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Wall Street Journal
22-05-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
One of Arizona's Priciest Homes Sells for $30 Million
A roughly 9-acre estate in Paradise Valley, Ariz., has sold for $30 million, making it one of the most expensive home sales recorded in the state, according to listing agent Joan Levinson of Realty One Group. The seller of the Hacienda-style estate was Alex Meruelo, the former majority owner of the former Arizona Coyotes professional hockey team, which he sold in 2024. He and his wife, Liset Meruelo, bought the estate for $12.1 million in 2021, according to public records.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Katy Perry Pauses Show To 'Accuse' Confused Fan Of Texting Her Fiancé Orlando Bloom
Katy Perry briefly paused her Nevada show to scold a bewildered fan for allegedly sending text messages to her fiancé, Orlando Bloom. This comes after the singer received backlash for her antics upon embarking on an all-female trip to space, as her "Lifetimes" world tour recorded underwhelming ticket sales in some venues. Katy Perry has also addressed being the "most hated person on the internet" as critics accuse her of copying other stars, including Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter. Perry is 11 dates into her 84-date "Lifetimes" world tour and seemingly can't stop pulling off surprises during her performance. The "Roar" hitmaker set tongues wagging when she performed in Mexico several weeks ago, dressed in a space suit following her controversial trip to space. She followed through on the same path when she performed in front of a packed crowd at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise Valley on Saturday and left a fan stunned as she accused him of sending messages to her fiancé, Orlando Bloom. Perry, who took to the stage in a leotard and fishnet tights, crouched as she looked for her target in the audience, a fan supposedly called Kyle. "I know why you're here. Listen, if you keep DM-ing my man... you've been doing it for months, ever since the residency. You didn't come to see me play," she told Kyle, sending the concertgoers into a roar of approval. "If you keep on DM-ing my man, I'm going to have you removed - seriously, get your own life," she added, per the Daily Mail. "He don't want you, Kyle. I'm his wife. I'm his, he's mine... stay the f-ck away." Kyle looked stunned as he turned to his friends while Perry continued her performance. However, the outburst is said to be a scripted stunt she employed to connect with her audience before launching into her 2024 single, "I'm His, He's Mine." Elsewhere during her performance, Perry expertly handled a wardrobe malfunction that threatened to lay bare her entire chest. While performing her hit song, "Part Of Me," the 40-year-old singer, who wore a reflective cone bra, a matching pair of high-waisted reflective briefs, and pointed thigh-high leather boots, had a concerning moment as her bra nearly came off while she ran across the stage's runway area. As seen in a TikTok video, she then slowed down and changed her move to look like she was strutting to play off the wardrobe malfunction. "Oh sh-t, my bra is gonna come off," Perry said into the microphone while walking to the main stage. The singer was determined to let the show go on as she joined her backup dancers and hit a few moves with her bra still undone, before walking to the side stage to get it fixed. "Put my bra back on, Patrick," she said out loud again, adding, "Sorry guys, you didn't pay that much." While Perry's tour has suffered a few setbacks, including a delayed start in Minnesota that caused fans to stand around for hours and underwhelming ticket sales for some dates, she was recently hit with another career blow. An insider recently shared that she's not welcome back to Resorts World Las Vegas after the hotel slammed her Vegas residency, "Play," claiming it was a "disaster" that cost them money. "The residency was a disaster for Resorts World, a complete failure," a source told NewsNation's Paula Froelich. "There was a bidding war between Resorts World and Caesars … and Caesars technically lost out — but in the end, Caesars won," the source noted. "Katy was getting paid between $750,000 and $900,000 a show because of the bidding war, and the entire run, she underperformed and Resorts World lost money." Perry laughed off claims she was the "most hated person on the Internet" during her tour stop in Chicago on May 12. A video that went viral captured the moment a packed audience was cheering her for an extended period of time, which she seemingly took in well. "Well, I thought I was the most hated person on the internet," she told the crowd, per People Magazine. "I think that's false," Perry continued, as the crowd also continued their cheers for her. The "California Gurls" singer has received backlash from netizens in recent times, especially after she went on an 11-minute trip to space with an all-female crew. Perry faced intense criticism after her highly publicized trip aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 mission. The pop star, who joined an all-female crew including Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez, was seen floating inside the space capsule holding a daisy, a tribute to her daughter, Daisy, whom she shares with fiancé Orlando Bloom. Upon landing, the 40-year-old theatrically emerged with the flower, lifted it toward the sky, then knelt and kissed the ground, a moment that quickly became a target for online ridicule. Many critics branded the ladies "space tourists," while others slammed the trip as "tone deaf." Perry's dramatic display on her return to Earth was followed by a post-flight interview where she described feeling "super connected to love" and graciously accepted a reporter's mistaken reference to her as an astronaut. "It's not about singing my songs," she said at the time. "It's about a collective energy in there. It's about us. It's about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging." "And it's about this wonderful world that we see right out there, and appreciating it," Perry continued. "This is all for the benefit of Earth."
