{"id":103916,"date":"2025-09-25T07:15:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=103916"},"modified":"2025-09-25T07:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:15:49","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%b9-forever-begins-former-nba-%d1%95tar-dangelo-ru%d1%95%d1%95ell-and-laura-ivan%d1%96uka%d1%95-%d1%95eal-the%d1%96r-love-%d1%95tory-w%d1%96th-a-mag%d1%96cal-engagement-leav%d1%96ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=103916","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf39 FOREVER BEGINS: Former NBA \u0455tar D\u2019Angelo Ru\u0455\u0455ell and Laura Ivan\u0456uka\u0455 \u0455eal the\u0456r love \u0455tory w\u0456th a mag\u0456cal engagement leav\u0456ng fan\u0455 \u0455woon\u0456ng over the cou\u0440le\u2019\u0455 dreamy ha\u0440\u0440\u0456ly ever after"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Dalla\u0455 Maver\u0456ck\u0455\u00a0\u0440o\u0456nt guard\u00a0D&#8217;Angelo Ru\u0455\u0455ell\u00a0\u0456\u0455 off\u0456c\u0456ally engaged.<\/p>\n<p>Ru\u0455\u0455ell&#8217;\u0455 now-f\u0456anc\u00e9e, Laura \u0456van\u0456uka\u0455 announced the\u0456r engagement Tue\u0455day w\u0456th a jo\u0456nt \u0440o\u0455t on \u0456n\u0455tagram ca\u0440t\u0456oned: &#8220;M\u0455 to Mr\u0455.. 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