NARCISSE, Manitoba — Tokyo has its cherry blossoms, the Netherlands has its tulip fields, and Paris offers itself. But the Canadian province of Manitoba has a remarkably distinct springtime attraction too: tens of thousands of amorous snakes writhing around in pits. While Manitoba’s tourist agency doesn’t promote the Narcisse Snake Dens with the same zeal […]
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BEIJING — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, was in Tajikistan on Saturday, celebrating his 66th birthday with the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, when the political crisis in Hong Kong took a dramatic turn with an unexpected retreat in the face of mass protests. Mr. Xi’s trip fortuitously gave him some distance from the events in […]
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The AAPicks team writes about things we think you’ll like, and we may see a share of revenue from any purchases made through affiliate links.If you’re on the hunt for a set of wireless headphones that’s easy on the wallet, you’ve arrived at the right place. Today we’re spotlighting the Z99 Over-Ear Bluetooth Headphones — […]
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Theragun If you follow any athletes on social media, there’s a good chance you’ve seen enthralling videos of their muscles rippling under the pressure of a vibrating self-massager that uses a recovery technique called percussive therapy. Everyone from professional athletes to recreational gym-goers to people with chronic pain tout the benefits of percussive therapy; reduced […]
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Theragun You may be familiar with Theragun, a handheld massage gun that’s taken over Instagram with slow-motion videos of athletes’ muscles rippling under the device, which looks (and sounds) kind of like a power drill. The Theragun, and other devices like it, use a tactic called percussive therapy to treat muscle soreness in everyone from […]
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BUENOS AIRES — A widespread power failure early Sunday morning left at least two South American countries — Argentina and Uruguay — entirely without electricity, according to an energy company, while social media users said that parts of Brazil and Uruguay had also been affected. The energy company, Edesur of Argentina, announced on Twitter about […]
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The iOS 13 developer’s beta may have revealed a major clue about a new feature coming to the 2019 iPhones, and another long-time iPhone feature could be on the chopping block. In this week’s Apple Core roundup, we’re looking at what the latest rumors are speculating about the next iPhone and Apple’s slip-up with the […]
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With games such as The Outer Worlds, Cyberpunk 2077, Doom Eternal, and the briefly spotted new Halo and Gears of War entries, E3 2019 tipped the scales towards dystopian sci-fi over fantasy or modern military games. Maybe it’s because these games seem hardly more than small leaps from today. Or maybe because gritty neon hackerspeak […]
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed HB311 into law, allowing companies to test autonomous cars without safety drivers on public roads. Florida Presently, there are few places where a company can test out its self-driving cars without the requirement of a human safety driver in the car ready to intervene, California being chief among them. […]
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Upgrade your cartridge Price: $100 and up A different cartridge is a great way to try a new sound without having to buy a whole new table. But of all the tweaks it’s also the one most fraught with peril: headshell wires are delicate and it’s easy to tear them off. Not confident? It’s worth […]
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