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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was booed multiple times at the 2025 Ryder Cup on Long Island Wednesday – and even a joke from talk show host Carson Daly couldn’t quell the jeers. Golf fans attending the opening ceremony ahead of the US’s matchup against Europe unleashed on the Democratic leader as she walked on stage at the Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, according to social media footage. “You’re the worst,” one attendee shouted. Daly, who brought Hochul out, tried to quiet the crowd by joking she isn’t NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, but it didn’t help much, according to the...

THE Animalist Party, or PACMA, as it is known in Spain, held a peaceful protest in the heart of Madrid on Saturday, September 20 at 5:30pm in a national demonstration against bullfighting, held annually in the city. While reports about the number of attendees are conflicting – PACMA stated there were more than 10,000 protestors, while the Government Delegation stated there were some 1,200 – a large number of people showed up in the picturesque Sol neighbourhood of Madrid, donning green scarves to protest Spain’s controversial cultural staple. The demonstration, which is part of PACMA’s “Abolition Mission,” marched through some...

Next month sees Windows 10 finally reaching the end of (mainstream) support. Microsoft has been pushing people towards Windows 11 for what feels like forever, and it worked – for a while. The latest market figures show that this is changing. The statistics for August 2025 from statcounter Global Stats show a marked drop in Windows 11’s share of the desktop market. Rewinding a little bit through time, June 2025 was a significant month because it marked the point at which Windows 11 finally caught up (well, very nearly) with Windows 10. Windows 11 managed to reach a market share...

AI PCs are equipped with powerful processors and AI accelerators designed to increase productivity and creativity. With our round-up of the latest news, learn how AI PCs are poised to shape the future of computing. Virtually every aspect of technology has been affected, and potentially improved, by artificial intelligence (AI). PCs are no exception. While the meaning of “AI PC” is still evolving, it generally refers to a computer specifically designed to excel at AI-powered tasks. These beefed-up computers typically feature: High-end CPUs and GPUs to handle the demanding computational requirements of AI applications such as AI assistants that automate...

The director discusses all of that, as well as what happened to this new episode’s previously announced 2023 release date.The case against Adnan Syed has pretty much been never-ending, so why should The Case Against Adnan Syed be any different? Amy J. Berg’s HBO documentary series has returned with a fifth episode a mere six years after the fourth one aired. To put that half-dozen-years break into perspective, HBO Max — which premiered episode five, “The Tree Grew,” on Thursday — didn’t even exist when the docuseries debuted as a four-parter. Syed was arrested in 1999 for the murder of...

FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2025 Live Thread, Circuit: Baku City, First Grand Prix: 2016, Number of Laps: 72, Circuit Length: 259 km, Race Distance: 306.587km, Lap Record: 1:11.097 by Lewis Hamilton (2021) Sunday, October 21, 7:00AM ET

CONEJOS COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A massive search is underway for a pair of hunters who were reportedly last heard from on Thursday, while hunting in Conejos County. According to the Conejos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), on September 13, deputies responded to the Rio De Los Pinos Trailhead in an effort to make contact with two hunters, Andrew Porter, a 25-year-old man from Asheville, N.C., and Ian Stasko, a 25-year-old man from Salt Lake City, UT. The sheriff’s office said the pair was reported overdue while elk hunting in the San Juan Wilderness Area, west of Trujillo Meadows Reservoir, when...

Trying to figure out how much battery storage, inverter size, type of charger and what have you to power my houseboat. My plan is to have enough battery storage to run everything using an inverter for AC power using batteries and by charging those batteries daily using a generator for a few hours. The biggest draw would be an occasional few minutes of a microwave to heat food, and also run a tv/monitor along with computer. everything else runs on DC current for short periods of time like fresh water pump. I do have a small a/c air conditioner that...

Step into an unassuming industrial building in Teltow, just outside Berlin, and a bright, clacking universe unfolds: around 50 pinball machines line 200 square metres, from classics like Wizard and The Addams Family to modern hits such as Game of Thrones. Welcome to Flipperhalle Berlin - proof that pinball is back in vogue. The United States, the world's largest pinball market, has seen a dramatic revival since the mid-2000s, fuelled by the rise of arcade bars, or "barcades," that pair vintage games with food and drink. The trend has spread far beyond the US: pinball machines now pop up in...

his is the hilarious moment that a dog owner tries to outsmart his German Shepherd while offering her a treat, but it backfires as the smart girl works it out.Our pets deserve a treat every now and then – especially as a reward for good behaviour. And recently, one dog parent decided to make her German Sherpherd earn their treat. He thought it would take a while for the pooch to figure things out – but it quickly backfired when the clever girl managed to figure it out in seconds. So it was actually the owner who ended up learning...

