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Black Friday 2021: The best deals on TVs, headphones, kitchenware, and more
Here is our round up of the best early deals happening at major retailers like Amazon, Target, Best Buy and many more

It seems as if Black Friday begins earlier and earlier every year. And this year is no exception. Both in store and online, companies like Walmart, Target, Amazon, Best Buy and pretty much every other major retailer are already getting a jump on the holiday savings. And some very solid deals are already available. In many cases the sales are labeled as Black Friday offers, so you won’t have to work too hard to find them. As the seasonal chaos grows, we’ll keep scouring the internet in search of the best Black Friday deals so you don’t have to. Expect this page to be updated frequently, as we’ll keep adding to it as more offers appear. This story was last updated Thursday, Nov. 11 with the latest deals.
Note: Today is also Veteran’s day and Singles Day, which often see additional discounts on top of the usual holiday sales. If you’ve got your eye on something, now is a great time to snag it as it may jump back up in price tomorrow.
Black Friday sales at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target and more
On the calendar, Black Friday is Friday, Nov. 26 — the day after Thanksgiving. But «Black Friday sales» are already alive and well. To help navigate the pandemonium, here is a handy guide of what you can expect on sale when and where:
- Amazon: Sales are ongoing now.
- Best Buy: The big-box retailer has an early Black Friday sale running now.
- Walmart: The Black Friday Deals for Days sale has been running since Nov. 3, and another big wave of sales just dropped yesterday (Nov. 10), adding more great deals like $89 Airpods.
- Target: The first wave of Target’s deals were pretty unimpressive, but the retailer opened a new wave of sales last Thursday, with more following every Sunday from here on out. Full details here.
Best Black Friday deals at Walmart
More great deals at Walmart:
- Apple Airpods (2nd gen): $89 (save $40 vs. apple store)
- Roku Ultra LT: $30 (save $39)
- Toshiba 1TB portable HDD: $39 (save $13)
- Tineco cordless vacuum: $125 (save $74)
- Anker Eufy Robovac 25C: $99 (save $50)
Best Black Friday deals at Target
More great deals at Target:
- JBL Tune wireless headphones: $30 (save $40)
- Beats Solo 3 wireless headphones: $100 (save $100)
- Motorola Moto G Fast: $170 (save $30)
- Vizio V-Series compact sound bar: $50 (save $50)
- Amazon Echo Dot (3rd gen): $25 (save $15)
Best Black Friday deals at Best Buy
More great deals at Best Buy:
- Samsung 75-inch 7 Series TV: $850 (save $250)
- Apple iMac — 21.5″: $1000 (save $500)
- Acer Chromebook Spin 514: $299 (save $200)
- Ninja Mega System blender: $160 (save $40)
Best Black Friday deals at Amazon
More great deals at Amazon:
- Garmin Instinct outdoor watch: $170 (save $130)
- Roku Streambar Pro: $150 (save $30)
- Blue Yeti USB Mic: $100 (save $50)
- Le Creuset enameled cast iron oven: $180 (save $120)
Best Black Friday headphone deals
You can always find headphones on sale during Black Friday events, but finding the right balance between a good deal and a good set of headphones can be a challenge. Here’s what we’ve found so far.
More great headphone deals:
- Beats Studio3 wireless headphones: $180 (save $170)
- AirPods Pro with MagSafe charging case: $190 (save $59 versus Apple Store)
- JBL Live 660NC noise canceling headphones: $100 (save $100)
- Beats Powerbeats Pro: $150 (save $100 in select colors)
Read more: Best early Black Friday 2021 headphones deals available right now: Sony, Bose, Jabra and more
Best Black Friday TV deals
Televisions frequently fill out Black Friday sale pages, but it’s not always easy to tell which sales are actually worthwhile. Here are some deals on good TVs worth adding to your shopping cart.
More great TV deals:
- LG 43-inch Class 4K UHD Smart TV: $400 (save $80)
- TCL 32-inch Class 3-Series Roku Smart TV: $160 (save $50)
- LG 48-inch C1 OLED TV: $1,097 (save $200)
- Insignia 32″ Fire Smart TV: $150 (save $50)
- Samsung 32-inch The Frame wall-art TV: $528 (save $72)
Read more: Best TV deals for Black Friday 2021 so far
Best Black Friday laptop deals
More great laptop deals:
- Acer Aspire 5: $530 (save $100)
- Samsung Chromebook 4+: $209 (save $110)
- MSI Prestige 14: $699 (save $400 after rebate)
- Lenovo Yoga 9i: $1,350 (save $400)
- Lenovo IdeaPad S340: $729 (save $71)
Best Black Friday tablet deals
It’s never hard to find a cheap tablet, but it can occasionally be challenging to find a good tablet at a reasonable price. Here are all of the worthwhile tablet deals we’ve found for early Black Friday.
More great tablet deals:
- Apple iPad Pro (2nd Generation): $750 (save $150)
- Amazon Kindle Paperwhite: $90 (save $50 versus current Amazon price)
- Apple iPad Mini (256GB): $600 (save $50 versus Apple store)
- Hyundai HyTab 7LC1: $80 (save $20)
Best Black Friday kitchen deals
Kitchen tech can totally change the way you cook, and a great sale on kitchen tech makes that exploration even more enjoyable. Here are the best Black Friday kitchen deals we’ve found.
