Blanco, TX

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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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The youngest billionaires in 2024 owe their fortune to family money, according to Forbes. It's the first time in 15 years without self-made entrants.

Here are twelve of the world's youngest billionaires — and how they got their money

Virginia State

Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

San Francisco, CA

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Laurene Powell Jobs, the billionaire widow of Apple visionary Steve Jobs, has set a new residential sale record for the city of San Francisco. 

Powell, 60, purchased a home in the Pacific Heights neighborhood for a cool $70 million, individuals with knowledge of the sale told the Wall Street Journal.  

The property wasn’t publicly listed for sale, but the sellers — Sloan Lindemann Barnett, the daughter of billionaire George L. Lindemann and Roger Barnett, chief executive of Shaklee, a health-supplement maker — initially wanted more than $100 million for it, sources told the Journal. It is sandwiched between homes owned by billionaire...

This billionaire just bought the most expensive home in San Francisco

Los Angeles, CA

Herbie J Pilato

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was like a “kid in the candy store” when it came to young interns at the software company — forcing management to ban them from being alone with the billionaire, according to a bombshell new book.

The upcoming tell-all by New York Times journalist Anupreeta Das paints an unflattering portrait of one of the world’s richest men, offering salacious details about his alleged infidelity that left his wife Melinda French Gates “seething for a long time.”

It was “not unusual for Gates to flirt with women and pursue them, making unwanted advances such as asking a Microsoft employee...

Bill Gates tell-all book claims Microsoft banned interns from being alone with ‘flirty’ mogul before divorce: ‘Kid in a candy store’

In the charmingly delightful world of astrology, you should know that each of the zodiac signs carries a specific set of traits. Those characteristics influence how individuals navigate the challenges they may meet in life. Some signs are known for their over-the-top boldness. These are the people who usually have such a strong willingness to face conflicts head-on.

3 Zodiac Signs That Hate Confrontation

Many products often come and go while others remain constant for generations. But what makes one product better than another? Certain items that were once hugely popular, thought to be able to withstand the test of time, have only faded away, becoming just a distant memory for some of us, regaling younger generations with tales of “remember when”.

America’s Oldest Continuously Sold Product Has Been Around Since Before the Revolutionary War

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

The Forward

(JTA) — On Friday, for the third time since September, Timothy Reif found himself standing in the New York District Attorney’s Office to accept a modernist drawing that the Nazis looted from his family. With him in the room was a relative of another family that survived the Nazis and that — in an unusual...

Another Nazi-looted Schiele painting has been returned to heirs of ‘Cabaret’ inspiration Fritz Grünbaum

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

When it comes to the personalities of humans, some zodiac signs are known mostly for their resilience. They possess the ability to shoulder their burdens alone. It could be due to their natural strength or determination. There could be many different reasons as to why these signs are so stoic in nature. These signs somehow make it through life's challenges with a steadfast resolve.

3 Zodiac Signs That Bear the Burden Alone

In honor of Parkinson’s awareness month, hosts Sonika Garcia and Brad Davidson are joined by Howard Lenn, EVP, Executive Creative Director at Havas Health Plus, to discuss his team’s approach to the work on the “The Kama Sutra of Parkinson’s,” ParkinSex. Couples that include someone with Parkinson’s are more likely to separate than couples that don’t. Howard talks about the massive strain Parkinson’s puts on intimacy, prior to any touching, where one is feeling performance-related shame and/or struggling to communicate wants and needs. The love is there, and ParkinSex puts the focus on practicing intimacy.

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The co-founder of movie ticket firm Fandango left a heart-wrenching suicide note confessing he “can’t explain the pain” — before leaping to his death from a luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan, law enforcement sources said Thursday.

“So sorry. I can’t explain the pain of f— up this much. I love you all,” J. Michael Cline wrote in the letter, with some apparent missing words, the sources confirmed.

The 64-year-old “serial entrepreneur” and father of six left the devastating final message, first reported by TMZ, in Room 28 of the Kimberly Hotel on East 50th Street near Lexington Avenue, sources said.

Cline jumped from...

Fandango founder left heartbreaking suicide note before jumping from NYC luxury hotel: ‘I can’t explain the pain’

Citadel boss Ken Griffin has bought a waterfront estate in the exclusive St. Tropez for more than $90 million, adding to his string of properties.

Billionaire Ken Griffin bought a $90 million St. Tropez home and a $45 million dinosaur skeleton. Here are 6 of his most eye-popping purchases.

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Orlando, FL

Last week Suzanne Hinn filed for divorce for the second time from televangelist husband Benny Hinn. Suzanne and Benny first married on August 4, 1979. Thirty years later Suzanne filed for divorce in February 2010. Three years later the couple remarried before a large audience at the Holy Land Experience...

Suzanne Hinn Files for Divorce Again from Televangelist Benny Hinn

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Biber & Beirut Talk Birthdays at the Next PRINT Book Club

At the next PRINT Book Club, architect James Biber and designer Michael Beirut will join Debbie Millman and Steven Heller to discuss their new book, The...

Biber & Beirut Talk Birthdays at the Next PRINT Book Club

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