| No images? Click here  BROUGHT TO YOU BY  Pumpkin spice is back, baby! Before you rush out to Starbucks, know that it's gonna cost you a bit more this season. The price of a grande PSL jumped about 4% compared to last year thanks to inflation. - Annie ON OUR RADAR This week, seals' "banana pose" is the only thing keeping our sanity intact. Hope it helps you too.  The world's most popular web browser is a glutton for memory. Tessa Davis shares some handy tricks to speed it up.  Most of us download an app or sign up to a website without reading the terms and conditions — but you might be surprised (or horrified) by how much personal data you're actually signing away. APPS WE DIGG | SPONSORED  Escape The Echo ChamberDon’t starve your mind on one viewpoint. Get a balanced diet of information with Ground News, the world’s first site comparing how different news outlets cover the same story. Download the Ground News app now. AROUND THE WEBCrypto.com Accidentally Sent A Woman $10.5 Million Instead Of $100 Manivel Thevamanogari received the sum back in May 2021 but the company didn’t catch on until seven months later. Why Plastic Doesn't Dry In The Dishwasher Plastic is a staple of modern kitchens, but it comes with a frustrating problem — it doesn't dry properly in a dishwasher. Why? Jennette McCurdy's book fueled rumors about Dan Schneider, a kids-TV legend. Crew members, writers, and ex-stars reveal what working for him was like. VIDEO OF THE DAY This Guy Stealing A Home Run Ball From A Teen On His Birthday Is Why We Can't Have Nice ThingsA Kansas City Royals fan had his birthday ruined by the worst baseball fan ever. DIGG PICKS | SPONSORED  Add Turn Signals And Brake Lights To Your BikeThis clever lighting system for bicycles has raised well over $700,000 on Kickstarter. IN THE NEWS📉 Life Expectancy In The US Continues To Drop, Driven By COVID-19. Americans' life expectancy dropped for the second year in a row and is now the lowest it's been since the 1920s. (NPR) 🚀 Artemis I Launch For A Journey Around The Moon Rescheduled For Saturday. The two-hour launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. ET on September 3. (CNN) 🍪 Animal Cookies Sold At Target Recalled Because They Might Contain Metal. Only a specific batch of the food product has been affected. (TODAY) 🖼️ An Unusual Object In The DOJ's Photograph Of Trump Documents At Mar-a-Lago. The Department of Justice released a photo of the top secret documents found at Mar-a-Lago, curiously adjacent to a framed TIME magazine cover. (Digg) FROM THE ARCHIVES Gorbachev Bringing Pizza Hut To Russia May Be The Most Ironic 60 Seconds Of TelevisionMikhail Gorbachev, who died at 91, will be remembered for ending the Cold War, being one of the most influential figures of the 20th century and also starring in an infamous Pizza Hut commercial. GET MORE FROM DIGG   Did someone forward this email to you? Subscribe to the Edition and Digg's other newsletters. |
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| No images? Click here  Good morning! We were bummed to see that the launch of Artemis I was scrubbed today. At least this will give Christy Carlson Romano more time to come up with a new song about this moon mission. - Annie ON OUR RADAR This week, a letter writer who lets a friend’s virulently racist comments “roll like water off my back,” a proselytizing former boss and political yard sign drama.  We have the usual round-up of sports bloopers this week, but also, a LOT on the saga of this Yankee fan who uses a hot dog as a straw. DIGG PICKS | SPONSORED  This Digital Hourglass Lets You Quickly Configure Your Visual TimerThis reimagined hourglass has raised well over $150K on Kickstarter, and we love the simple elegance. AROUND THE WEBA Simple Rule For Planning Your Fall Booster Shot Everyone will probably gain something from the updated vaccines. Here's how to make the most of it. For One Day This Summer, Most US Movie Theaters Will Sell $3 Tickets Moviegoers across the country will have the chance to see a film for $3 at their local theater next weekend in an inaugural event dubbed "National Cinema Day" as the industry attempts to climb back to its pre-pandemic success. 'They Treated Me Like Nothing': Britney Spears Shares Revelations From 13-Year Conservatorship In a now-deleted 22-minute video posted to YouTube Sunday, Britney Spears shared emotional revelations from her conservatorship, which was terminated in December. VIDEO OF THE DAY Nicki Minaj Brought Down The House At The MTV VMAs With A Tour De Force Medley Of Her Greatest HitsAt Sunday's 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, rapper Nicki Minaj delivered a medley of her biggest hits before accepting the Video Vanguard Award. (For more VMAs coverage, check out Rolling Stone's highlights.) DIGG PICKS | SPONSORED  Perfectly Roasted Garlic? Yes, PleaseThis cast iron roasting pod is shaped to perfectly fit a head of garlic. IN THE NEWS📰 Safeway Shooting: Multiple People Dead After Gunman Opens Fire At Grocery Store. Multiple people were killed at a Safeway grocery store in Bend, Oregon, after a gunman walked into the store and began firing a gun. (Fox News) ☢️ International Mission Finally 'On Its Way' To Besieged Ukraine Nuclear Plant. The plant, Europe's largest, has for weeks been caught in the middle of intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops. (USA Today) 😷 Biden Administration To Stop Sending Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Friday. Without congressional funding for more kits, the government needs to conserve its stockpile in case of a fall surge of disease, the White House said. (CNBC) ➡️ 'Man Of The Hole': Last Of His Tribe Dies In Brazil. The last remaining member of an un-contacted indigenous group in Brazil has died. (BBC) FROM THE ARCHIVES Twenty-Eight Years Ago, The Cranberries Crushed It At Woodstock '94If we could go back in time to any moment, it might be August 1994 in Saugerties, New York. GET MORE FROM DIGGDid someone forward this email to you? Subscribe to the Edition and Digg's other newsletters. |
