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Another day, another barrage of Truth Social posts from the president — but this time, even Jimmy Kimmel was shocked by the sheer volume.

"It was snowing in Washington today and there was a blizzard last night — an avalanche of angry posts on Truth Social from guess who," says Kimmel in the clip above. "Our president, and I know I've said this before but for real this time, he went completely off the rails last night. The man who's allegedly running the country banged out an onslaught of posts and reposts in a furious social media blitzkrieg that started at 7:09 p.m., went on nonstop until almost midnight. From 7 p.m. to 12 p.m. he posted 160 times. It's an average of every two minutes for five hours straight."

Kimmel goes on to bring up a display behind him all 160 of Donald Trump's posts, which really hammers home just how many of them there are.

"Do you know how long you have to be on the toilet to post that much?" the host asks.

Netflix has teamed up with major sports podcast The Rest Is Football to produce a daily TV show during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Announced on Wednesday, English football greats Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards will present their popular, Goalhanger-produced podcast for Netflix from New York during the international tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

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Daily episodes of The Rest Is Football will be filmed for Netflix from a New York studio (this year's World Cup has three host countries: Canada, Mexico and the U.S.), with reporters set to check in from England and other official World Cup fan zones. "Expect all the usual analysis, honesty and plenty of laughs," Lineker said in a press statement, "just with a few more cameras pointed at us, all from the Big Apple."

The three hosts and sporting legends will provide the match commentary, insider knowledge, and interviews the podcast is known for, with Lineker adding, "It’s a fantastic opportunity for the three of us to do what we love — talk football every day — but on a truly global stage."

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The Rest Is Football is the latest Netflix venture into live sports broadcasting, following events like the streamer's live Las Vegas golf tournament The Netflix Cup in 2023, live boxing matches like the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight in 2024, live weekly WWE Raw shows launched in Jan. 2025, and the NFL Christmas Games which launched in 2024 and became the most streamed NFL games in U.S. history — Netflix is running these again this year.

With streaming competitors like Apple and Amazon also racing to top the sports streaming game through billion-dollar deals, The Rest Is Football is another (very popular) feather in Netflix's cap. It's undeniably one of the top sports podcasts on the planet, with over 7 million monthly streams, and reporting 19.6 million downloads and YouTube views during the Euro 2024 in July last year.

Game on.

The White House X account on Monday posted a video showing migrants being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, set to a soundtrack of Sabrina Carpenter's hit song "Juno."

Carpenter responded to the ICE video on Tuesday with an X post of her own, calling the White House's video "evil" and "inhumane." The singer replied to the video with the comment, "this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda." The comment currently has 66.3 million views.

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Politicians, and in particular President Donald Trump, have a long history of using musicians' work without their permission. In fact, there's an entire Wikipedia entry for the phenomenon: Musicians who oppose Donald Trump's use of their music.

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In addition, the White House has a history of posting memes, AI slop, and viral social videos that dehumanize undocumented immigrants, a strategy that's proven popular with Trump's base. The fact that the White House posted an ICE video that angered a popular celebrity is a feature, not a bug, of this social media strategy.

The song "Juno" also has a history of going viral. It played a central role in Carpenter's 2024 "Short n' Sweet" tour, with the singer incorporating a new simulated sex position into the song's choreography during each of her performances. The lyrics, "Have you ever tried this one?" are now being appropriated by the White House for a new kind of viral moment.

The White House didn't waste time in responding to Carpenter's X post. A spokesperson provided this comment to Fox News Digital, quoting Carpenter's 2025 single "Manchild" at the end: "Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: we won’t apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country. Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?"

While dating apps have leaned into AI in 2025, daters longed to meet potential partners in person. The apps are no longer novel, and users are complaining that they're getting worse. Singles are tired of the mixed signals, and while young adults are afraid of being cringe, they also seem to yearn for emotional availability.

This brings us to Tinder's predictions for 2026 dating trends, or its "Year in Swipe" report. Last year, the dating app thought that its users would be "micro-connecting" and intentional this year. What about the next 12 months?

