At last week’s Macworld in San Francisco, Steve Jobs heralded the emergence of what he called “our new digital lifestyle” and asserted Apple’s centrality in that vision. Good keynote, Steve, but we couldn’t take our eyes off the new Titanium PowerBook G4 you were using as a stage prop. The new subportable outslicks the Sony Vaio, weighs 5.3 pounds and has a 1-inch-thick, 15.2-inch diagonal screen, and the price–$2,599–is slimmer than expected, too....

Ambience: The hotel, along the Prinsengracht Canal, is marked only with a gold nameplate on the door. The sitting room has comfy couches and intriguing objets d’art. The gray walls and subtle prints present a soothing haven from the bustle outside. Rooms: Each room is named after–and takes its inspiration from–a famous artist or musician. Candles and a stand with sheet music decorate the Franz Liszt room, and the Picasso room features a reprint of one of his cubist works....

In Harris County, some voters reportedly waited for six to seven hours to cast their ballots in the Democratic primary, and reports said some would-be voters gave up and headed home early. Local officials pointed to the higher than normal turnout, but Texas has closed hundreds of voting centers since 2012, which has arguably disadvantaged minority voters, according to the Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights group. “My total time trying to vote was four hours,” Madeleine Pelzel, an architecture student at Texas’ Rice University who voted in Harris County, told Newsweek....

Ryan made the remark during a meeting of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, which he chairs. The meeting advanced a spending bill that continues the freeze, which has been in place since 2009. Ryan supported the bill but said the pay freeze should be reconsidered in the future, while highlighting the pitfalls of lawmakers using the freeze to win the favor of voters. “We need to have a real adult discussion on this issue and stop using it score easy political points,” Ryan said....

But flaws remain within their arguments, which fail to address some of the damning allegations that Democrats will focus their questions on. The 18-page document details four main points of evidence that Republicans believe “are fatal to the Democrats’ allegations” that Trump made an effort to force his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Democrats and 2016 election interference by withholding foreign military aid. “The July 25 call summary—the best evidence of the conversation—shows no conditionality or evidence of pressure....

Record high house prices tied to a chronic shortage of stock within the market has side-lined countless Americans unable or unwilling to take on eye-watering monthly mortgage repayments. House prices skyrocketed in the first half of last year, frustrating many seeking the traditional safety and security of home ownership. When mortgage rates surged in the second half of 2022, reaching their highest level since 2008, experts said the market had reached a tipping point and house prices began to fall....

WATCH: Julian Green scores in first Bayern Munich start The former Dynamo left back took over after Owen Coyle and the team agreed to part ways May 25, following a 3-7-2 start that saw Houston take just 11 points from 12 games. Barrett’s haul of 23 points from 22 games (4-7-11 record) represented a slight uptick in form, but not enough to save his job. Canetti told Corey Roepken of the Houston Chronicle the key factor was experience, which the organization felt Barrett lacked as a first-time head coach....

“Last night I informed (coach Levine) we will be moving in a different direction with our football program.” Houston Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades said in Monday’s news conference. “Although we are excited to play in our second straight bowl game, the expectations of our program have changed over the last five years with the opening of TDECU Stadium and the current college football landscape.” MORE: Big 12 must expand now | Fired coaches gallery...

During a city council meeting on Wednesday morning, Turner said he asked city lawyers as well as Houston First—the company that operates the Houston venue where the convention is set to take place—to find a legal means to cancel the GOP Party’s physical event. The mayor’s latest announcement came one day after he received a letter from Houston Health Authority David Persse, which called the in-person convention “a clear and present danger to the health and well-being of convention attendees, workers, local hotel and restaurant owners and Houstonians because of the surging pandemic....

The No. 9 Crimson Tide got a late dunk from JD Davison and then a block from the guard on the other end to win 83-82. But fans of the No. 14 Cougars — and certainly their coach — thought Davison should have been called for goaltending and that the play should have been reviewed. “It was goaltending,” Sampson told reporters after the game. He added that he did not receive a response from officials as they were leaving the court....