The Independent
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Katy Perry halts Nevada show to ‘accuse' fan of sending private messages to Orlando Bloom
Katy Perry paused her live show to jokingly "accuse" one of her fans of sending private messages to her husband, Orlando Bloom. The singer, 40, was performing at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise Valley on Saturday, 17 May, when she stopped mid-way through her set and crouched down to address a concert-goer. "I know why you're here. Listen, if you keep DM-ing my man... you've been doing it for months, ever since the residency," the singer said. "I'm his, he's mine," Perry said, serving as a segue for her next song "I'm His, He's Mine."
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Katy Perry halts her Nevada show to 'accuse' bewildered fan of sending private messages to Orlando Bloom
Katy Perry left one of her fans speechless on Saturday evening as she performed in front of a full-house at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise Valley. The singer is currently eleven dates into her mammoth 84 date Lifetimes world tour, launched following the release of her poorly received and arguably ill-conceived seventh studio album, 143. But she was forced to halt her latest show in Nevada on Saturday evening, specifically to single out one of her bewildered fans. Dressed in a leotard and fishnet tights, Perry crouched on her haunches as she searched for her target in the audience before accusing him of repeatedly sending private messages to her fiancé, Orlando Bloom. Looking down at the stunned fan - referred to as Kyle - she warned: 'I know why you're here. Listen, if you keep DM-ing my man... you've been doing it for months, ever since the residency. You didn't come to see me play.' As the crowd roared their approval, she continued: 'If you keep on DM-ing my man I'm going to have you removed - seriously, get your own life.' Raising her voice, she added: 'He don't want you, Kyle. I'm his wife. I'm his, he's mine... stay the f**k away.' Standing close to the stage, Kyle looked stunned as he turned to his friends while Perry worked her way back into the set-list. Fortunately for him, the outburst was a scripted stunt employed by Perry as a means of interacting with her audience before launching into her 2024 single I'm His, He's Mine. Her latest performance comes after it emerged she has not been invited back to continue her Las Vegas residency as her career continues to suffer from the backlash of her Blue Origin space trip and disastrous world tour. The California Gurls singer has faced an onslaught of criticism over her 11-minute space flight which saw her join Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez for the all-female trip in April. Shortly after the flight, Perry kicked off her Lifetimes tour in support of her seventh studio album, 143, which was widely panned by critics on its release in September. The tour has suffered from a series of setbacks - including a delayed start in Minnesota that forced fans to stand around for hours - that have led to low ticket sales and canceled dates. In her latest blow, sources revealed that the Teenage Dream hitmaker is not welcome back to Resorts World Las Vegas after the hotel slammed her last residency as a 'disaster' that ended up costing them money. 'The residency was a disaster for Resorts World, a complete failure,' a source told NewsNation's Paula Froelich. Perry kicked off PLAY at the luxury hotel on December 29, 2021, and went on to do short stints throughout 2022 and 2023. Inspired by the looks of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Pee-wee's Playhouse and Pee-wee's Big Adventure, the songstress described the show as 'larger than life' and 'the kookiest, most camp show I've ever put together.' Consisting of a set of 19 songs, including E.T., Dark Horse, California Gurls, Waking Up in Vegas, I Kissed a Girl, Never Really Over, Teenage Dream, Roar and the show-stopping Firework. However, Resorts World allegedly lost money while keeping Perry's extravagant show on. 'There was a bidding war between Resorts World and Caesars … and Caesars technically lost out — but in the end, Caesars won,' the source said. 'Katy was getting paid between $750,000 and $900,000 a show because of the bidding war and the entire run she underperformed and Resorts World lost money.' The former American Idol judge has been suffering severe backlash ever since her space tourist trip on Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 mission. Perry was seen floating inside the capsule holding a daisy in a nod to her four-year-old daughter Daisy, whom she shares with her fiancé Orlando Bloom. She was ridiculed on landing back to Earth and emerging with the flower in hand which she held to the sky before dropping to her knees and kissing the ground. She then proceeded to claim she was 'super connected to love' and thanked a reporter who incorrectly referred to her as an astronaut. 'It's not about singing my songs. It's about a collective energy in there. It's about us. It's about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging,' she said in a post-flight interview. 'And it's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.' Shortly after the flight, Perry kicked off her Lifetimes tour (pictured) which as suffered from a series of setbacks It wasn't long before she was branded 'tone deaf' and 'dramatic' for her actions, which came days after NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after being stranded in space for more than nine months. Her much-maligned Lifetimes Tour has been hit with accusations of copying other pop stars, including Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter. During her show to a sold-out crowd at Chicago's United Center on May 12, the singer addressed being the 'most hated person on the Internet. In a video captured by a fan, the star takes a moment to look around at her fans, and says: 'Well, I thought I was the most hated person on the internet. I think that's false.'
