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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.Tennessee High School Closes Library Due to Comply with Book Banning LawGreen Hill High School in Wilson County, Tennessee has closed its library in preparation for the new school year so staff can check the entire collection to make sure they are in compliance with a new law that went into effect July 1. (These laws are onerous on purpose, folks.) H.B. 843 “requires…

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There’s no doubt about it—Remington is one of the biggest names in the men’s grooming world. Founded way back in 1816 (no, that’s not a typo), Remington has always been ahead of the pack when it comes to shaving innovation. The brand’s electric shavers are no exception. If you’re a style-conscious gent looking to achieve a razor-sharp beard style or slick close shave, the best Remington electric shavers will deliver the goods. But, with so many to choose from, how do you know which one will suit your grooming needs down to a tee? Well, I’m going to tell you.…

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Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsThe direct-to-consumer health-care startup Ro launched a new free tool Tuesday to help patients determine whether their insurance covers a buzzy class of weight loss and diabetes drugs called GLP-1s. Most insurance plans cover GLP-1s when they are used to treat diabetes, so those patients can usually avoid the roughly $1,000 monthly price tag of the medications. But coverage of weight loss treatments is less widespread, and navigating the complex insurance landscape can be challenging for patients and time consuming for doctors who prescribe the medications. Some patients may be missing out on treatment because they simply don’t…

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Home Depot on Tuesday topped quarterly expectations, but cautioned that sales will be weaker than expected in the back half of the year as high interest rates and consumer uncertainty dampen demand.The home improvement retailer said it now expects full-year comparable sales to decline by 3% to 4% compared with the prior fiscal year. It had previously expected comparable sales, a metric that takes out the impact of store openings and closures and other one-time factors, to decline about 1%.Home Depot’s total annual sales will get a boost from its recently completed acquisition of SRS Distribution, a company that sells…

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Welcome to the Q&A with TV critic — also known to some TV fans as their “TV therapist” — Matt Roush, who’ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today’s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there’s always closed-captioning.) One caution: This is a spoiler-free zone, so we won’t be addressing upcoming storylines or developments here unless it’s already common knowledge. Please send your questions and comments to [email protected]. Look for Ask Matt columns on most Tuesdays. Dexter Back from the Dead? Question: I recently read about two…

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Charles R. Cross, the Seattle music journalist and bestselling author behind Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain and Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix, has died. His family shared the news in a statement, writing, “We are sorry to share that Charles Cross has passed. He died peacefully of natural causes in his sleep on August 9th, 2024. We are all grief-stricken and trying to get through this difficult process of dealing with the next steps.” He was 67.Cross was an integral part of Seattle’s music scene due to his work as a writer, journalist,…

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After being played at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony, Kavinsky‘s ‘Nightcall’ has broken the record to become the most Shazamed song ever in a single day. The 2010 song was played by the French electro-pop pioneer during the closing ceremony at the Stade de France on Sunday (August 11), when he performed alongside Phoenix, Air and Vampire Weekend‘s Ezra Koenig. French electronic icons Phoenix and Air were both heavily rumoured to be making an appearance last week, and came together to perform a medley of songs, surrounded by Olympic medallists who had competed at the event since the opening ceremony on…

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There are three ways to watch live TV: a digital antenna, cable and a handful of streaming services. After the initial cost of an antenna, the programming is free but extremely limited. Cable content is vast but the plans get expensive quickly and nearly always require contracts. Cord cutters looking for an alternative can turn to live TV streaming services. The selection is huge, the subscriptions don’t involve contracts and are often cheaper than cable. (Though that price difference is narrowing as nearly every plan out there has raised its monthly cost). Traditional streaming services also have live components, like…

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Huawei Mate 80 series, which isn’t slated to launch at least until next year, could feature advanced facial recognition technology, according to claims on social media by a tipster. Although Huawei Mate 70 is speculated to be the Chinese smartphone maker’s next purported handset which may debut before the end of the year, its successor could reportedly provide increased security and privacy to users, courtesy of advanced 3D facial recognition technology embedded under the display.Huawei Mate 80 Series 3D Face RecognitionIn a post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, tipster Fixed Focus Digital (translated from Chinese) shared a screenshot…

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Did anyone see that Sam M. meltdown coming? Well, yes. I did. And if you’ve been watching this season of The Bachelorette, you probably did, too. I don’t know what Sam’s primary objective in all of this was, but it certainly wasn’t to be with Jenn. But let’s break this hour down because there was a lot more going on than Sam failing to answer a single question. (Disney/John Fleenor) When the hour starts, everyone’s back in the United States, Seattle, to be specific. If you want to play a drinking game through the first hour, then take a sip…

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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Thomas and Mack Center, University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 10, 2024. Ronda Churchill | Afp | Getty ImagesEconomist Brian Deese has begun advising Vice President Kamala Harris as she develops her economic policy plan, according to three people familiar with the matter.Deese is a former director of President Joe Biden’s National Economic Council and a fellow at MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research.Harris has said she plans to release her brand new presidential campaign’s first formal platform — focused…

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. There is news in the bestseller list category: the Publishers Weekly list has gone subscribers only…which seems strange, because what’s the appeal of being included on a bestseller list that very few people can see? Most of the New York Times content is paywalled, and they have public bestseller lists.This week has fewer titles that made all five bestseller lists, partly because Publishers Weekly counts by ISBN, not title, so two books (It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover and Hillbilly Elegy by…

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TAMPA, Fla. — Airbus is expanding its partnership with in-orbit servicing venture Astroscale to explore ways to collaborate beyond potentially removing space junk and refueling satellites. The companies announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Aug. 12 — between Airbus Defense and Space and the Japanese venture’s British subsidiary — to focus on U.K.-based in-orbit servicing and manufacturing opportunities in particular. Astroscale UK is already looking into using robotic arm technology from Airbus for future debris removal and satellite refueling missions.  The UK Space Agency recently awarded an Astroscale UK-led group a 2 million pound ($2.6 million) contract to study the feasibility…

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Elon Musk (L) and Donald Trump (R).David Swanson | Vincent Alban | ReutersElon Musk’s much-hyped interview of former President Donald Trump on the social media platform X was nearly derailed early on by technical glitches in the first minutes of the scheduled start time on Monday evening.Users trying to log on to the event, which was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET, reported that they could not join X’s livestream platform.The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO blamed a cyberattack for freezing the X platform. CNBC was not immediately able to independently verify whether or not an attack took place,…

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesIn the market’s eyes, the Federal Reserve finds itself either poised to head off a recession or doomed to repeat the mistakes of its recent past — when it was too late seeing a coming storm.How Chair Jerome Powell and his cohorts at the central bank react likely will go a long way in determining how investors negotiate…

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Newly hatched Maugean skatesJayson Semmens/University of Tasmania One of the world’s most endangered species of marine fish has been saved from extinction, thanks to researchers who captured wild specimens and helped them reproduce in captivity. The Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) is only found in Macquarie harbour on the extremely isolated and rugged south-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. The area is already a naturally low-oxygen environment, making it difficult for fish to thrive, but human impacts, especially salmon farming and river flow changes as a result of hydroelectric dams, have made the situation worse. Jayson Semmens at the University of Tasmania…

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