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SportsLine's Jon Eimer reveals his Uruguay vs. Spain best bets for World Cup 2026 action on Friday

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SportsLine's Martin Green reveals his Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia best bets for their FIFA World Cup 2026 match on Friday

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Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland meet in a clash of titans on Friday, and you can bet France vs. Norway now on FanDuel

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Welcome to Walmart deals for folks who’d rather not shop at Amazon. These are the best gadget deals at Walmart this Prime Day.

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Tudor’s new slimmed-down “Bumblebee” Black Bay Chrono 39 is everything I want in a wrist buddy right now.

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A nine-year-old and five women were killed when Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen drove into the market in 2024.

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Vice President JD Vance headlined an RNC fundraiser on Thursday night in Palo Alto, California, at the residence of influential investor and All-In Podcast host Chamath Palihapitiya, raking in $4.2 million for the Republican Party, a source familiar with the dinner tells Axios.

Why it matters: Vance, who worked in venture capital before becoming a U.S. senator from Ohio, has always had strong ties to Silicon Valley and the tech world.

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The dinner was co-hosted by John Underwood of Goldman Sachs. Attendees included Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, a popular voice of economic freedom on X, and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan.

• About two dozen supporters paid $250,000 each.

Between the lines: Vance's hat as RNC finance chair is helping him deepen relationships with big GOP donors coast to coast ahead of an expected 2028 run for president.

• 📱 Watch Dan Primack interview Chamath on this week's episode of "The Axios Show."

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This week, we've been hit with major price hikes from major players, including Microsoft and Apple.

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As James Blake, Lizzo and Halsey lash out at critics and music-industry corruption, GQ columnist Chris Black wonders whatever happened to blaming yourself.

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The Bengals quarterback is optimistic his team's offseason moves will pay off this season.

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It also peaked at No. 26 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in the United States.

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'The Monster of Florence' is returning with a brand new story.

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They're soft but durable enough to hold up in the wash.

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Ben Solak identifies 10 new coordinators with a lot at stake this season, including the man tasked with repairing the Cowboys' defense.

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A LoyaltyLobby reader sent us a question about being credited with way more points for a stay than they should have, but fewer elite qualifying nights, and what they should do. Have a mishap, a loyalty story, or something else travel-related to share? Please send […]

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After testing each of the MacBooks myself, here's my honest advice on which is right for you.

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NASA's TESS space telescope has discovered two 'super puffy' giant planets with the density of cotton candy.

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Parts of Spain, France and other countries are seeing slight relief, but the record-breaking heat wave is far from over.

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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged yet another evolution of the supply chain attack linked to the Mini Shai-Hulud, Miasma, and Hades malware family that has compromised a new set of npm packages, even as it has propagated to the Go ecosystem. "The latest activity includes malicious npm releases affecting LeoPlatform and RStreams packages, GitHub Actions workflow abuse, and a related Go