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Selena Gomez seemingly has a great time while attending a pyjama party with Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz. Gomez, Nicola and Brooklyn celebrated the release of Selena’s new documentary, My Mind & Me. Gomez shared two TikToks from the fun celebration, featuring her friends and her nine-year-old baby sister Gracie Elliot Teefey. Nicola also shared a series of photos from the fun night on her Instagram and revealed that her husband was the chef for the event. In the first photo, she and Selena were seen…

Yearly number of active internal armed conflicts with ceasefires, globally, 1989–2018. Credit: Journal of Conflict Resolution (2022). DOI: 10.1177/00220027221128300 The path to peace usually leads through a ceasefire. In an international project, ETH Zurich researchers have shown the conditions under which parties to civil wars are willing to stop fighting—and why they decide to do so. …

The holiday season is just around the corner. Pretty soon, wreaths and twinkle lights will adorn houses, Santas will ho-ho on downtown corners and the smell of hot cocoa will waft through the air. If you’re looking for ways to join the festivities, look no further. From Christmas plays and holiday parades to ice rinks and pop-ups, there are countless ways to celebrate this wonderful time of year around the Bay Area. Here’s just a sampling. Après Village & Skate Rink: 4 to 9 p.m. Friday-Sunday through Feb. 25, Four…

Google has launched its Pixel 7 referral program. If you refer a friend in the US, and he buys the Pixel 7 via your code, you will both get $100 of Google Store credit.The Pixel 7 referral program does include both Pixel 7 phones, and the Pixel 6aDo note that it applies for both the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, but also the Pixel 6a. The Pixel 6a is not technically a Pixel 7 phone, but it’s included in this deal, which is nice to see.Do note that this is not reserved for Superfans. It seems like Google is sending out codes…

The buds have two microphone holes on the outside to counteract surrounding noises. Christina Darby/ZDNETHow long do these last?QuietOn promises up to 28 hours of battery life with the 3.1 earbuds. I've personally gotten four nights' worth of battery without even placing the buds back in the charging case, but I credit that mostly to the fact that the buds kept falling out of my ear and switching to standby mode instead of ANC. Should you have a more civil experience with the QuietOn earbuds, then I'd expect…

Proposition 126 would allow stores that sell alcohol to deliver libations through third-party companies, such as grocery or meal delivery services. It would also permanently allow take-out and delivery alcohol by bars and restaurants, an allowance otherwise set to expire in 2025. Stores with alcohol licenses can already deliver alcohol to customers, though they need to do so with their own employees and in accordance with restrictions on their licenses. Under the proposition, the third parties would still need to obtain a…

| An update on the New York Comic Con – NYCC – Party List. The show kicks off on Thursday buy GeekLifeRules are starting it early.. If you have more to add, let me know. 1. Wednesday, the 5th of October: GeekLifeRules: NY Cosplay Cabaret – Road to NYCC 2022 8-9.30pm. Producers Club Theaters 358 West 44th Street $30The NY Cosplay Cabaret returns to LIVE performance during its hybrid 2022 season with our all-new, in-person 5th Annual kick-off to the New York Comic Con weekend. A cast of Cosplayer Performers both old and…

As political parties continue to misuse social media platforms to spread propaganda, misinformation, and fake news in the absence of a central cyber regulatory body, industry experts have reiterated the need to appoint a nodal cyber regulator to deal with Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and others.Several countries have appointed their own cyber regulators who separately deal with Big Tech when they fail to address the laws of the land, especially before big-ticket elections.Read Also"Propaganda, misinformation, and fake news…

It’s a boy! No, it’s a potential environmental catastrophe.Image: t.max (Shutterstock)The gender reveal trend strikes again: A couple in Brazil is facing scrutiny after a viral video on Instagram showed them revealing the gender of their baby by dying a waterfall blue. Brazil’s environment authority is now investigating the incident according to local media outlets.The gender reveal craze is showing no signs of stopping as an unidentified couple in Brazil decided to go big. According to Brazilian news website Midiajur,…

Residents in Platt Park, including a city councilman, say an event center along South Broadway is using a liquor licensing loophole to host loud concerts that end in gunfire and litter. The building’s owners and operators say those complaints are overblown. 1912 S. Broadway was once a theater and then Thrillseekers Climbing Gym, which opened in 1992 and closed in 2018 when its owner retired. Later that year, the century-old building was sold for $1.6 million to real estate agent Paul Yaft and lawyer Doug Norberg. After…