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Americas News

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby makes it clear that he has no plans to retire anytime soon
World

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby makes it clear that he has no plans to retire anytime soon

Sidney Crosby says retirement is not on his mind, telling The Athletic he plans to keep playing and will discuss a new deal with the Penguins.

Jailyn Ullrich · 21 May, 2026
Scam alert: An official Microsoft email is being used for phishing links
Technology

Scam alert: An official Microsoft email is being used for phishing links

Scammers have found a way to weaponize an official Microsoft email address in order to facilitate their cybercrimes.

Lennie Hilpert · 21 May, 2026
Married man on hot streak is addicted to cheating on wife, filmmaker ghosted by AI girlfriend & dealbreakers
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Married man on hot streak is addicted to cheating on wife, filmmaker ghosted by AI girlfriend & dealbreakers

A married man says he's addicted to affairs, Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader gets ghosted by his AI girlfriend, and Reddit shares its dealbreakers.

Merle Vandervort · 21 May, 2026
Nancy Guthrie case points to criminal underworld 'wrench attack' theory, retired detective says
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Nancy Guthrie case points to criminal underworld 'wrench attack' theory, retired detective says

Expert says Nancy Guthrie's apparent abduction shows signs of a 'wrench attack,' where 'mastermind' hackers recruit local muscle to carry out kidnappings.

Queen Wunsch · 21 May, 2026
Bungie gives up on Destiny
Technology

Bungie gives up on Destiny

Bungie is moving on from Destiny 2. The studio announced Thursday that it's releasing the last major update for the game on June 9th as its focus "turns towards...

Jay Peters · 21 May, 2026
Mamdani secures 1,000 tickets for New York residents that can be purchased at $50 each
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Mamdani secures 1,000 tickets for New York residents that can be purchased at $50 each

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced 1,000 World Cup tickets available to New Yorkers for $50, far below the $535 cheapest Ticketmaster listing price.

Marlene Treutel · 21 May, 2026
‘Shortcuts Playground’ lets you create shortcuts using natural langauge
Technology

‘Shortcuts Playground’ lets you create shortcuts using natural langauge

Federico Viticci at MacStories is out today with yet another wild tool that integrates with Apple’s Shortcuts app. Shortcuts Playground from Federico is a plugi...

Chance Miller · 21 May, 2026
Spotify is adding more AI gunk for podcasts and audiobooks
Technology

Spotify is adding more AI gunk for podcasts and audiobooks

Spotify podcasts are getting the personalized AI slop treatment.

Rocky Hegmann · 21 May, 2026
RNC legal victory clears North Carolina voter roll purge of noncitiznes through jury responses
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RNC legal victory clears North Carolina voter roll purge of noncitiznes through jury responses

The RNC says it secured a consent judgment requiring North Carolina to purge noncitizens identified through jury-duty excusals from voter rolls.

Gaston Windler · 21 May, 2026
RNC legal victory clears North Carolina voter roll purge of noncitizens through jury responses
World

RNC legal victory clears North Carolina voter roll purge of noncitizens through jury responses

The RNC says it secured a consent judgment requiring North Carolina to purge noncitizens identified through jury-duty excusals from voter rolls.

Ignacio Medhurst · 21 May, 2026
iPhone 18 Pro could make life-saving niche feature into everyday asset
Technology

iPhone 18 Pro could make life-saving niche feature into everyday asset

iPhone 18 Pro is rumored to offer big improvements to satellite connectivity, potentially turning a niche feature for emergency situations into a daily asset fo...

Ryan Christoffel · 21 May, 2026
Waymos in Atlanta and San Antonio keep driving into flooded roads
Technology

Waymos in Atlanta and San Antonio keep driving into flooded roads

Extreme weather continues to pose problems for autonomous vehicles.

Elwyn Hoeger · 21 May, 2026