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1 Downsizing the Monarchy King Charles III has plans to streamline the monarchy in order to make it more efficient and less wasteful. According to royal commentator Kinsey Schofield, the downsized monarchy will consist of just a handful of people: Queen Consort Camilla; the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge; Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex; and Anne, Princess Royal. “While these are all individuals that will be out in the future representing the crown, I think Charles will try to draw attention to himself, Camilla, and the Cambridge family as the future of the monarchy,” Schofield tells Insider....

1 Beloved By Millions Aoife has “stolen the hearts of millions of people,” says her owner Sabrina de Matteo, from Los Angeles, CA. De Matteo and her husband James rescued the cat when she was just 2 weeks old, in November 2020. “We don’t know how she became paralyzed, but we hope she was born that way,” de Matteo says. Aoife really does have millions of fans—her most-watched Instagram video has over 73....

1 “It’s Horrible” The elaborate treehouse—which contains a staircase and fencing—sits about 100 yards from Kerry Stickler’s home. Stickler and his wife, Marysue, told local station KATU that a few dozen people are living in the treehouse, and they’ve been disruptive, even abusive and threatening. “They’re right outside our bedroom window at night. We can hear them,” said Marysue Stickler. “They’re fighting. There’s guys punching women, women screaming up and down the street....

RELATED: Dr. Fauci Warns That Vaccinated People “Need to Realize” This Now. Not all progress is lost, however. During an April 17 interview on Fox News Sunday, Ashish K. Jha, MD, the new White House COVID response coordinator, stressed that there are still positive trends to take note of in terms of the current COVID situation in the U.S. “If you look across the country, infection numbers are still low by historical averages....

1 iPhone Predicted in 1670? At first glance, the 1670 painting by Dutch artist Pieter de Hooch appears to be a quiet domestic scene. Or is it a portal to another dimension? In the background, a woman sits in a chair holding a puppy in her lap, while another dog looks on from the foreground. A lovely spring day beckons from the open door and window. At right, a young man holds what looks like a familiar glowing rectangle in his hand....

In a press release on Sept. 8, the Clorox Company announced that third-party laboratory testing had been approved by the EPA saying that the cleaning product was shown to be effective against the novel coronavirus with “10-minute contact time on hard non-porous surfaces,” ABC News reports. The agency emphasizes that label instructions should still be followed when using any of the approved disinfectants on their list. This includes observing sufficient “contact time,” which is the amount of time the surface being cleaned should be visibly wet with the product....

1 Unconscious Person Reported The case of mistaken identity unfolded on Nov. 25 with a 5:32 pm call to the London Metropolitan Police. The caller reported that a person seemed to be unconscious inside Laz Emporium, a gallery in Soho. The lights were on, but the gallery’s doors were locked. About 20 minutes later, “officers forced entry to the address, where they uncovered that the person was in fact a mannequin,” a police spokesperson told Artnet News....

Fortunately, safe and effective vaccines for the virus have existed and been in use for decades, and health officials are now beginning to roll them out to select populations to help stem the outbreak. But what are the potential side effects of the monkeypox vaccine? As with any other shot, officials say to prepare for a few minor symptoms after getting the jab. READ THIS NEXT: Boosters Won’t Protect You Against Omicron If You’ve Done This, Study Finds....

Former President Trump announced last May that the United States would be withdrawing from the WHO, with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formalizing the process in July 2020. Prior to the withdrawal, the Trump administration had strongly criticized the WHO, claiming it was skewed towards China’s interests. On Jan. 20, Biden informed United Nations chief Antonio Guterres in a letter that he was retracting Trump’s plan to withdraw from the WHO in 12 months....

READ THIS NEXT: These Popular Grocery Chains Are Closing Stores, Starting Nov. 11. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb In the early morning of Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian made its first landfall in the U.S. as it came ashore between Tampa and Fort Myers, Florida. Weather reports showed that the storm was just below Category 5 status, bringing heavy rain and maximum sustained winds of up to 155 miles per hour, according to The New York Times....

