A girl signs up for a class. A couple hires an accountant. A group of co-workers decides to pool their money and buy a couple of lottery tickets. In the beginning, they're full of hope and optimism — and then something turns. Stories of good ideas gone bad. Prologue: Paul was a cop. One night he was pulling second shift when he had a perfectly good idea: He'd stretch out in the back seat and take a little nap during his break. He fell right asleep, and slept well until he woke up and realized...
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Logan Gilbert has a new pitch. The man who began his career in 2021 as one of the most fastball-heavy pitchers has over time dramatically revamped his slider in 2022, added a splitter in 2023, and now developed a cutter for 2024. Despite its above-average whiff rate so far, three starts is too early to read much into the cutter’s results—it’s not until teams have a chance to scout and prep for a pitch that the true test comes—but conceptually, I like the...
Meta continues to field criticism over how it handles younger consumers using its platforms, but the company is also planning new products that will cater to them. On Monday, the company announced in a blog post that later this year it will be launching a new education product for Quest to position its VR headset […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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The suspect in the deadly Nashville robbery of a California rapper with ties to Justin Bieber and a group of friends was free on bond for a 2021 murder at the time of the deadly stickup outside a music studio Saturday, according to city police. Christopher Cheeks, a 32-year-old rapper known as Chris King, died with a gunshot wound after encountering a group of muggers along Hayes Street, police said. Another man with Cheeks at the time also suffered a gunshot wound. Nashville detectives were on...
A man was arrested after police say he fired a shot into a neighbor's house while shooting at a tree with friends in Hudson. Police arrested 49-year-old Agustin Rivera-Vargas on suspicion of illegally discharging a firearm, suspicion of recklessly discharging a firearm and suspicion of reckless endangerment, according to Colorado court records.
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A man faces an open murder charge after he allegedly shot and killed his childhood friend at a Las Vegas apartment complex, according to a police report.
A Florida police chief blasted the "friends" of a teenager who died from a gunshot wound after he said they ran from the scene of the shooting without offering help to the victim or law enforcement. Sadarion Cosby, 17, died at HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital on Tuesday night after he was shot in the abdomen during an altercation in the city of Sanford, a suburb of Orlando. Cosby was struck after shots rang out when he and three unidentified people approached a parked car near the intersection...
DAN Walker laughed about a return to BBC Breakfast in an apparent swipe at his former employer. The 47-year-old answered a Q&A with fans as he gave updates on when he’d be back on telly w
Tech expert Kim Komando gives advice to a man who is concerned about falling for a crypto scam. Komando also helps a teen navigate being tracked by her dad with an AirTag. Ask Kim Komando a question
We've seen a lot of wild actions from the pro-Hamas crew.