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Tinder calls this "clear-coding." Not only do daters know what they want, but they want it to be known. Sixty-four percent of 4,000 young singles (18-25) surveyed told Tinder that emotional honesty is "what dating needs most," while 60 percent are calling for clearer communication around intentions. These singles reside in the U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia, and were surveyed between October and November 2025.

Being apolitical is still out

For the last few years — at least since lockdown and the subsequent U.S. elections — singles have cared more and more about a potential partner's politics. That trend isn't stopping now with what Tinder calls "hot-take dating." Forty-one percent of young singles wouldn't date someone with opposite political views.

That being said, 46 percent would still consider it — but that breaks down to only 35 percent of women and 60 percent of men. (Coffee Meets Bagel found the same thing last year: More women refused to date someone with differing political views than men.)

Tinder also identified some principle-based dealbreakers, such as racial justice (a dealbreaker for 37 percent of daters) and LGBTQ rights (32 percent). Meanwhile, 36 percent consider "family values" as a dealbreaker.

The group chat will be the best matchmaker

Tinder has been betting on friends helping each other date, like with Double Date Mode — and 37 percent of young singles plan to go on group or double dates in 2026. Tinder also reported that 42 percent of young singles said that friends influence their dating life.

Single friends are also looking at their partnered ones for inspo: 34 percent of singles said their friends' relationships give them hope for the future of dating.

Please be emotionally available

Since the onset of COVID, which really put life into perspective for many people during lockdown, dating experts have told Mashable that singles are becoming more intentional about dating. Now, nearly six years on, that hasn't changed: 56 percent of daters surveyed by Tinder said that honest conversations matter most. Forty-five percent want more empathy after rejection.

Daters aren't afraid to use AI

This one isn't an official trend from Tinder's report, but these statistics caught our eye: 76 percent said they'd use AI in their dating journey. Suggesting a date seems the most popular way to use it (39 percent), followed by selecting their best photos and providing bio prompts (both 28 percent).

This aligns with what Match observed earlier this year, that the number of singles using AI to date has soared 300 percent from last year.

These trends seem to build upon what daters and experts have been saying for the past few years, which shows consistency in what daters (or at least, the ones that answer these surveys) want. And while daters have expressed frustration to Mashable this year, this survey suggests they haven't given up. The top word daters used to describe dating in 2026? "Hopeful."

UPDATE: Dec. 3, 2025, 9:04 a.m. EST This article was updated to add survey information.

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you love old-school music.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for December 3, 2025 Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: Adornments

• Green: Get-togethers

• Blue: To advocate for

• Purple: Retro songs

Here are today's Connections categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Kinds of jewelry

• Green: Social gathering

• Blue: Petition (for)

• Purple: "__Man" songs from the '70s

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Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections #906 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Kinds of jewelry: BANGLE, CHAIN, CHARM, RING

• Social gathering: EVENT, FUNCTION, PARTY, RECEPTION

• Petition (for): APPEAL, CAMPAIGN, LOBBY, PRESS

• "__Man" songs from the '70s: IRON, MACHO, PIANO, ROCKET

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you love numbers.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

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By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

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The words are related to school.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words describe arithmetic.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Math Class.

NYT Strands word list for December 3

• Calculation

• Graph

• Equation

• Math Class

• Theorem

• Function

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Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're always in a rush.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for December 3, 2025 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

Urgency.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

There are no recurring letters.

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter H.

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Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

CACTI

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.

How to play Pips

If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how Pips is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.

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The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.

Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:

• Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.

• Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.

• Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.

• Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.

• Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.

If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.

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Number (0): Everything in this space must add to 0. The answer is 0-0, placed vertically.

Number (0): Everything in this space must add to 0. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally.

Number (7): Everything in this space must add to 7. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally; 2-1, placed vertically.

Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally; 2-1, placed vertically; 1-0, placed horizontally.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for Dec. 3 Pips

Equal (1): Everything in this purple space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-1, placed vertically.

