The Middle Eastern country Jordan is set to host its biggest royal wedding in years on Thursday, as young Crown Prince Hussein exchanges vows with Rajwa Alseif, daughter of one of the country’s wealthiest and most influential families. ‘Saudi Arabia. With a VIP list that includes First Lady Jill Biden, White House climate envoy John … Read more
Will the FX hit comedy finally land its first nomination? SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Looking for Love,” the season finale of FX’s “Dave,” now streaming on Hulu. Brad Pitt was held hostage, rapped in autotune, shot with an arrow and revealed his “real name” is Luke – all during Wednesday night’s season … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon on Wednesday agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated a children’s privacy law and tricked parents into keeping for years children’s voice and location data recorded by its popular voice assistant Alexa. Separately, the company has agreed to reimburse customers $5.8 … Read more
Jonathan GivonyESPNMay 31, 2023, 10:59 p.m. ET2 minute read Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to school for his senior season, he told ESPN on Wednesday. “The reasoning behind returning is just to feel more comfortable with the start of my NBA journey,” Hawkins said. “I would have been … Read more
A new study reveals that a chemical formed when we digest a widely used sweetener is ‘genotoxic’, meaning it breaks down DNA. The chemical is also found in trace amounts in the sweetener itself, and the finding raises questions about how the sweetener may contribute to health issues. The problem is sucralose, a widely used … Read more
The deepest man-made hole on Earth is still Russia’s Kola Superdeep drilling. Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808-foot) hole in the Earth’s crust, as the world’s second-largest economy explores new frontiers above and below the planet’s surface. Drilling in what is expected to be the deepest borehole ever in China began Tuesday in … Read more
new York CNN — Weddings are back, in full force. That’s the good news. But engaged couples will pay a little more to get married in 2023. The average cost of a wedding, nationwide, this year is $29,000, up $1,000 from 2022, according to online wedding planning site Zola. And in some major US cities, … Read more
After being fired by the Phoenix Suns after a disappointing playoff outing, Monty Williams is set to become the Detroit Pistons’ new head coach. Williams will sign a six-year, $72 million contract with Detroit that could reach up to eight years and $100 million with incentives, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania and James Edwards. … Read more
Scientists have discovered a key protein that could help you burn belly fat and stave off diabetes…all they have to do is turn it on! Brown fat can help burn large amounts of calories, study finds By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent for the Daily Mail Update: 7:14 p.m. EDT, May 31, 2023 A natural treatment … Read more
CNN — Russia saw the effects of its war on Ukraine ripple dramatically across its own territory on Wednesday, after a ‘massive’ bombardment injured four people in Belgorod and preliminary reports indicated a drone had taken off. crashed and started a fire at an oil refinery further south. Eight apartment buildings, four houses, a school … Read more
