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An 18th-century women’s asylum has taken on new life as a swanky, stylish hotel that’s getting a lot of hype.Hotel Anna & Bel opened in Philadelphia in August, and can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of The City of Brotherly Love deeply entrenched in history.The property was long a communal living home called the Penn Asylum for Indigent Widows and Single Women, where widows could go after their husbands died.It stayed that way for more than a century, providing services to older women and eventually men in the neighborhood.The center finally closed its doors in 2020 after…

By NIKKI MAIN SCIENCE REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 15:48 EST, 22 November 2024 | Updated: 16:06 EST, 22 November 2024 China’s secretive $9 billion warship has been spotted in Pacific ocean from space amid fears of WWIII. The CNS Liaoning, which is the nation’s first operational aircraft carrier, was captured by NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite as it was docked in the Bohai Sea and conducted sea trials.The satellite images showed the Liaoning warship docked among other aircraft carriers at a shipyard, while a separate image showed moving out to sea.US Navy officials have been monitoring the warship, finding its deck measures about 656…

One of Australian sport’s most anticipated boxing matches is back on Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams are currently in advanced talksBy JAMES COONEY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 04:44, 13 March 2025 | Updated: 05:08, 13 March 2025 After more than a decade of anticipation, heated exchanges and stalled negotiations, a showdown between Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams is now closer than ever before.NRL legend Paul Gallen and cross-code superstar Sonny Bill Williams are set to pocket more than a million dollars in the heavyweight showdown planned for 2025, with current aims for the fight to be held in…

Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett doubled down that right-wing firebrand Marjorie Taylor Green is ‘racist’ and warning the Georgia congresswoman ‘don’t come for me’ after Greene attacked Crockett’s appearance in a late night hearing.Crockett, who is Black, went on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday where she was asked about Greene ridiculing her ‘fake eyelashes’ in a hearing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress on Thursday.  ‘I think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent,’ Crockett responded to a question by moderator Jake Tapper about whether the attack was racist. ‘[Women] wear all types of…

Former British Olympic champion Matty Lee, who partnered Tom Daley, has retired from diving.Lee, 26, first competed as a senior in 2014 and he was a regular presence at Commonwealth, World and European games over the following the decade.His high watermark came in his sole Olympics appearance in Tokyo in 2021 when the Leeds-born star and Daley earned gold in the men’s synchronised 10m platform event. That had come after they first began an impressive partnership in 2018 working under coach Jane Figueiredo, with the pair also securing podium finishes in World and European Championships.In total, Lee won two silver medals…

By ED HOLT Published: 06:47 EST, 18 November 2024 | Updated: 06:52 EST, 18 November 2024 A mother-in-law has been accused of murdering her heavily pregnant daughter-in-law after reportedly claiming she used ‘witchcraft’ to seduce her son. Zara Bibi was seven months pregnant when Sughran Bibi, with the help of multiple accomplices, allegedly killed her and then chopped her body into pieces before scattering the remains across the city of Daska in Pakistan. The 30-year-old mother was reported missing last week before local police officers made the grizzly discovery of her body parts in three separate bags.Deccan Herald, an Indian english language newspaper, reported…

By SHANIA OBRIEN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 01:22, 24 February 2025 | Updated: 01:29, 24 February 2025 A Melbourne man has sparked outrage online after confessing to a major shopping blunder that his wife deems completely unforgivable.Comedian and podcaster Tom Siegert took to social media to share the one thing that angers his wife more than anything – and thousands of shoppers agree it’s a divorce-worthy offence.Siegert posted a photo at the Woolworths checkout showing his finger hovering over the ‘Yes’ button when prompted to apply his 10 per cent Everyday Insurance discount – an exclusive perk that Woolworths…

The 53 most expensive and cheapest countries to be an expat have been revealed – with an Asian country coming top and a ‘crazy expensive’ nation on the North American continent ranked bottom.The table has been drawn up by Swiss-based expat guide InterNations, based on an expat survey in which respondents were asked about satisfaction with their financial situation and whether a disposable household income is enough to lead a comfortable life.Read on for the full results. Where would you most like to move to? Head to the comments section.The most affordable countries 1. VietnamVietnam comes top for the third time…

Tom Cruise paid Timothee Chalamet and Elle Fanning a surprise visit at the screening of his upcoming Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, in London on Tuesday. The Mission: Impossible star, 62, joined Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend, 28, at the Ham Yard Hotel for the UK Awards presentation of Searchlight Pictures’ new flick about the legendary singer-songwriter. Cruise — who previously wrote Chalamet an ‘inspiring email’ —  dropped in at the event and was pictured posing with the young leading man. The Hollywood legend shook Chalamet’s hand and later pointed at him like a proud mentor, while holding one arm around his shoulder. The action superstar showed off his effortless…

The bloody nose received by Saba at the hands of retail and professional investors at the Keystone Positive Change and Baillie Gifford US Growth trusts shows shareholder democracy at its best.The effort by financier Boaz Weinstein’s vehicle to decapitate Britain’s £266billion investment trust industry so far has proved a bust, with shareholders coming out in droves to defeat boarding parties.The first three trusts under immediate siege have roundly defeated Saba, with another four to vote between now and February 14. Turnout has been greatly helped by two leading platforms, Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell, which made it simpler for retail holders…