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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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An Enchanted Tools robot called the Mirokai is displayed during the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas.

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The Future Feels Like The Raiders, With Ed Zitron


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FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - NOVEMBER 20: Owner Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots looks on prior to a game against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium on November 20, 2022 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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Game Of Football’s Dignity Salvaged By Late Punt Return

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Patriots owner Robert Kraft wears a protective mask with "We Are All Patriots" stamped next to a Patriots logo.

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Just Like That, Robert Kraft’s Solicitation Case Is Kaput

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