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If Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” celebrated the start of a romantic relationship, the pop sensation’s seventh studio album, “Man’s Best Friend,” is where it all comes undone in messy pieces. The former Disney Channel star has risen to the top of the charts with catchy, sexually liberated hits that blend pop with the occasional country twang and R&B sultriness. She’s never shied away from her sensuality, instead relishing in it, sometimes to raised eyebrows. The provocative image on her original album cover for “Man’s Best Friend,” out Friday, shows Carpenter on all fours in a black dress and heels,…

Henrik Fisker, the founder of failed EV startup Fisker Inc., and his wife Geeta quietly wound down a private charitable foundation established in late 2021 that was supposed to “incubate innovation in healthcare, education, sustainability, mobility, and all causes that help support the planet and improve and further the lives of people and animals.” A tax filing submitted to the Internal Revenue Service in December 2024 — six months after Fisker Inc. went bankrupt — was marked as the foundation’s “final return.” The filing was made public earlier this year. The Geeta & Henrik Fisker Foundation, as it was known,…

DALLAS (AP) — From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax.The holiday with activist roots is celebrated on the first Monday of September, creating a three-day weekend that marks the unofficial end of summer.Over 17 million passengers and crew were expected to be screened for air travel from Thursday through Wednesday, according to the Transportation Security Administration, with Friday being the day with the most travelers. AAA said that according to its booking data, top destinations for the…

Decentralized social network Mastodon says it can’t comply with Mississippi’s age verification law — the same law that saw rival Bluesky pull out of the state — because it doesn’t have the means to do so. The social nonprofit explains that Mastodon doesn’t track its users, which makes it difficult to enforce such legislation. Nor does it want to use IP address-based blocks, as those would unfairly impact people who were traveling, it says. The statement follows a lively back-and-forth conversation earlier this week between Mastodon founder and CEO Eugen Rochko and Bluesky board member and journalist Mike Masnick. In…

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any other state — the springs serve as beaches for large swaths of central and northwestern Florida far from the ocean, with teenagers backflipping from docks and snorkelers peering into the crystalline depths.But these treasures are under threat from agricultural pollution, rapid development and climate change. A father encourages his young son to jump into the deep pool in Royal Spring on Tuesday, July…

The college football season has kicked off, and the NFL’s regular season begins next week, which means sportsbooks are getting ready for the biggest opportunity of the year to sign up new customers and grow the wagering pot. Americans are expected to wager a record $30 billion this NFL season through legal gambling, an 8.5% increase from last year, according to estimates by the American Gaming Association.The biggest players in the space, Flutter-owned FanDuel and DraftKings, are facing growing competition from BetMGM and Caesars. And other players are looking to get in the game, as online broker Robinhood teamed up with…

WHY IT RATES: The new board marks a significant milestone for the organization and the travel industry as a whole as it’s nearly a decade in the making and unites leaders across a slew of vital industries.—Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse Senior EditorThe Black Travel Summit (BTS) today announces its first-ever Advisory Board, a milestone for the community as BTS celebrates six years and prepares for its first international summit this November in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Board unites leaders across tourism, hospitality, entrepreneurship, and creative industries to champion representation, ownership, and equitable growth across the Black travel ecosystem.“We began in 2019…

Amid all the “is this a bubble?” talk about artificial intelligence, the supply chain and logistics industries have become breeding grounds for seemingly genuine uses of the technology. Flexport, Uber Freight, and dozens of startups are developing different applications and winning blue-chip customers. But while AI helps Fortune 500s pad their bottom line (and justify the next layoff to Wall Street), the right use of the tech is proving useful to smaller businesses. Netstock, an inventory management software company founded in 2009, is working on just that. It recently rolled out a generative AI-powered tool called the “Opportunity Engine” that…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, who created the celebrated ballets “Anna Karenina” and the “Carmen Suite,” has died in Germany at age of 92, Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater said Friday.He and his wife of 57 years, legendary ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, dominated the Soviet and Russian cultural scene for the latter part of the last century. She died in 2015.Shchedrin’s work ranged from choral music and concertos to opera and ballet, blending Russian folk influences, classical traditions and avant-garde technique. His 1972 ballet “Anna Karenina” remains a staple for major theaters around the world.The Bolshoi Theater, where Shchedrin worked for…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 2:10 PM ET, Thu August 28, 2025 Regional carrier Contour Airlines has announced that it will offer nonstop flights from Puerto Rico and St. Thomas to the island of Dominica, marking an important step forward in Dominica’s accessibility for American travelers.The new routes, which will be served by Contour’s 30-seat regional jets, will connect Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Cyril E. King Airport (STT) in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM) in Dominica. Local and regional officials lauded the news, underscoring its importance in improving…