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☆ She set out to find a husband in a year. Then she matched with a guy on a dating app on the other side of the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

He quickly found the Wellington dating pool to be full of people he vaguely knew – friends of friends or old college acquaintances. The whole thing was quite surreal, made only more so by the fact that Samantha had now met Toby’s parents before she’d actually met Toby in person. When Samantha returned to London, Toby was in a bad way. “But we were spending 24/7 together.”Samantha says the decision was obvious “pretty much as soon as we met in real life.”In time, Toby met Samantha’s family. Telling the story on stageSamantha first told the story of how she met Toby on stage in 2018.

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☆ Here's how the stock market can build on its best week of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

These two points blunted anything that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell had to say and that was all it took to have the best week in the stock market of the year. He's the union president, which contributes to investor ennui given how unions have produced minus signs in the stock market wherever they prey. But yields looked to break out the wrong way for the stock market for certain. We didn't realize that yields could be peaking: 6% was beckoning on the long end of the bond market yield curve. All I can tell you is that the Apple selling last Friday morning was relentless from 4 a.m.

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Here are the meanings of the 10 hardest words that have also been used in Times articles. — A Taiwan Museum Featuring All of Asia (Oct. 6, 2016)5. tactual — related to touch:“This is something you can learn so quickly,” she said. “You may not become an Olympic rider that fast, but it is a skill you can gain competence in so quickly as opposed to other sports. It’s amazing in terms of the tactual sense. — As Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore, Ukraine Builds a Case of Ecocide Against Russia (Aug. 17, 2023)The list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: Hahn’s, Sue Williams, Lisa Yuskavage, Judith Linhares, Dana Schutz, Heidi Hahn, Jack Hanley, ”, Kan, tantara, arhat, tactual, “, lunula, gigue, — Katherine Hoffman, Dr, Kerner, cetacean, Goldin Organizations: “ Star, Christian, Taiwan, Dolphins, Ecocide Locations: Lawrence, Edo, Japan, —, Asia, Florida, Ukraine

☆ Transmitting Shakespeare to the Next Generation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Christopher Kuo | More About Christopher Kuo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a recent Wednesday, a dozen members of the cast of “Camelot” gathered in a circle in a rehearsal room in the basement of Lincoln Center Theater. As Philippe began speaking, Matthews squinted his eyes shut and silently mouthed the words. “Even now I curse the day——” Philippe said before he was quickly cut off by Matthews, who jabbed a finger in the air. “You went down on ‘day,’” Matthews said, referring to Philippe’s incorrect inflection. Over the next two hours, Matthews paced the room coaching the group through monologues from “Julius Caesar,” “Henry IV” and “Macbeth,” interrupting a performer to correct the pronunciation of “doth,” or to help find the “internal shape” in a text.

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☆ Rublev downs Fritz to reach Monte Carlo Masters final
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Monte Carlo Masters - Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France - April 15, 2023 Russia's Andrey Rublev celebrates after winning his semi-final match against Taylor Fritz of the U.S. REUTERS/Eric GaillardApril 15 (Reuters) - Andrey Rublev moved into his third Masters final after fighting back from a set down in Monte Carlo to beat American Taylor Fritz 5-7 6-1 6-3 at the picturesque Court Rainier III on Saturday. The pair have met regularly in Masters tournaments and Fritz had the upper hand with a three-match win streak against Rublev, but it was the Russian who prevailed in an encounter that was suspended for nearly two hours in the final set due to rain. Very tough for me mentally to play against him," fifth seed Rublev told reporters. Rublev had the opportunity to serve for the set but Fritz converted his fourth consecutive break point to take the opener as his rattled Russian opponent requested a bathroom break before the second set. Although Fritz saved three match points on serve, Rublev served for the match in the next game to move into the final where he will meet either Jannik Sinner or Holger Rune.

The U.S. House’s Jan. 6 committee has performed its task with a dignity that verges on parody. They are doing criminal referrals while Rome burns. I think the criminal referrals are completely appropriate and, if anything, fail to capture the true scope of his malfeasance. He said as much himself in response to the Jan. 6 committee referral. One of the strongest grounds for prosecuting Trump for Jan. 6 is that only accountability will prevent something like it from happening again.

☆ I spent hours exploring 2 virtual worlds in Walmart's new shopping metaverse. It provided a relaxing pace, but I decided I'd rather shop the store in person.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

My final verdict is that the Walmart metaverse is not for me. There's an incredible amount of freedom to explore these virtual worlds at your own pace. Yet that left me ambling aimlessly from one virtual stone pathway to another. I could feel my eyes glazing over as I neared my third hour in the metaverse. Justice Scales and books and wooden gavel - stock photo krisanapong detraphiphat / Getty Images

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