Exclusive | I’m spending K on my bridal glow up — just don’t tell my hubby-to-be

The first thought that popped into Jade Voight’s head after getting proposed to by her longtime beau wasn’t where her wedding would be or the color of her bridesmaids’ dresses. It was where on her calendar the 30-year-old could book her first of many beauty appointments to get head to toe “bridal ready” for her big day. Within weeks of getting engaged, the makeup artist scheduled an appointment to overhaul her entire skincare routine, signed up for a costly pilates membership, planned out her Botox and filler appointments for the next three to four months — and at one point…

James Webb telescope’s largest-ever map of the universe unmasks hidden corners

Astronomers have reconstructed the “skeleton” of the cosmos in unprecedented detail, thanks to the largest-ever survey conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The resulting map reveals how galaxies have evolved since the universe’s infancy around 13 billion years ago and how they fall together in a vast structure…

California ranchers demand right to blast killer wolves with pepper balls

California ranchers sick of watching blood-thirsty wolves ravage their herds are demanding the right to blast the predators with pepper balls as Republican lawmakers are fighting what they call overly restrictive state laws on protected species. Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas) rallied with law enforcement and ranchers Wednesday at the Capitol…

American vaccines that transformed public health, prevented millions of illnesses over 250 years

Before the first successful vaccine was developed in 1796, Americans had little protection against deadly infectious diseases like smallpox, measles and diphtheria. Over the next 250 years, vaccines helped eliminate or dramatically reduce many vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, preventing millions of illnesses, infections and deaths. “There is a reason that vaccines are widely…

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