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Apple Halts U.S. Sales Of Apple Watch Series 9 And Ultra 2 In Days

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  Apple Halts U.S. Sales Of Apple Watch Series 9 And Ultra 2 In Days Apple—unprecedentedly—is about to stop selling two models of its smartwatch, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9 in the United States, so if you want to buy one this side of the holidays, you need to move fast. Here’s everything you need to know. Why Is Apple Stopping Sales ? The reason is what Apple describes as an agency order and litigation. It relates to a long-running intellectual property dispute with the medical technology company Masimo around the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen sensor technology, a dispute which Apple has lost, for now at least. The company has never taken Apple Watches off the shelves before. Read More

Jonathan Majors’s arrest and conviction, explained

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  The once-rising star has been dropped by Marvel and faces up to a year in jail. After a three-week trial and two days of jury deliberation, Jonathan Majors, the Emmy-nominated star of Lovecraft Country and Creed III, has been found guilty on charges of misdemeanor assault and harassment. Majors was arrested in New York in March 2023 over a reported domestic dispute with Grace Jabbari, his girlfriend at the time. Majors fractured Jabbari’s finger during the incident. The initial charges came as a deep shock to fans, given that Majors’s public persona during his storied rise through Hollywood has purveyed a soft-spoken, sensitive masculinity. Yet the subsequent court process and battle for public opinion unearthed multiple allegations against Majors for abuse and domestic violence and a long history of allegedly controlling and aggressive behavior. Read More

32 things we learned in NFL Week 15: Bills strike fear as potential playoff team

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 The 32 things we learned from Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season: 1. Stampede coming? The Buffalo Bills have now won three of four since firing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and are averaging 29.3 points in that stretch following Sunday's 31-10 rollover of the Dallas Cowboys, a beatdown that knocked "America's Team" out of first place in the NFC East. 2. The Bills remain stuck in ninth place overall in the AFC, a spot to which they ascended Saturday, but their 8-6 mark matches the Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans ... and those clubs aren't playing the Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots the next two weeks. 3. After some early season missteps, Buffalo QB Josh Allen would need a Hail Mary to win the league MVP award − the Bills probably have to win out, including a Week 18 win at Miami, to simply recapture the AFC East − but he is burnishing a more realistic case for Offensive Player of the Year honors. He's now accounted for a...

Matthew Perry toxicology report reveals cause of death was "acute effects of ketamine"

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  Matthew Perry toxicology report reveals cause of death was "acute effects of ketamine" Matthew Perry, the beloved "Friends" sitcom star, died from the "acute effects of ketamine," according to an autopsy report released Friday by the Los Angeles County medical examiner.  Perry, 54, was found unresponsive at his home on Oct. 28 "floating face down in the heated end" of the pool, the autopsy report said. The report says the death was accidental and that no signs of foul play were suspected. His cause of death is listed as the "acute effects of ketamine," with contributing factors listed as "drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects." (Buprenorphine is a medication used to treat opioid use disorder.) Perry, 54, was found unresponsive at his home on Oct. 28 "floating face down in the heated end" of the pool, the autopsy report said. The report says the death was accidental and that no signs of foul pl...

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor, dies aged 61

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  The actor who played the deadpan Captain Raymond Holt and starred in Homicide: Life on the Street, has died after a brief illness Andre Braugher, who starred as Captain Raymond Holt in the hit comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine and as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street, has died aged 61. The actor died on Monday after a brief illness, his publicist confirmed. Instantly recognisable for his deep voice, Braugher came to fame on the NBC drama Homicide: Life on the Street, which ran from 1992 to 1998. He won an Emmy for his portrayal of the tenacious, arrogant Detective Frank Pembleton in 1998. Read More

Heather Mills' VBites vegan food firm collapses into administration

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  Heather Mills' VBites vegan food firm collapses into administration V Bites, the vegan food company founded by Heather Mills, has collapsed into administration. The former model, who founded the company in 1993, said the shutdown of the business had been "extremely distressing". V Bites offered plant-based alternatives to meat, fish and dairy products and Mills had worked with fast food chains including McDonald's . The business had also produced vegan food for French ski resorts and ran cafés in Hove and Chester in the 2010s. In a lengthy statement, the former wife of Sir Paul McCartney blamed the administration on a "combination of corporate greed and poor management" as well as rising costs and manufacturing difficulties. Read More