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  • Merriam-WebsterNorth America

    ‘Dad bod’ and ‘rizz’ are part of rare Merriam-Webster addition of 5,000 new dictionary words

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • U.S. Fencer Daryl Homer, wearing a suit jacket and jeans, poses in front of a Ralph Lauren display.Lifestyle

    Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA’s Olympic ceremony uniforms by spotlighting all-American denim: ‘Nothing says America like blue jeans’

    By The Associated Press and Leanne Italie
  • Woman sitting in yoga position making mudra and meditatingLifestyle

    A 37-year-old yoga teacher got uncoupled and moved into an apartment with absolutely nothing. Meet the ‘divorce registry’ for the newly single

    By The Associated Press and Leanne Italie
  • College studentsTech

    The Marriage Pact, a Stanford economics project that has expanded to nearly 90 colleges, is disrupting dating apps by not focusing on looks

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • This image released by Merriam-Webster shows an online dictionary entry for authentic. (Merriam-Webster via AP)Lifestyle

    Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023 is the opposite of AI

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • Candy cornRetail

    113-year-old candy corn giant owns nearly 90% of the market with 30 million pounds per year of a product that divides trick-or-treaters

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • Jesse McLarenSuccess

    A ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ staff writer has sold dozens of custom snow globes for $299 apiece during the Hollywood strikes

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • hair stylistSuccess

    Hollywood ‘glam squad’ hair specialists have no work now, but they’ve been making ‘one-tenth for the exact same job we did in 2005’

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • This combination of photos show actor Gwyneth Paltrow at the courthouse for her trial in Park City, Utah on March 28, 2023, from left, March 21, and on March 27. For the rich and those who aspire, logo-free fashion with outsized price tags is having a moment. Paltrow wore head-to-toe Prada, cashmere sweaters and Celine boots during her court case. (AP Photo)Lifestyle

    What is ‘stealth wealth’? The trend rising in the wake of the COVID pandemic

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • Pharrell Williams launches his skin care range Humanrace, during a photo call at Selfridges in central London. Picture date: Friday November 25, 2022. (Photo by Kirsty O’Connor/PA Images via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Pharrell suits up as Louis Vuitton’s new menswear creative director, adding to his already Grammy-filled résumé

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • Four friends who met through work sitting in a living room.Success

    Everyone needs a work best friend but only a few of us have one

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • Barbie dollSuccess

    Barbie is going after the coveted 3-year-old demographic with a taller new doll that has less of an hourglass figure

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • Santa Claus smartphoneLifestyle

    Mall Santas don’t think they’re being paid enough to let your kid sit on their lap

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Gas lamps illuminate St. Louis’ Gaslight Square on April 2, 1962. “Gaslighting” — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of 2022. (AP Photo/JMH, File)Politics

    How ‘Gaslighting’ became Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2022

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press
  • Taylor SwiftLifestyle

    Taylor Swift on Ticketmaster’s failure to handle demand for Eras tour: ‘It really pisses me off’

    By Leanne Italie and The Associated Press