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Viral 'Tea' app lets women review their dates, sparks privacy concerns
(NewsNation) — An app designed to help women spot “red-flag men” and catch cheaters is going viral. Tea, which markets itself as a dating safety app for women, has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store. It lets women anonymously post photos of the men they’re dating — or considering dating — to gauge…
Read MoreAustin FC acquires Serbian center back to help bolster back line
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A day after Austin was the focal point of Major League Soccer as All-Star Game hosts, Verde and Black went out and got some help at center back. Austin FC completed a transfer for 22-year-old defender Mateja Djordjevic from FK TSC Bačka Topola in Serbia, the club announced Thursday. He’s under contract…
Read MoreCNN Backflip Fail: Savannah Bananas Player Speaks Out on Viral Video
Robert Anthony Cruz is laughing at his banana slip. After the Savannah Bananas baseball player—whose Georgia-based team is known for their on-field acrobatics and viral social media… Source link
Read MoreChuck E. Cheese Mascot Arrested While on the Job in Florida
“As I approached Jones, I grabbed his right arm while giving the verbal instruction, ‘Chuck E, come with me Chuck E,’” the report stated. “Jones immediately started tensing up locking both of his arms forward in front of his chest and attempted to pull away from my grip on his right arm.” After the policeman…
Read MoreHow Bryan Kohberger’s Mom and Sister Reacted in Court to Idaho Murder Sentencing
Bryan Kohberger's family is coping with a difficult reality. The criminology student's mom Maryann Kohberger and sister Amanda Kohberger made appearances in court on July 23, when he received… Source link
Read More‘Cézanne au Jas de Bouffan’ at the Musée Granet Brings the Artist Home to Aix
Paul Cézanne, La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1897; oil on canvas. © Kunstmuseum Bern, Legs Cornelius Gurlitt, 2014 To paint a landscape is nearly impossible. In any vista, the accumulation of life is manifold and growing. To paint a tree is to fix a being that is in motion, changing with the light and the wind riffling…
Read MoreTesla Warns of ‘Rough Quarters’ Ahead Amid Shifting EV Policies
Tesla is increasingly pivoting into A.I. and robotics. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Elon Musk may have left the White House, but the billionaire hasn’t been able to completely tune out the Trump administration—at least not when it comes to Tesla. The U.S. government’s policies on electric vehicle subsidies and auto tariffs will likely culminate in a…
Read MoreDynamic and Genre-Defying, ‘Lady White Snake’ Gives a Classic Myth a Contemporary Bite
With choreography by Wang Peixian and a score by Xu Zhong, the show fuses tradition and innovation across every element of its staging. Courtesy Shanghai Grand Theatre “We call snake years ‘mini dragon’ years,” Tan YuanYuan, former principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, tells Observer. “Snakes are real, unlike dragons, but they’re still powerful…
Read MoreMichael Govan On Building a Museum for the 21st Century
Aerial view of the LACMA buildings, including the David Geffen Galleries. photo © Iwan Baan When LACMA announced its expansion in 2019, few fully grasped what it entailed—or why it was necessary. The museum already stretched across a sprawling campus, but much of its infrastructure had been in use for over fifty years. As LACMA’s…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Is Rising Again. Here’s What to Know
As much as we want to put it behind us, COVID-19 isn’t going away. Cases are currently rising across the country in a summer surge. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cases of COVID-19 are increasing in nine states and likely growing in another 16. The trends are estimates, as…
Read MoreKennedy Grandson Jack Schlossberg Slams Ryan Murphy Over Claim He Can’t Even Remember Uncle JFK Jr.
The son known familiarly to the whole country as Bobby Kennedy married Ethel Skakel on June 17, 1950. They went on to have 11 children: Kathleen, Joseph II, Robert Jr., David, Courtney, Michael, Kerry, Christopher, Maxwell, Douglas and Rory. Ethel was pregnant with Rory when Bobby was fatally shot on June 6, 1968, shortly after…
Read MoreDon’t Miss: Dustin Yellin’s Cosmic Time Capsules at Almine Rech
With his richly layered storytelling, Yellin explores the intricate relationship between nature, technology and the human condition. © Dustin Yellin – Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech – Photo: Dan Bradica We can read Dustin Yellin’s work as an exercise in radical perspective—zooming in on the molecular scale of life, only to then leap…
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