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Pinehurst, NC

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Choosing the right place to retire involves balancing affordability, access to healthcare, and proximity to loved ones. But safety is also crucial, especially for older adults.

Lovely North Carolina City Was Just Crowned America’s Safest Place To Retire

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

San Francisco, CA

Drag brunch is great, but sometimes you want to make an evening out of it. Enter Sizzle, a brand-new drag dinner hosted by drag queen Bobby Friday and One Market chef Mark Dommen. Sizzle kicks off Friday, September 6, and will be a monthly entertainment series at One Market restaurant,...

Drag’s not just for brunch anymore at this new dinner series

Herbie J Pilato

It's been three years since beloved actress Betty Lynn passed away at 95 years old in 2021. As Thelma Lou on TV's 1960s classic sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960-68), actress Lynn was the ideal girl next door. As girlfriend to series star Don Knotts, who played Deputy Barney Fife to Griffith's lead Sheriff Andy Taylor, Lynn made Barney's heart flutter, and maybe a few home viewers too.

In Memory of 'Andy Griffith Show' Actress Betty Lynn ('Thelma Lou'): 3 Years After Her Demise

Sanrio is going all out in 2024, as this year marks a grand occasion – Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary. While there have been a host of special events and collabs to commemorate the girl-cat’s big five-o, the festivities are not over just yet. Soon, a special Hello Kitty 50th Anniversary Cafe will be opening for a limited time in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya in September through October.

Hello Kitty is opening a café in Tokyo for her 50th anniversary

A Wythenshawe pensioner is among those jailed for a cross-border people-smuggling operation.

People smugglers 'crammed' migrants in car boot

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

We all love the idea of a city that never sleeps, with late-night options for dining and dancing into the wee hours. But your enthusiasm for a nocturnal foray doesn’t count for much if the restaurant you’re aiming for isn’t even open. San Francisco tends to be...

San Franciscans don’t stay out late to eat—more so than almost any other city

The man was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition, police said.

Man, 21, found stabbed near city centre shops

The US Sun

AN AIRPORT worker has been crushed to death by a lift with horrified passengers hearing screams but unable to help. Mechanic Wisatrat Tangsoh, 22, was working at the bottom of an elevator shaft at Bangkok‘s Suvarnabhumi International Airport when the two-tonne glass cabin came crashing down. Shocked travellers heard cries of pain as they passed […]

Airport worker, 22, crushed to death by lift as horrified passengers heard his screams but couldn’t stop elevator

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with the murder of three kids after they were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with ten counts of attempted murder after the horrific knife rampage in Southport. The 17-year-old, of Banks, Lancashire, remains […]

Boy, 17, charged with murdering 3 children & critically injuring 7 others in mass stabbing at Southport dance class

A WOMAN has shared a room tour of the annexe she lives in after falling pregnant at university. Bethany, from the UK, revealed she moved into her mum’s annexe with her partner and baby to be close to her family while they sorted out their own housing. In the clip, the mum took viewers around […]

I got pregnant at uni, now I pay rent to live in my mum’s annexe with my partner & baby – our whole life’s in that room

Balasankar Narayanan, 44, is potentially violent and should not be approached, the Met Police says.

Man who is 'risk to women' flees care facility

The Standard

Tech tycoon was among six who died when superyacht sank in tornado

Mike Lynch 'tried to sell superyacht months before sinking which claimed his life'

A WOMAN in her 50s had been queuing for a fairground ride with two children when she plunged 30ft from Blackpool Central Pier. Holidaymakers watched on in horror as the woman landed on the solid wet sand below with a “huge thud” yesterday afternoon. She was left in a critical condition after tumbling through the […]

Woman in 50s was queuing with 2 kids to use rides on Blackpool Pier when she plunged 30ft through ‘open service hole’

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A Notting Hill Carnival attendee has reflected on the “amazing memories” she has had at the event over the years, including meeting her husband at an after-party.Sheyi Martins-Allen, 36, met her husband – Simon, 39 – on August 26 2012 at a Notting Hill Carnival after-party hosted by one of her friends in Maida Vale.She was 24 at the time and he was 27 and the pair bonded over London life as Mr Martins-Allen was about to start teaching in Tottenham and Mrs Martins-Allen had lived in the city all her life.She said it was a “twist of fate” they...

Londoner reflects on meeting husband at Notting Hill Carnival after-party

HEARTBREAKING tributes have been paid to a “wonderful” Brit holidaymaker who died after allegedly being assaulted by a nightclub bouncer in Gran Canaria. Scott Lacey’s devastated “partner and friends” were said to have been partying with him when the doorman put him in a chokehold known as the ‘Lion Killer’ during a night out in […]

Tributes to ‘wonderful’ Brit tourist who died after ‘bouncer put him in horror Lion Killer chokehold’ in Gran Canaria

Miami, FL

Cuffing season is around the corner—are you ready? Tinder is hosting the Miami edition of its Chaotic Singles party series at The Upside, the breezy rooftop bar of The Moxy South Beach, and you're going to want to snag a ticket if you're currently flying solo and ready to mingle.

Chaotic Singles Party X Tinder's Single Summer Series: Miami, FL

Woodinville, WA

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Seafair is over but it’s still festival and fair season. With good weather forecast for the weekend, it’s perfect for getting out of the house. There are several festivals happening around the region, covering a range of interests, from food and crafts to a logging show.

Wide Range of Festivals This Weekend

Lukasz and Agnizeszk say they "don't know what to do" ahead of their wedding day in two weeks.

Bride-to-be lost wedding dress in tower block fire

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The BFI Southbank has just launched a fancy new Balcony Bar

As well as being a great place to watch a movie, the BFI has always been a pretty decent spot to grab a South Bank snifter....

The BFI Southbank has just launched a fancy new Balcony Bar

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