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Adele Gets a “Steal” on Sylvester Stallone’s Beverly Park Mansion

Adele Gets a “Steal” on Sylvester Stallone’s Beverly Park Mansion

BY  JAMES MCCLAIN, DIRT.COM Troy Warren for CNT #RealEstate  #Lifestyle While the deal has not yet closed, the singer made a $58 million offer for the 30,000-square-foot property, which originally hit the market for $110 million. She’s rolling in the deep dough! Over the weekend, TMZ broke the news that Adele has made a lowball offer to buy Sylvester Stallone’s extravagant 90210 estate. While the deal has not yet closed — Adele is reportedly still mired in the all-important inspections phase of escrow — the star has agreed to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of $58 million for the house. Once she signs off on…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver Finalize Divorce 10 Years After Separating

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver Finalize Divorce 10 Years After Separating

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle The award-winning journalist petitioned to end her then-25-year marriage to the action star and former California governor more than 10 years ago. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s marriage is officially over more than 10 years after the award-winning journalist petitioned to end her then-25-year marriage to the action star and former California governor. A Los Angeles judge finalized the divorce on Tuesday, court records show. The pair had been married since 1986 when Shriver filed for divorce in 2011 after Schwarzenegger disclosed he had fathered a child with a member of their household staff…
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How to Watch the 2022 Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Online

How to Watch the 2022 Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Online

BY DANIELLE DIRECTO-MESTON | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle  #EditorsPicks The annual countdown starts at 6 p.m. ET when the ball is raised atop One Times Square — here's how to watch the event for free. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Note that prices and deals are accurate as of press time but may be subject to change. After closing last year’s event to the public, Times Square is inviting masked and vaccinated revelers back for the 2022 New Year’s Eve ball…
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The Best New Year’s Meals to Order Online, From Chef-Driven Brunches to Dinners for Meat Lovers

The Best New Year’s Meals to Order Online, From Chef-Driven Brunches to Dinners for Meat Lovers

BY DANIELLE DIRECTO-MESTON | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle  #Foodie  #EditorsPicks Take the hassle out of hosting and ring in 2022 with a full ready-to-cook spread. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Note that prices and deals are accurate as of press time but may be subject to change. The 2021 finish line is on the horizon. After spending the last few months of festive decorating, holiday gift shopping, online deal hunting and dinner party hosting, it’s no wonder that New Year’s meals often end up…
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Las Vegas Moves Ahead With New Year’s Eve Parties Amid Omicron

Las Vegas Moves Ahead With New Year’s Eve Parties Amid Omicron

BY MELINDA SHECKELLS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle While other cities limit end-of-year festivities, the Strip is partying like it’s 2019, with major headliners and opulent resort and restaurant debuts. New York and L.A. may be putting a damper on New Year’s Eve revelry in light of the Omicron surge, but it seems as if nothing will dim the lights of the Las Vegas Strip on Dec. 31. It might be the only place on Earth where, for 24 hours, depending on your tolerance for risk, you can forget the realities of COVID-19, supply chain shortages and the labor crisis and…
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Restaurants anxious as omicron, high food costs take toll

Restaurants anxious as omicron, high food costs take toll

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, MAE ANDERSON and SYLVIA HUI, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #Lifestyle While restaurants in the U.S. and United Kingdom are open without restrictions and often bustling, they are entering their second winter of the coronavirus pandemic anxious about what’s ahead DETROIT (AP) — While restaurants in the U.S. and United Kingdom are open without restrictions and often bustling, they are entering their second winter of the coronavirus pandemic anxious about what's ahead: They're squeezed by labor shortages and skyrocketing food costs and the omicron variant is looming. “I’m extremely worried. I’ve never felt like we were out…
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Melania Trump launches NFT platform in first public endeavor since White House

Melania Trump launches NFT platform in first public endeavor since White House

By Kate Bennett and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Troy Warren for CNT #NFT  (CNN) Melania Trump is getting in on the latest crypto craze -- NFTs. The former first lady announced Thursday that she is selling an NFT, or a non-fungible token, titled "Melania's Vision" -- her first public endeavor since leaving office almost one year ago. The NFT is the first digital art to be sold on her newly launched platform at MelaniaTrump.Com, which will release NFTs regularly and is powered by Parler. "I am proud to announce my new NFT endeavor, which embodies my passion for the arts, and will support my ongoing…
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Holiday shipping rush putting UPS, FedEx, USPS to the test

Holiday shipping rush putting UPS, FedEx, USPS to the test

By Kelly Yamanouchi - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Michael E. Kanell - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle  #Business A labor shortage, supply chain crisis and increased reliance on online shopping during the pandemic promise to make this holiday season one of the biggest tests for shipping giant UPS and its competitors. Shipping firms faced monumental challenges this year, as companies everywhere struggled to hire enough workers.UPS, for instance, started ramping up staff months ago with the aim of hiring 100,000 seasonal employees, but itswebsite early Friday afternoon still showed more than 2,000 seasonal job listings. Companies also faced supply chain snarls. Some of those have eased, but…
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Where to Go Surfing Next Year in Palm Springs (Yes, Palm Springs!)

Where to Go Surfing Next Year in Palm Springs (Yes, Palm Springs!)

BY KATHRYN ROMEYN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle  #EditorsPicks Three wave pools, including one designed by champion surfer Kelly Slater, are due to open in the Coachella Valley in 2022 and 2023. Seeking waves in the parched California desert sounds like the delusion of a stereotypically stoned and sun-bleached surfer, but it’s about to be reality, thanks to three high-tech wave pools coming to the Coachella Valley. This should come as no to shock to Chris Hemsworth, Shaun White, Diplo and Oscar-winning Free Solo director Jimmy Chin, some of the lucky few who have already had the privilege of surfing 100…
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Kathy Griffin Details How Living With Drug Addiction Led to Her Attempted Suicide

Kathy Griffin Details How Living With Drug Addiction Led to Her Attempted Suicide

BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle During an appearance on ’The View’ on Thursday, the comedian and actress revealed that after seeking addiction treatment with the help of her husband, she was put on a psych hold for three days. Kathy Griffin is sharing more about how living with drug addiction led to her attempted suicide and how life after her lung cancer surgery has been happier. While appearing on The View Thursday in part to promote her role in the TBS comedy Search Party, the comedian and actress echoed earlier comments about when she began misusing pills, telling the co-hosts that it…
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