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☆ A Handful of Luscious, Soapy, Sexy Romance Novels
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Olivia Waite | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It would be simpler for Riley and Clark to stay enemies if it weren’t for Danan’s signature evocation of horniness — blended here with just a soupçon of pain kink, as a treat. The sexiness is more cutting than her previous two books, with a bright acid pop that brings out the richness. For sheer defiance, you can’t beat Maria Vale’s MOLLY MOLLOY AND THE ANGEL OF DEATH (Sungrazer, 273 pp., paperback, $14.99) — a weird, adorable stunner of a romance. Molly is no stranger to Death. He absently pats her on the back when he shows up in her grandmother’s hospital room and she nearly chokes on an atomic chicken wing.

Persons: Riley, Clark, Maria Vale’s MOLLY MOLLOY, Molly, He’s, absently pats

☆ Romance Novels Brimming With Bookish Sorts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Olivia Waite | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As with Dumas’s original, the central question is: What is a life truly worth? Status and power are easy metrics, but they’re incomplete — how do you redress a lost love, or broken friendships, or shattered kinship? Quynh intends to pay back violence with violence, but Hoà helps her realize that perhaps justice looks more like claiming happiness for herself instead. In A SHOT IN THE DARK (Dell, 320 pp., paperback, $17), Victoria Lee brings us back to the here and now. She works out her homecoming jitters by hooking up with a hot trans dude at a queer club — only to discover in class the next morning that he’s actually her hot trans photography professor, Wyatt Cole.

Persons: Quynh, Hoà, Victoria Lee, Ely Cohen, he’s, Wyatt Cole, Wyatt Locations: L.A, New York

☆ Bijou Phillips files for divorce from Danny Masterson
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from embattled actor Danny Masterson, according to public records. Phillips filed a petition for divorce on Monday in Santa Barbara. Phillips has decided to file for divorce from her husband during this unfortunate time. Masterson has maintained his innocence and his lawyer Shawn Holley said in a statement following his sentencing that he plans to appeal his case. Phillips, a model and an actress, is the daughter of The Mamas & The Papas musician John Phillips and actress and singer Geneviève Waïte.

Persons: Bijou Phillips, Danny Masterson, Phillips, Masterson, Ms, ” Peter Lauzon, Shawn Holley, hadn’t, Fianna, John Phillips, Geneviève Waïte, She’s, ” Organizations: CNN Locations: Santa Barbara, Las Vegas

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Danny Masterson, days after the former “That '70s Show” star was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two rape convictions. Phillips, a 43-year-old actor, filed a petition in Santa Barbara Superior Court on Monday to end her nearly 12-year marriage to the 47-year-old Masterson, according to the court's website. An attorney for Phillips did not respond to emails, and a representative for Masterson declined comment. Political Cartoons View All 1169 ImagesIn a letter to the judge prior to Masterson's sentencing, Phillips praised him as a husband and father. Kutcher and Kunis apologized after their own letters to the judge seeking leniency for Masterson became public and spurred criticism.

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After being rushed in an ambulance to a hospital, the 15-month-old girl died from a fentanyl overdose. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesIn California, where the Legislature has failed to pass such laws, prosecutors in at least three counties are turning to drunk driving laws to charge parents whose children die from fentanyl overdose. Last month, a Maine woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter after her 14-month-old son’s fentanyl overdose. Prosecutors say the parents, like drunk drivers, knew fentanyl can injure or kill people. The boyfriend and girlfriend were charged with murder after their toddler died of a fentanyl overdose in June 2020.

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☆ Heloc vs Home Equity Loan: When Are They a Good Idea?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Aly J. Yale | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +10 min

And might a home-equity loan or Heloc work for your financial needs? How home-equity loans and Helocs workHome-equity loans and Helocs—home equity lines of credit—are tools for borrowing from your home equity, or the portion of your property you actually own. To use a home-equity loan or Heloc, you need to start with a good amount of equity. Lenders generally require that you maintain at least 20% equity in the home after taking out a home-equity loan or Heloc. “With a home-equity loan or Heloc—depending on the amount of equity you have in the home—much higher amounts are available.”Home-equity loan or Heloc?

