Day: January 13, 2022

The 60’s music icon Ronnie Spector, known for her hit Be My Baby, has died. She was 78. The lead singer of The Ronettes lost her life to cancer on Wednesday while surrounded by her loved ones, her family confirmed in a statement. “Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this World today after a brief battle with cancer,” the statement read. “She was with family and in the arms of her husband, Jonathan. Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face. She was filled with love and gratitude.” Spector’s family also menti… Read More “Ronettes Singer Ronnie Spector Dies Of Cancer At 78”

New York (AFP) – Ronnie Spector — the cat-eyed rock ‘n’ roll singer who fronted the 1960s group the Ronettes, whose era-defining hits included the classic “Be My Baby” — died Wednesday. She was 78 years old. “Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this World today after a brief battle with cancer,” read a family statement. “Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face,” the statement continued. “She was filled with love and gratitude.” “Her joyful sound, playful nature and magical presence will live on in all wh… Read More “‘Be My Baby’ singer Ronnie Spector dies at 78”

Ronnie Spector – the cat-eyed rock ‘n’ roll singer who fronted the 1960s group the Ronettes, whose era-defining hits included the classic “Be My Baby” – died on Wednesday. She was 78 years old. “Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this World today after a brief battle with cancer,” read a family statement. “Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face,” the statement continued. “She was filled with love and gratitude.” “Her joyful sound, playful nature and magical presence will live on in all who knew, heard or… Read More “Ronnie Spector, ‘Be My Baby’ singer, dies aged 78”

Dozens of colourful dots are set to float up into the skies above Austria’s picturesque mountains in the second half of January as hot air balloon nerds head to one of Europe’s biggest hot air balloon festivals taking place on a mountain. Up in the Alpine village of Filzmoos in Salzburger Land, balloon teams from all over Europe are expected to attend the traditional Balloon Weeks event for fans, professionals and ballooning novices. Rising up along the side of the Bischofsmütze mountain, Filzmoos has become the Austrian capital of hot air ballooning with its wide spaces for launching and stun… Read More “Europe’s hot air balloon lovers descend on Austrian mountain village”

By Eric Reed This company is bucking the trend with its high-end retail centers, Real Money’s Paul Price argues. If any conventional wisdom has survived the past few years, it’s this: shopping malls are on their way out. The huge, indoor spaces that dominated much of 20th Century retail developed mainly out of a gimmick in the tax code and the fact that they could offer indoor air conditioning in an era when few people had that in their homes. Once that appeal faded, malls carried on largely out of their own momentum and the inexplicable success of Hot Topic. But over the last few decades, mal… Read More “Here’s a Hot Tip: A Shopping Mall Operator”

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied near 2-month highs on Thursday, with Brent crude trading near $85 a barrel buoyed by expectations that a strong economic recovery will boost demand, but rising U.S. inventories and high inflation capped gains. Brent crude futures gained 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $84.82 a barrel, by 1024 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 3 cents to $82.67 a barrel. “The main factors driving prices up are … the generally positive market sentiment as Omicron concerns abate and the expectation of continued dynamic e… Read More “Oil holds near $85/bbl on stronger demand prospects”