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Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Reveal Their Diet Staple and Hack for Sky-High Hair
And to prep for routines more punishing than staring down a 265-pound linebaker, “We warm up very well,” she insisted. “Everyone’s warm and stretched so no injuries occur.” But some of the most crucial work takes place even before they slip into their custom Lucchese cowboy boots. Achieving the desired higher-the-hair-closer-to-God strands means going through…
Read MoreThese Sandhill Cranes Have Adopted a Canadian Gosling, and Birders Have Flocked to Watch the Strange Family
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Ornithologists and locals wonder what the future holds for this chick being raised by much taller, but still doting parents Anne Readel June 18, 2025 8:00 a.m. A sandhill crane stands over a Canada gosling it adopted in Madison, Wisconsin. Such interspecies adoptions appear to have become more common in recent years. Cynthia Carlson The…
Read MoreAUS to unveil new International Arrivals area
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the massive multi-billion-dollar expansion continues at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, a major milestone is expected to happen Wednesday. A $241 million project for International Arrivals will be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:30 a.m. The area has an additional 20,000 sq ft of space for lines, new offices for Customs and…
Read MoreAt De Kas, Chef Savannah Hagendijk Lets the Garden Take Center Stage
Savannah Hagendijk. Courtesy Rinze Vegelien Farm-to-table has become a buzzy term over the past decade, but Amsterdam’s De Kas has embraced the sensibility since it opened in 2001. Located inside a working greenhouse in Park Frankendael, De Kas embodies sustainable, local produce in a genuine, lived-in way. A white strawberry picked this morning could end…
Read MoreEarly Amazon Prime Day 2025 Beauty Deals: Medicube, Haus Labs, Color Wow, & More
Everything You Need to Know About Amazon Prime Day 2025 Your favorite summer sale is back! It’s almost time for Amazon Prime Day 2025. When Is Prime Day 2025 Amazon Prime Day 2025 is officially set for July 8 to 11, and yep—this year’s mega sale is running four whole days. If you’re eyeing markdowns…
Read MoreNew Zealand Approves ‘Shrooms’ to Treat Depression
Psilocybin—a notorious hallucinogen found in “magic mushrooms”—is a federally controlled substance that the U.S. deems to have “no currently accepted medical use” and “a high potential for abuse.” But not everyone agrees with that assessment: New Zealand on Wednesday became the latest country to approve the use of the substance for therapeutic purposes. David Seymour,…
Read MoreRare 16th-century shipwreck found at record depth in French waters: ‘Remarkable discovery’
Officials recently unveiled the deepest-recorded shipwreck in French waters, complete with a remarkably well-preserved cargo dating back 500 years. The findings were announced by the French Department of Underwater and Submarine Archaeological Research (DRASSM) in a Facebook post on June 11. Officials said the ship was found by a French Navy unit during a military…
Read MoreIran’s supreme leader Khamenei warns Israel ‘the battle begins’ hours after Trump called for ‘unconditional surrender’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared “the battle begins” in an ominous post Tuesday, hours after President Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” “In the name of #Haider, the battle begins. Ali returns to #Khaybar with his Zulfiqar.” Khamenei wrote on X in Farsi, referring to Islam’s first imam, Ali, who won the Battle of…
Read MoreWill Warren strikes out career-high 11 hitters in Yankees’ loss
On a night when their lineup was silent for a third straight game and their defense was not good enough, the Yankees could have received perfection from their starting pitcher and let it go to waste. Will Warren wasn’t perfect, but he was awfully impressive and seems to be gaining confidence by the start. “Lost…
Read MoreAndrew Cuomo’s comfortable lead over Zohran Mamdani cut by 50% in home stretch before Dem mayoral primary: poll
Surging socialist Zohran Mamdani is making up ground in the Democratic mayoral primary — cutting frontrunner Andrew Cuomo’s lead in half from just a month ago, according to a poll released Wednesday. In the ranked-choice voting contest, Cuomo prevails 55% to 45% against Mamdani in the 7th round, the new Marist College Institute for Public…
Read MoreNBA draft: Pick order, projections, how to watch
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Dallas Mavericks plan to plant their Flagg in Barclays Center when the 2025 NBA draft begins June 25. The Mavs won the draft lottery May 12 despite long odds, 1.8%, to earn the first pick, and presumably they’ll grab Duke’s Cooper Flagg, a one-and-done superstar for the Blue Devils that many…
Read MorePanthers crush Oilers in Game 6 to capture second consecutive Stanley Cup
For the second year in a row, the Stanley Cup will be basking in the South Florida sunshine. The Panthers captured the Cup with a 5-1 win over the Oilers in Game 6 on Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena, winning the series four games to two. Sam Reinhart paced Florida with four goals, scoring…
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