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Sarah Hall is a news writer for the New State OK. She's a writer and editor who has worked on projects ranging from politics to art to pop culture, and she likes to think that her job description says it all: "I write things." In her free time, she reads books and listens to podcasts, watches TV shows and movies with her husband.

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Tinx tackles cancel culture, romance in debut novel "Hotter in the Hamptons"

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Social media star and bestselling author Christina Najjar, known as Tinx, is taking on cancel culture, reinvention and unexpected romance in her new book, “Hotter in the Hamptons,” which was released on Tuesday. Najjar’s debut novel follows Lola Fine, a New York City content creator who retreats to the Hamptons after being canceled, only to […]

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What to know as Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial starts

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Sean “Diddy” Combs, the music mogul accused of sexually assaulting, trafficking and otherwise exploiting women in recurring incidents over multiple decades, is standing trial in New York City this month. Jury selection began Monday, and opening statements are scheduled to follow on May 12. Combs, 55, faces multiple charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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Trade wars, geopolitical conflicts set to reshape automotive industry: Cap HPI

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Global economic uncertainty is intensifying, fuelled by political tensions, rising tariffs, while ongoing armed conflicts are rattling financial markets and disrupting industrial sectors. In his latest global economic outlook, Dylan Setterfield, head of forecast strategy at Cap HPI, warned of mounting volatility, with recession risks climbing across the world. Crucial to that is China’s defiant

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The future of theater is immersive. These L.A. artists are creating it in real time

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Throughout the evening on Sunday, I was placed in a foreign jail, joined a folk-rock band for a sing-along uprising that involved a killer bear and ran up multiple times against selfish, greedy taskmasters, once in a comedic production in a jazz club and another time in the back room of a seedy dance space.

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Affordability and car finance leading growth in complaints to Financial Ombudsman Service

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Credit affordability and car finance were responsible for a large segment in growth of overall complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in the second half of 2024. The newly released figures reveal continued high volumes of complaints with a total of 141,846 complaints received between July and December last year, compared to 95,349 complaints

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It's not a total bust for wildflowers. Find a hidden field of poppies right in L.A. County

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For me, springtime means taking road trips to document the wildflower fields through Southern California. But this season has not been a good one. Due to the lack of rain in the crucial winter months, the areas that are sometimes covered in poppies, lupines and other blooms — the Arvin Cross area in Arvin, Walker

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Met Gala 2025 live updates: "Tailored For You"

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  3m ago Sabrina Ionescu Sabrina Ionescu attends the 2025 Met Gala.  Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Sabrina Ionescu, who helped lead the New York Liberty to the 2024 WNBA Championship, arrives at the 2025 Met Gala. By Mark Prussin https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/watch-met-gala-red-carpet-2025/#post-update-ef9f121a   8m ago Breanna Stewart Breanna Stewart at the 2025 Met Gala.  Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images WNBA

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'Our Mission Remains the Same': OpenAI Reverses Course, Says Its Nonprofit Will Remain in Control of the Business

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Months after publicly stating its intention to shake up its corporate structure, OpenAI has reversed course and decided that its nonprofit arm will keep controlling its for-profit business. According to an OpenAI blog post published Monday, the company’s board of directors decided that OpenAI will continue to rely on the oversight and control of its

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4 Simple Ways to Romanticize Your Life at Home (plus Wayfair 48 hour clearance sale!)

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