AdvertisementA pet-nup is typically a contractual agreement over who should care for a pet in the event of a relationship ending. When there is no pet-nup, Cohen said he needs to sift through text messages, social media posts and witness statements to prove pet ownership and enforce an agreement. AdvertisementYou don’t need to be married to benefit from a pet-nup agreement. “There are people who will stay in bad relationships because they don’t want to lose a pet,” Cohen said. He noted that, in general, simply writing a pet-nup agreement in a notebook with your signatures could be helpful later on.

In August, Hart launched the 30-day challenge: Say “hi,” “hey,” or “hello” to one stranger every day for a month. “Let’s say you finally say ‘hi’ to someone in your fitness class. And yes, my nervous system learned to read those flutters in my body as a sign of excitement rather than danger. Homburger said this response makes sense because “when we engage in small social interactions, we experience pleasure through our dopamine reward pathways. AdvertisementBeyond dating, saying “hi” to strangers made me feel more connected to my community and the world around me.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump has been on a tear the past two weeks with vicious attacks on the people who get under his skin most: journalists. While Trump has long had a fraught relationship with the press, his affronts lately have skewed highly personal and degrading toward female journalists, for whom he regularly reserves his most below-the-belt insults. AdvertisementHis Wednesday morning screed took aim at New York Times reporter Katie Rogers, one of two journalists who worked on a Tuesday story about the president’s health, aging and reduced public appearances. “You don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking a question like that,” Trump scolded Bruce as he sat alongside Mohammed. Advertisement“It’s not the question that I mind; it’s your attitude,” Trump fired at Bruce.

Indiana Republicans currently occupy seven of the nine seats. Mike Braun (R) – Republicans in the state Senate refused to support calling a special session for that purpose. AdvertisementThat refusal brought Trump’s wrath down upon Indiana Republicans, who say they have faced swatting and bomb threats. “They’re trying to intimidate us.”AdvertisementTrump’s attacks let up on Tuesday, after Indiana Republicans rescheduled a special session to vote on redrawing the congressional map. “I am glad to hear the Indiana House is stepping up to do the right thing, and I hope the Senate finds the Votes,” Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social.

Miriam Margolyes on The Graham Norton Show in 2021 BBCGot any nice Friday night plans? There’s only one thing you need to be doing on Friday night, and it does not involve leaving the house. Miriam Margolyes is returning to Graham Norton’s sofa. AdvertisementOn Friday night, Miriam will join Graham for appearance number 10 – where it’s a given that she’ll have viewers howling, not to mention her fellow guests. Watch some more of Miriam Margolyes’ Graham Norton highlights below:Advertisement

AdvertisementThe Trump administration unveiled a 28-point peace plan last week to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump set a Thanksgiving deadline for Ukraine to respond, alarming traditional U.S. allies in Europe, including Kyiv itself. The proposal was reportedly drafted by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, during meetings in Miami, according to Axios. Putin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday it’s “premature” to comment on whether an end to the war is near. “Well, they’re making concessions,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One Tuesday.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON ― Two Republican senators spoke up in defense of their Democratic colleague, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, as the Trump administration seeks to punish him in response to a video he recorded last week, noting the military can defy illegal orders. AdvertisementThe FBI has also gotten involved by seeking to interview Kelly and the other Democratic lawmakers with its own probe, another highly unusual move in this saga. Appearing on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Tuesday, Kelly called Hegseth “totally unqualified” for the job of defense secretary. AdvertisementTrump’s threats have only served to elevate Kelly within the Democratic Party. In recent months, the DOJ has brought criminal charges against three prominent critics of the president, though a judge this week dismissed two of those cases.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Taxpayers have now shelled out nearly $71 million for President Donald Trump’s golf hobby since he retook office in January, with his second-term total on pace to break $300 million, according to a HuffPost analysis. His visit to his course adjacent to the Palm Beach County jail Wednesday was on his 16th trip to his Mar-a-Lago country club home four miles away. Each of those trips cost $3.4 million in travel and security expenses. In all, his golf trips have cost Americans $70.8 million in travel and security expenses thus far in 2025. AdvertisementThe motorcade for President Donald Trump arrives at Trump International Golf Club on Nov. 26 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Advertisement“I’ve said this again and I’ll say it one more time, President Trump has accomplished every single one of our policy platforms from the [Republican National Convention],” she said Tuesday. That’s why Democrats are floundering.”Democrats swept key races across the country earlier this month, however. Ingraham showed less confidence that the 2026 midterms would bode well for Republicans, noting that Virginia’s Democratic Attorney General-elect Jay Jones defeated his Republican opponent in November despite a considerable scandal that broke mere weeks earlier. So if that can happen, that’s fairly recently that he said that.”AdvertisementMark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, agreed that Republicans are in trouble. Meadows noted that the district has long been reliably Republican, but that Democrats could flip the seat.

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But this time, it has turned chaotic as import tariffs on China, from where Loftie sources its sunrise lamps and phone-free alarm clocks, disrupted the supply chain. DELAYED ORDERS, LOW ON STOCKWhen Trump threatened tariffs as high as 180% on Chinese imports in mid-April, Hassett explored shifting production to Thailand, where duties were lower. “Now we’re sitting on lower-than-ideal inventory.”AdvertisementBIG RETAILERS EASILY ABSORB SHOCKSBig-box retailers such as Walmart and Costco can soak in the supply jitters by leveraging scale more easily than smaller firms. Operating margins for small retailers with total assets less than $50 million have plunged to negative 20.7%, according to business analytics provider RapidRatings, leaving 36% of them at a high risk of bankruptcy compared to 12% of large retailers. More than a dozen small U.S. retailers that Reuters spoke to also flagged significant cost increases, resulting in some of them cutting jobs or trimming offerings to save cash.

Shirley Henderson at the premiere of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy earlier this year via Associated PressHarry Potter star Shirley Henderson has admitted she felt somewhat “ridiculous” trying out for the role of Moaning Myrtle when she was already in her 30s. The Bridget Jones’s Diary star played the Hogwarts ghost in the second Harry Potter movie, The Chamber Of Secrets, before reprising the role in the fourth offering, The Goblet Of Fire. AdvertisementDuring a recent interview with Radio Times, she recalled being 37 when she landed the role, explaining: “When I was first asked for an audition, I didn’t know who Harry Potter was. And while she said that Harry Potter was a “nice job”, it was also a somewhat lonely one, as most of her scenes were recorded alone in front of a green screen, to achieve Myrtle’s ghostliness. Earlier this year, she also reprised her role as Bridget Jones’ best pal Jude in the fourth film in the rom-com series.

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