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Black Friday is still a few weeks away, but early Black Friday Best Buy deals are already here, with notable deals on TVs, laptops, headphones and more. I frequently cover shopping events as a tech reporter for NBC Select, and I’ve been combing through discounts to find the best early Black Friday Best Buy deals actually worth shopping. SKIP AHEAD Best early Black Friday Best Buy deals | How I found the best early Black Friday Best Buy deals | Why trust NBC Select? How I found the best early Black Friday Best Buy dealsAll of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting. For this piece, I researched early Black Friday deals across Best Buy to find notable products across categories like home, audio, TVs and gaming.

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☆ Child-free spaces, dirty looks on planes and ‘breeders’: Why people seem so annoyed by kids in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —In some corners of society, there appears to be a shift in the way people talk about kids. Every so often, a provocative social media post sets off predictably polarizing discourse about the presence of children in daily life. The implication (joking or otherwise) is that children are a nuisance and adults shouldn’t have to endure them if they don’t want to. The people behind them aren’t part of some organized movement nor are they actually lobbying for the exclusion of children from public spaces. Rather, Berg understands online disdain for kids partly as a performative response to rhetoric from political and religious conservatives.

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View at AmazonThere are even more options for Prime Day Apple Watches, and Prime Day iPads still available in our other guides. For an extensive breakdown divided up by size, see our full roundup of Prime Day TV deals. View at AmazonThere are even more sleep deals where those came from — check out our roundups of the best Prime Day mattress deals and Prime Day pillow deals. Do I need to be an Amazon Prime member to buy Prime Day deals? Amazon Prime Day deals are comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with the main difference being that Amazon is the only participating retailer.

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Prime Day TV dealsThis Prime Day, we're seeing some of the biggest price drops of the year on top TV models from our favorite brands. Prime Day laptop dealsLaptops go on sale year-round, but Prime Day is traditionally the best time of year to make a purchase. Prime Day mattress dealsMattresses go on sale several times a year, but few sales offer as lucrative mattress discounts as Prime Day. Prime Day Amazon device dealsDuring Prime Day, many of the best Amazon devices see their lowest prices ever. Prime Day travel dealsSummer travel is underway, and so are the best Prime Day deals on luggage and backpacks.

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Learn moreIn addition to the thousands of products on sale during Amazon Prime Day, the Apple Watch collection of smartwatches is also discounted. Right now, the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) is down to an all-time low, and the Series 9 is an impressive 30% off. Top Apple Watch dealsApple Watch SE (2nd Gen) 40mm $169.99 $249.00 Save 32% The second-generation Apple Watch SE is an impressive entry-level wearable that shares the same processor as the Series 8 and Ultra. View at Amazon What we like Check mark icon A check mark. The Apple Watch SE is the entry-level, budget-friendly option, but don't write it off just because of that.

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With that in mind, we've gathered the best deals for you to shop this weekend, below. The best Amazon deals include a rare PS5 deal, bringing the Digital Edition Slim down to only $399. Keep scrolling to find the best Amazon deals we've found, most of which will still arrive in time for Father's Day in case you're gift shopping. 10 Best Amazon deals available nowSony PS5 Slim (Digital Edition) $399.00 $449.00 Save 11% The PS5 Slim Digital Edition is for downloadable games only and costs $50 less than the standard PS5 with a disc drive. Shop at AmazonCheck out more of Amazon's best deals here.

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☆ Martha Stewart says she's had work — but not plastic surgery — done to her face because she doesn't want to look her age
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Stewart spoke to her dermatologist on "The Martha Stewart Podcast" about the treatments she's done. "I don't think a lot about age, but I don't want to look my age at all," Stewart said. In addition to cosmetic treatments, Stewart credits exercise and a healthy diet for helping her look youthful. "I don't think a lot about age, but I don't want to look my age at all," Stewart said. Advertisement"I just eat really well and I watch what I eat, and that's really the secret," she said on the podcast.

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☆ Apple's travel case for its $3,500 Vision Pro costs $199. Other new accessories can push the cost of the device over $4,000.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple has started selling accessories for its new Vision Pro mixed reality headset. AdvertisementThe Apple Vision Pro just got a little more expensive, thanks to a new line of accessories. Pre-orders for the Vision Pro began the same day, with delivery already backed up at least into March. An extra light seal, which blocks out light and helps the Vision Pro better fit your face, goes for $199. Add these up, and the cost for the Vision Pro and some accessories could easily exceed $4,000.

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☆ Apple Vision Pro has an iPhone-sized battery pack — and there are already belt holsters for sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple's Vision Pro headset is taking preorders. AdvertisementThe Apple Vision Pro headset for spatial computing (do NOT call it "virtual reality") is almost finally here. Apple Vision Pro 2024 pic.twitter.com/qX9BJM7eDN — Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) January 16, 2024Wired noticed that this tactic allowed Apple to obscure a sort of not-so-cool aspect of the headset: the bulky battery pack. The Vision Pro battery, which supposedly is pocket-sized. Apple is selling a $49 Belkin case for the battery pack that clips onto your belt.

