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Apple unveiled its new line of iPhones on Tuesday, and the iPhone 17 Pro is making a direct appeal to content creators. The iPhone camera has long checked all the boxes for anything that a casual user might need, making a digital camera obsolete for most consumers. But for millions of content creators — an industry encompassing an estimated 200 million potential customers — it has remained necessary to buy handheld video cameras from companies like Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Nikon, and Fujifilm. Some of these camera brands have spun up entire product lines marketed as “vlogging cameras,” featuring pop-out displays…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:30 AM ET, Wed September 10, 2025 A Royal Caribbean cruise guest onboard the Rhapsody of the Seas reportedly jumped off the cruise near the Port of San Juan to avoid paying off over $16,000 in gambling debt to the cruise line. According to CBS News, Jey Gonzalez-Diaz is now charged with a federal crime for avoiding monetary reporting requirements when returning to the U.S. and faces a fine of up to $250,000 or a prison sentence up to five years, or both. The ship was returning to San Juan on Sunday, August 31 when the…
My husband is a gadget enthusiast. He’s already on his second folding smartphone — a Galaxy Z Flip7 — after having a Motorola Razr when it first came out. I’m more of a “convince me” kind of gadget lover. If I see a reason to get excited, I’m in. Otherwise, I’ll stick with what I’ve got until I have a reason to upgrade. I still remember when Apple came out with Touch ID to end password fatigue. I bought one immediately. I’ve been in the Apple ecosystem for more than a decade because my work computer is a Mac and…
HOUSTON (AP) — A professor at Texas A&M University was fired and others were removed from their positions after a video surfaced in which a student confronted the instructor over her teaching of issues related to gender identity in a class on children’s literature.The firing of Melissa McCoul, who had been a senior lecturer in the English Department, came after political pressure from Republican lawmakers, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who had called for her termination.The incident prompted Glenn Hegar, the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, to order an audit of courses at all 12 schools in the system.“It…
There’s a new Bachelorette in town — and we’ve met her before.Taylor Frankie Paul, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star, will be the lead on Season 22 of “The Bachelorette.” She broke the news herself Wednesday on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.ABC confirmed the news in a statement that touted Paul for “igniting ‘MomTok’ and going viral for pulling back the curtain on Salt Lake’s soft-swinging scene.” Paul will return to “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” for Season 3 in November, and the next season of “The Bachelorette” will premiere in 2026. “To be honest, surreal,” Paul said…
Potbelly Sandwich Shop on October 3, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky.Raymond BoydSandwich shop chain Potbelly will be acquired by convenience store operator RaceTrac in a $566 million all-cash deal, Potbelly announced Wednesday.The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of the year. Shares of Potbelly shot up more than 30% following the announcement.The Chicago-based Potbelly has more than 445 stores in the U.S., including franchised locations, with a goal of reaching 2,000, according to the company. RaceTrac, a family owned company headquartered in Atlanta, operates more than 800 convenience stores across 14 states.”RaceTrac’s strategic vision including their commitment to…
SpaceX just fired off one of the biggest shots yet in the spectrum wars, agreeing to pay $17 billion to take over a massive chunk of wireless airwaves from EchoStar for Starlink’s direct-to-cell services. The deal is the most aggressive signal yet that SpaceX wants to rule the satellite-to-phone market. The significance of the sale, which sees SpaceX paying a mix of $8.5 billion in cash and $8.5 billion in SpaceX stock, centers around a finite resource: spectrum. Spectrum refers to the range of radio frequencies that carry wireless signals for everything from phone calls to texts to GPS and…
The signature of an American president is one of the planet’s most powerful symbols. It can set your tax bill, your immigration status and who does or does not get aid from the world’s largest economy.Now, though, Donald Trump’s distinctive signature is being scrutinized for a decidedly unpresidential reason.Two documents in Jeffrey Epstein ‘s 50th-birthday album purportedly include Trump’s signature — one on a risque line drawing of a female body and one on a picture of Epstein holding up a novelty check bearing Trump’s name. A House committee released the 2003 book Monday, with some members insisting the multi-peaked…
LONDON (AP) — When David Bowie died in 2016, he left a vast musical legacy – and a trove of unrealized projects.Tantalizing details of those abandoned and unfinished ideas are revealed in Bowie’s archive, which opens to the public this week.The 90,000 items acquired from Bowie’s estate by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum include handwritten notes for a movie in which Major Tom, the fictional astronaut “floating in a tin can far above the world” in Bowie’s song “Space Oddity,” is sent to “a disgruntled America.”Curator Madeleine Haddon said the never-made film — titled “Young Americans,” like Bowie’s 1975 album…
An Embraer SA E190-E2 passenger aircraft stands on display on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018 in Farnborough, U.K., on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBrazilian airplane maker Embraer has landed its first U.S. sale of its efficient but slow-selling E2 jets with a 50-plane deal from startup carrier Avelo Airlines.Avelo first started flying in April 2021 with used Boeing 737s but has struggled and recently exited a host of cities on the West Coast. It has also turned to flying deportees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has sparked protests, demonstrations and…