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Glow-Up Your Kitchen With These 5 Whimsical Looks Under $200

Claim home For a kitchen upgrade that truly checks all the whimsy-meets-function boxes, look no further than this farmhouse sink from @interioryesplz . “The farmhouse sink, a classic design from long ago, is perfect for today’s kitchen,” says designer Susan Serra . “Its form adds a visual focal point to the sink area, an ’embrace’…

Ethereum Merge Complete, $195 Billion Cryptocurrency Begins New Era

Six years in the making, the most sophisticated upgrade in crypto’s history is complete. At 6:42 A.M. Coordinated Universal Time (2:42 A.M. EDT), the Ethereum blockchain merged with a special-purpose decentralized ledger called the Beacon Chain, concluding its transition to near-carbon neutrality. The shift may not only mute criticism of blockchain energy usage and serve…

Adobe’s $20 Billion Takeover Of Figma Makes Cofounders Billionaires

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace started building design startup Figma to challenge Adobe’s PhotoShop. Now Adobe has made them billionaires after announcing it would acquire Figma for $20 billion in a cash and shares deal. The deal doubles the valuation that the San Francisco-based startup landed in June 2021, when it raised $200 million from…

Microsoft Accuses Sony of Paying Publishers to Keep Xbox Game Pass Games Closed

Console privilege for video games has taken many types through the years. There’s the fundamentals, you’ve an in-house studio that makes video games particularly in your {hardware}. However in recent times this has escalated to issues like console-specific content material in video games or paying for particular timed launch home windows. Now? Within the ongoing…

NY AG James May Sue Trump Soon—And His Kids—After Reportedly Rejecting Settlement Offer

Topline New York Attorney General Letitia James may sue former President Donald Trump for fraud soon after rejecting an offer from his attorneys to settle the case against him, the New York Times reports , as part of a long-running civil investigation into the Trump Organization and its financial dealings—which could also punish at least…

Roger Federer Announces Retirement

Updated Sep 15, 2022, 10:08am EDT Topline Roger Federer will retire following next week’s Laver Cup in London, the 41-year-old tennis star announced Thursday morning, capping one of the winningest and most lucrative careers in sports. Key Facts Widely regarded as one of the sport’s best players ever, Federer will retire with 20 Grand Slam…

Ukraine Says It Found Another Mass Burial Site In Territory Reclaimed From Russia

Topline Ukraine discovered a burial site containing hundreds of bodies in Izium, a city in the Kharkiv region that was reclaimed from Russian forces last week, Ukrainian officials said Thursday, the latest allegation of mass burials in a Ukrainian city occupied by Russia. Key Facts More than 400 bodies were found in the graves, according…

Major Bump In Biden’s Approval Ratings But Majority Still Disapprove, Poll Finds

Topline President Joe Biden’s approval rating sharply rose to 45% in September from a low of 36% two months earlier, according to an AP-NORC poll, a potential bright spot for Democrats ahead of November’s midterm elections where the party faces the uphill task of trying to retain control of both the House and the Senate.…

R. Kelly Convicted On Child Pornography And Sex Abuse Charges

Topline A Chicago jury found R. Kelly guilty of child pornography for taping his sexual encounters with underage girls, according to multiple reports, just months after the R&B singer was sentenced to three decades in prison in a separate sex trafficking case. Key Facts Kelly was convicted on six of the 13 criminal charges brought…