As far as indoor cycling machines go, the $2,245 Peloton bike is nothing special. It has a sleek black and red frame. It has a big screen. It’s on Wi-Fi. But a combination of aspirational infomercials (“This … is fitness evolved.”) and streaming classes taught by glamorous instructors has led Peloton to sell 577,000 of […]
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Given the many variables that go into developing an elite quarterback, Jim Kelly can’t even imagine assessing what to make of last year’s group of five first-round draft picks as they enter their sophomore seasons. That doesn’t mean the Pro Football Hall of Famer won’t get questions regarding Cleveland’s Baker Mayfield and Co. “Good class,
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One reason that arctic wildfires are particularly concerning is that in addition to trees and grassland burning, peat also burns, a dirt-like material in the ground itself that releases much more carbon dioxide when it burns than do trees per acre of fire. In the past, peat fires in northern climates were rare because of
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Tiffany & Co.’s second quarter profits and sales fell as the jewelry chain grappled with continued weak tourist spending. However, the company stuck with its full-year sales and profit forecast. Tiffany said earlier this year that holiday sales were hurt by a drop in spending by Chinese tourists and other international visitors, and that trend
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These award-winning destination wedding images are true works of art. Each photo highlights the beauty of a couple’s love against a backdrop of truly stunning scenery. Junebug Weddings, a wedding planning website, announced the winners of its annual Best of the Best Wedding Destination Photo Contest on Wednesday. Photographers from around the world submitted nearly
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Image copyright Paul Jacobs/Pictureexclusive.com Festival-goers should be charged a £25 deposit to camp at Reading and Leeds, say campaigners who want to stop so many tents being abandoned every year. After the Bank Holiday festivals, photos emerged showing fields strewn with litter, nearly-new tents, airbeds and even an upright gazebo. Clean Up Britain is now
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple’s Siri virtual assistant can respond to spoken queries and commands Apple has apologised following revelations that it paid third-party workers to listen to voice recordings of Siri users. The practice known as “grading” has been used by several tech firms as a way of improving the quality of
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Apple is apologizing and changing the way humans review audio recordings made through the company’s Siri digital assistant. The company already suspended the practice following the discovery that Apple and other major tech companies have been doing this. Apple now says only Apple employees, not contractors, will review the audio when the program is resumed
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The Atlantic Coast Conference finally has its TV channel airing hundreds of league sporting events each year thanks in no small measure to its schools. Administrations around the ACC played a critical role in getting the channel up and running, spending millions to ensure campus broadcast and production facilities were capable of handling telecasts. Universities
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WASHINGTON — Senator Johnny Isakson, Republican of Georgia, announced on Wednesday that he will resign from his seat at the end of the year, citing health reasons for the decision. Mr. Isakson cited the toll from a number of health complications, including the progression of his Parkinson’s disease, a fall last month and a surgery
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