More great kitchen and home deals:
- KitchenAid Food Chopper: $40 (save $15)
- Bella 1.7L Electric Kettle: $20 (save $20)
- Mr. Coffee Iced Coffee Maker: $25 (save $10)
- Ninja Foodi 6-in-1 Indoor Grill: $250 (save $50)
- Ninja Mega Kitchen blender system: $160 (save $40)
Best Black Friday fitness deals
With New Year’s Day inching ever closer, those fitness resolutions can start to feel daunting. But not if you’ve got the right equipment. Here are the best Black Friday fitness deals we’ve found.
More great fitness deals:
- Fitbit Luxe: $100 (save $50)
- Airex Fitline Non Slip Floor Mat: $61 (save $31)
- Total Gym APEX Versatile Indoor Home Workout: $399 (save $136)
- Sunny Health & Fitness Air Bike: $238 (save $52)
Best Black Friday deals under $50
- Roku Streaming Stick 4K: $29 (save $21)
- Google Nest Mini (2nd generation): $25 (save $24)
- TP-Link Wi-Fi Extender: $30 (save $20)
- Lenovo Smart Clock: $30 (save $20)
More great Black Friday deals
- Marshall Kilburn II portable Bluetooth speaker: $250 (save $50)
- Sony UBP-X700M 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player: $178 (save $72)
- Samsung HW-A650 soundbar with wireless subwoofer: $208 (save $192)
- WD EasyStore 14TB external hard drive: $260 (save $160)
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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 8, #728
Here are some hints and the answers for Connections for June 8, #728.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
Today’s NYT Connections puzzle could be tricky. The purple category is one of those «sounds like» groups, that can be really tough to figure out. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Keep at it.
Green group hint: Think Wall Street animals.
Blue group hint: Online encyclopedia subheads.
Purple group hint: $$$.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Persist.
Green group: Animal metaphors in economics.
Blue group: Sidebar info on a person’s Wikipedia page.
Purple group: Homophones of slang for money.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is persist. The four answers are hold, last, stand and stay.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is animal metaphors in economics. The four answers are bear, bull, dove and hawk.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is sidebar info on a person’s Wikipedia page. The four answers are born, education, occupation and spouse.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is homophones of slang for money. The four answers are bred, cache, doe and lute.
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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 8, #1450
Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle No. 1,450 for June 8.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
Today’s Wordle puzzle isn’t too tough, especially if your first guesses are heavy on vowels. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.
Today’s Wordle hints
Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.
Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats
Today’s Wordle answer has one repeated letter.
Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels
There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer, but one is the repeated letter, so you’ll see it twice.
Wordle hint No. 3: First letter
Today’s Wordle answer begins with L.
Wordle hint No. 4: Ending
Today’s Wordle answer ends with a vowel.
Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning
Today’s Wordle answer refers to a contract where someone is given the right to use something for a specific time and payment.
TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER
Today’s Wordle answer is LEASE.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer
Yesterday’s Wordle answer, June 7, No. 1449 was REUSE.
Recent Wordle answers
June 3, No. 1445: ADMIN
June 4, No. 1446: CEASE
June 5, No. 1447: DATUM
June 6, No. 1448: EDIFY
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Resident Evil Requiem Revealed, but Where’s Leon Kennedy?
The Resident Evil 9 trailer showed off a new character, but not the much-rumored return of Leon.

After a fake-out earlier in Summer Game Fest on Friday, Resident Evil Requiem, or Resident Evil 9, was shown for the first time.
The new title is the first mainline entry since Capcom released Resident Evil Village in 2021, and is rumored to feature series stalwart Leon Kennedy. In the trailer, the only person we saw was a character named Grace Ashcroft, who works for the FBI and appears to have ties to Raccoon City.
For the most hardcore Resident Evil fans, the name Ashcroft will ring a bell. Alyssa Ashcroft was one of the survivors of the online-only title, Resident Evil Outbreak for the PS2. Alyssa was a journalist who was trapped in Raccoon City during the events of Resident Evil 2, and she, along with other survivors, had to escape the city before it was destroyed.
Grace is Alyssa’s daughter, and in the trailer, she is going to visit the Remwood Hotel, where Alyssa was murdered. Later in the trailer, images from what appears to be the remnants of a destroyed Raccoon City are shown — including the police department from RE2 — so it appears Resident Evil 9 will return to where the series started.
Leon’s (rumored) return is a big deal for the series, which has made some of its best games with him in the starring role. He first showed up as a rookie cop in Resident Evil 2, which built on the original game’s success with more story and improved monsters and level design.
He showed up again in Resident Evil 4, which took the series in a new direction by introducing an over-the-shoulder perspective, instead of the usual static camera angles and tank controls. Leon was also one of several playable protagonists in Resident Evil 6, a game that seemed to forget about its survival horror roots. We mostly don’t talk about that one.
But the 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2 was an excellent return to form, bringing RE4’s gameplay and much better graphics to a fan-favorite entry. The RE4 remake was a similar success.
Resident Evil Requiem is set to drop Feb. 27, 2026, for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series consoles, but we’re hoping to get our hands on it this weekend. If you want to catch up on older Resident Evil games, Capcom is having a sale that includes basically all the games, including Village and the three remakes.
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