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Mar 19 2026TECHNOLOGY

Adolescents and Digital Sports: What Drives Their Play?

Research explores why teens join online sports activities by using a popular technology model called UTAUT2. The study also adds ideas from another theory that looks at what tools and features a technology offers. The main idea is to find out which five factors push teens toward active participatio

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Mar 19 2026CELEBRITIES

Kevin Spacey Reaches Settlements With Accusers, Halting London Trial

Kevin Spacey has reached agreements with three men who accused him of sexual assault. The civil case that was set to go to trial in London has been paused because of these settlements, though the amounts and details are not public. One accuser, Ruari Cannon, gave up his anonymity and also settled

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Mar 19 2026SCIENCE

SpaceX’s Starlink Launch Faces Weather‑Related Delay

Florida’s cold front keeps the skies cloudy, pushing SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch to no earlier than 10:20 a. m. on March 19 from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 40. The rocket will ferry a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit, heading northeast so that observers north of the Cape might spot it i

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Mar 19 2026FINANCE

New Car Buyers Can Cut Interest Costs on Their Loans

Taxpayers who bought a brand‑new car in 2025 may now reduce the amount of interest they pay on their auto loan. The rule comes from a recent law that also dropped taxes on tips and overtime for certain workers and scrapped an electric‑vehicle credit. The new deduction only applies to loans taken aft

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Mar 19 2026CRIME

Hospice Clustering Sparks Medicare Fraud Scrutiny

A three‑story office plaza in Los Angeles is home to 89 licensed hospice agencies, a number that raises eyebrows among regulators. The building, known as Merabi Professional Medical Plaza, hosts a mix of businesses—from a salon to a realty firm—yet the bulk of its tenants are hospice providers. S

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Mar 19 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Kevin Spacey Clears Up Legal Mess in Britain

Kevin Spacey, the once‑starred actor known for films like “American Beauty, ” has settled three civil cases in London that accused him of sexual assault between 2000 and 2013. The settlement was announced through a court order on March 13, which also put the planned October trial on hold. The laws

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Mar 19 2026POLITICS

Military AI Switch: Why Cutting Claude Is Harder Than It Looks

The U. S. defense department has ordered a stop to using Anthropic’s Claude AI, labeling the company a supply‑chain risk. Yet many military tech workers argue that pulling out of Claude would be slow, costly, and disruptive. They point to how deeply the tool is woven into everyday operations—from we

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Mar 19 2026CRIME

Family Fraud Case: $12 Million Medicaid Scam Leads to Prison

A family in North Carolina ran a Medicaid fraud that stole more than $12 million from the public. The scheme involved a drug‑treatment center called Life Touch LLC, owned by Brandon Sims. Sims’ mother and sister helped run the business, making it a “family affair. ” From 2018 to 2023, the c

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Mar 19 2026TECHNOLOGY

Tesla’s Safety System Under New Scrutiny

The U. S. safety agency has stepped up its examination of Tesla’s driver‑assistance feature after nine crashes, one fatal, linked to the system. The review covers about 3. 2 million Teslas sold in America, almost all of the company’s cars on U. S. roads. If a defect is found, regulators could

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Mar 19 2026LIFESTYLE

Fast food meets face masks: Taco Bell’s bold beauty experiment

Fast food chains aren’t just selling tacos anymore. Taco Bell is now diving into skincare with a surprising new product: Baja Blast under-eye patches. These caffeine and citrus-infused stickers promise to "energize skin and deliver cooling hydration, " blending two worlds that don’t seem to mix. The

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