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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Matthew McConaughey almost starred in one of the biggest movies of the ’90s. In an excerpt of “Titanic” producer Jon Landau’s memoir, “The Bigger Picture,” obtained by Matthew Belloni’s What I’m Hearing newsletter, the late producer detailed McConaughey’s audition for the role …

Apple is teaming up with Samsung to produce digital image sensors for future iPhone models, according to The Financial Times. This is tied to Apple’s Wednesday announcement that it is working with Samsung’s semiconductor facility in Austin, Texas, to launch “an innovative new technology for making chips, which has never …

A woman who has been crowned Europe’s Strongest Woman said she felt “over the moon” to have won the event. Laura Hollywood, from Sheffield, took gold in the under 73kg (11st 7lb) category in the Official Strongman European Championship, held at the Barbican in York. Points were awarded for each …

Texas Republicans have proposed a redistricting plan, backed by President Donald Trump, that would create five more Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives – a practice known as gerrymandering. The proposal comes long before congressional lines are scheduled to be redrawn, following the next US Census. As a …

The US House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas for depositions with former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton relating to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The Republican-controlled committee also subpoenaed the Justice Department for files relating to the paedophile financier, as well as eight …

Jeffrey Epstein accuser Haley Robson has told BBC Newsnight that speculation Ghislaine Maxwell could be pardoned has left her “angry and disgusted”. Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Epstein, was recently moved from a Florida prison to a new minimum-security facility in Texas. She has been at the centre …

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Paul Campbell Over 20,000 people attended the festival over three days. More than 20,000 people attended the 21st Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in the Highlands at the weekend. The crowd enjoyed performances by CMAT, Torridon, Skipinnish, Karine Polwart, Texas and Peter Capaldi – a return to performing on stage after …

The new world of medicine: AI doctors Doctronic founders Dr. Adam Oskowitz and Matt Pavelle discuss their new AI tool to help users better ‘understand their health’ and communicate with their doctors on ‘America Reports.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bad actors often target healthcare organizations because …

Tesla approved a restricted stock award of 96 million shares, worth about $29 billion, to “incentivize” the controversial billionaire to remain at the head of the company during a protracted legal battle over his original pay package. Last year, a Delaware court voided Musk’s pay package, valued at more than …

Democratic state lawmakers have fled Texas in an attempt to stop a vote on a new congressional map that would heavily favour Republicans. The map, unveiled by Texas Republicans earlier in the week and backed by President Donald Trump, contains redrawn districts that would help preserve the party’s slim majority …

Steven McKenzie BBC Highlands and Islands reporter BBC Belladrum was the only Scottish date on Texas’ latest festival tour Scottish music legends Texas closed the main stage at the 21st anniversary Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival. The 40-year-old band, who were playing their only Scottish festival date this year, performed hits …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jessica Simpson is not sugarcoating her heartbreak. Simpson, 45, opened up about her unexpected split from Eric Johnson after 10 years of marriage. Although the “Irresistible” singer revealed that the separation wasn’t something she saw coming, Simpson didn’t shy away from acknowledging …

[ Credit: Gabdu Jomart from Pexels Play is how young children make sense of the world. Whether with dolls, blocks, trains, or playdough, children use play to explore, experiment, and learn. In early childhood, it is essential that children have at least an hour of open-ended play each day, as …

The sudden firing of two high-ranking antitrust officials this week is signaling upheaval at an agency responsible for arguing some of the biggest tech monopoly cases in decades. Two top deputies to Department of Justice Antitrust Division chief Gail Slater were fired earlier this week for what a DOJ official …

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A man who murdered his wife and two children with a machete has become the ninth person to be executed in Florida this year. Edward Zakrzewski’s death sets a new annual record for the state – and two more are scheduled this month. The 60-year-old was pronounced dead on Thursday …

BBC reports from the scene of floods in Kerr County Two top officials in the Texas county where dozens died in catastrophic flooding over the 4 July holiday weekend were asleep – and a third out of town – when disaster struck the region. Emergency management coordinator William B Thomas …

Tesla’s newly-launched ride-hailing service in San Francisco isn’t quite ready for the “robotaxi” designation. After launching its robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, with a “safety monitor” in the passenger seat last month, a video of Tesla’s service in San Francisco shows a vehicle arriving with a human at the wheel, …