Garmin’s new $199 Cirqa smart band has no screen and no required subscription — a direct shot at Whoop’s membership model. Inside the launch that’s betting subscription-weary Americans want health data without another monthly bill.
U.S. consumer sentiment jumped nearly 10 percent in July to 54.4, its highest since February, as falling gas prices lifted the national mood. But survey director Joanne Hsu warns the rebound may be hard to sustain if pump prices climb again.
Megan Rapinoe is launching “Why Are You Like This?”, a weekly Vox Media interview podcast premiering August 6 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. What the soccer icon’s solo media venture says about her second act — and the retired-athlete podcast boom.
Caitlin Clark delivered the first 40-point, 10-assist game in WNBA history, scoring a career-high 45 as the Indiana Fever edged Seattle 110-107. Her record night ended a three-week slump and pulled Indiana into a tie for first in the East.
A multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell has sickened more than 1,600 people across five states, with 94 hospitalized. Here’s what the parasite is, how investigators traced it, and what diners should do now.
Megan Rapinoe is launching “Why Are You Like This?”, a weekly Vox Media interview podcast premiering August 6 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. What the soccer icon’s solo media venture says about her second act — and the retired-athlete podcast boom.
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Garmin’s new $199 Cirqa smart band has no screen and no required subscription — a direct shot at Whoop’s membership model. Inside the launch that’s betting subscription-weary Americans want health data without another monthly bill.
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A record 9.5 million Americans — one in five federal student loan borrowers — are now in default, with $233 billion in loans gone unpaid. Here’s how the end of the COVID payment pause, a rebuilt repayment system, and rising costs pushed millions of households over the edge.
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U.S. consumer sentiment jumped nearly 10 percent in July to 54.4, its highest since February, as falling gas prices lifted the national mood. But survey director Joanne Hsu warns the rebound may be hard to sustain if pump prices climb again.
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Apple briefly passed Nvidia in Friday trading to reclaim the title of world’s most valuable company, with both giants near $4.9 trillion. Here’s why investors are shifting their AI bets — and what it means for the race to $5 trillion.
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Caitlin Clark delivered the first 40-point, 10-assist game in WNBA history, scoring a career-high 45 as the Indiana Fever edged Seattle 110-107. Her record night ended a three-week slump and pulled Indiana into a tie for first in the East.
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TSMC posted a record $22 billion quarterly profit, up 77%, and chip stocks fell anyway. What the semiconductor slide says about soaring AI capex, thinning margins, and a market priced for a boom that never blinks.
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Netflix grew revenue 13% and earned $3.4 billion in profit, yet its stock fell roughly 8% after hours. Inside the Q2 2026 earnings report: soft guidance, shrinking viewership disclosures, and the ad business now carrying the streaming giant’s second act.
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A multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell has sickened more than 1,600 people across five states, with 94 hospitalized. Here’s what the parasite is, how investigators traced it, and what diners should do now.
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A massive heat dome is threatening two-thirds of the continental U.S. with temperatures up to 25 degrees above normal, weeks after a deadly July 4 heat wave killed at least 24 people. Why overnight heat is the real danger — and how to protect yourself and your neighbors.
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Twelve states led by California have sued to block Paramount’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, defying a Justice Department that already approved the deal. Here’s what the landmark antitrust fight means for movie theaters, cable bills and everyone who watches anything.
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The American League stunned a stacked National League lineup with a 4–0 shutout at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia — the Midsummer Classic’s first shutout in 13 years. Cody Bellinger earned MVP honors as eleven AL pitchers silenced the NL on just three hits.
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