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Joan Vassos is happier than ever after getting another chance at love on the inaugural season of “The Golden Bachelorette.”Joan, 61, joined the “Bachelor” franchise when she appeared on the first season of “The Golden Bachelor,” which starred Gerry Turner, in 2023. Joan and Gerry had a promising start, bonding over being widows (her husband John died from pancreatic cancer in 2021). But after connecting with Gerry on their one-on-one date in week three, she self-eliminated from the show to spend time with her daughter, who was experiencing postpartum depression back at home.Now, Joan is reprioritizing herself on “The Golden…

GettyAt least one of the explosions took place during a funeral for those killed in Tuesday’s pager explosionsJust as crowds had gathered to mourn some of those killed in Tuesday’s wave of pager-bomb attacks, an explosion sparked chaos in Dahiyeh, Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut. A video captured the blast, showing a man lying on the ground and panicked people, some screaming, running away. All this, moments before funerals were due to start for an 11-year-old boy and three Hezbollah members killed the previous day.In the surrounding area there was bedlam as the sound of the explosion echoed through the…

An Ina Garten divorce revelation? No one saw that coming! From Britney Spears’ book to Prince Harry’s royal tell-all, the world’s most famous figures have a lot to say. The Barefoot Contessa has been a household name for decades. And Ina’s marriage to Jeffrey Garten has lasted even longer. When Ina confesses that she “took a baseball bat” to their marital roles and weighed separation vs divorce, fans are paying attention. What went wrong? Ina Garten and Jeffrey Garten attend Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ World Premiere at the Dolby Theatre on November 29, 2018. (Photo Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images…

Photo: Joel Pitra/DD Reps 164 Coffey Street, in Red Hook, had been boarded up as long as neighbors could remember. The three-story red-brick box with a little blue door was built in the 1860s as workforce housing by the Atlantic Dock Company, which once ran the wharf nearby. By the 1970s, the city repossessed it. And in 2010, when Matt and Jessie Sheehan bought the place for $925,000, neighbors all wanted to know what was inside. Not much, as it turned out. “You literally opened the front door and saw sky,” Jessie said. Which is what they wanted. The building…

Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, speaks to UPS Teamsters during a picket ahead of an upcoming possible strike, outside of a UPS Distribution Center in Brooklyn, New York, July 14, 2023.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday announced it will not formally endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, ending months of speculation about whether the labor union would back Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris.The union’s general executive board said in a statement that its member polling showed no majority support for Harris, and no universal support for Trump. “The…

For a week, the novelist Joyce Maynard said good night to Paris from the deck of a péniche, within full view of the Eiffel Tower. Who cared if it rained the whole time? Source link

Despite playing the Man of Steel in four movies, Christopher Reeve never considered himself a hero. The strikingly handsome, larger-than-life actor believed he was simply doing work that needed to be done, living with purpose and passion, both before and after a horrific equestrian accident left him paralyzed. But as we mark the 20th anniversary of his death at 52 on October 10, 2004, Reeve now stands as a touchstone of courage and the power of optimism, proving nothing is impossible, there is no problem too big, and we are all capable of overcoming seemingly insurmountable hardships. “People close to…

Clelia Warburg Peters, Era Ventures’ founder, is the first woman to raise an initial fund of this size in the real estate category. The fund will distribute capital across various stages of innovation. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Proptech venture capital firm Era Ventures has launched its inaugural $88 million real estate fund, it announced on…

They may not hide your eyes, but Snap’s new Spectacles won’t pass as regular glasses.He also didn’t miss the opportunity to point out how much more portable and lighter the Spectacles are than the headsets offered by competitors.”VR headsets, they feel like you’ve got a laptop taped to your face, and they’re isolating,” Spiegel said.He added, “AR glasses have see-through lenses. They allow you to share experiences together with your friends in the real world, and they’re lightweight and wearable.”That may be true, but Spotify’s Spectacles still look like a tech gadget straight out of a 1980s futuristic science-fiction movie.Spiegel…

Despite her strong ideals, Romman insists a career in politics was “never part of the plan”. Toward the end of 2021, the Georgia Muslim Voter Project asked Romman to join a Zoom call for people interested in running for office. Romman agreed to join and give advice. But then she struck up a fateful conversation with a reporter on the call from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). That conversation turned into a story with the opening lines, “Ruwa Romman is entertaining the idea of running for office.” There was only one problem: She wasn’t. But the prospect of her running for…