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America’s Darlings: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection “I would say I make the same money as a full-time Chick-fil-A employee,” former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Katherine Puryear tells viewers in the first episode of Netflix’s latest hit documentary series. America’s Darlings: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. The former professional cheerleader, who has been a commentator on the show throughout, offered the explanation after being asked point-blank how much she made from the concert, a topic of conversation throughout the episode. Over the weekend, Puryear took to her TikTok page to expand on the discussion. (At the time of publication, the…
WASHINGTON — Key Democrats in the House and Senate are planning meetings next week in which they are expected to discuss President Joe Biden’s path forward.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., will convene a virtual meeting with Democratic members of the committee on Sunday, three sources told NBC News. The meeting is expected to focus on President Biden, one of the sources said, as he faces calls to withdraw from the party’s nomination.Meanwhile, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is organizing a group of Democratic senators to meet next week to discuss how to address concerns about Biden’s electability and the potential…
On July 4, 78,000 people were tested and the number of spectators is expected to increase on Saturday and Sunday. ATLANTA — The world’s busiest airport continues to break records during one of the busiest travel seasons ever, and this Fourth of July weekend is no exception. “We’ve been very busy,” Kevin Ramer said. “We’ve had a full flight and we’ve been working side by side almost since we got off the plane.” Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has recorded at least five days this summer where daily passenger counts were expected to exceed 99,000. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said…
OpenAI’s delay in launching ChatGPT’s impressive voice mode has upset many fans of the AI chatbot, but they may have been beaten to the punch. French AI developer Kyutai has unveiled a real-time AI voice assistant called Moshi. Moshi is designed to deliver realistic conversations with users via voice, like Alexa or Google Assistant, but it is powered by the large language models underlying ChatGPT and its rivals, in this case the Helium 7B model. According to Kyutai, Moshi can speak with different accents and has 70 different emotional and speaking styles. The AI can even handle two audio streams…
CHICAGO (WLS) — At least seven Northwest Side businesses were burglarized in the early morning hours of July 4, when most were closed for the holiday.An ice cream parlor has been burglarized for the second time. The perpetrators were caught on surveillance camera.ABC7 Chicago is now available to stream 24/7. Click here to watchBetween midnight and 6 a.m. on July 4, three men decided to wreak havoc on the city’s northwest side, Chicago police said.The suspect was seen in surveillance video around 4 a.m. breaking into the Chocolate Shoppe near Devon Avenue and Minnehaha Avenue.The thieves were dressed in black…
Let’s take a look at this week’s Apple news and headlines, including the latest iPhone 16 specs, iPhone 16 Pro battery changes, RCS Messaging tested, a cheaper Vision Pro, Apple Watch design leaks, a new Apple TV, and Apple Intelligence Pay. Apple Loop is here to remind you of some of the many discussions surrounding Apple over the past seven days. You can also read my weekly Android news roundup here on Forbes. iPhone 16 will share the power Apple is set to introduce AI to the iPhone 16 family, so each device will need a processor capable of using…
Nine cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed so far this year, as disease experts say the virus appears to be circulating more than usual at this time of summer.As of June 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had confirmed human cases in at least seven states: Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi and Tennessee. At least 18 states have detected the virus this year in humans, mosquitoes, birds or other animals. Five of the human cases were neuroinvasive, meaning people developed a serious condition such as inflammation of the brain or the membranes surrounding the…
LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has asked Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly to replace him in leading a trade mission to Indonesia this month — a change made in light of the upcoming special legislative session. Gov. Jim Pillen, left, and Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly, right, join a news conference last year. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) Pillen has pledged to convene a special session on property taxes immediately after the trade mission ends on July 24, the governor’s office said in a statement Friday afternoon. The Indonesia trip will begin on July 15. “Due to the upcoming special session…last week, the…
A yearlong campaign to promote biomanufacturing in central Illinois has paid off for the University of Illinois and its partners. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a grant of approximately $51 million to a consortium led by the University of Illinois to establish the Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (or iFAB) technology hub in Champaign, Piatt and Macon counties. The iFAB’s goal is to promote the development of biomanufacturing in central Illinois, including precision fermentation. These new technologies are used to produce medicines, foods, beverages and industrial materials from agricultural feedstocks such as corn and soybeans.…
YouTube quietly celebrated Independence Day this week by previewing a new feature that uses AI to help creators declare their independence from copyright infringement.One of the most annoying parts of streaming or making YouTube videos for a living is when copyrighted music accidentally sneaks into your videos. If you don’t catch it in time, you could lose all the money that video is making and get in trouble with YouTube itself.Sometimes it’s to detect piracy. Often it’s to catch people who stumble upon a licensed song in a video game or in the background of their vlog. For live videos,…