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From coworkers to so much more! Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles took fans by surprise with their whirlwind romance, which began when they met on the set of Don’t Worry Darling. The duo made headlines when they were photographed holding hands at Styles’ manager’s wedding in January 2021. A source exclusively told Us Weekly at the time that the twosome sparked a connection when they started working together. “Harry and Olivia had chemistry almost instantaneously on set,” the insider said. “It was only a matter of time before they got together.” Wilde’s romance with the British singer came two months…

The lower house of the Russian parliament on Thursday passed a bill banning foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers.The bill adopted by the State Duma mandates that only married Russian citizens or single Russian women who cannot give birth to a child for medical reasons will be able to use the services of surrogate mothers.Commercial surrogacy is legal in Russia, but religious groups have criticized the practice as too commercial and linked it to crime.Vyacheslav Volodin, the parliament speaker, said Thursday’s decision was made in order to protect Russian children. According to Volodin, writing on Telegram last week, about 45,000…

Photo: Courtesy of Shoichi AokiMadeMe by Erin Magee is widely known as the saucy downtown streetwear brand, capturing the hearts of girls like Lourdes Leon, Paloma Elsesser, and Princess Nokia. Now she’s launched handbags and partnered with an equally radical magazine on the campaign—an international meeting of the minds. The Trinity, a rounded shoulder bag that recalls ’90s Christian Dior shapes, makes its debut in photos in collaboration with Fruits, a street style magazine created in 1997 by photographer Shoichi Aoki that chronicled the wild and experimental looks of Japanese youth in Tokyo’s Harajuku district. Photo: Courtesy of Shoichi AokiPhoto: Courtesy of…

The Reddit community recently took a strong stand: It told a fellow Redditor that she was wrong for telling her teenage son that he had “ruined” the holidays this year for her and that he could not spend Christmas with his dad, as he told her he intended to do.Sharing that she is divorced, Reddit user Aita657995460 took to the “Am I the A*****e” subreddit on Nov. 18 in a post titled, “AITA for telling my son that he ruined Christmas for me and his stepdad when he decided to spend it with his dad?”The Redditor said that she and…

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer was unanimously re-elected Thursday as the Senate Democratic Leader after the party defied historic expectations and expanded its majority in the 2022 midterm elections. Senate Democrats met behind closed doors at the Capitol to choose their leadership team for the new Congress that begins in January. Schumer will continue to lead Democrats as Congress transitions to divided government, with Republicans set to take control of the House come January. As Senate majority leader, Schumer has a demonstrated record of pushing President Biden’s legislative priorities through the Senate, even enlisting bipartisan support for major bills and recruiting quality…

Mortgage rates dipped again this week, dropping for the fourth week in a row. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.33% in the week ending December 8, down from 6.49% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago, the 30-year fixed rate was 3.10%. Mortgage rates have risen throughout most of 2022, spurred by the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented campaign of hiking interest rates in order to tame soaring inflation. But mortgage rates have tumbled in the last couple of weeks, following reports that indicated inflation may have finally reached its peak. The rate drops come amid concerns over lackluster…

The Green Party of Manitoba is planning to elect a new leader March 26. The party has laid out the rules for the campaign to replace James Beddome, who announced in the spring he would not seek another term.Party members are to vote online and by mail-in ballot, and leadership hopefuls have to put up a $200 entry fee.Candidates have until Feb. 24 to sign up members eligible to vote in the contest.The Greens have never won a seat in the legislature but have seen their vote share increase since Beddome became leader in 2008. Beddome also increased the number of candidates…

A shootout in border city of Nuevo Laredo Wednesday has left one Mexican soldier and seven suspected members of a cartel dead, officials said. Tamaulipas Police said the servicemen in the area were shot at, with one death and seven additional soldiers wounded. CARTEL LEADER’S ARREST IN MEXICAN BORDER CITY NUEVO LAREDO CAUSES VIOLENCE, FORCES SCHOOLS TO CANCEL CLASSESSeven of the attackers were also killed in the firefight. The exchange of gunfire took place just three miles south of the U.S. border and is only the latest of a string of violent incidents in the area. Last month, the U.S. Consulate issued advisories for…

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LIMA: Peru’s ousted former president faces a court hearing on Thursday (Dec 8) over his arrest while also being investigated for rebellion, as his replacement holds meetings at the presidential palace following a day of high drama that shocked the region. Pedro Castillo’s swift fall from power on Wednesday came after congressional lawmakers voted overwhelming to remove the deeply unpopular leader after his effort to dissolve Congress and rule by decree was thwarted earlier in the day. Castillo was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges of “rebellion and conspiracy,” according to prosecutors, at the same time he had been facing separate…