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The 81-year-old author of The Handmaid’s Tale had to tell her Twitter followers that the author of the article wasn’t a “TERF”—a term meaning “Trans-exclusionary Radical Feminist,” which was used by Dave Chappelle in his recent Netflix special. Social media users linked Atwood to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, whom many believe is also “team TERF.” Atwood’s initial tweet caused much speculation and she’s since doubled down on it, reassuring those who are upset that it’s not what they think it is....

Sanders was taken into custody on Tuesday, August 9, and has been charged with first-degree murder in addition to other larceny, felony murder, felon in possession, and three felony firearm violations. According to Wayne County District Court documents, Sanders remained silent while the court entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Jacob Hills allegedly attended a party with Avion Sanders Jacob Hills’ body was discovered in the basement of an apartment complex in the 22330 block of West Warren Avenue in Detroit....

What does FYP mean? The FYP abbreviation, which stands for “For You Page,” is a feature specific to TikTok. It serves as a landing page for individuals on TikTok, collating clips that users might be interested in. Over time, the FYP functions as an effect of the content you have viewed and interacted with in the past. Similar to the way Instagram’s “Explore” page works, the FYP functions and works closely with TikTok’s recommendation algorithm....

“Ayyy you gotta SB or we’ll lose our streak 🔥” “You gonna SB? It’s been like 2 hours LOL” This abbreviation means the same thing when it’s spelled with all capital (SB) or all lowercase letters (sb). “SB at work told me about your little adventure this weekend 😜” “Do you know sb who could fix up my deck? 🔨” “Yooo SB already! This 100-day streak isn’t going to advance itself 😝” “Could you SB?...

Chronic How to say it: Chronic (craw-NICK) What it means: Lasting a long time; being slow and progressive. Where it comes from: From Greek, chronikós, “of time.” Where you might see or hear it: Many health conditions can be characterized as chronic, meaning that they last a long time—even a lifetime. The word can also describe a condition that comes on and progresses slowly (compared to an acute condition that comes on suddenly and gets better quickly)....

What Exactly Is a Secure Phone Line? A secure phone line is one where end-to-end encryption ensures the voice security of the call participants. Only the people on a call are privy to the conversation. An unknown third party cannot listen in on the conversation or, better still, does not even know of its existence. The point of encryption is to prevent Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks on the call; in this case, phone tapping....

“Happy World Otter Day 🦦🐾💕” “Is there anything cuter than an 🦦?” “Wanna come over later? 🦦” “I’m just messing with yah 🦦😉” “Nothing better than an early morning swim 🦦🌊” “Ready for tonight’s race! 🦦🏊‍♂️” “Do you think you could pick me up later? 🦦” “So, I may need to smallest favor 🦦” “Join us in tonight’s beach cleanup! 🦦🐢🏖️✨” “My heart belongs to the otters 🦦❤️” “I’m as happy as an otter with a clam 🦦😄” “This is the best day ever!...

Then, the big man arrived. Sixers star Joel Embiid, who didn’t travel to Miami after suffering an orbital fracture and concussion in the first round, returned for Game 3 and revitalized a Philadelphia team that desperately needed him. In a 99-79 victory, the MVP candidate posted modest numbers by his lofty standards (18 points, 11 rebounds), but he undoubtedly made a huge impact. “We needed him, and he showed up....

Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young — the Heisman Trophy winner in 2021 and a Heisman candidate in 2022 — is slated to play against the Big 12 champion Wildcats in what is expected to be his last college football game. Kansas State (10-3) spoiled TCU’s perfect season, defeating the Horned Frogs in overtime in the Big 12 championship game. The Wildcats could provide a very real challenge to Alabama (10-2) as well....

Barty, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, defeated Madison Keys in the semifinal round to advance. Playing in front of her home fans, Barty has a chance to win her third Grand Slam title, having won the French Open in 2019 and Wimbledon in 2021. MORE: Australian Open 2022: Rafael Nadal earns shot at record 21st Grand Slam title To do so, she will have to defeat Collins, who defeated Iga Swiatek in the semifinal round to advance....

