostentatious and the related noun ostentation can be traced to the Latin verb ostentāre, meaning "to display," and the idea of display persists in the English word’s current use: people and things described as ostentatious seem to be practically begging to be looked at. Ostentatious is often applied to objects and buildings that can also be described as luxurious—flashy jewelry, mansions, edifices with marble columns. Someone with an ostentatious lifestyle spends money in a way that makes it obvious that they have a lot of it. When used in negative constructions—"the house is large but not ostentatious"—the implication is that display isn’t the point.

Trump targets mail-in ballots, 'seriously controversial' voting machines

Transfer news live: Sancho not joining Roma, Douglas Luiz closer to Nottingham Forest

Ozzy Osbourne’s Home Soccer Club Pays Tribute at Villa Park With ‘Crazy Train’ Walk-Out and Moment of Silence

OpenAI’s ChatGPT agent can control your PC to do tasks on your behalf — but how does it work and what's the point?

Video: China’s humanoid robots perform ballet moves in first-ever dance crew act

What to know about the CT Alert emergency notification system

Trump's AI plan is a bulwark against the rising threat from China

US firm unveils Iran’s Shahed-style kamikaze drone with 100-pound payload power

Final Ferrari Daytona SP3 Sells For $26 Million At Pebble Beach Auction

Top 3 destinations for adventurous solo travellers

Are you better off since Donald Trump took office?

Positive Obsession

Octavia E. Butler finds a kindred spirit in her biographer, Susana M. Morris

Here’s what NJ’s latest economic data indicates

Revived natural gas pipeline plan includes major disturbances in Raritan Bay

These Are Our Editors' Extremely Unofficial Picks for Best Cars from Pebble Beach

Melania Trump asks Putin for peace in letter shared by President Trump

New Yorkers fighting against massive battery storage plants find new ally in EPA chief Lee Zeldin

9 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

How a Berlin couple got billed for a CT legislator’s E-ZPass tolls

Final Ferrari Daytona SP3 Sells For $26 Million At Pebble Beach Auction

LOOK: Lakers' Luka Dončić limps off court after cooking Latvia in EuroBasket warm-up game for Slovenia

What to know about the CT Alert emergency notification system

If You Don’t Walk Backward Every Day, a Sports Medicine Doctor’s List of the Benefits Might Convince You To Start

5 ways to reduce hair loss without drugs or supplements — and a bad hack that will make your scalp worse

Borderlands Mexico: US trade with Mexico tops $73B in June

Retired Lego Bowser Muscle Car Is Only $24 At Amazon, Sold Out Everywhere Else

Here’s the Real Reason Why Pencils Are Yellow

Beyonce and Jay-Z's eye-watering net worth is almost double Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's

Pasta pop-up coming to Brownstones Coffee in Sayville, after hours

Watch: World Humanoid Robot Games kick off in Beijing

The Torch Begins Its Ascent at 740 Eighth Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan

OpenAI’s ChatGPT agent can control your PC to do tasks on your behalf — but how does it work and what's the point?

Pelé's life in pictures

How hotels across the globe are tackling the problem of food waste

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