Author: Bobby Edwards

Congratulations are in order for Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge, who married over the weekend in the South of France. The 24-year-old model and designer, who is the daughter of legendary singer Lionel Richie, exchanged vows with Grainge, 29, the son of Universal Music Group chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge, during a ceremony in Antibes, France, according to People. Richie took to her Instagram Story on Saturday to share several photos of a colorful breakfast for the bride ahead of the nuptials. Her posts also included beautiful photos of the French Riviera coastline. The wedding took place at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, Vogue reports. Ahead of her wedding, Richie…

Twitter users are dissing the remaining verified accounts after legacy blue checkmarks finally started disappearing Thursday. Twitter has undergone a series of changes since Elon Musk took over in October, and its latest move took away blue checkmarks from public figures who chose not to pay $8 a month for Twitter Blue. As the blue badges began to disappear, users campaigned to block and ignore those who pay up to keep their checkmark. A @BlockTheBlue Twitter account was created, and swiftly suspended, while a hashtag of the same name has been trending. —Twitter Verified (@verified) April 19, 2023 “Tomorrow is shaping up to be…

There was a limit to crypto’s growth this week as the market is still pricing the effects of another possible interest rate hike from the Fed. These indications led to a strengthened dollar, but halted the crypto rally of the previous week, which was spurred on when Ethereum’s “Shapella” upgrade went live.  This week’s news was a veritable feast of regulation stories in both the United States and the European Union, with the drama in Washington centered on the SEC’s ongoing crackdown on crypto businesses—1,500 to date in fact, according to a tweet on Monday by chair Gary Gensler, who is commemorating his…

RICHMOND, Va. — As part of Women’s History Month coverage, GeNienne Samuels toured Voices From The Garden The Story of Virginia Women’s Monument with Clerk of the Virginia Senate Susan Clarke Schaar. She explained what made the Virginia Women’s Monument so unique. GeNienne SamuelsWe are in the center of Voices from the Garden. Why was this so important to complete? And why is it so important not just for Richmond, but for all of Virginia? Susan Clarke SchaarWell, actually, it’s not even just Virginia. It’s the whole country. This is the only monument of this size on the grounds of…

Some $1 billion was spent for the country’s defense capability for the last 2 years, Deputy Chairman of Cabinet and Chairman of the State National Security Committee Kamchibek Tashiev said. The strength of the state depends upon army and defense capability at present, he said. “The state has spent $1 billion for defense during the last 2 years. What does this mean? These are our armed forces, military equipment for armed forces, ammunition, armament and many other. We have got weapon not worse than our states have. We have weapon other countries do not have,” Kamchibek Tashiev said. “We will…

Almost right on cue, a temperature warming trend will commence during the first week of spring across much of the eastern United States ahead of an influx of wet weather, AccuWeather meteorologists say. Spring officially began at 5:24 p.m. EDT Monday as the sun’s direct rays passed over the equator and continued their northward journey. The sun’s rays this week will be as strong as that of mid-September and those heading outdoors during periods of sunny conditions will experience weather that is comfortable to most individuals during the midday and afternoon hours. After a cold weekend that featured snow in parts of…

Balloons that appeared over Ukraine are allegedly used by Russia for surveillance. This was stated by the representative of the command of the country’s air force Yuri Ignat. “Probably these are the balloons with corner reflectors that we talked about recently. Ukrainian air defense radar observes targets that move in air currents at low speed,” said Yuriy Ignat. His words are quoted by the publication “Ukrainian Truth”. He noted that Russia allegedly uses such balls for reconnaissance and distraction of Ukrainian air defense. In February, a Chinese balloon flew over the United States. It was intended for collecting weather data. The probe flew over several military…

Russian forces are attacking in waves with air support in eastern Ukraine as Moscow’s long-anticipated spring offensive appears to be getting underway, according to a Ukrainian official. “The Russians attack in ‘waves’ with the support of aviation,” Serhiy Haidai, the governor of the eastern Donbas’ Luhansk region, posted on Telegram on Wednesday, noting that the Luhansk settlement of Belogorivka was one area where the Russians were attacking. On Tuesday, the Institute for the Study of War think tank said it maintained its assessment that Russia’s most likely cause of action was to launch “an imminent offensive effort” in the contested…

Four Florida State University online graduate programs placed among the Top 25 nationally — including two programs in the Top 5 — according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday. FSU’s information technology and criminology online graduate programs each moved up one spot to No. 5 on the list of public and private universities, while the university’s non-MBA business programs ranked No. 21 and education checked in at No. 25. “Whether our students are on campus or online, Florida State University is committed to providing an excellent education,” said Jim Clark, provost and executive vice president…

Temperatures compared with normal on the morning of Jan. 4, as seen by the European weather model. (weatherbell.com) Less than two weeks removed from a Christmastime Arctic blast for the ages, much of the eastern United States has been bathing in record warmth to kick off January. This warm spell gathered steam to begin the new year before intensifying and expanding eastward. Both Monday and Tuesday featured several dozen high-temperature records, from the South and Gulf Coast to the Midwest and Northeast. Thousands of records shattered in historic winter warm spell in Europe It’s the second pulse of springlike warmth…