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When I was ghostwriting full-time, I produced twenty books in fourteen years. Thanks to a suggestion from my literary agent, I realized a ghostwriter might make a great heroine—they’re under tremendous pressure, often while adjacent to the fame machine—so Mari Hawthorn, the ghostwriter at the center of my debut novel The Last Days of The Midnight Ramblers was born. Mari is a cash-strapped ghost who lands a gig writing for Anke Berben, legendary model and style icon most famous for her romances with three members of classic rock band the Midnight Ramblers—not to mention, Anke might have had a role…

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Wells Fargo President and CEO Charlie Scharf attends The Future of Everything presented by The Wall Street Journal at Spring Studios in New York City, on May 17, 2022.Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesWells Fargo said Thursday one of its primary regulators has lifted a key penalty tied to its 2016 fake accounts scandal.The bank said in a release that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency terminated a consent order that forced it to revamp how it sells its retail products and services.Shares of the bank jumped more than 6% on the news.Wells Fargo, one…

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(Image credit: Inn at Rancho Santa Fe)Not to bash my city, but sometimes, the best part of living in L.A. is leaving L.A. Why? Because there are so many amazing destinations just a short car ride away. Los Angeles certainly has a lot of things going for it, but there’s no harm in exploring your surroundings. For instance, if you head 90 miles north, you’ll arrive at what Travel + Leisure calls the best resort in all of California: San Ysidro Ranch. Or you can go 110 miles south and hit up the newly renovated Inn at Rancho Santa Fe,…

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Noggin is shuttering. The Nickelodeon subscription-based streaming app will shut down after Paramount Global laid off the entire team behind the platform. According to Kidscreen, the service which houses titles ranging from Blue’s Clues and Dora the Explorer to PAW Patrol and Peppa Pig is going to move its programming over Paramount+ under the Nick Jr. banner. Targeting the two-to-seven-year-old demo, Noggin had 2.5 million subscribers as of 2019, four years after its launch in 2015. The service housed over a thousand educational games, videos, and books in its digital library. Some of this content will go without a home when…

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Keane have announced a special 20th anniversary edition of their debut album ‘Hopes And Fears’ – find all the details below. Released in 2004, the original version of the record includes the hit singles ‘Somewhere Only We Know’, ‘Everybody’s Changing’ and ‘Bedshaped’. The LP hit Number One in the UK, and earned the group a BRIT Award for British Album Of The Year in 2005. Today (February 16), it has been confirmed that Keane will mark the two-decade milestone of ‘Hopes And Fears’ by sharing a remastered version of their debut on May 10 – exactly 20 years on from…

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Apple on Thursday announced the arrival of new “spatial games” that are designed to work on the company’s recently launched Apple Vision Pro headset. These games are designed to run on visionOS and are available to Apple Arcade subscribers, according to the company. Users will be able to interact with these games using hand gestures, while viewing elements in an immersive mode that uses augmented reality (AR) technology. Meanwhile, a total of 250 non-spatial titles can also be accessed on the mixed reality headset.The iPhone maker has announced that 12 new spatial games are now available on the Vision Pro via…

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Above some parts of Antarctica, there is a curious negative greenhouse effectimageBROKER.com GmbH & Co. KG / Alamy Rising concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide have led to a “negative greenhouse effect” above parts of Antarctica, but this slight cooling effect could reverse as the air becomes more humid alongside rising temperatures. Greenhouse gases like CO2 and methane heat the planet by trapping radiation from its surface. However, in certain rare circumstances they can have a cooling effect, where the atmosphere radiates more heat out into space from its warm upper layers than it traps nearer to… Read the original…

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Disney+ has released the first trailer for its upcoming animated series X-Men ’97, and it feels like a blast from the past for fans of the animated series that aired in the 90s. Its story picks up from where the old series left off, with the trailer showing how the team makes an effort to work together after the death of Professor X who was seriously injured by the end of the Saturday morning cartoon. That means viewers can expect the same roster of mutants from the original show, including Cyclops as team leader, Wolverine, Jean Grey, Beast, Storm, Rogue,…

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Man, it’s good to have So Help Me Todd back. The CBS dramedy was a hit in its freshmen run, with viewers enthralled with the ongoing mischief between a mother and son who worked incredibly well together despite their constant bickering. And I’m happy to report that lovable bickering was back in spades during So Help Me Todd Season 2 Episode 1, which saw Margaret and Todd working a case Margaret was desperate to score. The So Help Me Todd Season 1 finale ended with quite the bang when Harry showed up after his Icelandic sabbatical,…

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HELSINKI — India is planning up to 30 launches over a 15-months period, indicating the ambition for a significant rise in both civil and commercial launch activities. The launch plans are a mix of scientific, commercial, user-funded and technology demonstration missions across the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023-24 and the fiscal year 2024-25. Seven test launches will serve India’s Gaganyaan human spaceflight project, with nine others under the aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).  Another 14 launches are dedicated to India’s nascent commercial space sector and arranged by the New Space India Limited (NSIL). Seven will consist…

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A screen displays the company logo for Toast Inc. during the company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2021. Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersToast, maker of restaurant management software, said on Thursday it will let go of 550 employees, about 10% of its workforce. The company also reported fourth-quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations.Several technology companies have instituted layoffs in 2024. On Wednesday Cisco said it would eliminate 4,000 jobs as sales declined and clients became even more cautious about spending.Toast’s shares were initially up as much as 16% after hours but…

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In this photo illustration the DraftKings logo seen displayed on a smartphone.Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesDraftKings on Thursday posted quarterly results that missed Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom line, but it increased its revenue by 44%.Here’s what DraftKings reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, according to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv:Loss per share: 10 cents vs. expected profit of 8 centsRevenue: $1.23 billion vs. $1.24 billion expectedThe sports betting company saw a 44% increase in revenue year-over-year. DraftKings recently launched its Sportsbook product in Maine and Vermont,…

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This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump next to a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022.Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesShares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. jumped 16% on Thursday after the special purpose acquisition company announced Wednesday night that it is close to completing its proposed merger with Trump Media and Technology Group, former President Donald Trump’s social media company.The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement for DWAC’s combination with Trump’s media group to be effective after markets closed Wednesday.DWAC said that…

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“The Club” by Jarek Steele The club is situated in a warehouse district near downtown St. Louis, a low building with turn-of-the-century brickwork that looks like every other low brick building in the city, surrounded by weedy parking lots and rusty chain link fences. When my friend Steven invited me to soak in the hot tub with him there, I had to Google it to make sure it was what I thought it was. Honestly, I’d thought that bathhouses were a relic of the Time Before, when men ducked into gay saunas to have anonymous sex without the fear of…

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Are you having trouble finding the right cologne? Even if you already have a favorite, consider Nautica. I certainly have. Nautica is an ocean-themed lifestyle brand. Their cologne line focuses on a range of smells suitable for active, outdoor lifestyles, especially near the ocean, which, as we know, is a powerful draw for the head and the heart. Most of their smells work equally well in formal settings as some of the finest colognes for men. I went through their catalog and tested many of their products to find the ones I like most. Keep reading for my thoughts on…

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