At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Plenty of flexibility, courtesy of the WiZ ecosystem Very responsive to app commands Cons Wildly overpriced Dynamic modes are not very dynamic SpaceSense feature doesn’t work with mesh Wi-Fi networks Our Verdict PureEdge’s color light bulb supports the WiZ smart home standard and features a bevy of extras, but…
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LOS ANGELES — USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb and her star player, JuJu Watkins, were invited to the annual Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala in May. In a who’s-who world of L.A. glitterati, Gottlieb was astounded by how many people flocked to Watkins. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and owner Mark Walter wanted to meet…
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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently joined the manosphere, the world of political podcasts, streams and YouTube channels, where young men have become the new MAGA vanguard. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, “THIS IS GAVIN NEWSOM”) GAVIN NEWSOM: This is Gavin Newsom, and this is Steve Bannon. And…
The market’s having a wild ride so far in 2025, and the S&P 500 briefly entered correction territory last week before swinging back up. For new investors, it could be a scary time. But seasoned investors know that not only is this par for the course, there’s a silver lining: You can find excellent stocks…
Elon Musk declared last month that the federal government was engaged in “utterly insane” activity, claiming without evidence that it had distributed $100 billion to people without Social Security numbers. Two days after Mr. Musk’s comments, one of his key lieutenants, Steve Davis, began pressing the Social Security Administration for information. Mr. Davis called the…
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The NCAA Tournament’s 32-game feast across Thursday and Friday is one of the most highly anticipated TV stretches of the sports year. You should watch as many games as you can, but if you need to prioritize, here are the “can’t-miss” ones to watch, informed by full-bracket predictions from The Athletic’s Brendan Marks, C.J. Moore…
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The disparity between the Division I men’s and women’s basketball championships was highlighted in a document provided to multiple media outlets by the NCAA. . . . The document cited examples as to why the women’s tournament budget is less than the men’s, saying the biggest difference in the championship budgets is the location of women’s tournament first-…
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Clotilde Poujade practices French pronunciations with students at École Pointe-au-Chien, a new public French immersion school in Terrebonne Parish, La. Aubri Juhasz/WWNO hide caption toggle caption Aubri Juhasz/WWNO Inside a small school down the bayou, southwest of New Orleans, two second-graders sit at a table covered with flash cards. One card has a picture of…
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The Trump administration’s Federal Trade Commission has removed four years’ worth of business guidance blogs as of Tuesday morning, including important consumer protection information related to artificial intelligence and the agency’s landmark privacy lawsuits under former chair Lina Khan against companies like Amazon and Microsoft. More than 300 blogs were removed. On the FTC’s website,…
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