1 Prince Andrew’s Reputation Was Tarnished When the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Broke Prince Andrew was a longtime friend of accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, with the two being photographed together around the world. After Epstein’s sex scandal exploded, Andrew’s reputation was definitely singed. However, the entire world was shocked about what happened next. 2 The World Was Shocked When He Was Accused of Sexual Assault Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of Epstein’s main accusers, claimed she was the victim of sex trafficing and abuse when she was underage....

For the study, 11,326 Icelandic participants were asked to smell six “Sniffin’ Sticks”—unmarked pen-like devices that released a synthetic odor when uncapped—each with a specific scent: cinnamon, peppermint, banana, licorice, lemon, and fish. The participants were then asked to identify the smell and rate its intensity and pleasantness. Unsurprisingly, the fish scent was both the most universally recognized and the most poorly rated in terms of its pleasantness. The most interesting finding of the study, however, was that a small portion respondents were found to not only repeatedly tolerate the foul aroma, but in some instances even enjoy the smell....

1 They Allegedly Didn’t Get On Sources say Anne wasn’t fond of either of Charles’ wives but gradually thawed towards Camilla. “She didn’t get on particularly well, or at all, with Diana, but she didn’t get on with Camilla either. Anne, of course, went out with Andrew Parker Bowles, who married Camilla, so they had similar a taste there,” says royal expert Angela Levin, author of the newly-released book Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort....

1 She Was “Really Objectified” at a Young Age “I kind of became, like, an ingénue,” Johansson explained on HeartRadio’s Table for Two podcast with Bruce Bozzi. “Young girls like that are really objectified, and that’s just a fact, so I think whatever box they’re put into, it sort of sets you on this trajectory for how your life will go. Now, obviously women really are able more now to choose their own path....

Now, Ann-Margret is 80 years old, and she’s still acting and releasing music. Read on to learn more about the iconic star’s life today. RELATED: See Mamie Van Doren, Who’s Still a Blonde Bombshell at 91. Ann-Margret has kept acting ever since she came to fame in the early ’60s. Some of her other big films over the years include Newsies, Grumpy Old Men, and Any Given Sunday. Some of her other projects in recent years include the TV series Ray Donovan and The Kominsky Method, and the movie Going in Style....

Nancy is the oldest of Frank’s three children with his first wife, Nancy Barbato. She has a younger brother, Frank Jr., and a younger sister, Tina. Nancy first came into the spotlight appearing alongside her father on one of his television specials, but she found fame of her own in the mid-’60s—especially after she gave herself a Swinging Sixties makeover with blonde hair, mini skirts, and go-go boots. “I was just about to go through a divorce,” she told The Independent in 2021....

Behind the scenes, Garland spent much of her time raising her three children: Liza Minelli, Lorna Luft, and Joe Luft. And today, though the star is gone, her family is still growing. Garland’s only granddaughter, Vanessa Jade Richards (known also as Vanessa Hooker) has welcomed her youngest great-grandchild into the world. See the family now! RELATED: See Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart’s Only Granddaughter Now. With a family as steeped in Hollywood history as hers, it wouldn’t have been surprising to see Richards—the daughter of Lorna Luft and late musician Jake Hooker—enter the movie industry....

RELATED: See Elvis Presley’s 3 Granddaughters Now. Tayla is the daughter of one of Loretta’s six children, Ernest Ray Lynn. Ernest has taken the stage with his mother to perform duets over the years, and has also performed with Tayla. Tayla’s mother, Cindy, passed away in 2018. In a recent Instagram post, Tayla reflected on the anniversary of her mother’s death. “I love thinking about your little house in heaven....

Now 57, Rist is still active in the entertainment business, including behind the camera. Read on to find out what happened to the actor after he accidentally annoyed so many Brady Bunch fans. RELATED: See Nellie From Little House on the Prairie Now at 59. When Rist joined The Brady Bunch he had already been acting professionally. He told Legendary Rock Interviews in 2012 that he had done “something like 100 commercials” and had been in the series Love, American Style and Emergency!...

Kaukonen was a founding member of Jefferson Airplane in 1965, while his childhood friend Casady joined early on (prior to the band’s first album release) when he replaced Bob Harvey. As for Slick, in 1966, she replaced singer Signe Toly Anderson, who recorded with the band on their first album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off. Read on to find out about the remaining three members today and where their lives and careers took them over 50 years later....