Persons: Aly J, Jeff Levinsohn, Helocs, “ We’ve, ”, Susan Waite, don’t, Zillow, Alex Madonna, Louis, ” Levinsohn, Kyle Enright, ” Madonna Organizations: Yale, Point Breeze Credit Union, Center for Joint Housing Studies, Mortgage, Association, New, ”, Federal Reserve Bank of St, “ Locations: Hunt Valley, Md, “

☆ Romance Novels That Celebrate the Hard Work of Love
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Olivia Waite | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At the start, Miriam is estranged from her absent husband, worried about the rent and sweating from the work of excavating her neighbor Ms. Candice’s hidden cash box. Romance loves a house as a metaphor, and here Miri uses her winnings to renovate the run-down family property her husband, Leo, inherited. In return, Leo promises to sign divorce papers as soon as the repair work is complete. Secretly, he’s hoping to use the time to win Miri back. So he makes every decision about the house with Miri’s tastes in mind: faucets, countertops, a shed for her alone.

Persons: Jodie Slaughter’s, Griffin, Miriam, Leo, he’s Organizations: WIN, Miri Locations: Miri

☆ Public and Private Lives, Playing Out in Four Sultry Romance Novels
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Olivia Waite | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An emotional reactionary, he was bumping right up against the on-page shenanigans limit for me. But he was her coward.” This line changes nothing except the reader’s perspective — but that perspective is all-important. Bashir might have the money — and the yachts, and the hotels — but the book gives Yusra the right of claiming. Lily Chu’s two most recent books, last year’s THE STAND-IN (Sourcebooks Casablanca, 384 pp. paperback, $14.99) and THE COMEBACK (Sourcebooks Casablanca, 400 pp., paperback, $16.99), also star wealthy heroes, but here, the heroines are the ones who are up to shenanigans.

Persons: Bashir, He’s, Yusra, Lily Chu’s, Sourcebooks Locations: Casablanca, Sourcebooks Casablanca

☆ Three Summery, Swoonworthy New Romance Novels
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Olivia Waite | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Estrada women are no ordinary florists, however: They grow magical blooms used for truth serums, memory removers and dangerous, desirable love potions. Soon Harlow is caught up in the delivery of a bonding bouquet for an older couple, and flirting with the bouquet customer’s attractive, mysterious grandson. It’s hilarious at the start, heartbreaking toward the end, and full of places you want to dive into and never leave. These are simple questions, but they are simple the way a blade is simple, and Cervantes makes their edge palpable. Perfect for flaying open your heart on a summer afternoon, with a glass of something cool to soothe the sting.

Persons: Estrada, Harlow, Ben, it’s, we’ve, Cervantes

Card 5 of 9New mysteries offer plenty of suspense. Background Image: In this illustration, a figure lies on a beach on a striped towel, a book over their eyes. On the left is a figure who recalls Sherlock Holmes. He is wearing a hat and smoking a pipe, and bending down to peer at the sand through a magnifying glass.

☆ A Bouquet of Fresh, Sweet Spring Romance Novels
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Olivia Waite | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A romance novel is a high-wire act: It’s all about balance. If characters are yearning, there must be something keeping them apart. Not only do Nisha and Elias already know each other when the novel begins — they’ve been teammates for years — but they’re also best friends. If they said “I love you,” nobody would find it strange, but nobody would hear the real meaning, either. So I guess I’ll give this dating app a try — want to help me build a profile?”

☆ A meteorite crashed in Maine. A museum there is offering a $25,000 prize for whoever finds it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum wants a piece of the rare meteorite for its collection. The unusually bright fireball could be seen in broad daylight around noon Saturday, said Darryl Pitt, chair of the meteorite division at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel. It's the first time radar spotted a meteorite fall in Maine, the space agency said. The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum wants to add to its collection, which includes moon and Mars rocks, Pitt said, so the first meteorite hunters to deliver a 1-kilogram (2.2-pound) specimen will claim the $25,000 prize. Pitt said the museum is also looking to purchase any other specimens found by meteorite hunters.

