Samsung announces the budget-friendly Galaxy S25 FE

Samsung can’t stop releasing Galaxy S25 phones. A few months after launching the flagship S25 and S25 Ultra, Samsung dropped the ultra-thin S25 Edge on us. Now, just a few months after that, we’ve got the Galaxy S25 FE, a more budget-friendly model with some mildly compromised specs. Launching Thursday for $649.99, the Galaxy S25…

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The nation’s cartoonists look back on the year that was.

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s a look back on the…

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4 Takeaways From Michigan’s Big Ten Win Over Purdue

All the free throws, the timeouts, the fouls and even a coach’s challenge made the end of Tuesday’s highly anticipated game between No. 1 Michigan and No. 7 Purdue felt somewhat anticlimactic, a sluggish march across the finish line.When the buzzer finally sounded — crystalizing the Wolverines’ 91-80 victory that keeps them firmly in control…

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Thrash review: Tommy Wirkolas shark movie ate

Like unsung Australian horror movie Bait, Netflix’s Thrash knows that tsunamis are least of your worries after a Category 5 hurricane hits in a movie. Sharks (yes, sharks) wash in with the tide in the latest from writer/director Tommy Wirkola (Violent Night, Dead Snow), and it’s a proper nail-biter. With nightmare-inspiring cinematography, increasingly flooded and…

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Dems brace for a close finish on Virginia redistricting effort

Democrats hope gerrymandering Virginia will give them the edge they need to win back the House. But Tuesday’s special election is proving more competitive than they’d like. Tight polling and concerns over voter turnout in an atypical April election have many Democratic party strategists and officials preparing for a close finish. “I always thought this…

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