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Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Sabrina Phillips celebrated her divorce with a lavish party with friends in Miami. Ashley Huff Sabrina Phillips separated from her husband after about three years of marriage.To celebrate her divorce, she threw a $30,000 “divorce party” for 18 family and friends.During a mock liberation ceremony, Philip used a slingshot to launch his wedding ring into the ocean. This essay is based on a conversation with Sabrina Phillips. It has been edited for length and clarity.I never expected it to be so emotional, but the highlight of my divorce party…
Milwaukee has achieved the rare feat of hosting a major party convention during two consecutive presidential elections. It was set to host the Democratic National Convention in 2020, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, in 2024, Milwaukee residents are worried that the Republican National Convention, scheduled to be held July 15-18, will also be a disappointment, according to The Reconvobulation Arena, a Milwaukee-based online publication. Cities typically clamor for the privilege of hosting a party convention, hoping that the large number of politicians and journalists who attend will have a positive impact on their economies. One…
Kinky Friedman, the firebrand literary figure, musician, author and one-time political candidate with a penchant for self-mythologizing and a deep lover of animals whose music and writings were beloved by everyone from Bob Dylan to Bill Clinton, died Thursday at the age of 79.Born Nov. 1, 1944, Freedman first came to the music world’s attention in the early to mid-1970s with his band, Kinky Freedman and the Texas Jewboys, featuring absurdist, folksy, cowboy-inspired satire with shocking titles like “Put the Biscuits in the Oven, the Bun in Bed” and “The Ballad of Charles Whitman.”Freedman signed with Vanguard Records in the…
A death row inmate scheduled for execution in Texas this week says he is a different person than he was when he raped and murdered an 18-year-old woman in 2001.Ramiro Gonzalez, 41, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for the death of 18-year-old Bridget Townsend, who was kidnapped, raped and shot to death on Jan. 14, 2001, at a ranch in Bandera, a small town in Texas Hill Country about 40 miles northwest of San Antonio.If executed, Gonzalez would be the second person executed in Texas this year and the eighth on death row nationwide.Gonzalez’s execution was originally scheduled for…
The Texas Tech basketball team now knows where it will head in Big 12 Conference play for the 2024-25 season.The conference on Thursday announced a new 16-team opponent matrix for the Big 12 Conference, which will welcome four new members: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah, replacing Texas and Oklahoma.The men’s team will play 20 conference games, five of which will be played exclusively away, another five will be played exclusively at home and the final five will feature both home and away opponents.For the women, there will be 18 conference games, three of which will be home and away…
Defense wins championships, as the saying goes, so which teams are the hardest to score on in EA Sports College Football 25?As part of its “Rankings Week,” EA Sports will reveal the best units from upcoming video games before releasing its overall team rankings on Friday. Factors that went into determining the defensive ratings included roster size, years of game film analysis and statistics. Offensive ratings were released early Thursday.With the defensive rankings out, players should have an idea of where their favorite teams will rank when the full rankings are released later this week. The rankings for the toughest…
his From prison, Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has stepped up his criticism of Pakistani army chief Asim Munir’s drive to seize power, sources close to Khan said. The correspondence also contains new allegations about Mr Khan’s ties with Mr Muneer, alleging that Mr Khan violated an agreement with Muneer to remain neutral in Pakistani politics in exchange for accepting an appointment as army commander, according to people in contact with the jailed prime minister. Imran Khan has made fresh allegations that Asim Munir has violated an agreement to remain neutral in Pakistani politics in exchange for accepting appointment…
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Thursday that Pakistan was “proud” of its friendly ties with ally China under all circumstances, and asserted that “all arrangements” were in place for the safety of Chinese nationals working on major infrastructure projects in some restive provinces. Naqvi made the remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qi Yanjun at the Chinese Mission to the United Nations office in New York, according to Geo News. Both ministers are currently in New York to attend a UN conference. “All measures are being taken for the safety of Chinese nationals,” Naqvi said while…
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden And his Republican rival Donald Trumpare scheduled to debate on Thursday, a rare opportunity for both candidates to try to reframe the political narrative. As the Democratic incumbent, Biden has a chance to reassure voters. At 81 years old, he is competent. The mission is to lead the United States through various challenges. Meanwhile, 78-year-old President Trump moment Trying to overcome the past Felony conviction in New York And convince an audience of tens of millions that he is temperamentally fit to return to the Oval Office.Biden and Trump go into the night facing…
In recent years, when the market appears to be in a bullish phase, investors flock to growth stocks that promise capital appreciation. In a more defensive environment, they instead gravitate towards stocks with low volatility and high dividends. AT&T (T)’s recent moves suggest that this communications stock can offer a powerful combination of strong price performance and meaningful dividends. While the S&P 500 bottomed in October 2023, T actually bottomed in the summer of that year. By October, AT&T had hit a series of higher lows, confirming a shift to a bullish trend. By the end of 2023, T finally…