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Nevada player turns $3 bet into $1M jackpot on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ progressive slot machine
A $3 bet turned into a million-dollar miracle Friday when a lucky Nevada player hit it big on a “Wheel of Fortune” slot machine. “Congratulations to a local guest on hitting...
Pope Leo XIV canonizes former Satanic priest and 6 other new saints
Pope Leo XIV canonized seven religious figures who were posthumously boosted to sainthood on Sunday, including a former Satanic priest turned Catholic legend. More than 70,000 onlookers turned out...
Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series storylines: Shohei Ohtani’s showcase, Donnie Baseball’s arrival and a quest for history
The Blue Jays began the season as a World Series long shot, with the Dodgers everybody’s favorite. And so, unlike last season when two Goliaths (Dodgers and Yankees) clashed,...
48 Hours of Art in Chicago: CXW, Museums and Monuments to Come
Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, better known as the Bean. Photo: Christa Terry for Observer I was going to kick this off with a fun anecdote about my daughter walking...
Texas parents accused of burying autistic son in backyard claim he died at hospital — with no proof or record
A Texas couple accused of burying their autistic son’s corpse in their backyard boldly claimed that he died at the hospital, but investigators said they couldn’t find any records...
Andrew Cuomo torches Zohran Mamdani over lack of experience while issuing ‘Mike Tyson’ warning on Logan Paul podcast
Andrew Cuomo torched mayoral rival Zohran Mamdani as a rich kid trying to “play politics” — and attempted to woo the audience on influencer boxer Logan Paul’s podcast by...
Heineken Joins A.I. Companionship Debate With Ad Promoting Real Friends
Heineken’s new campaign pokes fund at A.I. companionship. Images courtesy of HEINEKEN USA What does Heineken, the 160-year-old Dutch brewing company, have in common with San Francisco-based tech startup...
From Algorithms to Accessibility: What Writers Can Actually Learn from A.I.
By studying how A.I. organizes information, communicators can create writing that’s clearer, more inclusive and easier for everyone to use. Unsplash+ Large language models have become some of the...
Now Screening: Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’
Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident is a masterwork of a revenge thriller. Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival While I have had my share of eye problems, I...
OpenAI Is Coming After Entry-Level Finance Work
OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to master finance as automation reshapes Wall Street jobs. Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Revising pitchbooks, formatting slides and tweaking font sizes—these are some...
