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Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tough. The purple category was a complete guess for me, and I didn’t do great on the blue category either. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the…

Angie Smith said she has asked brides if they are using slimming jabs after a trend emerged this year.

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Lucy Lawless, 57, studied drama in Canada. In the 1990s she starred on television in Xena: Warrior Princess. She went on to appear in Battlestar Galactica, Spartacus, Parks and Recreation, Agents of SHIELD and Salem. Her films include Spider-Man, EuroTrip, Boogeyman, Bedtime Stories and Minions: The Rise of Gru. In 2024 she made her directorial debut with Never Look Away. She plays Alexa Crowe in the crime series My Life Is Murder; all four series are now available on DVD and digital. She is married for the second time, has three children and lives in New Zealand.What is…

Turtles and tortoises are both reptiles with shells, but they’re not exactly the same. So how can you tell them apart? What’s the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?”All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises,” Sydnee Fenn, a reptile keeper at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, told Live Science. Generally, the reptiles that people call turtles spend a great deal of time in the water, whereas tortoises live on land, according to Genius Vets in San Diego, California.Many of the differences between turtles and tortoises come from this habitat difference. For example, water-dwelling turtles’ shells are usually…

Hoka sneakers rarely go on sale, so when they do it makes the deals that much sweeter. Luckily, Labor Day is one such occasion that the shopper-loved sneakers are marked down, and this holiday weekend has delivered a sprawling selection of bold, comfy, travel-ready shoes your fall packing list has been missing.  From the popular Bondi and Clifton styles to more under-the-radar picks, we’ve uncovered the 12 best Hoka shoe deals on sale for Labor Day. Whether you’re preparing for a busy trip full of sightseeing or a more relaxing vacation, there’s a pair on sale for everyone—and prices start…

Published On 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025Taylor Townsend is in the spotlight at the US Open as a result of an interaction she wishes had never taken place.Townsend said Jelena Ostapenko told her she had “no class” and “no education” during a face-to-face argument after their second-round match on Wednesday.A huge crowd cheered her on in doubles on Thursday, and Townsend made the most of a spot in prime time at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night, upsetting fifth-seeded Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-2.Going into this Grand Slam, Townsend had nowhere near the star power or the name recognition of fellow…

Nearly 1,000 “worker over billionaire” protests are being planned in all 50 states starting this weekend as part of a Labor Day week of action organized by labor unions and advocacy groups in opposition to the Trump administration’s policies.The actions include marches and rallies in cities such as Chicago and Los Angeles, a Labor Day parade in New York City, rallies in Palmer, Alaska, Freeport, Maine, and a planned protest at the state capitol in Honolulu, Hawaii.The protests are organized by the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the US, and dozens of partner organizations, including Public Citizen,…

It’s only been since June that Meta invested $14.3 billion in the data-labeling vendor Scale AI, bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang and several of the startup’s top executives to run Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). But the relationship between the two companies is already showing signs of fraying. At least one of the executives Wang brought over to help run MSL — Scale AI’s former Senior Vice President of GenAI Product and Operations, Ruben Mayer — has departed Meta after just two months with the company, two people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.  Mayer spent roughly five years with Scale…

Luis R Conriquez has been itching to make a rap and reggaeton album for a long time. Sure, he’s a corridos artist at heart, but he’d always wondered if other genres could work, too. “With everything going on with corridos,” he tells Rolling Stone over Zoom, “it made eve more sense to do this. We were already changing things up.” In recent months, several corridos stars, including Conriquez, have stepped back from the genre as the spotlight on narco-themed music has grown. A few months ago, Conriquez even had to cut a show short after fans expressed frustration over his…

Ready or not, the NFL is back! The regular season is less than a week away when the Philadelphia Eagles open up Lincoln Financial Field, unveil their newest Super Bowl championship banner, and take on the Dallas Cowboys to get Week 1 off the ground. From there, it’ll be a mad dash to Santa Clara for Super Bowl LX, and there will be a lot that goes down between now and then. And we’re going to give our best guesses as to how some teams may fare in 2025.As we do every year, we’ve corralled our CBS Sports staffers and…