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Today, all three companies have grown so massively that they have a presence in almost every facet of our digital life. From text to video-based communication channels, there is no escaping Big Tech. With such a massive reach, there are fears that these tech giants wield a bit too much power over what we are allowed to see or share online. As the list of what is being censored grows, here’s why you should be concerned....

What’s stopping the Buckeyes from making it five in a row? Third-year coach Ryan Day will have a new starting quarterback in 2021, but Ohio State has more than enough blue-chip talent back to make that run. After all, Day has yet to lose a Big Ten game. Ohio State’s shadow continues to hang over the rest of the conference. Wisconsin, Penn State and Iowa all have winning percentages of better than 70 percent in that stretch....

“I just can’t imagine playing in this league in January and February,” Indiana coach Archie Miller told Sporting News after the first of a couple two-point victories against Northwestern and Penn State. “I just don’t see a team that’s not very good.” MORE: Fans demanding freshman perfection need to grow up The Big Ten jumped out of the blocks early with league play — each team playing one home and one road game as November morphed into December — because its members will, for the first time, play 20 conference games in the regular season....

MORE: SN Preseason Top 25 | What’s next for Big 12? The Big Ten saw a 32 percent increase in revenue — $110 million — for 2014-15, to $448.8 million, compared to $527.4 million the SEC generated in the same period, leading to a payout of $32.7 million for each of the SEC’s 14 universities. The two conference’s revenue dwarfed per-member payouts by the Pac-12 ($25.1 million) and Big 12 ($23....

More than 8,000 security personnel have been deployed for the Twenty20 final between Islamabad United and last year’s champions Peshawar Zalmi. Karachi, now with a population of 15 million, last saw a major game with international players in February 2009 – Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan in a Test match. On the same tour, terrorists attacked the Sri Lanka team bus at Lahore. On March 3, 2009, the bus carrying the visiting cricketers, part of a large convoy, was fired upon by 12 gunmen near Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore....

Apple has become a force to reckon with as far as tech space is concerned. It is no surprise then that the company has announced new product lines, software, and updates on its major platforms. Apple Pay, Apple Music, iOS 10, Apple Maps, Apple News, WatchOS and OS X , there were announcements for all of these and the expo is on till June 17! We decided give you the details on the ‘Big Fish’ i....

The midfielder has less than two years left on the deal he signed after his reported €17million switch from Lazio last July. Biglia has established himself as a key part of Gennaro Gattuso’s plans after initially struggling somewhat under Vincenzo Montella last season. Now, the Argentina international hopes to commit his future to the club. “I’d like to renew. I feel good,” Biglia, who turns 33 in January, told Sky Sport Italia....

Symptoms Biliary colic is a type of pain that usually occurs in the upper part of your belly (abdomen), usually a little to the right or centrally. In some people, it feels like the pain is radiating to their back or their right shoulder. The pain usually begins suddenly. Once it begins, it’s usually a moderate, steady pain. Most commonly, an episode of biliary colic happens within a couple of hours after a person has eaten a meal, often a large meal with a lot of fat....

The loss was West Ham’s fifth in succession, while they are now seven winless since a 3-1 victory at Southampton over two months ago. Bilic was earlier this week given the backing of the club’s board, who insisted his position was not under threat despite a string of disappointing results. West Ham are now just five points clear of the relegation zone, but the Croatian is confident one win will be enough to get them back on track....

The annual event, which took place in Coney Island, Brooklyn, on Sunday July 4, was attended by de Blasio, 60, who announced the winner of the women’s competition while wearing a hot dog hat. As he stood on the stage on Sunday afternoon, the outgoing mayor was booed by several people in the crowd, before the jeering intensified when the presenter of the event thanked him, according to a video clip provided by Storyful....

His latest criticism came Tuesday after “Mike & Mike” hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic interviewed Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. Simmons went on a Twitter rant, claiming the interview was too soft. MORE: 68 fascinating facts about the tourney | 13 humilitating choke jobs His “feedback” for “Mike & Mike” is nothing new. He has been very critical of the popular morning radio show, for the same reason he mentioned Tuesday....

Gund and her allies, including investor George Soros and actor Paul Newman, are part of a gold-plated petition drive by rich Americans who advocate that the government continue taxing their estates by up to 55 percent. The campaign is being organized by Responsible Wealth, a group that includes the Rockefellers. President Bush wants to repeal what he calls the “death tax” over the next 10 years, erasing a tax burden of as much as $285 billion on the estates of roughly 500,000 millionaires and billionaires....

Sen. Ron Wyden unveiled the tax proposal Wednesday, which would only apply to people with $1 billion or more in assets or people who made $100 million or more for three straight years. Less than 800 people would likely be subject to its terms, and it would tax tradable assets even when they haven’t been sold. Catsimatidis said that the Democrats’ plan is “a little bit insane.” “Stop spending the money stupidly....

The study—which was published Wednesday by the Institute for Policy Studies in conjunction with Bargaining for the Common Good and United for Respect—found that as of Tuesday, “the combined wealth of 647 U.S. billionaires increased by almost $960 billion since mid-March.” Additionally, the country has minted 33 new billionaires since March. “It might be possible to have an economy that actively lifts up lower income households and expands the middle class, while coexisting with a handful of billionaires,” Chuck Collins, director of the Program on Inequality Institute for Policy Studies, told Newsweek in an email....

Indeed, the Bills look like a legitimate Super Bowl contender. Even if they add nothing else to the roster, they will have a shot at hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in February. Still, that won’t stop Buffalo from pursuing players that can help fill some of its few weaknesses. The Bills could use a couple of upgrades on offense and defense as they look to round out their depth chart and hoard as much talent as possible ahead of a playoff push....

In addition to tipping the locker-room attendants at East Lake Golf Course — where Horschel clinched the FedEx Cup — $10,000, Horschel gave Fugitt a $1 million bonus. “Shock, happiness, joy,” Fugitt said in an article by Golfweek. “You have such a wide range of emotions.” Fugitt said he would use the money to set up college funds for both of his children. “He’s always been great about showing gratitude to people like that,” Fugitt said of Horschel....

RELATED: Mechanics In Biomutant You Didn’t Even Know Were There Biomutant is one of these games. There are various weapons and abilities in this game that make sure anyone who wants to exclusively employ melee combat can do so effectively. One of the abilities in the game that makes the player’s melee combat even more diverse and powerful is the Wung-Fu technique. The player should take the time to explore these and use them liberally in the game so their melee combat is even more effective....

Not only did 2K Games accidentally list BioShock: The Collection ahead of its official reveal, but the company also uploaded the anthology’s cover art, as well as some additional artwork depicting two video game cities no one wants to live in—Rapture and Columbia, that is—onto its servers, both of which can be seen below. Interestingly, although the cat’s out of the bag, so to speak, the developer and publisher has yet to officially acknowledge the compendium, as no further details have been divulged as of writing....

As University of Pennsylvania president, Amy Gutmann makes about $4 million a year in compensation, which is unacceptable for a university accepting federal funds. Affordable college tuition is a problem that Democrats promised to fix. Instead, the president nominated the most highly paid president of any Ivy League school in America to be ambassador to Germany. Overpaying administrators and a few faculty inflates academic compensation all over the country, driving the cost of college to astronomical levels....