Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth

Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new site is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone

Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth
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New South Wales becomes last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexuality

New South Wales has become the last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexual acts, 40 years after decriminalization

New South Wales becomes last Australian state to apologize for laws criminalizing homosexuality
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Virginie Viard, who succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, leaves fashion house

Virginie Viard, the creative director of Chanel who replaced Karl Lagerfeld after his death, is leaving the fashion house

Virginie Viard, who succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, leaves fashion house
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Dakota Fanning finds a character she is drawn to in Ishana Night Shyamalan's 'The Watchers'

It can sometimes be difficult for child actors to shed public conceptions of them as a kid on screen, hindering these stars from being taken seriously in Hollywood as adults

Dakota Fanning finds a character she is drawn to in Ishana Night Shyamalan's 'The Watchers'
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New Era Cap to acquire '47 in lifestyle brand tie-up, sources say

New Era Cap, a supplier of major U.S. sports league headware, has agreed to acquire sports lifestyle brand '47, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

New Era Cap to acquire '47 in lifestyle brand tie-up, sources say
Lifestyle

When does location-sharing become too much in a relationship?

In today’s modern, advanced and technology-driven world, checking up on your friends and family has gotten much easier. You can just open your phone every night before going to bed and ensure their safety. Whether it’s your partner, family, or friends, tracking their whereabouts is easy with an app like Apple’s ‘Find My‘. This once-novel technology has now become a casual part of everyday relationships – a digital leash, if you will, that promises transparency but often breeds mistrust and control. In recent years, location-sharing apps have exploded in popularity, fueled by cultural moments like Taylor Swift’s song “The Black

When does location-sharing become too much in a relationship?
Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door

A cluster of tarp-covered tents in a grassy lot south of Seattle highlights the strain facing many communities are facing

Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door
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'Home Alone' house being sold. Swinging paint cans not included

The home of Kevin McCallister’s hijinks is changing hands

'Home Alone' house being sold. Swinging paint cans not included
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Kids are upstaging their political parents — by acting like kids

For one shining moment this week, the country’s ongoing political crises were swept away by the comedic power of one wildly exuberant 6-year-old

Kids are upstaging their political parents — by acting like kids
Business|Lifestyle

Luxury prices in spotlight as Chanel enters new chapter

The departure of Chanel's top designer early Thursday sent ripples across the $1.62 trillion luxury goods industry at a time when all the major global players are at

Luxury prices in spotlight as Chanel enters new chapter
Lifestyle|News|Opinion|World

Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for missing Irish Guards final rehearsal before king's parade

Kate, the Princess of Wales, has wished the Irish Guards good luck on their final rehearsal before the Trooping of the Color parade in honor of the king’s birthday

Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for missing Irish Guards final rehearsal before king's parade
Lifestyle|Opinion|Uncategorized

How this Maryland pastor ended up leading one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation

The Rev. Matthew L

How this Maryland pastor ended up leading one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation
Business|Economy|Lifestyle

Credit card delinquencies are rising. Here's what to do if you're at risk

Seriously overdue credit card debt is at the highest level in more than a decade, and people 35 and under are struggling more than other age groups to pay their bills

Credit card delinquencies are rising. Here's what to do if you're at risk
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Pop and power: Travis Kelce wins home run hitting contest as girlfriend Taylor Swift tours in Europe

Travis Kelce’s power extends beyond the football field or dating one of the world’s most famous women

Pop and power: Travis Kelce wins home run hitting contest as girlfriend Taylor Swift tours in Europe
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games

More than 120 faith leaders are preparing for an Olympic challenge — how to spiritually support some 14,000 athletes and their staff who will take part in the Paris Games

In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games
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Bill would rename NYC subway stop after Stonewall, a landmark in LGBTQ+ rights movement

Lawmakers have approved legislation that would rename a New York City subway station in honor of the Stonewall riots

Bill would rename NYC subway stop after Stonewall, a landmark in LGBTQ+ rights movement
Arts|Lifestyle

Ursula K. Le Guin's home will become a writers residency

The former home of the late Ursula K

Ursula K. Le Guin's home will become a writers residency
Lifestyle|Travel|World

What's the Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage, and why is it significant for Muslims?

Once a year, Muslims coming to Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam

What's the Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage, and why is it significant for Muslims?
Business|Lifestyle

BP tightens workplace relationships policy after Looney dismissal

BP employees must disclose any intimate relationships with colleagues or risk losing their jobs, the oil major told staff in a

BP tightens workplace relationships policy after Looney dismissal
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Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition

Across the Chinese diaspora, racing in dragon boats has been a tradition reaching back thousands of years

Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition
Lifestyle|Opinion|Travel

Gaza war shatters pilgrimage dream for Palestinian couple

Palestinian couple Mahmoud and Fatima Jarghoun sold their jewellery so they could perform the haj pilgrimage to Mecca - a journey they have been

Gaza war shatters pilgrimage dream for Palestinian couple
Education|Health|Lifestyle

This NYC vet makes house calls. In 'Pets and the City,' she's penned a memoir full of tails

As a city kid, veterinarian Amy Attas had big dreams of roaming the countryside healing animals a la the classic “All Creatures Great and Small.”

This NYC vet makes house calls. In 'Pets and the City,' she's penned a memoir full of tails
Business|Lifestyle

Palestinian players continue push for World Cup qualification amid war back home

Mohammed Rashid once worked as a forklift driver in a Chicago warehouse

Palestinian players continue push for World Cup qualification amid war back home
Lifestyle

Atlanta mother’s furious outburst over son’s awards ceremony snub: What happened? Watch the video.

We’ve all seen them – the overbearing, intensely involved helicopter moms who can’t seem to let their children navigate anything in life without a tight leash. One such helicopter mother went viral this week for taking that parenting style to an extreme. During her son’s elementary school award ceremony, she caused a profanity-laced meltdown after the first-grader failed to be called for recognition, sparking a heated debate around the consequences of harsh, controlling parenting. Footage of the mother’s shocking outburst at the Atlanta school racked up over 6 million views on TikTok. In the clip, she can be seen standing

Atlanta mother’s furious outburst over son’s awards ceremony snub: What happened? Watch the video.
Lifestyle

How one clever farmer feeds her animals with Costco's rejected fruit

An Enumclaw, Washington woman has gone viral on TikTok for sharing how she receives hundreds of pounds of unsold Costco fruit every two weeks to feed the animals on her family farm. Stefanie Scott, 35, told PEOPLE she picks up around eight large bins or pallets of fruit that would otherwise be thrown away from her local Costco warehouse. Each bin measures about three feet tall and four feet wide, providing over 800 pounds of Costco fruit as animal feed for her 18 cows, chickens, and pigs. Scott first learned about Costco’s program for unsold food around three years ago

How one clever farmer feeds her animals with Costco's rejected fruit

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