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Brides, biryani and marriage multiplexes: Pakistan's wedding season heats up in cool weather
February 03, 2024 - 9:10 PM

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — There’s a scrum of people trying to get photos with the married couple at the Radiance banquet hall, and you can barely hear someone talk above the din of 400 guests tucking into biryani and chicken tikka, music and the drone whirring around the room. The bejeweled bride and her natty groom are beaming.
For families deeply divided, a summer of hot buttons begins
June 16, 2022 - 11:55 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Kristia Leyendecker has navigated a range of opposing views from her two siblings and other loved ones since 2016, when Donald Trump's election put a sharp, painful point on their political divisions as she drifted from the Republican Party of today and they didn't.
Makeup makes comeback in Mideast market as pandemic eases
November 01, 2021 - 11:15 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — While pandemic style saw people put on pajamas and their hair up in a bun, 2021 is more about mascara and lip liners — and makeup sales in the multi-billion-dollar Mideast market are beginning to improve.
Westwood ready for Torrey Pines with his wife on the bag
June 16, 2021 - 2:22 PM

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lee Westwood added an unexpected twist to his U.S. Open preparation by getting married in Las Vegas last week.
As virus engulfs India, diaspora watches with despair
April 30, 2021 - 12:29 PM

LOS ANGELES - Bad news, knowing no time zones, arrives in a jarring burst of messages, calls and posts informing millions of members of India's worldwide diaspora that yet another loved one has been sickened or lost to the coronavirus.
'Do as I say': Anger as some politicians ignore virus rules
December 20, 2020 - 5:17 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Denver's mayor flies to Mississippi to spend Thanksgiving with his family — after urging others to stay home. He later says he was thinking with “my heart and not my head." A Pennsylvania mayor bans indoor dining, then eats at a restaurant in Maryland. The governor of Rhode Island is photographed at an indoor wine event as her state faces the nation's second-highest virus rate.
Dating corona-style leads to love connections, even marriage
August 26, 2020 - 6:08 AM

NEW YORK - If there's one thing the pandemic hasn't cancelled, it's the search for love.
Now playing at the mall parking lot: movies, drag shows
August 19, 2020 - 7:09 AM

NEW YORK - Angel Dougherty went to the mall last month — not to shop, but to watch a drive-in drag show in the parking lot.
Makers gotta make: finding solace, joy in dangerous times
April 27, 2020 - 6:15 AM

Their reasons may differ, but crafters agree: Makers gotta make. Those who create things by hand — who weld, weave, play in clay or paints — are pursuing their passions the best they can during the coronavirus pandemic.
Harry and Meghan's ties to Canada amid plans to split time with North America
January 08, 2020 - 1:17 PM

TORONTO - Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's decision to "step back" from royal duties and make North America their part-time home has spurred much speculation about where the royals will settle.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone

From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

Lifestyle News

Brides, biryani and marriage multiplexes: Pakistan's wedding season heats up in cool weather

For families deeply divided, a summer of hot buttons begins

Makeup makes comeback in Mideast market as pandemic eases

Westwood ready for Torrey Pines with his wife on the bag

As virus engulfs India, diaspora watches with despair

'Do as I say': Anger as some politicians ignore virus rules

Dating corona-style leads to love connections, even marriage

Now playing at the mall parking lot: movies, drag shows

Makers gotta make: finding solace, joy in dangerous times

Harry and Meghan's ties to Canada amid plans to split time with North America

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