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‘Tis the season for weddings, and couples are walking down the aisle in June more than any other time of the year. As countless brides make final arrangements for their nuptials, focusing on flowers, seating arrangements, caterers, and budgets, the average cost of a wedding in 2024 is around $33,000, depending on the number of attendees. The venue and catering are the largest expenses for most weddings, but the question remains – is it necessary to invite God to your wedding? Dr. Roxanne Louh, a family therapist from Florida, believes that having God at the center of a marriage is…

In a recent interview with the Sunday Times, Joe Alwyn has publicly commented on the end of his relationship with Taylor Swift for the first time. Alwyn stated, “anyone and everyone can empathize and understand the difficulties that come with the end of a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over six and a half years.” He also mentioned the challenge of having the breakup suddenly become public knowledge just a week later. Swift and Alwyn first started dating in 2016 and parted ways in April 2023. Swift has since moved on and is now in a relationship with Kansas…

News Report: A report from the New York Times on Saturday alleges Will Lewis, the Washington Post’s embattled new publisher and chief executive, used fraudulent and unethical methods to obtain information for articles while working at the London-based Sunday Times in the early 2000s. Citing a former co-worker of Lewis’, a private investigator and its own investigation of newspaper archives, the New York Times said Lewis used phone and company records that were “fraudulently obtained” through hacking and paying sources for information. These latest allegations of questionable journalistic ethics could also leave an enduring impression on a newsroom already reeling…

Citigroup has long struggled with its image and performance in the eyes of investors. Once considered the largest and most valuable bank in America, it has fallen from grace over the past decade. With a valuation that is only half of what it was in 2006, Citigroup stands out as the only major American bank to have not fully recovered from the global financial crisis. In every metric, Citigroup consistently lags behind its competitors, despite having more employees than Bank of America. The bank’s poor performance has not gone unnoticed by regulators, who have issued a consent order demanding improvements…

Gussie Farris, 86, isn’t phased by the age of the oldest presidential candidates in American history. As a loyal supporter of President Joe Biden, she has some strong words about Donald Trump. “Because Trump is big and loud, he doesn’t come off as old as maybe Biden does, but he’s way less capable in the brain area,” Farris said. This sentiment reflects a trend that Biden’s campaign is focusing on: garnering strong support among seniors. Polls show that seniors spend more time watching local and national news, thinking about the 2024 election, and were alive during the aftermath of World…

As a devoted entertainment reporter, I must confess that the phenomenon of “Game of Thrones” and its prequel “House of the Dragon” has never resonated with me. Despite my love for pop culture, historical fiction, and fantasy series like “Lord of the Rings” and “Shadow and Bone,” I just couldn’t seem to connect with George R.R. Martin’s epic saga of power struggles in Westeros and Essos. Even after attempting to read the books and watch the series, I found the dark and brutal world of “Game of Thrones” to be too much for me. The characters, with their questionable morals…

After the destruction of the Trypilska power plant by Russia on April 11th, Ukraine found itself in a desperate situation, lacking both anti-missile ammunition and financial support. The country’s leaders were quick to blame the lack of ammunition on limited industrial capacity, while pointing to limited political will as the reason for the shortage of money. These constraints among Ukraine’s allies have left the country vulnerable in the face of Russian aggression. Despite these challenges, there have been signs of progress in one particular area: the fate of Russia’s frozen assets. Following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Western governments moved…

In a landmark ruling on Friday, the Supreme Court overturned a federal ban on bump stocks that had been put in place by former President Donald Trump. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion for a 6-3 majority, with the court’s liberal wing, led by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissenting. The ban on bump stocks was initially proposed by Trump in response to a tragic mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas in 2017, where 58 people lost their lives. Bump stocks are devices that can increase the rate of fire of a semi-automatic rifle to hundreds of rounds per…

Two Team GB athletes, Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe, have recently been selected to represent their country at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics in artistic swimming. The pair, both 23 years old, are aiming to secure Team GB’s first-ever medal in the sport. To kick off their Olympic journey, Shortman and Thorpe had a unique experience swimming with marine life at the Sea Life London Aquarium, including a turtle named after Boris Johnson. Reflecting on the experience, Shortman admitted, “It’s definitely the most rogue place I’ve ever swam.” The athletes encountered a variety of species, such as batfish and unicorn…

It has been four years since the initial wave of poor countries faced default due to escalating expenses from dealing with the effects of the covid-19 pandemic and investors withdrawing capital from volatile markets. Additionally, it has been two years since the increase in interest rates in developed countries further intensified the financial strain on cash-strapped governments. Despite these challenges, at the recent spring gatherings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington, DC, many global policymakers seemed to be under the impression that the worst of the debt crisis, affecting a significant portion of the world’s population, had…