Bears QB Caleb Williams on Colston Loveland: 'When the ball goes up, I’ve got all faith in him'
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Bears QB Caleb Williams on Colston Loveland: 'When the ball goes up, I’ve got all faith in him'
Williams has been impressed by the first-round pick.Patrick Finley (Chicago Sun-Times)
Hackers stole Social Security numbers during Allianz Life cyberattack
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Hackers stole Social Security numbers during Allianz Life cyberattack | TechCrunch
The U.S. insurance giant tells state regulators that Social Security numbers were among the personal information stolen in its mid-July cyberattack.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
Playing Dead Live at Cape Cod Beer on 2025-07-19 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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We Love This Alienware Gaming Monitor, and It’s Now a Massive $350 Off at Best Buy
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We Love This Alienware Gaming Monitor, and It’s Now a Massive $350 Off at Best Buy
This powerful 31.6-inch gaming monitor is now just $850 at Best Buy.Ingrid Cruz (CNET)
Scientists Say These Daily Routines Can Slow Cognitive Decline
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DJI's Amflow e-bikes are available to order in the US, but they don't come cheap
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DJI's Amflow e-bikes are available to order in the US, but they don't come cheap
DJI's impressive Amflow e-bikes are available for purchase in the US. However, prices start at an astounding $7,500.Lawrence Bonk (Engadget)
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Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Worsens as Dems Suddenly Find Big New Weapon
Senate Democrats are using a 1928 law to pressure Trump to release the Epstein files. The White House will ignore them. Here’s what could happen next.The New Republic
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iOS 26 updates for AirPods preview: Enhanced audio recording, camera remote and more
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iOS 26 updates for AirPods preview: Enhanced audio recording, camera remote and more
Hands-on with the new features for Apple’s earbuds that are coming with iOS 26.Billy Steele (Engadget)
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Rel Howery, Madeline Zima & Lin Shaye Among Cast Set For Ron Carlson Pic ‘The Bench’
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Rel Howery, Madeline Zima & Lin Shaye To Star In 'The Bench'
Rel Howery, Madeline Zima & Lin Shaye are among the stars of 'The Bench,' an indie from Ron Carlson highlighting the stories of L.A.'s unhoused.Matt Grobar (Deadline)
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Mountain rescue attempt ends as ex-Olympian declared dead after rockfall - UPI.com
A rescue attempt has ended for Germany's two-time Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier following a rockfall on Monday while she was climbing Laila Peak in Pakistan.UPI
Look: Three capybara pups born at New Orleans zoo - UPI.com
The Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans, La., offered a first glimpse at its newest -- and youngest -- residents: a trio of newborn capybara pups.Ben Hooper (UPI)
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Trump's tax bill blows $1.2B hole in Colorado budget
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FC Barcelona honors Kobe Bryant with ‘Mamba Mentality’-inspired road uniforms
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FC Barcelona will wear Kobe Bryant-inspired road uniforms this season
In 2009, Lakers legend Kobe Bryant wore an FC Barcelona uniform on a magazine cover. This season, Barca will wear a road uniform inspired by Bryant and his Mamba Mentality.Chuck Schilken (Los Angeles Times)
‘The Sound Of Music’ Adds Three More Days to 60th Anniversary Theatrical Rerelease- Film News in Brief
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'The Sound Of Music' Adds Three Days to 60th Anniversary Rerelease
Fathom Entertainment adds three extra days to the 60th anniversary theatrical rerelease of 'The Sound of Music'Jazz Tangcay (Variety)
Starmer Slammed for Threatening to Withhold UK Recognition of Palestinian State
Starmer announced he would only recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn’t agree to a ceasefire.Sharon Zhang (Truthout)
Today’s Chicago White Sox game is delayed, while Adrian Houser is scratched from his start
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Today’s Chicago White Sox game is delayed, while Adrian Houser is scratched from his start
The start of Wednesday’s Chicago White Sox game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Rate Field will be delayed because of approaching weather.LaMond Pope (Chicago Tribune)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps' opening box office has already destroyed one major MCU movie trend that needed to come to an end for the franchise.
Fantastic Four: First Steps' Box Office Crushed A 6-Year-Long MCU Trend That Needed To Die
The Fantastic Four: First Steps' opening box office has already destroyed one major MCU movie trend that needed to come to an end for the franchise.Zoe Miskelly (Screen Rant)
All Ingot Isle Banandium Gem locations in Donkey Kong Bananza
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All Ingot Isle Banandium Gem locations in Donkey Kong Bananza
You’ll return back to Ingot Isle in Donkey Kong Bananza to collect even more Banandium Gems. We list where to find all the golden bananas in our guide.Julia Lee (Polygon)
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Can't think of a more ringing endorsement of Nicola's time as First Minister, than being blasted by the great orange oaf as "terrible". 🙃EUROPE SAYS
Tenants push back against 5-week eviction notice
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (and Neighbors), NYC, 2017.
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC
4 February 2017. Manhattan. Nikon 19mm/4 PC lens, f/8, 30 sec, ISO 64. No emulsions were harmed in the making of this image. 1422Flickr
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This was captured with a DSLR and a 19mm shifting lens, from a balcony of another building.
It's mostly an exercise in angles and symmetry. The vaguely wedge-shaped dark cloud that appeared overhead, following the lines of the buildings, created a fortuitous moment.
The Waldorf was closed for an extensive renovation shortly after this was made and just recently re-opened. Many of the rooms have been converted into condo apartments.
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The Waldorf-Astoria is perhaps New York's most prominent monument to jazz age luxury and glamor. It's been the traditional residence for US presidents and foreign heads of state when in town (the "presidential suite" was meant rather literally there).
Built over the below-grade railyard of Grand Central Terminal, the hotel was equipped with a private rail siding and platform where guests could park their personal railcars(!). (Andy Warhol once threw a party on the platform.)
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@fritzoids @jgrg I actually looked into this. There's a small community of people with private railcars. Most are leased out for excursions, but some are owned for personal use.
It's not THAT expensive to buy one - comparable to the cost of an RV. But the cost of moving it is fairly high, it requires a lot of planning, and you need a place to store it connected to the national rail system (which means either leasing space in a rail yard or owning a railroad siding).
Fun idea, but impractical.
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There's a *huge* infrastructure for handling private airplanes. You can fly to almost any general aviation airport, store your place, get fuel and service, rent a car, whatever you need.
For a railcar, every single time you want to move it, you'd have to deal with people who have never heard of anything like this before. Amtrak has a tariffed rate for moving private cars, but most of the freight railroads (most of the US) really don't want the business.
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