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ESPN & the NFL reach an expansive agreement, redefining how fans engage with the game

The new deal fuels ESPN's digital future & provides fans with greater accessibility, programming & content surrounding the NFL

More on ESPN’s innovative future: bit.ly/3JjW5gF | @espn.com

even a song like "coming up" — it's a nailed on pop song, and the live performances show it as such, but the album arrangement still sounds like you asked a computer in 1979 to make music for 2009.

and *then* there's "temporary secretary" ...

Albania’s leader pushes dream of first cashless society The plan to ban cash by the end of the decade will be difficult to realize in a country distrustful of banks.

really interesting read here

a post from twitter i made in 2021 "if anybody out there listening to @npratc today thinks "gosh, that's a lot of broken social scene music in one radio show -- is the person directing that show okay" take solace in knowing the answer is no, he is not"

tbt

Your call to a local Social Security office may be picked up by someone who can't help Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't have jurisdiction over the caller's case, employees say.

Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't have jurisdiction over the caller's case, employees say.

English forward Marcus Rashford who joined Barcelona on loan from Manchester United holds up his new jersey during his official presentation at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on July 23

Disney is in advanced talks to show top-flight Spanish football matches in the UK and Ireland, in a sign of the US company’s desire to screen live sport on its streaming platform on.ft.com/4mrbH0j

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip. For the first time in its 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.

[voice of a guy who only eats profound dishes]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of US House maps.

it was a fun treat when they brought it back into the soundtrack for FIFA 23 along with other "classics" from previous editions; it also made me feel ancient for having heard it in FIFA 2004

The Las Vegas Sphere lacks the courage to create my game where the crowd sits below a colossal eldritch deity enthroned on a planet of madness and all 18,600 people must perform ₮ⱧɆ Ɽł₮Ʉ₳Ⱡ correctly to appease its unholy wrath

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

Exclusive: The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
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Start the presses! New York Post will expand to LA with launch of The California Post The new publication will be headquartered in Los Angeles and feature a robust staff of editors, reporters and photographers dedicated to covering news, entertainment, politics, culture, sports and …

Murdoch’s New York Post is launching the California Post. nypost.com/2025/08/04/m...

pleased to report the axiom of "receive 800+ emails, of which only seven are needed to be read, while on vacation" has once again held true

mason mount preseason goal ... time to believe in his renaissance ...

the nats are finding new and exciting ways to lose today [multiple runs let in via throwing error]

the ending of this explainer might surprise you

the F1 chyron describing axl rose as a "singer, songwriter" is one of those things that is both not technically wrong & hilarious

we love integrated transit and postage solutions

an old tram in a museum. the tram is green with white trim, and has a black grille-cum-cow catcher on the front. on the tram is a bright red mailbox that says CORREIO, the portuguese word for mail

here is a tram with a mailbox on it in the porto tram museum

Trump Pick Pirro Confirmed as Top Federal Prosecutor for D.C. Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro was confirmed as the chief federal prosecutor for Washington, the first of President Donald Trump’s controversial picks for US attorney roles to win Senate approval.

Bloomberg Law - Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro has been confirmed as the chief federal prosecutor for Washington, the first of President Trump's controversial picks for US attorney roles to win Senate approval.

MARTA, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

NFL sells RedZone, NFL Media assets to Disney for stake in ESPN in blockbuster trade: Sources An official announcement is expected next week.

🚨NEWS: ESPN and NFL have agreed to a blockbuster billion dollar deal that will result in top media properties, like RedZone, moving to the network, The Athletic has learned.

An official announcement is expected next week.

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New: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it is shutting down

cpb.org/pressroom/Co...

How BBC Wales returned live to 1985 - TVBEurope TVBEurope talks to the team who brought a piece of broadcasting history back to life on BBC Wales last night

@bradleygeorge.bsky.social

coming to syfy this fall:

Zedkat (commissions paused) (@shelley_zedkat) on twitter: "video unalived the radio influencer"

i hope anna nalick is pleased to know that her song "breathe (2am)" is still getting airplay in europe

an awning over a coffee shop in lisbon. the awning is cream colored and in a navy blue font, the awning's text reads The Folks

buh god, that's @daveweigel.bsky.social's music

taylor swift will be pleased to know "cruel summer" is still in heavy rotation in the algarve