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Gigi Gorgeous Details “Breakdown” After Nats Getty Breakup
Gigi also recently made a change in her self-talk habits. “I stopped talking bad about myself, to myself,” she explained. “Whenever I’m like, ‘I am ugly, I am stupid,’ I will actively try to stop saying those things about myself, because as funny and silly as it can be, it really does affect how you…
Read MoreShane Lowry’s British Open has unceremoniously gone down the drain
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Shane Lowry’s Portrush British Open defense won’t officially be dead until Sunday’s final round is complete. It didn’t officially end with the 3-over-par 74 he shot in Saturday’s third round. The place it really ended was on No. 12 in Friday’s second round when he was penalized two shots when TV…
Read MoreTexas ex Scheffler leads at The Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — The question Scottie Scheffler was asking of himself at the start of the week could very well be posed to those chasing him in the British Open. What’s the point? Scheffler delivered another example Saturday at Royal Portrush why he has dominated golf the last three years. He was the only player in…
Read MoreAussies are traveling to the US in droves, despite Trump’s strict border stance: report
There’s been a surprising spike in Aussies heading to the US after many were deterred by President Donald Trump’s strict border stance and other controversial government policies. According to new data released by the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA), travel from Australia to the US increased by 4.8 percent year-on-year and was up 8 percent…
Read MoreState of Texas: Special session redistricting brings risks; THC, floods, STAAR on agenda
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas’ first special session of 2025 starts Monday, during which state lawmakers will consider new congressional maps approve the proposal. Special sessions explained: How they work, what the rules are Michael Li, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, specializes in voter participation among minority communities in Texas. He said that…
Read MoreFelix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in paragliding accident
MILAN (AP) — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy. He was 56. Italian firefighters who responded said a paraglider crashed into the side…
Read MoreRory McIlroy’s British Open has been a win — even if he doesn’t hoist the trophy
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy gave the home crowds exactly what they craved on Saturday: He used the traditional third-round “moving day’’ to make a move up the leaderboard. McIlroy began the day at 3-under par, seven shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler, and he activated the massive Portrush crowds with a third-round 5-under-par 66.…
Read MoreCharli XCX Marries The 1975’s George Daniel in Town Hall Ceremony
“Because we’re obviously so close, you lose everything in terms of the normal studio boundaries,” she continued. “We flow really well and he leaves a lot of space for people to breathe and be them and do their process.” Even when it came to her sixth studio album, Brat, she teased that George played a…
Read MoreAustin ranked in top 5 cities for recent college grads to find a job, study says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Recent college graduates entering the job market can shoot their shot in Austin metro after it was ranked as one of the top five cities to find work, according to a new study by ADP, a payroll-services provider. Other cities in the top five include Raleigh, North Carolina; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Baltimore, Maryland…
Read MoreTourist boat capsizes in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, leaving at least 34 dead
A tourist boat ferrying families around Vietnam’s wolf famed Ha Long Bay capsized in a storm on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least 34 people dead, according to state media reports, as rescuers scrambled to locate the missing. The vessel was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members when it capsized in the UNESCO World Heritage…
Read MoreJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding guest gives rare insight into lavish nuptials: ‘No one signed NDAs’
Sara Foster is giving the behind-the-scenes of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s glamorous wedding. The daughter of David Foster — who was invited as a guest to the nuptials in Italy — dished on the details on Thursday’s episode of her “The World’s First Podcast.” She revealed none of the couple’s 200 guests signed non-disclosure…
Read MoreWhich month's the least expensive to get married in?
(NEXSTAR) — With the average wedding cost staying relatively in the same ballpark as it has been since before the pandemic, couples planning their big days have never needed to be more selective about things like venues and days of the week. While the average cost for a 2025 wedding is $33,000, as calculated by…
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