What Changes in the First Year of Marriage?

People didnt really realize that we were getting married  in my culture, its called a Nikkah, she added.  And thats basically like, youre legally married. After their Nikkah, Ms.  Atiq and Mr.  Wiseman, a mortgage professional, purchased their home, which they renovated while preparing for a bigger wedding celebration in 2016. Some couples saw their wedding as the first way to establish their identity as a couple outside their families.  Mr.  Osman said of his wedding to Mr.  Goodemoot, Because were a gay couple and because we paid for it ourselves, we really had a lot of liberty to do whatever we wanted because we didnt have peoples opinions getting in the way.  And I think that really helped for us.  I think it made it less stressful. Moving Forward TogetherIf marriage is not so different from cohabitation, why are millennials still doing it? The answer  at least according to the couples interviewed  does not really boil down to tax benefits or involve much practicality at all. I finally felt like I was honoring Seth with the title that he always had, said Mr.  Dager of his husband, Mr.  Ball.  For so many years prior to our wedding, it just seemed so odd to call him anything other than my husband.  I just felt much more relaxed to finally be living what we had already been living, but have it finally be legal. According to a 2019 Pew Research Center study, there seems to be intangible benefits to marriage that are not always present in cohabiting relationships.  Married adults are more likely than cohabiting adults to say that things are going very well in their relationships (58 percent to 41 percent).  And, according to the study, they are more likely to say that they trust their partners to be faithful to them and to make responsible financial decisions. 





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Police: Crowd smashes windows, sets fires in Seattle

Authorities say a group of about 150 people broke windows, stole from businesses and and started a pair of fires in SeattlesCapitol Hill neighborhood Wednesday night. The Seattle Times reports the group gathered at Cal Anderson Park around 9 p. m.  and roamed through the neighborhood.  Some shattered windows of a business and started a fire inside, which city firefighters extinguished. SEATTLE CITY COUNCILS LIMITS ON POLICE ANTI-PROTEST GEAR CAN PROCEED, JUDGE SAYSThe group then smashed windows and broke into another business, according to police.  Authorities say they took merchandise from the vintage store, put it in the street and lit it on fire. According to KOMO, owners of Likelihood Seattle, a shoe store, said their store was hit by the group, but police told them nothing could be done. The group also used baseball bats and pipes to breakwindows at a Whole Foods store, KOMO reported.  They threw fireworks into the store and looted it. Two banks weredamaged. Police made no arrests. The violence comes nights after windows were broken and Seattle police officers injured during a downtown protest Sunday.





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Wild seal goes viral after photos show it begging for fish in England

Thats one way to get attention. A wild seal was spotted off the coast of England begging tourists for food, British news agency SWNS reports. The seal, known as Ronnie by locals, has spent the better part of the past week hanging near the small naval port atDartmouth, Devon, England. STUNNING IMAGES SHOW CHEETAH CUBS PLAYING WITH IMPALA CALFIn the pictures, the seal is seen picking its head above the water as it goes towardthe shore.  Its also seen waiting for fishermen to throw it some fish in hopes of getting a snack or two. The River Dart is home to a high number of animals, including birds, dolphins, oysters and seals, according to a Dartmouth-centric tourist website. The seals hang out at several points in Dartmouth, looking for a place to catch fish, relax and "sunbathe," the website adds. A grey seal swam up to an NHS doctor and patted him on his headnear the Farne Islands during October 2019, Fox News recently reported. GET THE FOX NEWS APP







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Baseball in Middle America: Fans Are In, Autographs Are Out

FARGO, N. D.   Forget about everything else for a moment and take a look at this:The retired No.  8, worn in this city by Roger Maris, Fargos revered son, on the facade over first base.  The red-white-and-blue bunting draped over the railings.  The ballplayers warming up down the foul lines. The people are finding their seats, and somewhere the big red mascot is getting ready.  Any minute now the umpires will arrive, fully dressed and carrying their baseballs and walking straight from the parking lot to the field. It came late, but here it is: opening day. The last time the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks played a game was in September. 



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Michael Cohen sues AG Barr, claims he was sent back to prison to prevent...