Equal (5): Everything in this red space must be equal to 5. The answer is 5-5, placed horizontally; 5-0, placed vertically.

Number (3): Everything in this space must add to 3. The answer is 3-5, placed horizontally.

Not equal: Everything in this space must be different. The answer is 3-4, placed horizontally; 3-5, placed horizontally; 4-6, placed vertically.

Equal (0): Everything in this dark blue space must be equal to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed vertically; 0-6, placed horizontally.

Number (6): Everything in this space must add to 6. The answer is 4-6, placed vertically.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for Dec. 3 Pips

Number (4): Everything in this space must add to 4. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 0-6, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (4): Everything in this light blue space must be greater than 4. The answer is 0-6, placed horizontally.

Number (3): Everything in this space must add to 3. The answer is 1-2, placed horizontally; 3-1, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically.

Not equal: Everything in this space must be different. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (5): Everything in this space must be greater than 5. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 3-1, placed horizontally.

Equal (4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 4-4, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically.

Number (15): Everything in this space must add to 15. The answer is 5-6, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (4): Everything in this space must be greater than 4. The answer is 5-6, placed horizontally.

Number (17): Everything in this space must add to 17. The answer is 3-5, placed horizontally; 6-6, placed horizontally.

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Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easy if you know your Joes.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections: Sports Edition?

The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: Choose

• Green: Regionally specific

• Blue: Same player

• Purple: Same first word

Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Words heard during a coin toss

• Green: Pennsylvania college team nicknames

• Blue: Teams Carmelo Anthony played for

• Purple:" Play ___

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Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #436 is...

What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?

• Words heard during a coin toss - DEFER, HEADS, RECEIVE, TAILS

• AFC South Teams - NITTANY LIONS, OWLS, PANTHERS, QUAKERS

• Teams Carmelo Anthony played for - KNICKS, LAKERS, NUGGETS, ORANGE

• Play ____ - ACTION, CALLER, MAKER, OFF

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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SAVE $150.99: As of Dec. 3, the Dyson Supersonic Nural is on sale for $399 at Amazon. That's a 27% discount on the list price.

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This hair dryer is specifically designed to help protect both your hair and scalp health by automatically adjusting airflow and temperature. It uses sensors to measure distance and regulate the heat to prevent over-drying and keep your hair shiny.

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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

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Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025:

Across"___, don't tell" (writing adage)

• The answer is Show.

Creator of Indiana Jones and Han Solo

• The answer is Lucas.

What "ain't" can substitute for

• The answer is Aren't.

Icon on a flight map

• The answer is Plane.

Federal food stamps initiative, familiarly

• The answer is Snap.

DownAction in the card game Egyptian Ratscrew

• The answer is Slap.

Throws forcefully

• The answer is Hurls.

Where 97% of the Earth's water is found

• The answer is Ocean.

"You down?"

• The answer is Wanna.

Neil Armstrong took a "small" one

• The answer is Step.

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As of Dec. 3, this fitness tracker is priced at $99.95, a saving of $60. It's also the lowest price for this model according to camelcamelcamel. You can choose from all three colors (black, red, and white), all at the same low price.

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NASA's asteroid sample has revealed new chemical evidence that scientists say sharpens the picture of how the solar system formed and how the ingredients for life spread through space.

Three studies published Tuesday in Nature Geoscience and Nature Astronomy examine pristine material the OSIRIS-Rex mission collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu and delivered to Earth in 2023. Researchers report finding important sugars for biology, a previously unknown gum-like substance, and large amounts of dust that were once forged in supernova explosions.

In one study, a team led by Yoshihiro Furukawa of Tohoku University in Japan found six types of sugars, including ribose, which forms the backbone of RNA — a crucial molecule for life — and glucose, a critical energy source for living creatures. It's the first time glucose has been detected in pristine asteroid material. 

Earlier, scientists had already found amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — and nucleobases, which help store genetic information. The discovery of sugars completes the set of key components needed to make proteins and genetic material.

