Month: January 2025

BackUp Maker Pro review: File backup made easy and efficient

January 20, 2025 admin No Comments

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Full-featured free version Advanced file backup Easy interface Comprehensive options ease backup automation Supports network locations and optical discs Cons No imaging No disaster recovery No plain file copy Our Verdict Though it’s a bit pricey for its genre, Ascomp’s BackUp Maker Professional is awash with advanced and automation…

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Josh Allen, Bills edge Ravens to set up AFC title showdown with Chiefs: Key takeaways

January 20, 2025 admin No Comments

With the aid of a dropped two-point conversion attempt, the Buffalo Bills held on to defeat the Baltimore Ravens, 27-25, on Sunday in the final divisional round game of the weekend. Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was open on the game-tying two-point try with 1:33 to go but couldn’t haul in the pass from quarterback…

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Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives the performance of the year : NPR

January 20, 2025 admin No Comments

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, left, and Michele Austin play sisters in Hard Truths. Bleecker Street hide caption toggle caption Bleecker Street In the many beautifully observed working-class dramedies he’s made over the past five decades, the British writer and director Mike Leigh has returned again and again to one simple yet endlessly resonant question: Why are some…

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CFPB fines Equifax $15 million over errors on credit reports

January 19, 2025 admin No Comments

Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million over errors tied to consumer credit reports, alleging the company failed to conduct proper investigations of disputed information, the federal watchdog announced Friday. Equifax is one of three major credit reporting agencies in the U.S., a group that also includes Experian…

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This Virginia program helps former foster youth get college degrees : NPR

January 19, 2025 admin No Comments

Alexandria Davis transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University after completing her associate’s degree with help from Great Expectations. She says she’s used to working her way through school. After transferring to VCU, she got a work study job with the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond. Shaban Athuman/VPM News hide caption toggle caption Shaban Athuman/VPM News…

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TikTok Ban Takes Effect and App Goes Dark in the U.S.

January 19, 2025 admin No Comments

“Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now,” the message read. Hours before a federal law banning TikTok from the United States took effect on Sunday, the Chinese-owned social media app went dark, and U.S. users could no longer access videos on the platform. Instead, the app greeted them with a message that said “a law banning…

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Emma Navarro keeps her eye on the ball at the Australian Open as tennis limelight shines brighter

January 19, 2025 admin No Comments

MELBOURNE, Australia — A seriously cold December afternoon in midtown Manhattan, in the lobby of a hotel off Central Park. A 23-year-old woman looks up from a club chair near an elevator. She’s wearing a baseball cap, diddling around a bit on her phone. “Hey,” she says. Take another look. Oh, right, that’s Emma Navarro:…

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What’s next for TikTok creators with the app’s future unclear : NPR

January 19, 2025 admin No Comments

A content creator on TikTok holds a protest sign outside the Supreme Court building on Jan. 10 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images TikTok could go dark in the U.S. on Sunday, following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a ban on the social media app unless it…

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Is Archer Aviation a Once-in-a-Decade Buying Opportunity in 2025?

January 18, 2025 admin No Comments

According to third-party estimates, the average driver in the United States spends 54 hours a year stuck in traffic. Multiplied by 243 million total drivers, that is 13 billion cumulative hours spent in traffic every year in the United States. Globally, the figure is likely over 100 billion hours. Time, money, and quality of life…

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The 45 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (January 2025)

January 18, 2025 admin No Comments

Netflix has plenty of movies to watch. Maybe too many. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like an impossible task. Fret not, we’re here to help. Below is a list of some of our favorites currently on the streaming service—from dramas to comedies to thrillers. If you decide you’re in…

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