Jalen Carter was ejected after the opening kickoff for spitting on Dak Prescott There was a second spitter. No, it was not Roger McDowell, but the Cowboys-Eagles saliva drama took another twist when NBC replays showed — after a lengthy severe weather delay — that Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott appeared to spit in the general direction of Jalen Carter during the first quarter on Thursday ... Read more
A top lottery expert warns that one popular Powerball feature might secretly slash your odds of winning the $1.7 billion jackpot
Will you let the machine place your bet? As the Powerball jackpot swells to $1.7 billion after no winner was declared on Wednesday night, some experts are suggesting that players should not use one of the game’s most popular features. Quick Pick — which allows lottery computers to randomly select the numbers for players — is very popular, with around 70% to 80% of players using the feature when they buy ... Read more
A groundbreaking sea level study is challenging everything we thought we knew about climate change
Global sea levels have not continued to rise at the rates predicted by many scientists — and there is no evidence that climate change has contributed to any such acceleration, a new first-of-its-kind study has claimed. The research found that the average sea level rise in 2020 was only around 1.5mm per year, or 6 inches per century, according to the paper’s authors, Dutch engineering consultant Hessel Voortman and ... Read more
Meta keeps shutting down a real lawyer’s accounts for “impersonating” Mark Zuckerberg—because that’s literally his name
Mark-ing his territory in the most Meta way possible. An Indiana lawyer who shares the name Mark Zuckerberg is suing Meta after the social media platform repeatedly shut down his personal and business profiles, claiming he was impersonating its founder. Zuckerberg, an Indianapolis bankruptcy lawyer, has battled mistaken identity issues on Facebook for 15 years, sharing a name with the platform’s billionaire ... Read more
GOP’s rising star says Trump’s agenda is the key to keeping his Senate seat red as major endorsements pour in
EXCLUSIVE: Hours before Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa kicks off a statewide campaign swing as she runs to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, she landed the backing of the top Senate Republican. "We need conservative fighters in the Senate — and that's exactly what we'll get with Ashley Hinson," Senate Majority Leader John Thune wrote early Friday as he endorsed Hinson. And Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, ... Read more