Michigan State engineering prof, student design helmet inserts to help drown out crowd noise for QBs

Michigan State engineering prof, student design helmet inserts to help drown out crowd noise for QBs

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The sight was a common one for Andrew Kolpacki. For many a Sunday, he would watch NFL games on TV and see quarterbacks putting their hands…

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What to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan

What to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan

The Oscar-nominated animated charmer “Robot Dreams” and Lindsay Lohan starring in the Christmas romantic comedy “Our Little Secret” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to…

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Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowars

Judge in Alex Jones’ bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion’s bid for Infowars

A bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments Monday in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it…

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New Zealanders help to save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach

New Zealanders help to save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped…

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Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16

Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16

MELBOURNE, Australia — An advocate for major social media platforms told an Australian Senate committee Monday that laws to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed…

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Earth bids farewell to temporary 'mini moon' that's possibly a chunk of actual moon

Earth bids farewell to temporary ‘mini moon’ that’s possibly a chunk of actual moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will…

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SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts who are stuck at the International Space Station until next year

Australia withdraws a misinformation bill after critics compare it to censorship

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and require them to keep records about misinformation and disinformation…

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Fox attorneys seek to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over reporting of vote rigging allegations in 2020

Fox attorneys seek to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over reporting of vote rigging allegations in 2020

WILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys for Fox Corp. asked a Delaware judge Friday to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit seeking to hold current and former company officials personally liable for the financial…

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Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC's $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services

Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC’s $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services

The Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and…

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Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

WASHINGTON — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered…

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