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Anyone who was a Facebook user in the early days of the social platform (at least when it was a global platform, not just one limited to students) will remember Facebook Pokes. Poking someone on Facebook (oh, do grow up!) was a wordless – slightly creepy – way of interacting with another person. A Soke did not really serve any purpose beyond reminding someone of your existence in a somewhat passive-aggressive way. Having experimented with reviving the Poke, Facebook is having another go at making the idea relevant in 2025. This is more than just the return of the Poke;…
Crystal was 18 when bone cancer changed her face. On top of chemotherapy and operations, she had to deal with other painful realities too.She told Sky News: “Pre-cancer, and everything that happened I wasn’t aware how people who had facial differences were villainised or victimised. Image: Crystal before her diagnosis “Experiencing that, seeing the trauma, I’ve been so affected by people staring at me in the street, and hate comments about my appearance.”She believes part of the problem is the screen portrayal of visibly different characters: “There’s a narrative in Hollywood, especially that’s been going on for years, that people…
Check out the best moments from the Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Purdue Boilermakers in Week 2.
Wall Street took hits on the market after hiring slumped in August. The economy added 22,000 jobs, far below expectations, fueling fresh concerns about a slowdown. Nikole Killion has more details.
RIO FRIO, Portugal — U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs.Cork comes from the spongy bark of the cork oak tree, which is primarily grown and harvested in the Mediterranean basin. The framework trade agreement between the United States and the European Union singled out the material as an “unavailable natural product.” So as of Sept. 1, cork joined a handful of other items, including airplanes and generic pharmaceuticals, that are exempt from a 15% U.S. tariff on most EU products.The cork carve-out was vital for Portugal. The European country is the world’s…
New Apple Watches The Apple Watch Series 10 from 2024. Credit: Apple New iPhone announcements are usually paired with new Apple Watch announcements, though if anything, the Watch has changed even less than the iPhone has over the last few years. The Apple Watch Series 11 won’t be getting a screen size increase—the Series 10 bumped things up a smidge just last year, from 41 and 45 mm to 42 and 46 mm. But the screen will apparently have a higher maximum brightness—always useful for outdoor visibility—and there will be a modestly improved Apple S11 chip on the inside. The…
TORONTO — For the third time, the knives were out at the Toronto International Film Festival.Rian Johnson on Saturday night premiered the third movie in his whodunit series, “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” Like the previous two movies, “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion,” Johnson brought a cavalcade of stars to Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre for what was easily the hottest ticket of the festival.“This is my favorite place to be in the world,” said Johnson, recalling the similar TIFF first weekend premieres of his first two mysteries. “Wake Up, Dead Man” is arguably Johnson’s darkest, most…
New data from Phase 3 PEGASUS study demonstrates a 49.7% decrease in mean blood Phe levels in adolescents aged 12-17 treated with PALYNZIQ BioMarin’s planned submission to global health authorities on track for second half of 2025 SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Sept. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today announced new data characterizing the efficacy and safety of PALYNZIQ® (pegvaliase-pqpz) for the treatment of adolescents with phenylketonuria (PKU), which were presented at the 15th International Congress of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (ICIEM) in Kyoto, Japan, Sept. 2-6, 2025. The Phase 3 PEGASUS study evaluating the efficacy and safety of PALYNZIQ…
Football is back, and there are already some big names around the league whose Week 1 statuses are up in the air.Christian McCaffrey is back on the injury report, while a couple Dolphins playmakers weren’t certain to be active this week. There are key names in every slate whose potential absences would make a big difference.See who’s in and who’s for Week 1 of the NFL season.CB Christian Gonzalez (Patriots)Practice schedule: DNP-DNP-DNPInjury: HamstringKickoff: 1 p.m. ETAfter missing the entire week of practice, Christian Gonzalez will be out for the Patriots’ Week 1 game against the Raiders. Gonzalez is New England’s best…
Apple’s thinnest-ever iPhone 17 Air could have a truly ‘awe dropping’ design. But will buyers be willing to compromise on cameras and battery life to get it?A model of what the iPhone 17 could look likeIt’s no secret that Apple announces new iPhones every September, and 2025 is no different. The rumor mill has four new iPhones on the horizon; iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, alongside the all-new iPhone 17 Air.Those rumors point to some design changes that have the potential to make the iPhone 17 Air truly “awe dropping.” And with Apple set to…