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Freedom looks good on Christine. Meri, well, she’s still working on it.  As the new season of Sister Wives continues, the show is finally starting to look how it used to. By that, we mean that the family is no longer in their separate corners. In fact, for the first time in forever, almost every member of the family was in the same room together.  Kody, Robyn, Meri, Christine – and oh yeah, Christine’s husband! Of course, at the time tonight’s episode was filmed, David Wooley was still just Christine’s boyfriend. Nevertheless, Kody meeting Christine’s new man was eventful, as…

A medical worker is taking care of newborns at Dongfang Hospital in Lianyungang, China, on January 1, 2024.Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChina’s efforts to bolster birth rates have yet to address the core reasons for their rapid decline, according to analysts.Even though the country started easing its stringent one-child policy nearly a decade ago, the birth rate has continued to plummet, with a record low of 9.02 million newborns last year.The number of new marriage registrations also plunged by 25% year on year in the third quarter, indicating the total for the year will drop to 6.4 million, the…

ReutersHurricane Milton hit Florida last month, two weeks after Hurricane HeleneA Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) supervisor has been fired for telling staff helping hurricane survivors to skip houses displaying signs supporting Donald Trump.The agency’s head, Deanne Criswell, described the supervisor’s actions as “reprehensible”, saying Fema takes its mission “to help everyone before, during and after disasters seriously”.Although Criswell’s statement on X does not indicate when or where the incident took place, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the Division of Emergency Management would be launching an investigation at his direction.DeSantis called the situation “targeted discrimination” of Trump supporters in Florida.Fema…

Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales Danny Lawson – WPA Pool/Getty Images They might be the United Kingdom’s most powerful family — but they still take family time very seriously. According to the new book New King, New Court by royal biographer Robert Hardman, as reported by Hello! Magazine, Prince William and Princess Kate limit the staff numbers of their Adelaide Cottage home, located in Windsor. “The couple did not seek to boost the staff numbers at Adelaide Cottage, not least because there would be little room to do so,” wrote Hardman, who noted that the…

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Al Roker, 70, says he won’t judge people who use Ozempic and other medications for weight loss.”As long as it’s safe and effective, good for you. I think everybody’s journey is their journey,” Roker told The Daily Mail.The “Today” host underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2002 to help him lose weight. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at…

President-elect says leadership candidates must agree to allow him to bypass Senate confirmation votes for appointees.US President-elect Donald Trump has said that any Republican lawmaker vying to be a party leader in the United States Senate must allow him to appoint cabinet officials without a confirmation vote in the chamber. Republican senators are in the process of picking their next leader, who will wield significant power come January after the party wrested back control of the Senate from Democrats in the November 5 election. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump said that “any Republican Senator…

Art Garfunkel says a recent reunion with Paul Simon brought him to tears … ’cause Paul opened up about how bad Art’s past words hurt him — and Art realized he’d really messed up. The singer-songwriter sat down for an interview with The Times newspaper … saying the two estranged former pals grabbed lunch together for the first time in years. Garfunkel says he asked his longtime songwriting partner why they hadn’t met in awhile — and, Paul told him comments he made in an interview back in the day really cut him to the core. It’s unclear which comments…

Neel Kashkari, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 7, 2024. David Swanson | ReutersMinneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff proposals could worsen long-term inflation if global trade partners were to strike back.One-time tariffs, Kashkari said on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” “shouldn’t have an effect long run on inflation.””The challenge becomes, if there’s a tit for tat and it’s one country imposing tariffs and then responses and it’s escalating. That’s where it becomes more…

BBCThe trans-Baltic rail project has already cost billions of euros, but is years from being completedThe three Baltic states came up with the idea years ago for a high-speed railway spanning 870km (540 miles) across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.Rail Baltica began as a grand project, but it has now become a strategic imperative: since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Baltics increasingly view their neighbour as an existential threat.Currently, there is no direct link that crosses the Baltics and connects with Poland.Rail Baltica will do that, cutting travel time and bringing economic and environmental benefits, but the costs of this…