Forbes
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Forbes
When Nature Is More Precious Than Gold: New Report Highlights How The U.S. Can Be Strategic In Mining Critical Minerals
In southern Montana, tucked away in the shadows of the Gallatin and Absaroka Mountains, lies an ecological treasure. Paradise Valley is an appropriately named haven just north of Yellowstone National Park. There you can see mule deer dotted along the fields of alfalfa and hear dragonflies buzz over the wetlands on the riverbank. Elk and pronghorn graze the valley as they migrate to escape the deep snow of the nearby mountains. But not too long ago, the balance of this passageway was under threat. Mining activity—specifically gold mining and exploration of other minerals—encroached on nearby land in the Yellowstone River watershed. When the local community expressed concerns for how mining could contaminate the river and impact wildlife habitat, there was a rally of bipartisan support. A 20-year ban on mining was made permanent in 2019 when the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act passed, protecting more than 30,000 acres of national forest land from gold mining. I know from my years in federal policy making, when people from all sides of the aisle come together like that, it's a message worth paying attention to—sometimes nature is more precious than gold. Paradise Valley is just one example of a growing national challenge: how do we mine minerals—especially the ones that power modern-day technologies, like lithium, cobalt, and nickel—without destroying the very lands and waters we depend on? It's not an either/or. It's a question of how. And the good news is: we can choose to do this right. Critical minerals are in the policy spotlight for good reason. An Executive Order has been signed to accelerate domestic supply chains, and a bipartisan bill has been reintroduced in the Senate. These minerals are essential to producing the clean energy technologies—solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries—that will power our future. As American energy consumption rises, we need an 'all of the above' approach. That means expanding clean energy capacity, and for that, we need more minerals. It's not just about power—it's about independence. Currently, the U.S. imports over 80% of its critical mineral supply. Yet the lower 48 states alone hold more than 100 years' worth of global lithium reserves, based on 2021 demand. Fifteen years from now, lithium demand is projected to be more than eight times what it is today. We have what we need, here at home. But how we get it matters. As someone who served in the U.S. Senate and worked firsthand on policies at the intersection of energy, environment, and health, I understand the complexity of these decisions. Policymaking is rarely straightforward. It requires weighing trade-offs, listening to diverse perspectives, and crafting solutions that stand the test of time. Mining is not without costs. It has environmental, public health, and justice impacts. Irresponsible extraction can contaminate waterways, diminish drinking water, and send toxic sludge downstream. It can also disrupt or destroy habitats vital to fishing and hunting—watersheds that support trout and salmon, for example—and infringe upon sacred cultural and historic sites belonging to Indigenous communities. And ultimately, what affects our environment affects our human health—from the quality of the air we breathe to the safety of the water we drink. Given our rich domestic reserves, the U.S. has a unique opportunity—and responsibility—to be strategic. We can choose where we mine. We can choose to listen to local voices. And we can choose to protect what cannot be replaced. A new report from a coalition of hunting, fishing, and conservation groups offers guidance to policymakers. Here are five of its top recommendations: 1. Start with recycling. Instead of defaulting to new extraction, we should invest in battery and solar panel recycling. Redwood Materials in Nevada, for example, recently secured a $2 billion federal loan to ramp up its battery recycling operations. In Arizona and Nevada, efforts to recycle photovoltaic panels are also growing. Comstock Metals is pioneering solar panel recycling. 2. Prioritize industrialized lands. The Idaho Cobalt Project is a model: a defunct mine site brought back into operation to extract minerals while also helping clean up legacy pollution. Reusing already-developed sites reduces new damage. 3. Use the best available science. Not all mineral deposits are created equal—and not all landscapes are suitable for mining. Smart mapping, such as the one featured in the new report, helps identify where resources overlap with high-value habitats, allowing us to make informed decisions. 4. Minimize harm where impacts are unavoidable. At the Silver Peak Lithium Project in Nevada, high bird mortality was observed due to toxic evaporation ponds. In response, mitigation measures were implemented—like installing nets over ponds and launching waterfowl protection research, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 5. Recognize that some places are too valuable to mine. Paradise Valley is a prime example. Its groundwater-fed ecosystems are irreplaceable, and mining here would jeopardize endemic species and community water supplies. Unlike more politically charged projects—such as the proposed sulfide-ore copper mine near Minnesota's Boundary Waters—the Paradise Valley area has bipartisan, local support for protection. Areas like Paradise Valley deserve more than short-term moratoria. The stakes are high. To meet American energy needs and accelerate the clean energy transition, we need access to critical minerals. But we can—and must—do this the right way. Let's lead not just in production, but in responsibility. Let's ensure that clean energy doesn't come at the cost of clean water, sacred lands, or treasured fishing grounds. And let's remember that some places, like Paradise Valley, are simply too special to risk. Because when we protect what's rare, we preserve what's essential—for people and for the planet. Senator William H. Frist, MD currently serves as chair of the Global Board of the Nature Conservancy, the largest conservation organization in the world.