"What this means is that these building blocks of life were distributed from the outer solar system all the way into the inner solar system," said Danny Glavin, an astrobiologist leading the sample organics analysis, in a NASA video. "They were everywhere, ubiquitous, which really makes me more optimistic that not only could these building blocks have enabled life on Earth, but potentially elsewhere — Mars, Europa, the outer solar system."

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But what the researchers didn't find might be even more enlightening. Notably absent in the sample was deoxyribose, the sugar used to build DNA. That finding adds credibility to the so-called "RNA world" hypothesis, which proposes that the earliest living things relied on RNA alone to store genetic information and drive basic chemical reactions, before DNA and proteins came about.

"This discovery of ribose, in fact, is really important," Glavin said. "Maybe the origin of life was just a single strand of RNA."

NASA's $800 million OSIRIS-Rex mission, short for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security Regolith Explorer, launched in 2016. The robotic spacecraft completed its 4 billion-mile trip when it dropped the capsule from 63,000 miles above Earth onto a patch of Utah desert. It's the first U.S. mission to grab a sample of an asteroid. 

These are the most precious space souvenirs NASA has scored since the Apollo moon rocks, gathered between 1969 and 1972. The mission succeeded in collecting about a half-cup of crushed Bennu rocks and dirt. Though that might not sound like much, scientists expect the material to drive profound discoveries for decades to come. 

"What this means is that these building blocks of life ... were everywhere, ubiquitous."

A second study uncovered an unexpected organic substance unlike anything previously seen in space rocks. The material, now hardened with age, likely had a gummy consistency when it formed, made of polymer-like chains of nitrogen and oxygen. These complex molecules may have provided the scaffolding to assemble the smaller organic ingredients necessary for life on Earth.

The substance likely formed before Bennu broke off from a larger asteroid that existed at the dawn of the solar system. 

"Looking at its chemical makeup, we see the same kinds of chemical groups that occur in polyurethane on Earth, making this material from Bennu something akin to a 'space plastic,'" said Scott Sandford, a NASA astrophysicist who led one of the Nature Astronomy papers. 

The Bennu rocks are the most precious space souvenirs NASA has obtained since the Apollo moon rocks. Credit: Robert Markowitz

The third study focused on so-called "presolar grains," specks of dust that formed around ancient stars before the birth of the solar system and later got incorporated into asteroids and planets. A team led by NASA's Ann Nguyen, a planetary scientist, found that the Bennu sample contains six times more dust from supernovas than has been measured in any other extraterrestrial material.

That high concentration suggests that Bennu’s parent body formed in a region chock full of debris from dying stars. Though fluids later altered much of the asteroid’s rock, the researchers also discovered relatively unchanged pockets, preserving organic material and fragile presolar grains from water damage.

Scientists say these discoveries bolster the idea that the raw ingredients for life were common, widely distributed and delivered to early Earth by asteroids similar to Bennu, helping lay the groundwork for biology long before the planet became habitable.

"I'm becoming much more optimistic that we may be able to find life beyond Earth, even in our own solar system," Glavin said.

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Amazon has quietly removed its AI-generated English dubs for several anime after days of vicious ridicule. Voice actors and anime fans alike slammed the Banana Fish, No Game No Life: Zero, and Vinland Saga AI dubs, calling them "soulless," "disrespectful," and "hilariously bad." 

Clips of Amazon's AI-generated anime dubs began circulating on social media after they were added to Prime Video last month. Labelled as "AI beta" under Prime Video's audio language options, the laughably awful AI-generated voices gained significant attention and widespread mockery for their awkward, flat delivery. Numerous voice actors have lambasted Amazon's AI dubs, with the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) issuing a statement calling them "AI slop."

"I showed my 10 year old the AI clips of Banana Fish floating around online (no way are we ever watching Prime again)," wrote Kara Edwards, a prolific U.S. voice actor. "He cackled with laughter and is walking around unenthusiastically chanting 'no skipper nooo'. It may become this generation's The Room. It’s so embarrassing."