We're all guilty of saving something 'for a special occasion' - but it turns out when doing so, we might just be ruining the very thing we're waiting for. One man learnt this the hard way after keeping a bottle of whisky for 17 long years, only to be left gutted when he finally came to open it to savour its taste. Taking to Reddit, he revealed how he tucked away a bottle of Johnnie Walker Green Label almost two decades ago - and completely forgot about it until recently. However, when he went to open it, he found the...

Forget your TikTok influencers and Ibiza super-clubs. Sweden’s hottest DJ is an 81-year-old great-grandmother who refuses to slow down the beat. Madelein Mansson, better known to her glitter-soaked fans as DJ Gloria, has become the unlikely star of Stockholm’s nightlife scene. She will not even spin a record unless you are over 50. Sweden’s nightlife revolution: proving the party doesn’t stop at 50 Sweden has long been famous for exporting pop powerhouses such as ABBA, Avicii and Zara Larsson, but DJ Gloria is proof that the nation’s music scene is not just a young person’s game. In fact, Stockholm’s ageing...

Leandro Bojko and Micaela García danced off with the top prize in the grand finale of the World Tango Championships at the Gran Rex theatre in Buenos Aires. Argentine dance partners Leandro Bojko and Micaela García are celebrating after winning the stage category, the last competition at the World Tango Championship finals on Tuesday, during a competitive dance-off at Buenos Aires' Gran Rex theatre. The enormously followed event draws dancers from more than 50 countries for several rounds of intense dramatic competition in over 20 theatres. Both amateur and professional couples showcased their skills in the two main categories: Tango...

The MONTHLY Gardening Thread is a gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack the...

Requests for advice and help with computer issues seem to produce more jokes than anything else, but I'm wondering if someone here who is more tech-savvy than I am can help me. I had a rectangular Dell monitor for a long time and it did great, until eventually the text and images began (I don't know what to call it. Bleeding? Ghosting?) rightward across the monitor. I am not talking about light spots around the edges of the monitor, nor am I talking about some sort of reflection following moving objects. I simply mean that, text or picture, there is...

If you grew up in the '70s and '80s, there's a good chance that you had at least one Fisher-Price toy sitting on the living room floor, waiting to trip your dad. But these weren't just toys. Fisher-Price had a knack for shrinking the world down to kid size. A ringing doorbell on the Play Family House, an incredibly realistic "mooo" from the toy barn doors, or the oddly loud bell on the parking garage elevator, these sounds all played an important part in the soundtrack of our childhoods. FISHER-PRICE FARM Part of what made Fisher-Price toys so special (and...

They use AI more but also check it moreFor those who thought AI vibe coding was just for the youngsters, newly published research shows that developers with over 10 years of experience are more than twice as likely to do it. According to a July survey of 791 US developers from cloud services platform Fastly, around a third of senior developers with more than a decade of experience are using AI code-generation tools such as Copilot, Claude, and Gemini to produce over half of their finished software, compared to 13 percent for those devs who've only been on the...

F-1 HEINEKEN DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2025 Live Thread, Circuit Zandvoort, First Grand Prix 1952, Number of Laps 72, Circuit Length 259 km, Race Distance 306.587km, Lap Record 1:11.097 by Lewis Hamilton (2021), Sunday, 9:00AM ET

A large package set for delivery has caused quite a stink for one courier company, causing it to dial in the help of the police. After the box was dropped off at New Zealand Couriers in New Plymouth, an employee noticed it was emitting the “distinctive odour” of cannabis. But the police didn’t have to look far to figure out who was behind the package, with the source having provided his name and contact details on the package receipt. Today, Anthony Ellison, 40, appeared in the New Plymouth District Court charged with possession of cannabis and cultivation of cannabis, to...

A 17-year-old handed just $100 to ChatGPT and let the AI run a stock portfolio for one month. The results stunned finance watchers, with gains far beyond major Wall Street benchmarks. =============================================================== In late June 2025, 17-year-old Nathan Smith from rural Oklahoma gave ChatGPT control over a $100 stock portfolio. Four weeks later, the results shocked many: a 23.8% gain—far above the Russell 2000 (+3.9%) and biotech ETF XBI (+3.5%) during the same period. Smith shared his experiment on Reddit, and it quickly spread across tech and finance communities, with coverage from Decrypt, Futurism, and others. Smith is quick to...