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☆ From transparent TVs to ChatGPT-powered pet companions, here’s some of the buzziest tech of CES 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here’s a look at some of the buzziest products announced this week:Loona companion robot is the world's first consumer robot equipped with ChatGPT AI technology. From Beijing KEYi Technology Co. Ltd.AI companionsAI companions are one of the biggest trends to emerge from the show this year. Samsung’s buzzy Ballie robot, which was first shown off at CES in 2020, received a refresh. BaracodaAI task robotsBeyond companions, AI has made its way into nearly every appliance and gadget you could think of this year. LG was one of the first leaders in transparent TVs; one of its earlier prototypes impressed the show floor back in 2020.

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☆ Feds Launch Investigation of Harvard for Possible Civil-Rights Violations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Protesters demonstrated over the war in the Gaza Strip at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., this month. Photo: brian snyder/ReutersThe U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights on Tuesday added Harvard University to the list of schools the agency is investigating as part of a federal crackdown on race- and religious-based harassment since the start of the conflict in Gaza began last month. Harvard is the 15th school and 8th college or university added to the list since the conflict began Oct. 7, according to the agency’s website. Other colleges include The University of Pennsylvania, Wellesley College and Columbia University. The number of schools under investigation this year doubled since the conflict started.

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☆ Gaza Protests at Colleges Open a Generational Divide
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Three years ago, Erin Mullen arrived at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst exhausted by the pandemic and without any appetite for political demonstrations. Last month she sat in a holding cell in an Amherst jail with her hands cuffed behind her back, one of 57 students arrested while protesting the conflict in Gaza. Mullen is white, her parents were raised Catholic and she grew up in an upper middle class Boston suburb. Her political awakening—along with those of tens of thousands of her generation now enrolled at college—is fueling a surge of campus unrest not seen since the Vietnam War.

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☆ To Shrink Learning Gap, This District Offers Classes Separated by Race
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Sara Randazzo | Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

EVANSTON, Ill.— School leaders in this college town just north of Chicago have been battling a sizable academic achievement gap between Black, Latino and white students for decades. So a few years ago, the school district decided to try something new at the high school: classrooms voluntarily separated by race. Nearly 200 Black and Latino students at Evanston Township High School signed up this year for math classes and a writing seminar intended for students of the same race, taught by a teacher of color. These optional so-called affinity classes are designed to address the achievement gap by making students feel more comfortable in class, district leaders have said, particularly in Advanced Placement courses that historically have enrolled few Black and Latino students.

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☆ Living in the Middle of Halloween Central Is Not Wicked Fun
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SALEM, Mass.—Three centuries ago, hysteria swept this town and residents accused about 200 people of witchcraft. This month, local resentment toward witches is brewing again. One million tourists, many sporting pointy black hats, layers of mascara and long capes, are expected to course through this city’s historic downtown in October to visit cemeteries, haunted houses and witch museums. Traffic is choked. Sidewalks are jammed.

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☆ Speak Out on Israel-Hamas War or Stay Quiet? Both Are Risky, Colleges Find
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Protesters in Tel Aviv shared mixed emotions over Israel’s political climate, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the conflict with Hamas, with the country on the brink of a ground invasion of Gaza. Photo: Ben C. SolomonLeaders of some of the nation’s most high-profile colleges and universities are re-evaluating their roles as moral arbiters and public commentators in response to the bloody conflict now unfolding in Israel and Gaza. Backlash against their declarations has forced many to stumble—issuing updates to their statements, and then clarifications to their updates—in a near impossible effort to appease irate activists on both sides of a seemingly intractable issue.

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☆ Blaming Israel for Hamas Attacks Sparks Backlash Across U.S., Exposing Deep Rifts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Lindsay Ellis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Columbia University Gynecologist Had Hundreds More Sex-Abuse Victims, Lawsuit Claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Here’s why Apple’s charger switch is such a big deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Apple retired its Lightning charger on Tuesday exactly 11 years to the day it was first announced. The EU’s decision is part of a greater effort to tackle e-waste overall, but could it generate more in the short term as people phase out their Lightning cables. But knockoffs abound, and some USB-C chargers are much safer than others. Among CNN Underscored’s top recommendations for USB-C chargers are from big brands, including Anker, Belkin, Apple, Amazon and Google. Retiring the Lightning cable could even generate, in the short term, a surge of e-waste as iPhone users toss their useless Lightning cables in a drawer.

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☆ Why Some Seats at Elite Colleges Only Go to Prep School Students
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Supreme Court has banned colleges from using race as an admission criterion, essentially ending affirmative action. California did the same 25 years ago. Photo illustration: Madeline MarshallThis summer, Cornell University’s squash coach, David Palmer, is tracking 200 of the best high-school juniors. Over the next 10 months, he will begin to decide which six to recruit, paving their path for admission to one of the most selective universities in the country.

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☆ Female Professors Sue Vassar College, Alleging Gender-Based Salary Discrimination
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Edward Blum Lawsuits Target Affirmative Action at Global Law Firms
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Activist Behind Supreme Court Affirmative Action Cases Is Now Suing Law Firms
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Erin Mulvaney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Activist Behind Supreme Court Affirmative Action Cases is Now Suing Law Firms
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Affirmative-Action Plaintiff Warns of Consequences if Schools Defy Supreme Court Ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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