This photograph taken Feb. 6, 2024 shows a laboratory technician monitoring the progress of lab-grown diamond seeds at Greenlab Diamonds manufacturing firm on the outskirts of Surat. (Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) The natural diamond industry has been fueled by a glittering marketing strategy for decades, but is the sustainability of modern, lab-grown diamonds as clear-cut as consumers believe?Since De Beers Group s 1940s "a diamond is forever" advertising campaign, dubbed by Advertising Age as the "slogan of the 20th century" in 1999, the natural diamond industry exploded into a multi-billion-dollar industry and cemented itself into modern culture."Diamonds are very ingrained in our culture," Paul Zimnisky, a leading diamond industry analyst, told ABC News. "I think, as humans, we just desire these rare, precious gemstones and metals. It s not practical, but it makes us feel good."In 2022, the global natural diamond market was v
ABC/Jeff LipskyJimmy Kimmel s son Billy turned 7 on Sunday, and the talk show host is thanking the medical staff at two well-known Los Angeles hospitals for the milestone.He and Billy are also paying it forward by raising money for some of the children there."Billy turns 7 today and is doing great thanks to the doctors, nurses, therapists and staff at @ChildrensLA & @CedarsSinai," explained Jimmy, whose son needed surgery to correct a congenital heart defect."Billy is asking friends to give $7 because I m seven to help kids in the hospital, " he continued, adding of his son, "He also wants a spy kit."Kimmel explained Billy s goal is "to raise $100 to help sick kids" and invited others to kick in.Billy underwent his first open-heart surgery at just 3 days old and had another when he was 7 months old. His health took center stage after he was born in 2017, when Kimmel shared with his audience the trials the newborn was facing. "Poor kid.
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) For decades, with only a few exceptions, Florida has been one of the most closely fought states in presidential elections famously helping George W. Bush beat Al Gore in 2000 by just 537 votes.Some of the state s other big races were often just as close. But Florida appeared to be shifting rapidly to the right since 2020, with Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, cruising to reelection by nearly 20 points.Now, however, as voters gear up for the next presidential election, state Democrats hope to put Florida back in play with the help of abortion access which will be put directly before voters on the same November ballot with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump,"Our agenda, our coalition, and the unique dynamics this election presents make it clear: President Biden is in a stronger position to win Florida this cycle than he was in 2020," Biden s campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, wrote in a memo in early A
Disney/Eric McCandlessWaiting with bated breath for new Jelly Roll music? Well, so is Jelly.Chatting with ABC Audio backstage at the 2024 CMT Music Awards, Jelly talked about winding down the Whitsitt Chapel chapter as he readies to roll out new music."This is it, man. This is the end of the Whitsitt Chapel era. We started it here with Need a Favor. We performed Halfway to Hell tonight. And then the next time y all see me at an award show, God willing, it will be something new," said Jelly.While a release date hasn t been set yet, Jelly says he s excited to unveil all the songs he s been working on."I wrote probably 100-and-something songs last year. I am sitting on a phone that is shaking out of my pocket, with the spirit and soul in it that needs to be released in a way I can t even describe," says Jelly. "I m to the point where I m going to just start releasing music. I need to get it out of me.""It s therapeutic for me
ABC News Medical Correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton walks through Rock Creek National Park in Washington, D.C. with Walk with a Doc board member Chaun Hightower. (Paul Dougherty/ABC News)(NEW YORK) A community health initiative that partnered with the National Park Service has doctors writing a "prescription" for wellness by getting more people outdoors."When I look across our medical system and the ability of doctors to use all the tools that they can our parks prescription program is probably a key to that," National Park Service Director Chuck Sams told ABC News. "Getting [people] outside into the national parks, or any park for that matter, so that they can enjoy and get through recovery, so that they can reduce their stress level, so that they can center and focus on their own personal well-being you can t ask for a better program."ParkRx is part of the NPS "Healthy Parks, Healthy People" effort to encourage wellness through visits to the