They had hoped to represent a much larger class of artists who filed termination notices with UMG. A provision of U.S. copyright law allows artists to terminate agreements to transfer their copyrights and reclaim them after decades in some circumstances. Kaplan said Friday that the musicians could not represent a broader class of artists who sent termination notices to UMG with effective dates between 2013 and 2031. A related lawsuit filed against Sony Music by musicians including former New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been paused since 2021 for settlement discussions. The UMG case is Waite v. UMG Recordings Inc, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No.

☆ Convicted ax murderer sentenced to life for killing step-grandfather in Wisconsin
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

SPARTA, Wis. — A judge sentenced a Wisconsin man to life plus 120 years in prison Wednesday for killing his step-grandfather with an ax and injuring two other people during an altercation at the step-grandfather’s home. Waite and his brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Margaret Waite, returned home to find Aspseter on the property. Bernard Waite told him to leave. An enraged Aspseter then hit Bernard and Michael Waite with the ax, striking both of them in the head, and struck Margaret Waite in the arm. Aspseter then shot himself in the throat with a rifle, called 911 and confessed to killing Bernard Waite, according to the complaint.

Broadly, indexes were suffering as data showed U.S. services industry activity unexpectedly picked up in November, with employment rebounding, offering more evidence of underlying momentum in the economy. In other economic data this week, investors will also monitor weekly jobless claims, producer prices and the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey for more clues on the health of the U.S. economy. It was weighed by U.S. natural gas futures slumping more than 8% on Monday, as the outlook dimmed due to forecasts for milder weather and the delayed restart of the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant. EQT Corp (EQT.N), one of the largest U.S. natural gas producers, led declines with a 7.1% drop. Although bank profits are typically boosted by rising interest rates, they are also sensitive to concerns about bad loans or slowing loan growth amid an economic downturn.

Data showed U.S. services industry activity unexpectedly picked up in November, with employment rebounding, offering more evidence of underlying momentum in the economy. "Right now it's more of an issue of watching the Fed and they are going to need to tighten and longer than needed." Investors see an 89% chance that the U.S. central bank will increase interest rates by 50 basis points next week, with the rates peaking in May 2023. All major Wall Street indexes notched a second straight week of gains last week, with the S&P 500 rising 1.13%, the Dow gaining 0.24% and the Nasdaq climbing 2.1%. The S&P index recorded four new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 54 new highs and 39 new lows.

[1/2] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 21, 2022. Energy was the only major S&P 500 sector eying gains for the year, surging around 58%. Travel stocks including American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH.N) fell 0.5% and 1.2%, respectively. Keeping declines on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) and S&P 500 (.SPX) in check was a 5.8% jump in Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) after Bob Iger's return as chief executive to the entertainment giant. The S&P index recorded eight new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 68 new highs and 156 new lows.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"This is a direct result of higher interest rates offered by the banks looking very attractive compared to other risk assets. Bank of NY Mellon Corp (BK.N) also benefited from higher rates, sending its shares up 6.1%. Overall, higher rates boosted interest incomes for lenders in the third quarter but turbulent markets choked off dealmaking and banks set aside more funds to brace for an economic slowdown. read moreThe S&P 500 banks index (.SPXBK) was up 3.8%. All the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes were higher with technology (.SPLRCT), communication services (.SPLRCL) and consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD) leading with near 3% gains each.

☆ China's climate push could spawn new global players, even if Beijing falls short on its pledge
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

China aims to reach peak carbon emissions in 2030. Two years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping formally announced the world's second largest economy would strive for peak carbon emissions in 2030, and carbon neutrality in 2060. Emerging leader in offshore wind? The U.K. and the rest of Europe are each expected to add about 10 gigawatts of offshore wind power in the next three years, according to IEEFA Research. Overenthusiastic measures to force local areas to cut carbon emissions last year resulted in a power shortage that disrupted factory production.

☆ 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' actor Ryan Grantham sentenced to life in prison for killing his mother
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Canadian actor Ryan Grantham was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing his mother in March 2020. He will be eligible for parole after serving 14 years, a spokesperson for the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver said. Prosecutors said Grantham, who starred in "Riverdale" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," shot and killed his mother while she was playing piano at their home. Instead of committing these acts, Grantham drove to Vancouver police and admitted to killing his mother, the newspaper reported. Johnson said at the time of the murder, Grantham was dealing with untreated mental health challenges including a major depressive order.

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