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Taking their relationship to the next level. Taika Waititi and girlfriend Rita Ora fell in love after deciding to “complicate” their friendship, according to the director. “[This is the] first photo [from] the night we met four years ago,” the Thor: Ragnarok director wrote via Instagram in February 2022 alongside a snapshot of him and the singer grinning, while posing with one leg against a wall. “We’ve been mates ever since. Then a year ago we decided to ‘complicate’ things but it just got easier. Happy Valentines Day to my bestie.” Waititi and Ora were first linked in early 2021,…

A second moose has been saved from being trapped in a wire fence in B.C. this week. This time the rescue was near Kispiox Valley, just north of Hazelton, B.C., when a family spotted the moose in the brush in distress Wednesday.Cecilia Wilson said her husband, brother and father, Darryl, Arlin and Elvis, worked to free the baby moose in knee-deep snow.Wilson caught the encounter on video.“Come on moose. Stand up moose,” Wilson said in the video. “Get up, there you go. Yes!”Wilson said as soon as the bay moose was free, the mother came charging toward the family. “When…

CNN  —  The Supreme Court did not disclose its longstanding financial ties with former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff even as it touted him as an expert who independently validated its investigation into who leaked the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. The court’s inquiry, released last week with Chertoff’s endorsement, failed to identify who was responsible for the unprecedented leak. The decision to keep the relationship with Chertoff quiet is a reflection of a pattern of opacity at the nation’s highest court, whose rulings affect every American. CNN has learned from sources familiar with the arrangements that the court…

As the polls opened for the second round of the Czech presidential elections on Friday, the leading candidate Petr Pavel found himself at the centre of a bizarre disinformation incident.Multiple Czech news outlets and social media users said they received emails announcing the former general had suddenly died the night before the election.The email included a link to a website nearly identical to Pavel’s official one, and the people behind this strange announcement even went as far as to write an obituary for the candidate.Petr Pavel said the level of disinformation had hit a new low: “Yes, I’m alive. I never thought…

Vintage fashion is having a major moment—both on and off the red carpet—especially the rarest runway pieces. Whether it’s Kim Kardashian’s contentious Met Gala moment in Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday Mr. President” gown, or Rihanna announcing her pregnancy in a Karl Lagerfeld-designed Chanel jacket from the fall 1996 collection, the A-listers are currently all about trophy archive. The most recent star to develop a taste for rare vintage? Rita Ora, who can be seen wearing a 1987 wedding gown by Yves Saint Laurent in her new video. Photo: Erik MelvinIn the video for her new track “You Only Love Me,” the…

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. Watch wage inflation Be wary of Intel readthrough Don’t sell Salesforce 1. Watch wage inflation Stocks rose on Friday after the U.S. Commerce Department released its monthly personal consumption expenditures price index — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric — showing a 4.4% increase for December. That’s the slowest annual uptick since October 2021. But that doesn’t mean the battle with inflation is over. While layoffs have hit the tech industry hard, for retail stores…

C+Charge aims to provide massive benefits to electric vehicle (EV) owners, allowing them to participate in the green revolution while also earning carbon credits. The system allows users to access electronic wallets where they can store the blockchain network’s token CCHG, which can be used to settle EV charging fees.An Introduction to C+Charge Launched in 2022, C+Charge is a blockchain-based platform that provides significant benefits for electric vehicle owners. The platform is looking to build a network of charging stations where EV owners can easily charge their cars and enjoy several incentives. The developers of this platform understand the potential for EVs…

A New York federal court on Friday unveiled an indictment charging three men on murder-for-hire and money laundering charges for plotting the assassination of a U.S. citizen targeted by the Iranian government.All three men, associated with an Eastern European criminal organization, are in custody and will stand trial in the U.S., Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed. The Department of Defense has not named the victim, though Fox News confirmed the individual is Masih Alinejad, who was the target of a 2021 kidnapping plot that was foiled by the FBI. “The Victim is a journalist, author and human rights activist, residing in Brooklyn, New York,…

CNN  —  A federal judge on Friday delayed the contempt of Congress trial for former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro, likely for months, to allow for additional pre-trial debate over the role executive privilege could play when the case goes to a jury. Over the course of a nearly two-hour hearing Friday, US District Judge Amit Mehta grilled Justice Department prosecutors on the position the department has taken, in previous internal Office of Legal Counsel opinions, that close aides to a president can be immune from congressional subpoenas. The trial had been scheduled to begin on Monday. With the questions…

FIRST ON FOX – The husband of Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife was spotted Friday shaving his beard in his yard in Kissimmee, Florida, one day after his former tenant appeared in court, charged with Bridegan’s murder.Mario Fernandez, 35, wearing shorts and a burgundy shirt, was shaving his beard in front of his condominium.At one point, he crouched down in the driveway as he trimmed his facial hair with an electric razor, before going back inside.FLORIDA POLICE, STATE ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE ARREST IN MURDER OF MICROSOFT EXECUTIVE JARED BRIDEGAN It is the first time he’s been spotted since his former tenant, Henry Tenon,…