- There’s also a pair of brown Red Wing work boots that feature a comfortable lower walking heel, a slightly fancier pair of supple brown calf leather Luccheses, and a smart-looking pair that were custom-crafted by Camargo’s Western Boots, in the Rio Grande Valley town of Mercedes .
- Golden Gooses?) are well-made and sturdy, look like cowboy boots, and smell like cowboy boots (the Texanist is referring to the rich smell of tanned leather, not cow manure), then who’s to say they are not the genuine article?
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Bipartisan ‘framework’ includes billions for new spending, billions in tax cuts — and very, very few details
- But unlike those previous deals, the signed agreement announced on Monday from the Gang of Three — Walz, House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller — included few specifics, with the trio kept falling back on their assertion that this was a “framework” and that the various committee chairs would still work out the details.
- In the time since the governor made his state of the state speech, he and the leaders of the DFL House and the GOP Senate have struck deals to restore the pandemic-drained unemployment insurance system; funded bonus checks for pandemic workers; and extended a reinsurance system that helps keep health insurance rates somewhat lower for individual and small group plans.
Two men seriously hurt after being electrocuted in Burlington working on driveway paving crew
Burlington police and fire responded to the area of 8 Carey Ave. at 8:12 a.m. and found two injured men, said Burlington Fire Chief Michael Patterson and Burlington Police Chief Thomas P. Browne in a statement. […]Read more >Similar articles >
DeSantis signs bill to block protests outside private residences
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will allow officers to arrest protestors who are strategically organizing outside of a person’s home. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Six Tacos That Wowed Us at Taco Fest Music y Más
- Armando “Mando” Vera is the last of the great South Texas barbacoyeros (barbacoa masters), and the man rarely leaves the comfort of his Brownsville restaurant, Vera’s Backyard Bar-B-Que .
- Several years ago, tacos de discada weren’t available at many restaurants—they were more of a backyard specialty, with bits of ground beef, sausage, bacon, and other proteins mixed with vegetables like onions and carrots and cooked in a large, round, shallow disco.
As pollution worsens on Cape Cod, some are investing in hopes in a new type of septic system
A coalition of groups in Cape Cod is pressing local and state officials to consider installing a new kind of septic system that they say would curb the vast majority of nitrogen that leaks from traditional systems. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Manilow extends Westgate residency; Christmas show to return
- Barry Manilow has added dates in the fall and winter at International Hotel at Westgate Las Vegas.
- The hotel has said Manilow will continue his run long enough break Elvis Presley’s record for dates in the International Theater.
Haunting Surfside mystery – ID of woman buried alive in ruins for hours – may be solved
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ContourGlobal/KKR: inflation shield is affordably priced for buyout giant
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National Academies report cites ‘urgent’ need to recruit more diverse participants for clinical trials
- T he persistent lack of diversity among participants in clinical trials is a critical issue that is harming both populations that have long been left out of pivotal medical studies and the entire biomedical research enterprise, according to the authors of a report released Tuesday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
- Describing the need to move away from trials that focus largely on white men as “urgent,” the report’s authors called for a paradigm shift that gives less power to institutions that fund and conduct clinical research and more to communities under study.
Fraudster who forged letters to judge from mom, priest, Stefanik aide faces sentencing for hacking
- As first reported by the Times Union, Fish sent more than a half-dozen self-serving character letters to U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino that were partly or fully fabricated under the names of his mother, a local priest, grandparents and a district director for U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik.
- Then, after he was arrested and pleaded guilty to federal crimes, Fish allegedly tried to dupe a new victim: The judge who would sentence him.
Part of US26 closed after vehicle ends up in river
- One lane of US Highway 26 is closed near Swan Valley as crews work to remove a vehicle from the Snake River.
- Photos tweeted by ISP show a boat in the river working to remove the car.
What lanes can semi trucks legally drive in on Southern California freeways?
- A: It’s still illegal for big trucks to drive or pass in the No. 2 lane on a four-lane freeway, said CHP Officer Dan Olivos of the Inland Division.
- Q: Don Brennan of Chino asked if “the rules have changed” to allow semi trucks and vehicles pulling trailers to drive in the No. 2 lane on a four-lane freeway with a carpool lane.
Study names Texas’ Greg Abbott the nation’s most-transphobic governor

Victoria Beckham Says Wanting to Be “Really Thin” Is “Old-Fashioned”
- “I think women today want to look healthy, and curvy.
- The fashion designer said in an interview with Grazia that today's customers are looking for clothing that accentuates their natural physique rather than something that demands they become the smallest possible version of themselves.
Chicago Bears employees and forest preserves volunteers unite to battle invasive plant: ‘Buckthorn is a jerk’
- Bostrom and forest preserves director of community engagement and partnerships Rebekah Snyder greeted the employees and volunteers, and they soon followed stewardship ecologist Kelly Schultz who labeled buckthorn in the same way some Bears fans might describe Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
- Team employees and forest preserves volunteers joined forces at the team’s Halas Hall headquarters with a goal to remove buckthorn-infested plants and shrubs.
We should all celebrate Haitian Flag Day
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 boosters for kids 5 and up get emergency use authorization from FDA
The decision now falls to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which will recommend how to use the boosters for the 5-11 age group. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Gov. Kelly signed Kansas’ school choice bill. Here’s what that means for your student
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Prime-Saratoga rebrands outside dining as The Porch
- The Prime at Saratoga National steakhouse menu is available inside and on the lower patio from 5 p.m., bar from 4 p.m.
