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King Charles Releases First Christmas Card As Monarch

Buckingham Palace has released an image of the King and Queen Consort’s 2022 Christmas card. The image, taken by award-winning photographer Sam Hussein, shows Charles and Camilla smiling at the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering. It is the couple’s first Christmas card since Charles became King. The King is pictured from a side profile, dressed in a tweed suit with a red, green and beige tie, while the Queen Consort is wearing a green suit and matching hat with a pheasant motif and pearl earrings. The photo was taken on September 3, just days before the death of Queen Elizabeth.g

Anti-woke, Pro-America Top Gun Sequel And Yellowstone Nominated for Golden Globes

After years of snubbing fan favorites to favor high-brow movies and films, the list of nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes contains two surprises likely to delight viewers. Kevin Costner has been nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role as John Dutton in Yellowstone, the nostalgic, anti-woke, pro-America drama. The show has gripped millions since the first season was released in 2018, but after widespread outcry over it being repeatedly snubbed, it is included in the list of nominees. Top Gun: Maverick was another surprising addition to the list for Best Picture. The movie was a huge success at the box office, beating Titanic to become the seventh-highest-grossing movie of all time in U.S. theatres.

California To Ban Flavoured Tobacco

California’s ban on flavoured tobacco products, or Proposition 31, was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November and will prohibit the sale of most flavoured tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. The law was first passed two years ago, but tobacco companies successfully funded a campaign to block its implementation and put the issue on this year’s statewide ballot. Justices, however, upheld the ban without explanation or any public dissent. California cities, including Los Angeles and San Diego, have already enacted such bans on flavoured tobacco products and menthol cigarettes. Once the statewide law takes effect, California will become the second state in the nation, after Massachusetts, to enact a statewide ban.

Nikola Tesla Museum Celebrates 70th Anniversary

The Nikola Tesla Museum, founded as the first technical museum in Yugoslavia and the only one that preserves the original legacy of one of the world’s most famous scientists, has celebrated its 70th anniversary. Recognising the universal importance of Nikola Tesla and his creativity, in 2003 UNESCO included Tesla’s archive, as part of the documentary heritage of humanity, in the “Memory of the World” register, which represents the highest form of protection of a cultural asset. At the national level, in 2005, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia made a decision to designate the archival material kept in the Nikola Tesla Museum, representing Tesla’s personal fund, as a cultural asset of exceptional importance.

Space Tourism Company Completes Its First Successful Test Flight

A space tourism firm has completed its balloon’s first successful test flight, which saw it float 23 miles (37 kilometres) into the stratosphere. Madrid-based company Halo Space flew an unmanned prototype for 4 hours and 10 minutes before landing it safely in a designated area. The company is planning to offer its ‘zero emission’ commercial flights aboard a stylish circular capsule attached to an inflated balloon from 2029, and from then on will carry 3,000 passengers on 400 trips every year. If you would like to experience 360-degree views of Earth from the edge of space, a ticket on board will cost you up to $200,000.

Serena Williams Launches Her Own Start-up

Retired tennis champion Serena Williams is launching a company with products whiz Eric Ryan called Will Perform, becoming part of a $1 billion industry to help everyday athletes recover from post-workout muscle aches. Williams says she came up with the idea for Will Perform in 2021 with the collaboration of veteran consumer products whiz Eric Ryan. Over the past two decades, Ryan, 50, has had many successes, cofounding Method eco-friendly soaps, Olly gummy vitamins and supplements, Welly bandages, and first aid. All three companies have been partly or wholly acquired by much larger firms