Best Budget Lawn Mowers

The sweet spot for lawn mower value is between $350 and $500. Even at prices below that range, you’ll find a few very good gas or battery push mowers in our ratings, some with helpful features like folding handles and the option of upright storage. Among the three gas and four battery models featured below—all…

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Here’s What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages

The US Treasury Department was initially alone in providing the court a timeline of the messages that it was able to retrieve. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had received a preservation memo on March 26, his acting general counsel said, as well as advice regarding his fundamental duty to preserve records. Resultingly, “images were taken from…

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Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins

The anonymous image board 4chan has survived years of controversy. It weathered user and advertiser boycotts as well as damning accusations that it incubated hate speech that may have fueled mass shootings. Users have convened on 4chan to plan hacks like DDoS attacks, and conspiracy theories that festered on 4chan even reportedly inspired the January…

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Stain-Stopping Toolkit for Household Messes

Cleaning SolutionMix ¼ teaspoon of a mild white or clear dishwashing liquid (Dawn is often recommended)—no bleach—in 1 cup of lukewarm water. Cotton SwabsThese are great for testing the safety of a stain remover on fabric. Use a swab to dab the product on a small or hard-to-reach area of upholstery or an inside seam…

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Best Midsized and Large Sedans You Can Buy Today

That’s why Consumer Reports tests all the sedans on the market and gives them an Overall Score, which is a weighted composite of a vehicle’s performance in our road tests; the latest reliability and owner satisfaction results from CR’s exclusive Auto Surveys; the results from government and insurance industry crash tests; and the availability of automatic…

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Microsoft’s Recall AI Tool Is Making an Unwelcome Return

Security and privacy advocates are girding themselves for another uphill battle against Recall, the AI tool rolling out in Windows 11 that will screenshot, index, and store everything a user does every three seconds. When Recall was introduced in May 2024, security practitioners roundly castigated it for creating a gold mine for malicious insiders, criminals,…

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Get More Out of Physical Therapy

If you have pain, a physical therapist can analyze the way you move and then strengthen or stretch out your body so that a minor problem doesn’t worsen, says Joseph Lume, DPT, a physical therapist at the NYU Langone Orthopedic Center in New York City. They can even help with progressive conditions. For people with…

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