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JJ Watt may have to unretire and play with Bengals as crazy bet with soccer goalie gets serious
J.J. Watt isn’t backing down from a bet he made with Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford, even if the NFL legend has to come out of retirement. Trafford and Watt...
Mars was once home to ‘vacation-style’ beaches and bodies of water: study
Mars may have once been a paradise with Earth-like oceans and balmy beaches that would have been ideal for harboring living organisms, according to a new study. An international...
There could be a dead passenger on your next flight — it’s a lot more common than you think
Supposing you board a plane more than a couple of times a year — chances are good you’ve flown the friendly skies with a dead body for company. With the...
Exclusive | Brett Baty’s latest hot spring training start is different this time around
PORT ST. LUCIE — Brett Baty kept coming back to the same mindset.  He’s trying to keep everything as simple as possible.  “Honestly, I’m just focused on swinging at...
Third-party apps offering hard-to-get NYC restaurant reservations fuming over Hochul crackdown
Scoring a restaurant reservation at a coveted hotspot in New York City once required a combination of skill, charm and savvy — until third-party, bot-driven scalper sites began selling...
Karon Davis On Noah Davis’ Legacy and How Their Relationship Continues Through Art
The Davis family at the Underground Museum, c. 2012. Photo: Semra Sevin “Noah is my Osiris. He will live forever through his work. My assignment is to gather these...
Amid an Uncertain Year, Can Nvidia Soothe Wall Street’s Nerves?
Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 6, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Nvidia (NVDA) has...
Julian Opie’s Figures Walk Between Individuality and a Universal Human Experience
Installation view: “Julian Opie” at Lisson, Gallery New York, through April 19, 2025. © Julian Opie, Courtesy Lisson Gallery There’s something profoundly essential and revealing in Julian Opie’s handling...
Trump administration ends use of controversial app to allow migrants to board flights without ID
The Trump administration is ending a “horrendous” program that allowed illegal migrants to fly without identification — in what has been hailed as a “critical step” in putting Americans...
The L.A. Chef Who Spearheaded 36,000 First Responder Meals Is Just Getting Started
  As devastating wildfires raged in Los Angeles in January, the city’s hospitality industry rallied to feed firefighters. Aron Pobereskin, a chef by trade who became much more than...
Commonalities: A Look at Shared Themes in the Best Books About the Making of Art
All artists struggle with focus, fantasizing and faith, and these books share insight into exactly what it takes to make art. Courtesy the publishers In a culture inundated with...
Why Apple’s $500B U.S. Manufacturing Pledge Isn’t Unusual
Apple CEO Tim Cook met with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 20. Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images In what represents Apple (AAPL)’s largest ever domestic spending commitment, the...