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Though using AI to dub any anime would not be well received, some found the decision to do it to Banana Fish particularly distasteful. Originally released in 2018, Banana Fish is a widely lauded work considered influential in LGBTQ+ manga and anime. The 24-episode anime follows the relationship between teenage gang leader Ash Lynx and Japanese photographer's assistant Eiji Okumura in New York, originally portrayed by prolific Japanese voice actors Yuma Uchida and Kenji Nojima respectively. 

Fans have long hoped Banana Fish would eventually receive an official English dub. Sadly, this isn't quite what they envisaged.

"After years of fans hoping for an English dub of Banana Fish, you give it to us as AI generated garbage? It’s disrespectful as hell," voice actor Daman Mills posted on X. Mills previously worked on Amazon's English dubs of the Evangelion films. "Was a queer trauma narrative handed to a machine because paying real actors is too hard? Fix this, or I personally will not work with you as an actor EVER AGAIN on any of your dubs. This is not 'the future.' This is erasure."

"Banana Fish is one of the most heart wrenching and romantic stories ever told in anime," wrote voice actor Jacob Hopkins, sharing a screenshot of him cancelling his Prime membership. "For Amazon to implement AI for the English dub defeats the entire purpose. But of course they don’t care about the artistic meaning. Boycott Prime. Nuff said."

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While Banana Fish was the most high profile victim of Amazon's AI dubs, it unfortunately wasn't the only anime impacted. No Game No Life: Zero and Vinland Saga also received English AI dubs, each just as terrible as the last. 

Notably, unlike Banana Fish, both titles already have official human-voiced English dubs. No Game No Life: Zero has an English dub by Sentai Filmworks, while Vinland Saga actually has two: one by Sentai Filmworks and another by Netflix.

"No Game, No Life is the first anime dub I was ever cast in and @amazon is making a mockery of it," wrote voice actor Christina Kelly. "Please do not support AI."

"What hope does any aspiring voice actor have now?" said Johnny Young Bosch, one of the most well-known anime voice actors in the U.S. "Amazon has deep resources and should do better. They’re also AI dubbing over titles that already have existing dubs."

Other voice actors further expressed concerns regarding exactly how Amazon generated its AI dubs.

"Hey, what dubs were used to train this dubbing AI?" posted Briana White, best known for voicing Aerith in Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth. "Just curious if the talented actors who were fed into said AI without their knowledge or consent will be getting any credit for their work? Any money for their work? Just curious."

"Human dubbing takes skill, emotion, nuance, understanding, and human experience to create a performance that audiences connect with and respect," wrote NAVA. "These AI dubs show just how much skill and practice it really takes to connect through a voice performance and how hard it is to clone the human experience."

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Amazon removed its English AI dubs amidst this uproar, leaving English-speaking fans to either read subtitles or seek out superior, human-made English dubs elsewhere. 

Even so, the issue is far from settled. Amazon also generated AI dubs for these series in Spanish, which are still available at time of writing. Voice actors and fans are calling for these Spanish AI dubs to be removed as well, criticising the removal of just the English ones as a half measure.

"[G][ive the Spanish-language one the same treatment, release a statement affirming your support for HUMAN artists and give these wonderful shows the adaptations they deserve," wrote voice actor Landon McDonald.

"It needs to be every AI dub," wrote Mills. "Not just the ones currently under fire."

This isn't the first time Amazon has dabbled in AI-generated dubs. The tech giant initially announced its pilot program for AI-generated dubs in March this year, starting with titles such as El Cid: La Leyenda and Mi Mamá Lora. The result was similarly underwhelming.

Amazon has been leaning heavily on generative AI this year. Last month it began beta testing AI-generated video recaps for some Prime Video original series, complete with AI-generated voiceover narration. In May, Amazon launched AI-generated audio summaries of products for sale on its online marketplace.

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Frothy.

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To anticipate.

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AWAIT

Hurdle Word 3 hint

A Japanese poem.

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HAIKU

Hurdle Word 4 hint

Annoying.

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PESKY

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Harmony.

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CHORD

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