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The Texas Senate race remains effectively level, with Democrat James Talarico holding a one-point advantage over Republican Ken Paxton in the latest poll of likely voters. The Emerson College Polling survey, conducted from 12 to 14 September among 1,000 likely voters, put Mr Talarico on 47 per cent and Mr Paxton on 46 per cent. Libertarian candidate Ted Brown received 2 per cent, while 4 per cent were undecided. With a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points, the result amounts to a statistical tie in the contest to succeed Republican Senator John Cornyn. Texas Senate race…

Tom Cruise is preparing to move beyond the action spectacles that have defined his career in recent years, with his forthcoming film Digger prompting a reassessment of his standing as a dramatic actor. The apocalyptic comedy, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is due to be released on October 1. It marks a shift for Cruise after two decades in which his public image has become closely tied to the Mission: Impossible franchise and increasingly elaborate real-life stunts. The series began as a sleek thriller directed by Brian De Palma, but grew into a multibillion-dollar phenomenon built around Cruise’s willingness to…

Emily Atack’s wedding reception in Mojacar, Spain, turned into a champagne-fuelled celebration, with the actress and her husband Alistair Gardner pouring bottles over a tower of coupe glasses before guests took over the dancefloor. The couple married in the courtyard of a 16th-century church in front of 197 friends and family, following an earlier UK ceremony in Bedfordshire last month. Atack had promised a “big, fat, f***-off party” – and the evening featured dancing, a first-dance lift and plenty of fizz. Among those attending were several of Atack’s co-stars from the Disney+ series The Rivals, including David Tennant, Alex Hassell,…

Photographs appearing to show Donald Trump reviewing a poster marked “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” have intensified a legal dispute over the future of the Washington arts institution. The images, taken through the windows of Air Force One late on Wednesday, show the US president studying what appears to be a rendering of a construction site beneath the prominent wording. The White House has not answered questions about the poster. Bill Pulte, the nation’s housing official and a Trump loyalist who also served briefly this year as acting director of national intelligence, can be seen beside Mr Trump in the photographs. Roma…

Goldman Sachs strategist Peter Oppenheimer has sharpened his warning that an AI earnings bubble may be forming, arguing that technology companies and governments are competing for a limited pool of capital as spending on data centres, energy and defence increases. In a report titled “Competition for Capital”, Oppenheimer stopped short of saying that such a bubble definitely exists. But he linked the risk to rising borrowing costs, surging technology investment and record corporate bond issuance, while taking a more cautious view of the near-term outlook for equities. The report develops a concern first raised by Oppenheimer in August, when he…

Neil deGrasse Tyson has urged caution rather than panic over artificial intelligence, arguing in New York that its potential benefits outweigh the risks despite warnings that it could threaten humanity. The astrophysicist was asked on Thursday about claims from whistleblowers that AI could wipe out humanity by the end of the decade. He acknowledged the technology carried a “risk of taking us all over”, but said there were still many positive ways it could be used. Tyson said AI should not be abandoned because of the possibility that robots could ultimately kill humans. Instead, he called for safeguards to be…

Manchester United are reportedly considering Antonio Conte as a possible replacement for Michael Carrick, with doubts said to be growing over the manager’s long-term future at Old Trafford. The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera has reported that United are assessing alternative managerial options behind the scenes. Conte is understood to have emerged as the leading candidate should the club decide to make another change in the dugout. Antonio Conte emerges as Manchester United option Conte has been out of work since leaving Napoli at the end of last season and is reportedly weighing up his next move. He has also…

A 25-year-old man has been charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide after a head-on crash in Minnesota killed a 51-year-old woman, prosecutors allege. Jacob Lee Thatcher, of Fergus Falls, is accused of driving into the path of Basro Hassan Abokar’s Buick Regal on Highway 59 in Erhards Grove Township, Otter Tail County, on 6 September. Abokar, who was from Pelican Rapids, was pronounced dead at the scene. Thatcher suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening and was taken to hospital. Fatal Highway 59 crash The Minnesota State Patrol said the collision happened at about 4.50pm near milepost 235,…

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has denied a report claiming he tried to have Ferrari staff replaced amid tensions at the Italian team. The report alleged that Hamilton had sought changes among Ferrari’s personnel, but the British driver rejected the claim. The dispute comes as tensions persist at the Formula One giants.

Paying less than the minimum payment on a credit card will generally be treated as a late payment, even if money has been sent to the card issuer. The account may incur a late fee, while interest continues to build on the outstanding balance. For someone facing rising household costs and expensive credit card debt, making a partial payment can seem preferable to paying nothing. But sending, for example, £190 towards a required £200 minimum would not normally meet the monthly obligation. What happens if you pay less than the credit card minimum? A payment is usually considered on time…