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Russell Crowe Says Tom Cruise Once Taught Him a Blackjack System That Casinos Try to Break Up
The trick, Crowe says, is discipline. Get a group of people to hold every seat at a blackjack table. The first chair and the last chair make all the calls, and everybody in between just sits on 12 and above. Then you watch the math come your way. Casinos catch on fast and try to…
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Chris Hemsworth Found Out He Carries 2 Copies of a Gene Linked to Alzheimer’s. He’s Called It a Wake-Up Call, Not a Diagnosis
While doing blood work for his 2022 series “Limitless,” Hemsworth learned he’d inherited the APOE4 gene from both his mother and his father. “They both gave me a copy, but they both gave me the worst copy, which is the four,” he said. Carrying 2 copies is associated with a substantially higher lifetime risk of…
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Andrew Gillum, Who Nearly Beat Ron Desantis for Florida Governor, Was Arrested in Alabama on Three Drug Charges
He came within about 33,000 votes of running Florida. Six years later, police in Daphne, Alabama booked him on possession of dangerous drugs, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana. Daphne, Alabama police pulled Gillum’s vehicle over on U.S. Highway 98 near North Main Street just before 11 p.m. on July 2 after officers observed erratic driving. An…
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Prince Harry Lost His Lawsuit Against the Publisher of the Daily Mail. A Judge Dismissed All the Claims
On July 7, 2026, the High Court in London ruled against Prince Harry and 6 co-claimants in their case against Associated Newspapers Limited, publisher of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, and MailOnline. Mr Justice Matthew Nicklin dismissed all of the claims in a 436-page judgment, following a trial that ran roughly 11 weeks…
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A Federal Judge Dismissed a Copyright Lawsuit Against Taylor Swift, Ruling That Themes, Metaphors, and Short Phrases Can’t Be Copyrighted
Kimberly Marasco, a self-published poet from Florida who represented herself in court, alleged that Taylor Swift lifted phrases, themes, and metaphors from about 11 of her poems into songs across 5 albums, from Lover to The Tortured Poets Department. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case. Marasco’s poems, she ruled, “do not…
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A Teenage Girl in 1901 Wrote a Novel About Wanting a Career Instead of a Husband. 125 Years Later, Netflix Is Turning It into a 6-Part Series
The story follows Sybylla Melvyn, a headstrong young woman in turn-of-the-century rural Australia who wants a writing career and a life of her own instead of a husband. Netflix’s tagline: “Sybylla doesn’t want a husband, she wants a story worth telling, and she’ll break every rule to write it.” Philippa “Pip” Northeast plays Sybylla in…
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Jean Smart Cheered from the Audience as Her “Hacks” Co-Star Meg Stalter Made Her Broadway Debut in “Oh, Mary!”
Stalter stepped into the role of a wildly unhinged Mary Todd Lincoln on July 6 at the Lyceum Theatre, taking over the hit Cole Escola comedy for a 10-week run. She spent her opening night clutching a bouquet and fighting back tears as the applause rolled in. Her “Hacks” co-star Jean Smart was in the…
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4 Zodiacs Who Will Always Remain True To Themselves
ARIES Aries doesn’t let anyone change them, or dictate what their personality will be to begin with. They often stand out from the other members of their family, flaunting their own style and touting their own beliefs and living by their own set of values. They will never be people pleasers or trend followers. They…
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Alexa Demie’s Post-Euphoria Era Officially Starts at the Chanel Couture Front Row
This was Alexa Demie’s first time attending a Chanel runway show, and she picked haute couture week in Paris to do it. On July 7 she took the front row at the house’s fall 2026 couture presentation in a slinky black halter-neck dress, a drop-waist draping effect gathered and held by a floral bedazzled brooch.…
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Pray This When You Need God’s Strength To Keep Going
We are reminded that we don’t have to take the next step alone when we lean on God’s power, a reflection shared by Karin Hadadan. You can deepen this connection with Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day, which offers ways to lean on His power rather than relying on your own tired efforts. When you feel…
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A Prayer To Walk Into What God Has Prepared For You
Finding peace starts with surrendering our worries to the universe and trusting that God’s guidance will meet us in the middle of our uncertainty. Best-selling author of Finding God Every Day, Rebecca Simon, reminds us to trust God’s timing, embrace patience, and lean on His presence through every season of life. You don’t have to feel…
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The 4 ‘Late Bloomer’ Zodiacs
LIBRA Libra blooms late because everyone thinks they play it too safe. They follow the rules, don’t rock the boat, or make drastic attempts to capture everyone’s attention. They kind of just skip over the bratty phase of the teenage years into the early twenties, and maintain that solid stance on life. They are the…
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Millie Bobby Brown Keeps Slipping Olivia Rodrigo Lyrics into Enola Holmes Interviews While Sitting Next to Olivia’s Ex, Louis Partridge
The theory: Millie’s picked a side in Louis and Olivia’s breakup, and she’s doing it in his face on camera. She called his hair “floppy,” played along when he said he wanted to go to Japan, and named her next character “Bee.” Every one of those tracks back to an Olivia Rodrigo song. Olivia Rodrigo…
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Sean Duffy Called the Musicians Who Pulled Out of Trump’s Fair “Libtards” While His Daughter with Down Syndrome Stood on Stage Next to Him
Sean Duffy has nine children with Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, including 6-year-old Valentina, who was born with Down syndrome and was on stage with him when he said it. He refused to apologize. “I will not be lectured by the same people who want to abort babies with special need.” The word he used…
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How Each Birth Month Shows You They Love You (Without Telling You)
April Those born in April are great gift-givers. Because they’re so competitive, their love language is making you feel like you’ve won a prize. It could be flowers, a new accessory to flaunt around, a massage, a vacation, or something as simple as a hot fudge sundae. The point is that when they love you…
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Sunday Rose Returned to the Dior Catwalk in a Grey-And-Pink Knit Coat, Months After Unfollowing Her Dad Keith Urban on Instagram
Sunday Rose is 18 (as of today, July 7) and just walked her second Dior show in a row at Paris Fashion Week. The runway keeps calling, even as critics keep hammering her walk and her famous last name. The criticism has followed Sunday Rose from show to show, with viewers mocking her heavy-footed stride…
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How God Meets You In Your Weakest Moments
We are reminded that God’s grace is most active when we feel at our lowest, a reflection shared by Karin Hadadan. To stay grounded in this truth, Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day encourages a lifestyle of daily surrender that turns our exhaustion into an opportunity for His strength. He gives strength to the weary…
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Matt Damon Brought His Wife Luciana and Their Four Daughters to the Odyssey Premiere, a Rare Move for a Star Who Keeps His Family Private
All four daughters came out with him: Alexia, 26, Isabella, 19, Gia, 17, and Stella, 15, plus his wife Luciana. Damon walked the London premiere of “The Odyssey” on July 6 with his entire family lined up beside him on the carpet: Luciana, 49, and their daughters Alexia, Isabella, Gia, and Stella. He wore a…