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10 Palm Springs Hot Spots Perfect for Desert Relaxation

Kathy McDonald Palm Springs reigns as the undisputed, retro-chic capital of laid-back luxury. New restaurants, boutique hotels and revamped downtown, the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza, includes a spring-fed, 73,000-square-foot deluxe spa. Here’s a taste of what’s around and to come: Thompson Palm SpringsThe 168-room Thompson Palm Springs is slated to open later this year above a highly visible corner in the Uptown Design District, complete with a chef-driven Mediterranean restaurant, pool area with stunning mountain views and a streetside tasting room from Napa Valley’s prestigious Hall Wines.
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Amber Heard to move to £1m mansion in California desert after defamation trial stress
Amber Heard is reportedly set to take a break in the desert following the current trial with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, who is attempting to sue her for £38 million in a defamation case.Johnny and Amber have been part of proceedings for a number of weeks and the closing arguments on the case have recently been presented from both sides.Amber wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post which did not directly name Johnny, but he has claimed that it kept him from landing acting roles due to the implications of the article.She is also attempting to countersue him for £78 million.The jury on the case are expected to announce their verdict in the coming week.The case has been widely broadcasted and millions of people have tuned in to see the former spouses go head to head, with a team of lawyers and witnesses by their sides.The 36-year-old actress is planning on moving to the California town of Joshua Tree, known for its hippy population and sprawling wildlife, after the proceedings have finished.She will bring her one-year-old daughter Oonagh along with her to the $1 million property, which features three bedrooms.A source close to the star spoke to The Mirror about Amber’s decision to relocate and gave some insight into her life.They explained: “Amber loves spending time in the desert. It’s the one place she can get away from everything.
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Britain's 'dental desert' county without any NHS dentists to fix rotting teeth
NHS dentist – and residents are starting to complain about their rotting teeth.Locals in Somerset have been unable to see an NHS due to 2,000 of the dental specialists quitting in the last year.And it has seen the area nicknamed the “Dental Desert”.According to The Times, Healthwatch Somerset has said a third of the calls made between December 2021 and February 2022 were related to people being unable to get any NHS dentistry access, including children, pregnant women and people unable to pay to go private.Gill Keniston-Goble, one of Healthwatch Somerset's managers, said: “People are telling us they have called many dentists but cannot find one taking new patients.“We are also hearing from the public that NHS England is advising there are no dentists taking new NHS patients in Somerset."Somerset has a population of around 560,000.One patient, called Lydia Davis, said that she has not been able to find a dentist within a two-hour drive radius of her home.Only 27, she has the bleeding-gum disease called gingivitis – she also needs two new fillings and wisdom teeth removal.She said: “Sitting in the dentist's office, listening to the list of treatments, the cost of £1,100 brought me to tears," she said."Whenever I eat and feel a twinge, my heart drops - I panic that something terrible is happening again.
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Google Earth user claims to find 'ancient alien UFO' buried in Algeria desert
Google Earth user claims to have found compelling evidence that a UFO is buried in the desert in Alergia, with a video showing a mystery star-shaped land formation.In the clip, conspiracy theorist Scott C Waring explains what he believes the "alien" object is at the coordinates 29°14'25.N, 7°02'11."W.Showing the five-pointed star landform on his computer screen, he says: "On the edge of Algeria I found something that looks like a five-pointed UFO and it looks ancient.'It looks really, really ancient... is that incredible or what?'Showing a colour version of the screenshot, Scott continues: "When I sharpened it and enhanced it you could see that it's a five-pointed and there are dark areas over here and a big hump over it."It does look like an ancient spaceship that has landed and been buried over the millennia."Google Earth denotes the object as "H 666" which could mean it is a hill, and says it is a park in Oum El Assel, a sparsely populated town in the province of Tindouf.The video, posted on Scott's UFO Sightings Daily YouTube channel, impressed other truth-seekers who shared their own insights on the weird finding.One person commented: "Is it metallic and buried deep in the desert sand, I want to go to it and explore inside to see if there are any Extraterrestrial Aliens!""It almost looks like it’s moss growing around it as if it’s organic or biomechanical," suggested a second viewer.Someone else wrote: "Scott… If u look closely there are a couple of tunnels going into the hill.
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