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Some of the world’s leading tech companies are betting big on very small innovations. Last week, Samsung released its Galaxy Z Fold 7 which – when open – has a thickness of just 4.2mm, one of the slimmest folding phones ever to hit the market. And Honor, a spin-off from Chinese smartphone company Huawei, will…
In the late 1990s, Paula Deen was an independent restaurateur whose family-operated restaurant had just received a glowing review from USA Today. Her life and career were permanently changed. Now, over 25 years later, the Georgia native has announced the closing of the Lady and Sons β the iconic restaurant that made her a star…
βAnd Just Like That …β itβs over. The current third season of the βSex and the Cityβ sequel will be its last, showrunner, writer and director Michael Patrick King said in a statement on social media Friday. And itβll wrap in an exaggerated fashion that would suit Carrieβs style: a two-part finale on HBO Max,…
Letβs offer a preseason top-10 rankings in high school football for the City Section: 1. BIRMINGHAM: The Patriots have weaknesses (lack of a passing game), but a big offensive line, two transfer running backs and a big-play weapon in receiver Paul Turner make them the team to beat. They have a 49-game winning streak against…
We know from headlines that small-scale technologies such as drones have transformed war, most urgently affecting Ukraineβs ability to stay in a bruising battle for its existence against Russia. But itβs done the same for covering war too, especially the kind of fleet, up-close dispatch of which we can now say Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov…
TAMPA, Fla.Β βΒ The Dodgers didnβt go shopping at the top of the market ahead of Thursdayβs trade deadline. But what they came away with β right-handed relievers Brock Stewart and Paul Gervase to bolster the bullpen, and versatile outfielder Alex Call to round out the lineup β are the kind of moves that βjust raises the…
Keenan Allen achieved quite a bit in his career with the Chargers β and thatβs probably one of the reasons why theyβd like to give him another chance. The veteran wide receiver, who was a salary-cap casualty when the Chargers traded him last year, was scheduled to meet with the team Thursday to discuss a…
Robert Wilson, a leader in avant-garde theater who collaborated with Philip Glass, David Byrne and Lady Gaga over his six-decade career, has died. He was 83. The βEinstein on the Beachβ director died Thursday at his home in Water Mill, N.Y., after a βbrief but acute illness,β according to his website. βWhile facing his diagnosis…
The Corp. for Public Broadcasting said Friday it was shutting down, about one week after President Trump signed legislation stripping its funding. The group, which administers funds for PBS TV affiliates and NPR radio stations, said it would βbegin an orderly wind-down of its operations.β A majority of staff positions will be cut Sept. 30,…
Walt Disney Co. is expected to announce the NFL is taking an equity stake in its sports media property ESPN, according to people familiar with the plan. Disney may reveal the deal during its earnings call Wednesday. Representatives at the NFL and ESPN declined comment Friday. In return for the equity stake, ESPN is expected…
