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Eight-year-old L.J. Jones thought his grandfather Ralph Simpson had been keeping a secret from him.So he demanded answers.Grandpa, can I ask you something?Simpson, 73, recalled his grandson saying, imitating the young boy's serious tone.Grandpa, the boy said.Somebody told me you was famous.Simpson had to laugh.

Image A scene from Maisy.Credit...Nickelodeon Maisy' When to watch: Now, on Peacock or the Roku Channel.This animated series for very young viewers debuted in 1999 and has finally made its way to streaming.Based on the popular Maisy books, by Lucy Cousins, the show feels timeless, with gentle narration and cheerful colors.

To understand the value of Apple's new goggles, it's helpful to think about how virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) correspond to two fundamental tasks in decision making.VR presents new information; AR distills information from an existing environment.But previous headsets and internet-enabled glasses haven't tapped into the potential for either of these in a decision-making context.

Todd Pruzan, Senior Editor for Research and Special Projects at Harvard Business Review, recently interviewed Gautam Ramdurai, Group Marketing Manager, Ads Marketing, Google Asia Pacific, for a new episode of HBR Video Quick Take.Since every business today needs to navigate a complex matrix of factors that drive sustainable and profitable growth while keeping in mind that the core of doing so is still about understanding customers and how they make decisions, Pruzan spoke with Ramdurai about new insights into emerging consumer behavior across the Asia-Pacific region.

President Joe Biden kicks off his reelection campaign Saturday at a union rally in his frequent haunt of Pennsylvania, the state that remains an intersection of his personal and political identities that he hopes can propel him to a second term.The first official rally of his final political campaign will be a moment for Biden to underscore recent economic wins that undergird his argument for another four years in the White House.

The federal indictment of former President Donald Trump his second time being charged in less than three months has swept the 2024 presidential election into a new period of uncertainty, and made it even more likely that Trump will campaign while also facing trial.For his rivals, though, the campaign has been frozen in place, with Trump again seizing the spotlight and relegating them to supporting roles.

California prides itself on being a diverse state that welcomes folks from all kinds of backgrounds.But actually connecting people who have radically different life experiences - that can be a challenge.The Santa Monica Public Library is hosting events to encourage deep one-on-one conversations between people from different backgrounds.

If the Toronto Maple Leafs want to shake things up this offseason, they should make a trade with their Canadian counterpart, Winnipeg Jets.Over the past few years, the Winnipeg Jets and Toronto Maple Leafs have gone through a similar path.Both team's have been Stanley Cup favorites, yet they haven't been able to reach the promised land.

Luciano Spalletti's farm sits high on a ridge outside Montaione, a peaceful, strikingly pretty Italian village set on a hilltop an hour or so southwest of Florence.It is picture-perfect Tuscany: cobbled piazzas lined with cafes; echoing, cobbled streets; a panorama of deep blue skies and verdant olive groves on rolling hills.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler listens during a meeting of top financial regulators at the U.S. Treasury Department on Oct. 3, 2022, in Washington, D.C.The SEC's lawsuit against crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase this week are intended to bring both under the regulatory purview of the agency.

With the Chicago White Sox in town this week, Dodgers fans - and probably some Dodgers themselves - have thrown on their quarter-zips to play GM and analyze the possibilities.The Dodgers, a second-place club with championship hopes, have holes on their roster.The White Sox, a talented but underachieving bunch meandering through another disappointing season, have spackle to share.

Protesters hold placards at a pro-abortion rights rally in Dayton, Ohio, on May 14, 2022.Whitney Saleski / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images A coalition of doctors and abortion rights advocates wants to make Ohio the first Republican-controlled state to vote to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution - but they must first defeat Republicans' efforts to thwart the measure.

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The best car logos are widely recognised, and in most cases all over the world.Some of them may have details that people have never noticed (such as Alfa Romeo's man-eating snake), but most of them are aided in their recognisability by their relative simplicity.

The moderators of hundreds of Reddit forums, known as subreddits, closed off access to their groups on Monday to protest the company's plan to charge for access to the data that outside developers need to run apps on the site.Many said the new pricing scheme could kill off some of the most popular third-party apps that many users rely on to browse and comment on the site.

With the NFL free agency and draft both in the rear-view mirror, and the final phase of voluntary offseason workouts underway, the New England Patriots are officially "on to 2023."At the moment, the Patriots 89 players on their roster.Only 53 of those players will be able to survive roster cutdowns and ultimately make the active team, with others competing for practice squad spots.

The housing market, which is facing challenges with mortgage rates, affordability, prices and inventory, hasn't been this purchase-dominant in decades, according to Black Knight's originations market monitor report.Today, nearly nine out of every 10 mortgages originated is a purchase loan, the report notes.

Image Fighting in the Donetsk region this week prompted U.S. authorities to say that the counteroffensive may have begun.Credit...Tyler Hicks/The New York Times A senior U.S. official said that the Ukrainian assault in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia appeared to be a main thrust of its long-anticipated counteroffensive to retake territory from Russia.

There are moments in football that make you forget the bad stuff.They make you forget the idiots who throw things at players, make you forget the players who roll around on the floor as if they had been wounded when, in fact, they have barely been touched.Football creates moments that make you forget.

The emotional rollercoaster that was the 2022-23 season has come to an end.For the first time in nearly two decades, there was arguably more action off the pitch than there was on it.The uncertainty about Juventus' position in the league table and its potential disqualification (?) from European football was a heavy burden on the players' (and fans') minds this season and possibly/probably affected their performance throughout the season.

The UK economy will continue to lag behind other countries in the group of seven (G7) advanced economies this year, despite improved growth projections, new analysis has shown.Only Germany, which fell into a recession over the start of the year and is set to stagnate throughout 2023, will perform worse than the UK.