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Lewis Moody: Will Greenwood leads support for ‘wonderful human being’

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Former England captain Lewis Moody has been backed to tackle motor neurone disease with "every ounce of his strength" by former team-mate and fellow Rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood.Moody, 47, learned he had the degenerative, muscle-wasting condition two weeks ago and has told BBC Breakfast he is struggling to confront the implications of his diagnosis.Rugby league legend Rob Burrow and Scotland and British and Irish Lions great Doddie Weir have both died from the disease in the past three years."He is the most wonderful human that we love to his very core," Greenwood, who played alongside Moody for both…

WATCH: FDA and HHS not endorsing generic abortion pill they just approved, White House says

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The White House said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a generic form of mifepristone was just following the law and not a sign of support for the abortion pill. Watch White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s remarks in the video player above. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt noted that the FDA and Health and Human Services was merely following the law. READ MORE: FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting conservative backlash The decision is “not an endorsement of this drug by any means,” Leavitt said. The approval has drawn fire from conservatives. Mike Pence, Trump’s vice…

News Wrap: Trump deploys 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon

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In our news wrap Sunday, Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon after a federal judge blocked him from deploying Oregon’s National Guard to Portland, Russian strikes across Ukraine killed five people, Syria held its first election since the fall of Assad, and Speaker Johnson said the House won’t be back in session until the Senate passes a bill to end the government shutdown. source : viralpique.com

News Wrap: Trump deploys 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon

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In our news wrap Sunday, Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon after a federal judge blocked him from deploying Oregon’s National Guard to Portland, Russian strikes across Ukraine killed five people, Syria held its first election since the fall of Assad, and Speaker Johnson said the House won’t be back in session until the Senate passes a bill to end the government shutdown. source : viralpique.com

Microsoft is about to launch free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads

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Microsoft is getting ready to announce an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the software maker has started testing ad-supported games streaming internally, allowing employees to play select titles free without a Game Pass subscription.I understand that the free ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming will include the ability to stream some games you own, as well as eligible Free Play Days titles, which let Xbox players try games over a weekend. You’ll also be able to stream Xbox Retro Classics games.Sources tell me the internal testing includes around two minutes…

Launch HN: Grapevine (YC S19) – A company GPT that actually works

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Elon Musk calls for canceling Netflix. Here’s what’s happening

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Elon Musk stands in the Oval Office to attend a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersElon Musk this week urged his followers to cancel their Netflix subscriptions over a controversy surrounding an animated show and its creator.Musk on Wednesday posted on his X platform saying, "Cancel Netflix for the health of your kids." The post was in response to an image accusing Netflix of carrying out a "transgender woke agenda."The controversy seems to stem from conservative backlash over an animated Netflix show, "Dead End:…

Tesla, GM lead record U.S. EV sales as federal incentives end

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DETROIT – Tesla and General Motors are leading the U.S. automotive industry this year in record domestic sales of all-electric vehicles, as consumers hurried to buy EVs before up to $7,500 in federal incentives for each purchase ended in September.New data provided to CNBC from Motor Intelligence shows U.S. sales of EVs, excluding hybrids, topped 1 million units through the first nine months of the year and set a new quarterly record of more than 438,000 units sold during the third quarter — achieving market share of 10.5% for the period.That record market share is up from 7.4% during the…

Detroit auto stocks jump on report of tariff relief for U.S. vehicles

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GM Hummer EV production in Detroit.Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General MotorsDETROIT — Shares of the Detroit automakers closed higher Friday following an afternoon report that President Donald Trump is considering "significant tariff relief" for the production of vehicles in the U.S.Stocks for General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis shifted from trading level or down to closing up between 1% to 4% on the report from Reuters.The news organization, citing Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio as well as auto officials, said the potential change could "effectively eliminate much of the costs major car companies are paying.""The signal…

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album release party box office

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A person wearing an outfit inspired by The Eras Tour poses in front of "The Official Release Party of a Showgirl" posters at an AMC theater to celebrate the release of Taylor Swift’s new album "The Life of a Showgirl" in New York City, U.S., Oct. 3, 2025. Kylie Cooper | ReutersTaylor Swift gave the box office a boost this weekend.In partnership with AMC, the singer-songwriter brought a 90-minute movie to cinemas for one weekend only to celebrate the release of her 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl."The three-day event tallied an estimated $33 million domestically, the biggest album…