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Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who died at the age of 100 on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, had been living in hospice care at his home since Feb. 2023. Back in May, Carter’s son, Jason Carter, said in a speech at the Carter Center in Georgia that his grandfather was “doing…
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is testing a new floating “Play something” button that will pick a video for you, 9to5Google spotted in the YouTube app for Android. The button floats just above the bottom bar of the app, and when tapped, it picks a YouTube video to play for you. Just as…
Kate Middleton remarked this week about how relatable going through cancer is for so many people while making a rare comment about her battle with the disease over the last year. “The amount of people who have written this year is extraordinary and I think cancer just really does resonate with so many families,” the Princess of…
Hawaii Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz said during a recent interview that Vice President Kamala Harris’ use of certain words was very unfamiliar to Americans, and said the party should avoid them going forward. “The point is we have a whole language that’s maybe not offensive, or irritating. But definitely unfamiliar to regular people,” Schatz told…
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge A Reddit user posted a screenshot overnight of a Spotify search that brought a surprise: a pornographic video tucked into suggested results for the rapper M.I.A. Here’s a NSFW link to the thread. The video shown in their screenshot didn’t appear for us, but we found others after…
Authorities in Chile reportedly have found three watches belonging to Keanu Reeves, which were believed to have been stolen from the “John Wick” star’s Los Angeles home in 2023. During raids on four houses Saturday in eastern Santiago, police told CNN they found jewelry and “valuable” watches, with one of the pieces “belonging to a…
A Jacksonville Jaguars fan took a page out of the New York Giants fans’ playbook on Sunday and delivered a message to team owner Shad Khan ahead of their game against the Tennessee Titans. Fans in Duval County have been frustrated with how the 2024 season has unfolded. Trevor Lawrence was lost for the season…
An Israeli official said on Sunday that the return of normal civilian life in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon is the way “to truly defeat Hezbollah.” “In order to truly defeat Hezbollah—because militarily, we have already won, and our victory is very clear—to truly win, to achieve long-term victory, is to have many…
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kenny Pickett gave NFL fans a good laugh during the team’s game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. With the game tied at 7 apiece and about 12 minutes left in the first half, Pickett dropped back to throw the ball but didn’t release it. He stepped forward as if he was…
The Sacramento Kings’ dismissal of Mike Brown on Friday left a bad taste in some NBA coaches’ mouths, and they expressed it as much over the last few days. The Kings replaced Brown with Doug Christie. Sacramento dropped to 13-18 on Thursday, which led to the decision to fire Brown. However, it was the way…