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Ashanti’s longtime friend and collaborator Ja Rule is mesmerized over how the R&B songstress has embraced the newest chapter in her life: motherhood. “She’s a great mom,” the rapper, who has three kids of his own, exclusively told Page Six at the star-studded 2025 Pegasus World Cup in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Jan. 25. He … Read more

Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — the cost-slashing body known as DOGE — should train its sights on the World Bank after it was accused of losing track of $24 billion in climate funding. Ross, President Trump’s Commerce secretary during his first term, notes that US taxpayers are … Read more

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged after its first meeting of the year – ignoring President Trump’s calls for rates to “drop immediately.”  “The Committee judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are roughly in balance. The economic outlook is uncertain, and the Committee is attentive to the … Read more

Teenagers turn to screen time to cure their boredom — but it stifles their curiosity and creativity, experts say. Antonioguillem – stock.adobe.com The teens are not all right. Young people are more bored than ever before — and social media, apps meant for entertainment and engagement, is one of the culprits. Santiago Gonzalez-Winthrop, 16, told Yahoo News … Read more

President Trump nominated Jerome Powell to be the Fed chair in 2017 but frequently criticized him for not lowering interest rates in Trump’s first term. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) After three successive interest rate cuts, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday made no change in its benchmark lending rate amid new economic uncertainties over the … Read more

Baby party! Ciara and her husband, Russell Wilson, are on the same page when it comes to having a fourth child together. While co-hosting Wednesday’s episode of “Today with Jenna & Friends,” the “Body Party” singer, 39, was asked about her plans to expand her family by Jenna Bush Hager. 8Ciara spoke about having a … Read more

Russian pianist Alexander Melofeev in recital at Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, Jan. 24, 2025. (David Bazemore / UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures) Alexander and Alexandre. They are both in their 20s. Each boasts an International Tchaikovsky Competition gold medal. Each is a rising star. Each has a Russian background. Each could … Read more

Rihanna supported her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, at his criminal trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The “Diamonds” singer, 36, managed to avoid paparazzi outside the downtown courthouse, making a low-key entrance after the rapper, also 36, arrived solo, TMZ reported. Rihanna wore a black coat and sat in the front row of the courtroom between … Read more

11Natalie Joy and Nick Viall shared their miscarriage story on “Viall Files” Wednesday. Natalie Joy/Instagram Nick Viall and Natalie Joy experienced a devastating pregnancy loss — and emotionally shared their story on the “Viall Files” podcast. The 26-year-old tearfully told listeners that she was “actively miscarrying” during Wednesday’s episode, calling it the “biggest heartbreak” of … Read more

Maria Shriver is on Caroline Kennedy’s side. The diplomat showed her support for her cousin after Caroline issued a scathing letter against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ahead of his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing. On Tuesday, Shriver tweeted, “Courage is when you do something hard, heartbreaking, and painful… and you do it anyway. Love you, … Read more