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Reminders for staying safe in extreme heat
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Oppressive heat is expected to scorch Central Texas on Sunday with heat indices near 108°. LATEST FORECAST A Few Reminders If you have to be outdoors, remember to stay hydrated and rest often. Taking frequent breaks in the shade is encouraged. Remember to check backseats when parking your cars, and to not…
Read MoreExclusive | Former leader of New York Young Republicans endorsed by outgoing FCC commissioner to take up post
WASHINGTON — The former leader of New York’s Young Republicans was endorsed Saturday by an outgoing member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fill his vacancy. FCC commissioner Nathan Simington told The Post in a phone interview Saturday that Gavin Wax, 31, “would be a great” replacement and had been hearing “buzz” about a…
Read MoreESPN teammate chides Stephen A. Smith as new SiriusXM Radio radio show drama continues
The list keeps growing of those annoyed by Stephen A. Smith’s new SiriusXM Radio show. ESPN’s Joe Fortenbaugh, who co-hosts “Carlin vs. Joe” weekdays from 12-3 p.m. ET on ESPN Radio, called out Stephen A. Smith on Thursday over his new show that will now compete in that time slot in a back-and-forth that alternated…
Read MoreFilm festival showcases what AI can do on the big screen
Artificial intelligence‘s use in movie-making is exploding. And a young film festival, now in its junior year, is showcasing what this technology can do on screen today. The annual AI Film Festival, organized by Runway, a company that specializes in AI-generated video, kicked off in New York Thursday night with ten short films from around the…
Read MoreSee Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Romantic Wedding Date Night
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce just made a surprise joint appearance that surpassed fans’ wildest dreams. The couple attended the wedding of the Kansas City Chiefs star tight end’s cousin Tanner Corum and his bride Samantha Peck in Knoxville, Tenn. June 6, leaving many fellow guests utterly enchanted. “Still can’t believe we met Taylor while…
Read MoreOlivia Munn admits she didn’t ‘really connect’ with daughter during surrogacy: ‘Like an expectant father’
Olivia Munn candidly admitted she “felt like an expectant father” leading up to the birth of her second child, Méi, whom she and husband John Mulaney welcomed via surrogate last year. “A lot of times people say, ‘Oh, the dads don’t really connect with the baby until it’s right there in front of them,’” the…
Read MoreThis Treasure Map Leads Straight to the Cast of The Goonies Then and Now
Several decades before he snapped his fingers and made half of Earth’s population disappear, the son of actor James Brolin got his own start playing Brandon Walsh (yes, Brandon Walsh), the cool and exasperated but also protective and big-hearted big brother of Mikey, whose determination to find One-Eyed Willie’s lost treasure set the action in motion. Brolin…
Read MoreHow Trump can leverage Ukraine’s ‘badass’ strike to finally make Putin blink
President Donald Trump has privately talked of Ukraine’s drone operation deep inside Russia as “strong” and “badass,” Axios reports. He’s right on that — but not so much, we’d suggest, in his worries that the attack will make it harder to reach a cease-fire. Consider: Kyiv once again targeted the enemy’s military assets, specifically Moscow’s…
Read MoreSome Texas lawmakers demand in-state tuition protections for undocumented students
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group of Texas lawmakers called on higher education leaders in the state to protect undocumented students’ access to in-state tuition, after the state agreed to end the practice earlier this week. On Wednesday, the Justice Department sued the state over the 2001 Texas Dream Act, which allowed those students to receive…
Read MoreMiley Cyrus reveals she would lie to her accountant to cover up drug spending: ‘Glad I survived that time’
Miley Cyrus admits in a new interview that she had to come up with a sneaky way to hide all of her drug costs from her accountant in order to keep them under wraps. The Grammy winner, 32, shared on the “Every Single Album” podcast Friday that the illegal expenses were her “biggest cost” when…
Read MoreYou Don’t Want to Wait for These Dawson’s Creek Secrets
Chad Michael Murray, One Tree Heel? Before starring on One Tree Hill, Chad Michael Murray had an arc on Dawson’s Creek playing Charlie, a love interest for Jen and Joey. But while Charlie got around, Murray didn’t seem to make a lot of friends during his first stint in North Carolinav (OTH later filmed there).…
Read MoreBill Maher roasts Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s feud: “Godzilla vs. King Kong — if one was on ketamine”
Bill Maher isn’t pretending to care about anything else right now — not when there’s a full-blown billionaire brawl playing out between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Kicking off Friday night’s Real Time with Bill Maher, the host zeroed in on the duo’s messy, meme-worthy war of words, calling it the only thing he could…
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