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Some tennis players are not happy with Wimbledon’s new AI line judges, as reported by The Telegraph.  This is the first year the prestigious tennis tournament, which is still ongoing, replaced human line judges, who determine if a ball is in or out, with an electronic line calling system (ELC). Numerous players criticized the AI technology, mostly for making incorrect calls, leading to them losing points. Notably, British tennis star Emma Raducanu called out the technology for missing a ball that her opponent hit out, but instead had to be played as if it were in. On a television replay,…

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks liked Mike Brown’s experience with championship teams, after he worked for four of them.That sounds good to a franchise that’s been stuck on two titles for more than 50 years but believes its time to win another is now.The Knicks hired Brown on Monday, turning to the two-time NBA Coach of the Year after firing Tom Thibodeau.The Knicks offered the job to Brown last week and announced Monday that he would be taking over the team that reached the Eastern Conference finals last season for the first time in 25 years. Terms…

Despite increased concerns about rising gun deaths among children, new research found that the number of teenagers who have handguns has gone up.The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that Florida adolescent general handgun carrying increased by 65%, from 3.7% to 6.0%, from 2002 to 2022. Females, middle school-aged teens and white students were among the groups that most substantially contributed to the increase.”These findings indicate the need to specifically tailor earlier prevention strategies focused on handgun access and carrying toward female and middle school students, with ongoing attention to rural and male adolescents across racial and ethnic…

A new clinical trial suggests there are still ongoing questions about the safety of even low doses of cannabidiol, even as CBD capsules, gummies, edibles, oils and lotions have become increasingly omnipresent in the United States in recent years.Scientists from the Food and Drug Administration’s Division of Applied Regulatory Science carried out a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial last year to assess how low-dose CBD affects liver function in a group of healthy middle-aged men and women.Over the course of four weeks, 201 volunteers received either 5 mg per kilogram of body weight (approximately 2.3 mg per pound or the equivalent…

An unpermitted fireworks barge that exploded, injuring a half-dozen people in Alabama. A man police say shot fireworks at people injuring them along a Delaware beach. An illegal neighborhood fireworks show that cut a girl’s life short in California.These incidents are among dozens of firework-related injuries and deaths reported across the United States during this year’s Fourth of July festivities.Here is a roundup of major pyrotechnics-related deaths and injuries reported by state across the nation as of July 7:AlabamaIn Tallapoosa County, officials said six people suffered injuries after a pontoon boat modified to act as a fireworks launch barge exploded…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers won’t be rushing guard Tyrese Haliburton back to the court next season as he recovers from a torn right Achilles tendon.Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said Monday in a news conference that he has no doubt Haliburton, “will be back better than ever. … He will not play next year, though. We would not jeopardize that now. Don’t get any hopes up that he will play.”Haliburton suffered his Achilles injury early in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. He had surgery June 23 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York,…

There’s nothing worse than sitting down for movie night only to be greeted with muddy dialogue you can’t understand and tiny bass that lacks oomph. Even some of the most expensive TVs suffer from wimpy sound, with built-in speakers that lack depth and clarity. To improve performance, we suggest investing in a soundbar. The best soundbars can be a game changer for your home entertainment setup, making it easier to hear your favorite TV shows and movies while delivering a more immersive soundfield.Our team has been reviewing audio products for over a decade, and we’ve used that experience to recommend…

HOUSTON (AP) — Adding a player of Kevin Durant’s caliber was too valuable an opportunity for the Houston Rockets to pass up, even though it meant moving on from Jalen Green just four seasons after they drafted him second overall.Durant was officially acquired from Phoenix on Sunday in a complicated seven-team transaction that sent Green and Dillon Brooks to the Suns and brought Clint Capela back to Houston from the Hawks.General manager Rafael Stone is thrilled to add the future Hall of Famer, who will turn 37 in September, to a team which made a huge leap last season to…

LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite hurting his right elbow in a fall and dropping the first two sets Monday night, because his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, had to quit with an injured pectoral muscle.The No. 1-seeded Sinner hadn’t dropped a set in the tournament until falling behind No. 19 Dimitrov 6-3, 7-5. But at 2-all in the third set, Dimitrov stopped playing.It’s the fifth consecutive Grand Slam tournament where the 34-year-old Dimitrov failed to complete a match. He also did it at the Australian Open in January and the French Open in May, plus last…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is reshaping a student loan cancellation program into what some fear will become a tool for political retribution, taking aim at organizations that serve immigrants and transgender youth.The Education Department is preparing an overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that would strip the benefit from organizations involved in “illegal activities” and allow the U.S. education secretary to decide which should lose eligibility. A draft proposal released by the department includes definitions of illegal activity that center on immigration, terrorism and transgender issues.Several advocates invited to weigh in on the draft proposal raised…