The ACLU and lawyers for Michael Cohen announced a lawsuitMonday against U. S.  Attorney General William Barrand others for allegedly violating Cohens First Amendment rights when he was remanded earlier this month. He is being held in retaliation for his protected speech, including drafting a book manuscript that is critical of the Presidentand recently making public his intention to publish that book soon, shortly before the upcoming election, the petition read. Cohen, President Trumps former personal attorney,was ordered into custody earlier this monthafter reports said thathe failed to agree to the terms of Federal Location Monitoring in Manhattan.  The New York Post obtainedphotos of Cohen at a New York City restaurant.  A source told the paper, That dinner caught the eye of those at the Bureau of Prisons who feel he was released on furlough only due to the coronavirus situation but is acting like hes a free man and not out under supervision. "Cohens lawyers refuted the claim and said Cohentookissue with a condition of his home confinement that forbid him from speaking with the media and publishing a tell-all book he began working on in federal prison.  The rules also prohibited him from posting on social media, the records show. The lawyers filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which is employed when attorneys seek to challenge whether a prisoners detainment is lawful.  The petition said that Cohen is currently being held in solitary confinement at the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, N. Y. The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a Fox News inquiry. Cohens campaign finance charges related to his efforts to arrange payouts during the 2016 presidential race to keep the porn actress Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal from airing claims of extramarital affairs with Trump.  Trump has denied the affairs. The Associated Press contributed to this report





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Michael Cohen sues AG Barr, claims he was sent back to prison to prevent...

The ACLU and lawyers for Michael Cohen announced a lawsuitMonday against U. S.  Attorney General William Barrand others for allegedly violating Cohens First Amendment rights when he was remanded earlier this month. He is being held in retaliation for his protected speech, including drafting a book manuscript that is critical of the Presidentand recently making public his intention to publish that book soon, shortly before the upcoming election, the petition read. Cohen, President Trumps former personal attorney,was ordered into custody earlier this monthafter reports said thathe failed to agree to the terms of Federal Location Monitoring in Manhattan.  The New York Post obtainedphotos of Cohen at a New York City restaurant.  A source told the paper, That dinner caught the eye of those at the Bureau of Prisons who feel he was released on furlough only due to the coronavirus situation but is acting like hes a free man and not out under supervision. "Cohens lawyers refuted the claim and said Cohentookissue with a condition of his home confinement that forbid him from speaking with the media and publishing a tell-all book he began working on in federal prison.  The rules also prohibited him from posting on social media, the records show. The lawyers filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which is employed when attorneys seek to challenge whether a prisoners detainment is lawful.  The petition said that Cohen is currently being held in solitary confinement at the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, N. Y. The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a Fox News inquiry. Cohens campaign finance charges related to his efforts to arrange payouts during the 2016 presidential race to keep the porn actress Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal from airing claims of extramarital affairs with Trump.  Trump has denied the affairs. The Associated Press contributed to this report





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Amazon boss Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change - Times ...

NEW YORK: Amazon founder Jeff Bezossaid Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate changeBezos, the worlds richest man, said in an Instagram post that hell start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect the earth. "I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change, Bezos said in the post. Amazon, the company Bezos runs, has an enormous carbon foodprint.  Last year, Amazon officials said the company would work to have 100% of its energy use come from solar panels and other renewable energy by 2030. The online retailer relies on fossil fuels to power planes, trucks and vans in order to ship billions of items all around the world.  Amazon workers in its Seattle headquarters have been vocal in criticizing some of the companys practices, pushing it to do more to combat climate change. Bezos said in the post Monday that he will call his new initiative the Bezos Earth Fund.  An Amazon spokesman confirmed that Bezos will be using his own money for the fund. Despite being among the richest people in the world, Bezos only recently became active in donating money to causes as other billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffetthave done.  In 2018, Bezos started another fund, committing $2 billion of his own money to open preschools in low-income neighborhoods and give money to nonprofits that help homeless families. Bezos, who founded Amazon 25 years ago, has a stake in the company that is worth more than $100 billion. 



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