Mean Green quarterback Mason Fine has repaid the school for his scholarship several times over — even if it was the only scholarship offer he got. In 2015, when Fine was a record-setting high school quarterback at Locust Grove, Okla., North Texas averaged just 13,631 fans per home game. A total of 68,155 went through the turnstiles that year. In 2018, when Fine was winning his second consecutive Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year award, UNT brought in 23,355 fans per game, a total of 140,131 and a 71 percent increase in ticket sales....

Esther is back in Orphan: First Kill and more haunting than ever. And Fuhrman, who is now 25, has reprised her role as 9-year-old Esther, giving the movie an extra eerie twist. To get back into character, Fuhrman did not undergo any de-aging work. and there is no computer generated imagery. Fuhrman told Newsweek that there were a lot of “forced perspective and camera tricks and lighting tricks.” So, how exactly does Orphan: First Kill connect to the original 2009 movie Orphan?...

In a study published in Geophysical Research Letters on February 8, scientists said that a total of five earthquakes, including one massive, “hidden” tremor, created the tsunami after striking close to the South Sandwich Islands on August 12, 2021, in the remote Southern Ocean off the coast of the continent of South America. The study showed that tsunami-causing earthquakes such as the August 12 incident had complex patterns that could confound how scientists measure major tectonic activity....

Because “ambulatory” refers to being in motion, the technique is preferred because the ambulatory blood pressure monitor is accurate when compared with “whitecoat” readings altered by being in a healthcare provider office. This article explains what is meant by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, how the ABPM devices work, and information about some models that you may want for home use. How It Works Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is accomplished with a special device that consists of a blood pressure cuff worn on your arm....

Self-Checks/At-Home Testing Although there are no official at-home tests for bronchitis, you can perform a self-check of your symptoms to determine if you have a cold or acute bronchitis. Understanding your symptoms can also help you communicate them more easily to a healthcare provider. Check for these symptoms that may indicate you have acute bronchitis: Cough that produces mucusLow-grade feverSore throat and chestShortness of breath or wheezingFatigueBody achesHeadaches Physical Examination After collecting your medical history and asking about your symptoms, the healthcare provider will do a physical examination....

“I’m here to press charges. I’m angry and I will go there,” the 39-year-old pop star told a judge on Wednesday in the latest hearing over her conservatorship battle. “I’m here to get rid of my dad and charge him with conservatorship abuse,” Britney Spears told Judge Brenda Penny, adding that she is “extremely scared” of her father and that “this conservatorship has allowed my dad to ruin my life....

At one point — several, in fact — Alabama’s hopes of victory appeared long gone. Indeed, Auburn’s defense sacked Bryce Young an absurd seven times while limiting the Crimson Tide offense to just 381 yards of offense, 97 of which came on a last-minute game-tying drive. MORE: Live blog from Alabama’s great escape That stout defensive performance, coupled with several Alabama miscues — such as leading receiver Jameson Williams getting ejected due to targeting — allowed the Tigers to take a 10-0 point lead into the fourth quarter....

This article reviews some of the most common treatment approaches for central serous retinopathy, including monitoring, medications, and laser treatment. Home Remedies and Lifestyle Most cases of central serous retinopathy do not require treatment as the fluid build-up under the retina (the light-sensitive tissue in the back of the eye) often goes away on its own after a couple of months. If your eye doctor wants to monitor your central serous retinopathy without treating it, make sure to return for any follow-up appointments....

At the time Fabregas had only made three starts all season, two of which were in the League Cup. He was then forced to line up alongside a host of youngsters to keep match fit in a Premier League 2 match against Southampton’s Under-23 team. Chelsea 23/20 to beat Atletico The World Cup-winning midfielder had fallen to his lowest level since making his debut for Arsenal, and AC Milan were interested in securing a deal for the player who had fallen out of favour at Chelsea....

But this season Pyongyang is hoping to prevent another “crab war.” In a gathering unprecedented since the Korean War, the top military brass from both Koreas met at a northern mountain resort on May 26 to engage in “tension reduction and trust building,” as South Korean Navy Commodore Park Jeong Hwa put it. During inter-Korean ministerial talks earlier in May, the North’s delegates shocked their southern counterparts by unexpectedly agreeing to the generals’ meeting....