Ex-Virginia deputy governor kills wife and himself in murder-suicide, police say
Investigators say Justin Fairfax shot his wife, Cerina, multiple times before turning the gun on himself. Source link
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Players from the NBA, NFL, and MLB call for a ban on betting ‘unders’
The unions backing professional NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS players are calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban prediction market platforms from allowing users to bet on a player’s underperformance or injury, Sports Business Journal reports. In their letter, the unions cite the need for “appropriate regulations” to protect athletes and…
Middle East Dispatch: Beyond the wars
Josie Delap, our Middle East editor, reflects on the other facets of locations synonymous with strife Source link
Turnover-plagued Lakers fail to pull off sweep in loss to Rockets
HOUSTON — The Lakers still have control of this first-round series even after the blow they took from the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. As ugly as their 115-96 loss was, the Lakers still hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference series. All the Lakers have to do is win Game 5 on Wednesday night…
I led hikers up an Indonesian volcano – and then it erupted
An Indonesian guide who led hikers up Mount Dukono has described the moment of Friday’s eruption which killed three people. Source link
Ireland make one change for France game in Clermont
Ireland head coach Scott Bemand makes one change to his starting XV for Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations trip to France. Source link
Insta360’s new viewfinder turns its tiny Go 3S into a retro camera.
The pill-shaped Insta360 Go 3S 4K action camera launched in June 2024 as an updated version of the 2.7K Go 3 that debuted a year prior. While last year’s Go Ultra introduced a redesign with a larger sensor and higher frame rates, the Go 3S has stuck around as a smaller but still very capable…
Vaginal bacteria turn newborn skin into a beneficial ‘bioreactor’
A lipid synthesized on skin may promote brain development—and a swabbing with vaginal fluid can provide it to C-section babies, study finds Source link
DreamHack Atlanta To Start On May 15 With 4 Esports World Cup Spots For Grabs
Chess players now have a great reason to go to Atlanta. Another qualification path to the Esports World Cup (EWC) goes through the DreamHack chess event in Atlanta. The event takes place from May 15 to 17 and offers not only a $50,000 prize fund but also four spots at the coveted EWC. The event…
AI vision agents use 45x more tokens than APIs in benchmark
AI For AI agents, seeing is expensive Businesses deploying AI agents to automate computer usage may be spending far more money than necessary if those agents try to emulate human visual interaction. Reflex, an enterprise application platform, recently set out to compare vision agents with API agents. A vision agent in this context refers to an…