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Martin Lewis explains the things people misunderstand about credit scores.

The holidays have a way of sneaking up on us. One minute you’re trick-or-treating with your kids, and the next you’re panic shopping in a Buc-ee’s gift aisle. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With the right cheat sheet, you can keep the holiday spirit high and stress levels low.Fortunately, we did some planning on your behalf. As much as we love playing with the latest gadgets and gizmos here at The Verge, we also love recommending them. That’s why, after consulting with our expert team of writers and editors, we’ve compiled a medley of gift ideas that…

Jonny HumphriesNorth WestHandoutWilliam Chapman, known as Syd, believed he was going to fully recoverHospital doctors failed to tell a father-of-seven he was terminally ill and falsely reassured him he would recover, the health ombudsman has found. William Chapman, known as Syd, was told “not to worry” by doctors at the Countess of Chester Hospital after being admitted with shortness of breath in July 2021. But the 58-year-old found out he had in fact been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease, when his GP mentioned it in passing on the phone in December that year – eight months before…

Cocona, a member of the global hip-hop and R&B-inspired group XG, has come out as transmasculine and nonbinary. The 20-year-old announced the news in a birthday Instagram post on the group’s account. “Today, I turned 20. As I reach this new chapter in my life, I want to share something that’s been in my heart for a long time,” Cocona said in the statement. “I am AFAB transmasculine non-binary. Earlier this year, I had top surgery.” The statement continues: “I was born and perceived as female, but that label never represented who I truly am. I live in a way…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 18th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats have lost consecutive games and three of their last five. Worse, they are struggling to shoot.Panic is bubbling up in the Bluegrass State.Fans booed the Wildcats off the court at halftime Friday night and headed to the exits before Kentucky’s 94-59 loss to No. 11 Gonzaga that dropped the Wildcats to 5-4.Onetime Kentucky one-and-done star DeMarcus Cousins didn’t hold back on his opinion on social media: “Can’t lie…this uk team has no heart! This is hard to watch smh”Editor’s PicksKentucky coach Mark Pope took no issue issue with Cousins’ opinion and took the…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It’s understandable why every space agency and astronomy enthusiast around the world is trying to catch a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS. Not only is it the third-known interstellar object to pass through our solar system,it’s also the fastest comet ever recorded. But even as it races at 130,00 miles per hour towards its closest distance from Earth, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently caught another stunning glimpse of the icy rock. According to NASA, Hubble took its latest photo of 3I/ATLAS on November 30 using its Wide Field…

The news that Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros in an $83bn deal has led to backlash among figures in and out of the entertainment industry.Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic senator, called it “an anti-monopoly nightmare” in a statement released soon after the announcement.“A Netflix-Warner Bros would create one massive media giant with control of close to half of the streaming market – threatening to force Americans into higher subscription prices and fewer choices over what and how they watch, while putting American workers at risk,” she said.Her views were also shared by Pramila Jayapal, co-chair of the House Monopoly…

Leah Feiger: So it’s a really good question actually, and it’s one that I’ve thought about for quite some time. I think if it’s not annoying, I want to read this quote from Scott Kupor, the director of OPM and the former managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, to be clear, just to remind everyone where people are coming from in this current administration. He posted this on X late last month, and this was part of Reuter’s reporting. So he posts, “The truth is, DOGE may not have centralized leadership under USDS anymore, but the principles of DOGE remain alive…

After a few marathon days of telephone and video calls, emails and text message chains, the $82.7 billion agreement for Netflix to buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max was clinched Thursday night around 10 p.m. ET. But there was no chance for high fives or a group huddle among the managers of the freshly betrothed media giants. In modern fashion, the sale negotiations were mostly conducted at arm’s length via phone and electronic communications, with Netflix and WBD executives and legal teams spread across New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and other locales. Among the final hurdles to securing the…

Countries with teams that qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 now know who they’ll play their opening games against after Friday’s draw in Washington, D.C. A record number of teams will compete.