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Vanderpump Rules Alum Kristen Doute Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby With Fiancé Luke Broderick
Vanderpump Rules Alum Kristen Doute Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby With Fiancé Luke Broderick Raise a glass to Kristen Doute’s mom era. The Valley star and fiancé Luke Brodrick welcomed a baby girl named Kaia Lily on June 11. “She’s here, and we still can’t believe it. Luke is even hotter as a dad, and I…
Read MoreAustin's free summer music fest is growing; Hot Summer Nights plans largest-ever venue lineup
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin is known for its live music scene, but it’s also a city where people often struggle with affordability. An annual summer music festival aims to relieve some of that pressure for music venues, artists, and concert-goers alike. Hot Summer Nights will be back this year on July 24–26. It’s an admission-free…
Read MoreWhy People Are Having Fewer Kids, Even If They Want Them
People across the world have been having fewer and fewer children, and it’s not always because they don’t want them. The global fertility rate has, on average, dropped to less than half what it was in the 1960s, the United Nations has found, falling below the “replacement level” required to maintain the current population in…
Read More'The World's Toughest Canoe Race' kicks off in Texas
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – Would you be able to finish “The World’s Toughest Canoe Race”? On Friday, dozens of canoes gathered in San Marcos to begin a more than 260-mile canoe race that ends in Sea Drift, Texas that’s called the Texas Water Safari. The race starts in Spring Lake where all the canoes…
Read MoreJoJo Siwa Clarifies Her Sexuality Amid Chris Hughes Relationship
“I am not single and I don’t want to mingle,” Siwa shared on a March 2022 episode of the Rachel Uncensored Podcast. “No, I’m a loyal lady.” She’d played the field, she continued, and snagged herself a catch in Katie Mills. “Listen, I went around the block,” Siwa teased. “I tried a lot, and I…
Read MoreFor Friday the 13th, We Dare You to Check Out These Celeb Superstitions
Even superstars have superstitions. Whether it’s knocking on wood or throwing salt over the shoulder, celebrities are doing what they can to navigate the mysteries of the universe. In fact, many in Hollywood often look to astrology and numerology for guidance—even on Friday the 13th. After all, several stars were born on the so-called unlucky…
Read MoreRosa Barba Reimagines Cinematic Space With Light, Sound and Time at MoMA
When cinema emerged at the end of the 19th Century, it was among the most disruptive technological and aesthetic innovations of the modern era, radically transforming how people understood the visual world. It unleashed a new range of artistic and linguistic possibilities linked to the moving image, allowing for the documentation of reality and its…
Read MoreWhat we know about how the Texas National Guard trains for protests, what they'll bring
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he’s deploying 5,000 Texas National Guard members to cities with planned anti-Trump protests this weekend. Abbott said on social media those troops “will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order.” But how exactly the Texas National Guard will be used in cities, like…
Read MoreThirsty at Work? These Adorable Water Bottles Have You Covered
The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout. E! makes a commission on purchases. We all know how important drinking water is for your health. As a hydrated queen myself, my secret weapon to upping my water intake is bringing a reusable water bottle with me everywhere I go, especially on…
Read MoreRound Rock Juneteenth Festival plans to honor victims from last year's shooting
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — It’s been nearly a year since the deadly shooting during a Juneteenth Festival in Round Rock. Safety is on the minds of many as the event will kick off Friday for the first time since the shooting. Organizer Cluren Williams told KXAN they plan to remember the victims who died…
Read MoreEast Austin Juneteenth parade: What you need to know
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Juneteenth is coming up June 19, with various events and celebrations happening across Central Texas. The Central Texas Juneteenth Parade, organized by the Greater East Austin Youth Association (GEAYA), will begin on the corner of East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Salina Street near Oakwood Cemetery at 10 a.m., according to…
Read MoreWoman Says She Can Vomit 15 Times in an Hour Due to Rare Condition
“It can persist for months, years, or decades. Episodes may recur several times a month or several times a year,” the CVSA noted on its website. “One mother aptly described her child’s state during the episode as a ‘conscious coma.’ The symptoms are frightening to the person and family, and can be life-threatening if delayed…
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