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The new massive Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Arlington has welcomed summer with the opening of Splash Island.Signature features include:Massive footprint of 58,000 square feet of refreshing funMulti-level 50-foot-tall treehouse play structure17 water slides with plenty of drops and twists110 interactive water featuresMassive splash pad to stay cool under the Texas sunTexas-sized tipping bucket carrying a whopping 1,000 gallons of water “Splash Island was designed with our families in mind. It provides tons of fun for kids and parents alike, and a place for everyone to relax in the nearby cabanas while they savor our new food and beverage offerings,” said Hurricane Harbor…
Netflix and Spotify have teamed up to launch a golf-inspired game as a way to promote “Happy Gilmore 2,” the sequel to Adam Sandler’s 1996 comedy film, which premieres on Netflix this Friday, July 25. This partnership represents a new venture for Spotify, as the music platform has never teamed up with another company to create a gaming experience within its app before. Gaming is an area Spotify has largely overlooked, so working with the streaming giant is notable, even if only for a promotional campaign, as it could serve as a test to see if consumers resonated with the…
EMBOSCADA, Paraguay (AP) — The rainy weather did not prevent Blanca Servín from dressing her 7-year-old son like a bird. They joined a procession honoring St. Francis Solanus, the patron saint of a town in Paraguay about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the capital city of Asunción.Like her child, dozens of Catholics in Emboscada wear elaborate feathered garments each July 24. Dressing up is a ritual aimed at fulfilling promises made to the Spanish friar, who was a missionary in South America during the 16th century and is believed to grant miracles.“I couldn’t have children,” Servín said. “I underwent several…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 2:05 PM ET, Thu July 24, 2025 Holland America Line is rolling out new entertainment offerings across its fleet.From now through next year, the company is unveiling a wider variety of live music, refreshed production shows and cultural activities on its ships. The new experiences have already been launched on six ships—Nieuw Statendam, Zaandam, Zuiderdam, Volendam, Nieuw Amsterdam and Eurodam—and will be expanded to additional vessels in the coming months. “Our live music is second to none, and guests have asked for more, so we’re delivering on this with higher energy, more authentic local music…
If you omit some key details, all Preston Thorpe has to do to become a senior software engineer at a promising tech company is walk through the door. For about six months, Thorpe was a prolific volunteer contributor to an open source project led by database company Turso. His work was impressive enough that Turso’s CEO, Glauber Costa, quickly offered him a job. That was also when Costa realized that Thorpe is anything but an ordinary programmer. “I checked his GitHub profile, and he mentions the fact that he is incarcerated,” Costa told TechCrunch. “It’s a story I’ve never seen…
CNN — The deadly conflict on the Thai-Cambodian border pits a longtime United States ally with decades of experience against a relatively young armed force with close ties to China. Bangkok and Phnom Penh are fighting over territory disputed since colonial power France drew the border between them more than a century ago. More than a dozen people have been reported killed and more than 100,000 civilians evacuated since fighting began on Thursday. Here’s a look at the histories and capabilities of the two sides. Numbers favor Thailand Thailand’s military dwarfs that of neighboring Cambodia, both in personnel and weaponry.…
Amazon is making its color screen Kindle more affordable. Following the launch of the Kindle Colorsoft last year, the retailer on Thursday introduced a lower-cost version of the normally $279.99 device. The new device offers a $30 discount for 16GB of storage instead of 32GB, bringing the cost down to $249.99. A Kids edition is also now available. The original 7-inch Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition was designed to bring a more engaging visual experience to the popular Kindle e-reader, ideal for digitally browsing comics and other graphic novels or highlighting in different colors. The device offered an adjustable, glare-free display…
Facebook Tweet Email Link “You know, everything you tell us will be used against you,” the interviewer on Russian TV warns Timur Shagivaleev, the man behind one of the country’s biggest drone factories. Rather than shy away from discussing details of the plant, Shagivaleev replies with a defiant quote that he attributed to a Soviet World War II hero: “You don’t have the right to be afraid.” Standing at the Alabuga factory amid rows of the distinctive black, triangular Iranian-designed attack drones (known as “Geran” in Russian), he has every reason to feel emboldened. Satellite imagery shows that construction has…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:30 AM ET, Thu July 24, 2025 Carnival Cruise Line is unveiling its lineup of Alaska cruises for 2027.The company will have three ships sailing to No. 49, with Carnival Spirit and Carnival Legend homeporting in Seattle and Carnival Luminosa based in San Francisco. Together, the vessels will offer more than 50 Alaska itineraries, as well as repositioning cruises in the spring and fall. “At Carnival, our three-ship deployment continues to serve up the perfect blend of the Alaskan landscape’s breathtaking natural beauty and our signature Carnival fun,” says Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “Cruising is…
Google on Thursday is launching a new AI-powered feature called Web Guide for organizing Google Search results. Web Guide is a Search Labs experiment that leverages AI technology to organize the search results page by grouping pages related to specific aspects of the search query. Search Labs experiments are a way for Google to test out new ideas by letting users opt in to those they find interesting. The experiments can be turned on or off at any time and include things like Google’s AI Mode, Notebook LM, filmmaking tool Flow, and other, more niche ideas, like an audio show…