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The ad for today’s Nice Price or No Dice Ranger says it is currently owned by a 98-year old man who’s hanging up his driver’s license. It’s not implied that owning a Ranger is the key to living such a long life, but we’ll still have to determine the truck’s fate, you know, just in case.

One year later than scheduled—and after years of fan demand—Marvel has finally released a starring vehicle for the most opaque of its Avengers, the Russian assassin that switched sides, Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff. How does it stack up against past installments in this forever franchise? And does it manage…

Friday’s Boston Red Sox versus Philadelphia Phillies game presents you the opportunity to dress like one of the leaders of Red Sox Nation. Viewers who watch Friday’s Red Sox-Phillies broadcast on NESN can win a signed Jerry Remy jersey by playing NESN Games’ “Predict The Game” contest. Visit NESN.com/PredictTheGame to sign up and play. NESN’s […]

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In two weeks, it’ll be 2020 again: an Olympic year, and a pandemic year, too. This year’s Olympic Games will start in July 2021, but the official logo still reads “Tokyo 2020.” The games were canceled in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, but through the funhouse mirror of pandemic time, the competition is stuck back in 2020 — and COVID-19 is still threatening the games.

No matter the weather, fits of immense proportion are always possible.

The author on “family jeans,” clown clothes, and the liberating power of shopping.

Michael Peck

People's Liberation Army, China

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Here's What You Need to Remember: For the U.S. military and other potential Chinese adversaries, this is one more advanced weapon that they may encounter in battle. Like drones in general, loitering munitions can be hard to detect and shoot down, especially the smaller models.

China’s military is looking to buy suicide drones.

The military wants two types of suicide drones, according to an announcement posted on a Chinese military procurement Web site. Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, CA - MAY 9: Marvin Bagley III #35 of the Sacramento Kings goes up for the shot against the Oklahoma City Thunder on May 9, 2021 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. | Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images

His relationship with the Kings may be beyond repair

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Eloy’s return; Rosenthal’s opposite of a return; Mets deadline targets

Thank the heavens. We’re almost to the All-Star break | David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Royals were up 3-1 in the 7th when I went to bed and went on to win, right?

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Braxton Roxby also continue to tear it up.

This week we discuss the proliferation of ebikes in bike-share networks, as well as the explosive growth of private ebike ownership.

This robot can help a human assemble a bookcase by predicting what part they’ll want next and handing it over.

Marchers in 2019’s Disability Pride parade in New York CIty. Disability rights activists are among the biggest supporters of expanding Supplemental Security Income. | Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

The coming battle to expand Supplemental Security Income, explained.

After waiting years for her own movie, Natasha Romanoff has gotten a film that never fully embraces her in all her complicated glory.

There's a number of all-Southern Counties East League ties in the FA Vase First Qualifying Round.

There's no shortage of Kent involvement in the FA Trophy First Qualifying Round ties.

The draws have been announced for the first two rounds of this season's FA Cup.

Toyota faced a backlash after its PAC sent checks to anti-election Republicans. Under intensifying pressure, the automaker caved.

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When Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor fought back in January, one of the main storylines heading into the bout was the different demeanor around McGregor. The sport’s most preeminent trash talker came into UFC 257 respectful and subdued, not there to play the dozens, just to win a fight. Then he got knocked out. So it’s no surprise that at the UFC 264 pre-fight press conference on Thursday, McGregor treated things much differently.

When my dear companion Cecil purloined a pair of tickets to the premiere of Rockwell: Triple Portrait of a Man starring Daniel Day-Lewis, I was ecstatic. I prodded Cecil for more information, but he wouldn’t let slip how he managed to get the hottest tickets of the festival season. What he did to obtain these prized permits I do not know, but his wry smile reveals a hint of a mischievous tale. That Cecil always was of a rambunctious sort.

Nonprofit DevOps academy takes educational approach to open up career opportunities for the underserved as well as address ongoing demand for IT personnel.

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency platform in the world, has processed over $5.4 trillion in crypto transactions so far this year. But financial regulators around the globe have recently taken aim at the Cayman Islands-based company and the Wild West attitude of platforms that sell cryptocurrencies like bitcoin,…

"I Will Not Send Another Generation of Americans to War": Biden Steps Up Afghanistan Pullout, Haiti Arrests Colombian Ex-Soldiers and Two U.S. Citizens for Assassination of President Moïse, Africa Suffers Worst Week Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic , White House Coronavirus Task Force Warns of Surging Cases in Low-Vaccination Areas , Pfizer Tweaking Vaccine to Target Delta Coronavirus Variant, Will Seek Authorization for Third Shot, Texas GOP Unveils Sweeping Voter Suppression Measures in Special Legislative Session... Читать дальше...

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Will the flat salary cap and expansion draft angst lead to more buyouts?