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John Frieda, Hair-Care Mogul Who Soothed Women’s Curls, Has Died

He was a celebrity stylist to rock stars and royalty whose blockbuster product, Frizz Ease, changed his fortunes (and women’s hair) forever. He was 75.

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John Frieda in 2008. He made his name as a young assistant stylist in Mayfair in the late 1960s and then made a fortune with a blockbuster product called Frizz Ease.

A Lawsuit Says the McRib Is Lacking Something You Might Expect It to Have

A judge in Chicago ruled that the class-action lawsuit could proceed.

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The McDonald’s McRib sandwich has developed something of a cult following over the years, stoked by its limited availability. It is served with onions and pickles, but no actual rib meat.

U.K. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Ban on Palestine Action: What to Know

The government designated the protest group as a terrorist organization last year, prompting criticism. The country’s Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to the ban on Wednesday.

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Hundreds of people were detained over the weekend outside the U.S. Embassy in London after staging a protest supporting Palestine Action.

A 31,000-Mile Walk Ends in England, at Mom’s House

Karl Bushby arrived in Hull, England, on Monday after spending 28 years crossing four continents on foot.

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Are Freezers Being Hacked? Europe and the U.S. Military Investigate.

A wave of disruptions at grocery stores, which some officials blame on cyberattacks, highlights the vulnerability of supply chains. Shops across Europe were affected again on Monday.

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Shelves were empty at a grocery store in Névez, France, last month after hundreds of supermarket refrigeration systems in the country were targeted.

Are Freezers Being Hacked? Europe and the U.S. Military Investigate.

A wave of disruptions at grocery stores, which some officials blame on cyberattacks, highlights the vulnerability of supply chains. Shops across Europe were affected again on Monday.

© Fred Tanneau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Shelves were empty at a grocery store in Névez, France, last month after hundreds of supermarket refrigeration systems in the country were targeted.

Are Freezers Being Hacked? Europe and the U.S. Military Investigate.

A wave of disruptions at grocery stores, which some officials blame on cyberattacks, highlights the vulnerability of supply chains. Shops across Europe were affected again on Monday.

© Fred Tanneau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Shelves were empty at a grocery store in Névez, France, last month after hundreds of supermarket refrigeration systems in the country were targeted.

Chili’s Margaritas Rimmed With Degreaser Burn 5 People in North Carolina

Three customers and two employees were burned on and around their mouths after a granulated substance was mistaken for sugar, a health official said.

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A Chili’s restaurant in Forest City, N.C., mistakenly served drinks containing a degreaser that resembled granulated sugar.

‘One Job Away’ Tries to Help Actors Keep Their Health Insurance

The actor Cheyenne Jackson’s social media campaign highlights the increasing struggles of working actors to book enough parts to remain insured.

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Cheyenne Jackson at the Tony Awards in New York in June.

What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline?

A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems.

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A programmer in Guernica, Spain, on Thursday, working on PHP code, software used throughout the internet.

What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline?

A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems.

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A programmer in Guernica, Spain, on Thursday, working on PHP code, software used throughout the internet.

Court Tosses ​​Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Played

An appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played at a trial.

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Stacey Wales with an enlarged photo of her brother, Christopher Pelkey. She created a video using artificial intelligence to depict her dead brother speaking at the sentencing of his killer.

Data Center Is Fined $1.1 Million for Operating 62 Power Generators

New Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits.

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A data center under construction in Vineland, N.J., last year.

Uber to Pay $40 Million to Parents of Woman Fatally Hit by Car

Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was struck and killed on a California freeway after an Uber driver ordered her and a friend out of his car in August 2023.

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The case touched on the legal extent to which Uber is responsible for the actions of its drivers.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions

Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of “cuffing season,” “shishito” or “glow-up.”

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A copy of Merriam-Webster’s 12th edition of the “Collegiate Dictionary.” The company is adding 1,400 words to its online catalog, some of which will go in print.
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