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Even though Reba McEntire and Rex Linn knew each other for more than a decade, it took some time for their romance to blossom. But once the pair got together in 2020, nothing could stop them. Together, they’ve created very happy personal and professional lives, working on NBC’s Happy Place. Reba als...
The decades parents spent raising children are full, rich, exciting, exhausting, and loud. From babies crying to siblings bickering to the raucous laughter that creates collective memories, the sounds of family life are constant. Your home is full. The laundry never ends. Food gets purchased in bulk...
The Perry Hall Mansion is located at 3930 Perry Hall Road in Perry Hall, Maryland. It was first built in 1775 and is a historic landmark in Baltimore County. Perry Hall is an unincorporated area and a census-designated place. The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April...
Generation Jones, the microgeneration between Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, were born between 1954 and 1964. Christmas in the 1960s and 1970s for Generation Jones was filled with smells, sounds, and treats that made the season bright. From shiny tinsel trees, cardboard fireplaces, and iconic festive TV...
Why is it that some people just have “It” and are highly charismatic? Is it genetic? Is it their looks? Is it their ability to be totally present with others? Is it their confidence? Is it an incredible bundle of every positive personality type imaginable, with a sprinkle of energy and talent? Peopl...
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Usha Vance finally put rumors to rest when she opened up about her marriage to Vice President JD Vance in a rare interview. The Second Lady has been at the center of divorce speculations since her husband was spotted hugging Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Vance, without his wedding ring. Usha has famou...
On the edge of Mexico City's Historic Center, a small chapel known as Concepción de Tlaxcoaque anchors and names the Plaza Tlaxcoaque. What is now a public square was once home to a 1960s modernist building which housed the DIPD (Investigation Divisions for Crime Prevention). This institution served...
Sometimes miracles occur when we least expect them. Even in the midst of tragedy, God has a way of letting us know that everyone will be OK if we keep our faith. A family in the Philippines is living that truth following a devastating house fire. The family lost everything in the catastrophic blaze....
Turning into the drive to Rumbula Forest from the busy modern highway with its whooshing cars punctuated by honks and flashing headlights and traffic signals you are immediately met by a great iron archway. Dark, twisted branches of two bent trees intertwined overhead forming a foreboding gateway t...
“Every morning, I push my small wooden cart to the gardens, hoping the day will be kinder than the last,” says Aminul Gul, a kehwa seller from Srinagar. “For years, I was not earning enough to even feed my family. This year was the worst. After the Pahalgam attack in April, tourists left Kashmir ove...
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For nearly 200 years, a quaint bed and breakfast in a nubilous, Halloween-obsessed small town has watched the state of Michigan grow up. The Mann's Inn opened the New Year's Eve prior to Michigan being granted statehood, hosting the first ball ever held in the town of Marshall. It had been construct...
You may have read news stories about the rise of AI chatbots as companions, therapists, creative partners, or simply digital friends. Well, sorry, Sam Altman; someone already beat you to the punch 40 years ago. His name was Ben Hollis, and for the full 42 minutes of his VHS tape Rent-a-Friend, he be...
It may seem obvious, but takes a heck of a lot more than most of us think to keep a household moving. Dishes, laundry, groceries, general cleaning and tidying, outdoor maintenance, scheduling, doctor's appointments, and on and on and on. In most American households, mom handles most of it; the major...
Sometimes worlds collide in the most magical ways. This was the case after a TikTok trend called "Drive-by Kindness" went viral, encouraging people to randomly praise complete strangers. The way it works is this: People drive around, roll down their car windows and tell strangers how lovely they loo...
About When one thinks of the town of Bath, in the west of England, they may immediately have visions of Jane Austen (1775 -1817) and the Regency period (1811 - 1820). What they may not associate with this quaint municipality is that it is home to one of the country's longe...
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About Tiny Things is one of those spots that just makes you grin the second you walk in. Tucked inside Brewhalla, it’s a little shop filled with—you guessed it—tiny things. Jewelry, prints, gift baskets, quirky miniatures… all sorts of clever treasures that somehow feel bo...
Starting in 2005, a nonprofit called Christmas Spirit Foundation began its “Trees for Troops” program, which distributes free Christmas trees to families and active-duty servicemembers on United States military bases.Since then, the group’s executive director, Rick Dungey, said over 326,000 farm-fre...
La primera reunión del Comité de Immigration Justice (Justicia Migratoria), uno de los 17 comités que el alcalde electo ha reunido para asesorarse durante la transición a la alcaldía, está prevista para finales de esta semana. Este comité trabajará “para desarrollar la mejor vía para defender y refo...
Amid rounds of court hearings and the decision pending on a 2024 writ petition, Indigenous Singsa-Bhote community leaders of the Lungbasamba region in northeastern Nepal have filed another writ petition at the country’s Supreme Court. Community members from Ridak, one of the affected villages, say t...
For decades, the United States Postal Service has unofficially used the motto “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Of course, in extreme weather, mail carriers have to use their best judgment to stay safe. The m...
