NYT Connections Answers Explained: Wednesday, July 22

How today's NYT Connections answers and red herrings fit together.

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Note: Make sure to complete today’s NYT Connections before reading further! We’ll be getting into spoilers for today’s game pretty quickly. If you need some help to complete the grid, you can find my NYT Connections hints and answers column for today right here:

Conservatives Battle Over Whether 'The Odyssey' Is 'Biblical' Or 'Woke'

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Some conservative commentators, led by billionaire Elon Musk, have slammed Christopher Nolan’s hit “The Odyssey” over his choice to hire a diverse cast to bring Homer’s epic poem to the screen, but others, like Ben Shapiro and Lara Trump, are backing Nolan and praising the film.

Tesla shares poised for biggest earnings move in a year

Tesla Inc. charging stations behind the Conoco Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe along the historic Route 66 on June 7, 2026 in Shamrock, Texas.

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America Wants A Manufacturing Comeback. Which One Will It Get?

Multiple paths for the future of manufacturing

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America has been talking about the latest manufacturing comeback since the iPhone 4 was cutting edge.

The language has changed, from reshoring and supply chain resilience to industrial policy, chips, batteries, and tariffs. The promise has stayed the same: make more here. The big unknown is what kind of manufacturing economy America will get if that promise finally comes true.

China's 'open' AI is a terrible business, and nothing like open-source software

Mullen Group Ltd. Announces Declaration of Monthly Dividend

OKOTOKS, Alberta, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: MTL) The Board of Directors of Mullen Group Ltd. ("Mullen Group ", "We ", "Our " and/or the "Corporation ") announced today that it has declared a monthly dividend of $0.07 per Common Share payable to the holders of record of Common Shares at the close of business on July 31, 2026. The dividend will be paid on August 17, 2026.

AI Era Corp. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter and Nine-Month Results; Operating Cash Flow Swings by $4.9 Million on Strength of Agentic AI Platform

EU Bans Fashion Waste; SMX Makes it New

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 21, 2026 / There are new rules for how fashion can clean out its closet. Beginning this week, the European Union's prohibition on destroying unsold clothing, footwear and accessories requires major brands to prove what happens to excess inventory. SMX has already built that solution. Its patented molecular marking technology gives nearly any fiber-including cotton, polyester, wool, nylon, nonwoven materials and other textiles-a permanent physical identity that survives manufacturing, resale and recycling. Combined with the company's Digital Material Passport platform, every product carries an authenticated record from raw fiber through manufacturing, retail, resale, recycling and recovery-a verifiable receipt that can withstand regulatory scrutiny. Through previous collaborations with the Centre Européen des Textiles Innovants (CETI), TruCotton® and Indorama Ventures, SMX has already demonstrated how scientific traceability can transform textile manufacturing and circularity.

Conceivable Life Sciences Strengthens Senior Leadership Team to Support IVI RMA Partnership and U.S. Launch

NEW YORK, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conceivable Life Sciences, the company behind the world's first automation-assisted IVF lab, AURA, today announced two senior leadership appointments: Julie O'Shaughnessy as President and Vincent Payet as Senior Vice President of U.S. Deployment & Partner Success. The appointments come as Conceivable prepares for its U.S. commercial launch in partnership with IVI RMA Global, the world's leading fertility care organization. It also reflects months of work assembling the right team to lower costs, expand access, and improve fertility outcomes.

Jersey Mike’s IPO Could Hand Existing Shareholders $742 Million

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A market debut for Jersey Mike’s Subs could bring more than $700 million in proceeds to existing shareholders, according to an amended IPO filing on Monday that values the sandwich chain at $8 billion.