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On Monday, December 5, Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli and model Bella Hadid were among the winners at the London Fashion Awards. At the annual ceremony, Piccioli, the creative director of the Italian luxury brand, was chosen designer of the year. Hadid, a frequent face on the catwalks of Milan, Paris, London, and New York, was named model of the year. …

On December 4, Bob McGrath, who was most remembered for his role as one of the original human actors on Sesame Street, passed away. He had been ill for some time. He was 90. On McGrath’s Facebook page, his family members broke the news of his passing to friends and followers. It was announced today that our father, Bob McGrath, …

Prince William received US President Joe Biden at Boston’s waterfront on December 2, the last day of a visit by British royals attempting to draw attention to environmental issues. On their first overseas tour since assuming the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales upon Queen Elizabeth’s death in September, William and his wife, Kate, strove to keep the attention …

“When the stakes are this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear the tale from us?” Meghan, Duchess of Sussex asks in a trailer for the Netflix documentary series on Prince Harry and his wife, which was launched on December 1st. The first footage from the highly anticipated documentary was released in advance of the series’ anticipated premiere next …

According to a statement released by Parlement Technologies on Thursday, December 1, the parent company of the social media platform Parler and American artist Kanye West, now known as Ye, have mutually agreed to terminate the sale of Parler. Mid-November, this decision was made in the best interest of all parties, the corporation said in a statement. “Parler will continue …

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan delivered his first National Day address as the nation’s leader, stating that the 51st UAE National Day is a day to reflect on the past, consider the present, and look to the future with hope, optimism, and confidence, according to the state news agency WAM. Care for our citizens and opening up …

People with firsthand knowledge said that Facebook owner Meta reached out to EU antitrust officials in an attempt to settle probes into its use of consumer data and the integration of its classified ads service with its social network. According to the persons, there have been extremely basic negotiations that have made no progress to date. Meta and the European …

On Tuesday, November 29, media outlets reported that Kim Kardashian and Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, had negotiated a divorce settlement that includes joint custody of their four children and the division of their real estate holdings. The New York Post said that despite having shared custody of their children, aged 3, 4, and 6, Kardashian will earn $200,000 …

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be recognized as a “threatened” world heritage site, a United Nations panel suggested on Tuesday, November 29, citing climate change and ocean warming as major threats to the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem. Frequent bleaching occurrences pose a threat to the reef, including four over the past seven years and this year’s first occurrence during …

The American dictionary Merriam-Webster has named “gaslighting” the Word of the Year for 2022! On November 28, 2022, the online dictionary produced a list of the most frequently looked-up words, with “gaslighting” topping the list. “In our age of deception — of “fake news,” conspiracy theories, Twitter trolls, and deepfakes,” Merriam-Webster explains, “gaslighting has developed as a phrase for our …