A widening gender imbalance in rural China is driving men to pay record dowries known as “bride prices”, a practice that has grown so widespread that the Chinese government last…
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Huliheʻe Palace planning for rising sea level after big waves crash wedding party
A managed retreat may be the only long-term solution as the ocean encroaches on Hawaiʻi’s coastlines. But where does that leave historical sites like Hulihe’e Palace in Kailua-Kona? It was…
Rising gas prices affecting Baton Rouge area businesses
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Gas prices soar, and the payment at the pump is affecting Baton Rouge area businesses. One-hundred and eighty, that’s how many deliveries Billy Heroman’s Flowers…
US Jewish weddings are back — along with rising prices, staff shortages, uncertainty
New York Jewish Week via JTA — After 18 months of barely performing any weddings at all, Rabbi Howard Buechler of the Dix Hills Jewish Center on Long Island found…