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Friday’s NBA schedule features a seven-game slate, which has a wide range of spreads. Among the tighter spreads include Knicks (-1.5) vs. Nuggets and Pelicans vs. Suns (-5.5). The larger ones include Pacers vs. Lakers (-10.5) and Mavericks vs. Celtics (-15.5). Other NBA bets include prop predictions, NBA first scorer picks, NBA exact score bets, or predicting a game’s stat leader, and the right combination of some of these longshot props can lead to giant returns. Before locking in any Friday NBA picks or forming a longshot parlay, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s…

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. We’ll be taking a break next week and will back March 20th. Opt in for Optimizer here.On the surface, the wellness to MAHA pipeline can appear baffling. How does one get from wanting to be healthy to eschewing vaccines, drinking raw milk, and opting for beef tallow over sunscreen? The simple answer would be: widespread misinformation on online platforms, particularly from influencers.I’d argue the real answer is slightly…

The U.S. economy lost jobs in February, a month marred by severe winter weather and a strike at a major health care provider, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.Nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 for the month, compared to the estimate for 50,000 and below the downwardly revised January total of 126,000. February marked the third time in the past five months that payrolls declined, following a sharp revision showing a drop of 17,000 in December.At the same time, the unemployment rate edged higher to 4.4% as jobs declined across key areas. A broader measure of unemployment that includes discouraged…

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing.Over the holidays, I visited my sister in New York City and was taken aback by the transformation of her kitchen’s breakfast nook. What used to be a cluttered utility table had become a cozy corner evocative of a chic Parisian café. Instead of the usual piles of papers, books, and mail, the table featured one simple but stylish staple: a rack with colorful napkins and dish towels neatly rolled and on display.When I asked…

Health tech giant TriZetto has confirmed that more than 3.4 million people’s personal and health information was stolen in a 2024 cyberattack, which the company failed to detect for almost a year. The tech company, owned by multinational conglomerate Cognizant, serves around 200 million people across 875,000 healthcare providers throughout the U.S., according to its website. Doctors’ offices and healthcare providers use TriZetto to assess patients’ insurance for medical treatments. TriZetto said in a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Friday that hackers stole patients’ insurance eligibility transaction reports from the company’s servers. The data includes personal information like patients’…

Brady Counsell, a 22-two-year-old Arizona Diamondbacks prospect, made his professional debut Thursday — with his father in the opposing dugout.A 10-round pick in the 2025 MLB draft, Counsell got his chance to get his first reps as a Diamondback this week when he was named to the club’s roster for a spring training matchup with the Chicago Cubs, who are managed by none other than Craig Counsell.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedThe elder Counsell also wasn’t the first member of the family to know about the matchup after Brady got the news.”He knew last night, but he didn’t tell me last night. He…

Photograph: Simon HillOther Flash Drives We LikeWe have tested many other USB flash drives that did not make the cut. Here are a few that might be worth considering for some folks.Photograph: Simon HillKingston Dual Portable SSD (1 TB) for $229: With a snazzy metallic red body, this SSD disguised as a flash drive is very speedy, matching the stated 1,050 MB/s read and 950 MB/s write in my tests. It is USB 3.2 Gen 2 with a C jack at one end and an A jack at the other, both with removable covers. As much as I like this…

Stella McCartney is officially a knight. The British designer was made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur at an award ceremony held at the Élysée Palace’s winter garden on Thursday. The Légion d’Honneur, created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, is France’s highest distinction and can also be given to non-French citizens for actions that benefit the country.It was an intimate ceremony with around 50 guests. With McCartney, “friends and family” naturally means a gathering of influential figures, including her father Paul McCartney, Bianca Jagger, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Naomi Watts, Baz Luhrmann, Anna Wintour, Delphine Arnault, Antoine Arnault, Natalia Vodianova, and…

If, for some reason, you don’t follow Nathan Fillion on Instagram, first of all, how dare you? But if that somehow applies to you, there’s a good chance you’ve been missing one of the most intriguing ongoing sci-fi gags in recent memory. For the past few weeks, Fillion, who first rose to fame on the beloved show Firefly, has been filming videos opposite some of his co-stars from the cult classic show. And, in each one, they tease that “It’s time.” Time for what, exactly? Is Firefly finally coming back after all this time? Hmmm. If only a certain actor…

Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning.🚨 Headlines🏀 Tatum’s return: Jayson Tatum is expected to make his season debut tonight against the Mavericks, just 10 months after going down with a torn Achilles. His rapid recovery, paired with Boston’s unexpected success in his absence, should make them a serious title contender.Advertisement🏈 Moore to Buffalo: The Bears are trading WR DJ Moore to the Bills, giving Josh Allen a new weapon in the passing game. Chicago will receive a 2026 second-round pick in return, while Buffalo will…