MORE: Follow the Cowboys vs. Buccaneers ‘Sunday Night Football’ matchup live Dallas and Tampa Bay opened the 2021 season with a back-and-forth Thursday thriller. In 2022, Dak Prescott and Tom Brady will square off on “Sunday Night Football” as they look to open their season with a win. The Buccaneers prevailed 31-29 in last year’s meeting. Brady threw for 379 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. Prescott went toe-to-toe with him, posting 403 yards, three touchdowns and an interception....

Following their last game, the Eagles traded their tight end Zach Ertz to the Cardinals. Dallas Goedert will step up in his place, who currently has 216 receiving yards this season and two touchdowns. The Raiders’ star tight end Darren Waller had a 59-yard game after he went 5-for-5 completions on Sunday vs. the Broncos. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is coming off his fourth 300+ passing yard game this season already, and he ranks as the quarterback with the second most passing yards (1946) behind Tom Brady....

The Ravens (4-1) are among the Super Bowl favorites but entrenched in a three-way battle atop the AFC North. Baltimore easily defeated the Bengals in Week 5, but some of the play calling left many scratching their heads as Lamar Jackson only had two rushes and threw the ball 37 times. Linebacker Patrick Queen is in the conversation for Defensive Rookie of the Year. He already has 33 tackles, four for loss and forced a fumble in Week 5....

Senegal are the only side to have won in nine attempts by African teams in knockout phase games against European nations, overcoming Sweden at this stage in 2002 – but the Lions of Teranga have reasons to be confident after beating Qatar and Ecuador to finish a point behind the Netherlands in Group A. Their next opponents produced a vastly-improved second-half performance to thrash Wales 3-0 shortly after the Africa Cup of Nations holders progressed, with all the goals coming inside 19 minutes and Marcus Rashford taking his group stage tally to three, as his side remained unbeaten and won Group B by two points....

For the first time in history, fans can only watch the No. 8-ranked Fighting Irish play via a streaming service: NBCUniversal’s Peacock. It’s the first of seven Notre Dame home games that will be broadcast on Peacock this year, and the only one that can’t also be watched on TV, via NBC. Fans can sign up for a free account of Peacock, but need to pay $4.99 per month for Premium, the only way to access Notre Dame football games....

The main event will see Dolph Ziggler defend the NXT Title against Bron Breakker. Another title match on the card will feature Carmelo Hayes defending the NXT North American Title in a ladder match. Imperium will also be defending the NXT Tag Team Titles against The Creed Brothers and MSK. Rounding out the title matches will be Mandy Rose defending the NXT Women’s Championship against Cora Jade, Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray....

New York jumped all over a flat-footed Tampa Bay team on Wednesday night, cruising to a 6-2 victory thanks to two goals from Filip Chytil, multi-point efforts from four Rangers and the excellent play in net from Igor Shesterkin. However, the Lightning have a history of bouncing back after a loss. Over the last three playoff runs, Tampa Bay has yet to lose back-to-back games in the postseason. That’s right....

Pittsburgh fell to AFC North rival Baltimore in Week 14. With Lamar Jackson out, the combination of Tyler Huntley and Anthony Brown did just enough to get the Ravens the 16-14 victory. MORE: Updated NFL playoff picture for Week 15 Not only did the Steelers drop the game, they also lost rookie QB Kenny Pickett early in the contest to a concussion. It is unclear if he will play Sunday....

LIVE: Follow SN’s PGA Championship leaderboard This year’s major championship will be played at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course and will be the longest one in the history of the PGA Tour. At 7,876 yards, we’ll certainly see plenty of players take big whacks off the tee, and the biggest hitters in the game, like Bryson DeChambeau, will have a good chance to compete for the major title. Other top competitors include Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas....

Vikings vs. Raiders won’t be quite as exciting as the Super Bowl, but there will still be plenty of reasons for NFL fans to tune into the game. Both Minnesota and Las Vegas have new coaches ahead of the 2022 NFL season. Fans got a taste of Josh McDaniels’ offense in action at the Hall of Fame Game; now, they will get a chance to see how Kevin O’Connell’s offense looks with the Vikings....