- The Porch menu is also available inside at lunch.
CPS students give Instagram treatment to school lunches like this very sad hot dog
- Wanting to take a creative approach to those gripes, a group of Phillips Academy High School students teamed up with a teacher over the past few months for a project that started with a simple thought: What if we took highly produced, high-resolution photos of the meals that were beautiful to look at — but also full of irony?
- “Looking at a school lunch, you’re just going to see a hot dog and cucumbers and be like, ‘Um, this isn’t the best school meal,’” she said.
Coming out of COVID, the American Craft Council ramps up Emerging Artist Cohort
- This year, with support from the Windgate Foundation, ACC is increasing the stipend amount for each artist as they develop their craft and learn business skills.
- “The learning from that — and this is why pilot projects are very good — is that it wasn’t enough money,” says Judy Hawkinson, ACC’s director of development who was the interim executive director from September up until early May of this year.
New Lawsuit: Wisconsin Republicans’ “Fraudulent Elector” Plot Helped Lead to Jan. 6
- “There needs to be accountability for the fraudulent electors, because otherwise this will just happen again and again,” Jeffrey Mandell, the Wisconsin lawyer who filed the suit, tells Vanity Fair .
- “The Wisconsin fraudulent electors and their counterparts in other swing States purported to cast electoral votes for Trump and [ Mike Pence ] because they hoped to lay the foundation for Pence and Congress to count their ballots on January 6, 2021,” the complaint reads, “and to reject those cast by the real electors who had won the popular vote.”
Amber Heard cross-examined about fights with Johnny Depp
Lawyers for Johnny Depp questioned the truthfulness of Amber Heard’s claim that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle. […]Read more >Similar articles >
San Antonio’s Pearl complex kicks off dance-heavy Summer Block Party series May 19

Attorney for R. Kelly asks for evidence in probe of singer’s leaked jail calls, wants former associate tried separately
- In the first motion, Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, sought records from a federal investigation first revealed by the Tribune showing that a U.S. Bureau of Prisons officer was suspected of illegally accessing Kelly’s recorded phone calls, emails, visitor logs and other restricted information in 2019, when he was housed at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on West Van Buren Street.
- Bonjean’s second motion filed Monday asked U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber to sever Kelly’s case from the charges against his former associate Derrel McDavid, saying they have “mutually antagonistic defenses” and that one of McDavid’s attorneys could have a conflict because of his partnership with one one of Kelly’s previous attorneys
What if jury duty causes real economic hardship? Ask the lawyer
- The court therefore is required to make sure juries are available, but private employers in California are not required to pay wages during jury service.
- California Rule of Court 2.1008 says: “Jury service, unless excused by law, is a responsibility of citizenship.
Heifer International to sell Little Rock campus but continue to operate at site via lease
Little Rock-based Heifer International announced Monday it had reached an agreement to sell its campus in the city, though the nonprofit said it would continue to operate out of the site. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Democrats propose $28 million for FDA to bolster baby formula supply
House Democrats propose providing $28 million in emergency funding for the Food and Drug Administration to address the shortage of infant formula in the US and provide tighter oversight of the industry. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Julia Fox says Amber Heard ‘never had the power’ to abuse Johnny Depp
- She never had the power in the relationship to be abusive to him,” Fox, 33, commented on Instagram amid Heard and Depp’s ongoing defamation trial in Fairfax, Virginia.
- The actress and model sparked controversy in an Instagram comment earlier this week in which she wrote Amber Heard “never had the power” to abuse Johnny Depp.
COVID-19 In Maryland: Hospitalizations Surpass 400, Positivity Rate Above 8%
- An additional 39 Marylanders have been hospitalized with the virus over the last 24 hours, bringing the total in the state to 403 patients — the highest since Feb. 26, when 418 people were in the hospital receiving care.
- And the state’s seven-day positivity rate is the highest it’s been since Jan. 31, when a surge in cases attributed to the Omicron variant started to ebb, according to the data.
House panel opens public hearing on unexplained aerial sightings
Pentagon officials testifying at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday showed a previously classified video of an unidentified aerial phenomena, a fleeting color video of a reflective spherical object speeding past a military fighter jet. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Walmart Flashes a Warning Sign to the Entire Consumer Economy
The world’s biggest retailer is known for being careful about costs. But that’s harder to do when prices for everything are going up.
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Maine hospitals report another increase in patients with COVID
- Maine’s hospital patient counts did not increase as dramatically as the infection rate over the past month.
- The number of Maine hospital patients with COVID-19 climbed to 231 on Tuesday, the highest level since mid February.
Only 35% of Minnesota’s corn crop has been planted. That’s about half the five-year average.
- The thunderstorms that walloped southwestern Minnesota farm fields last week — downing grain bins, flooding fields, and killing a volunteer firefighter — interrupted what otherwise would've been a small, but not insignificant kick-off to spring planting for the state's corn crop.
- As of Monday, farmers have planted 35% of Minnesota's corn, according to USDA's weekly crop progress report.
Fort Lauderdale doctor did a Brazilian Butt Lift at unlicensed Tampa clinic, complaint says
A Fort Lauderdale doctor faces state discipline for performing a Brazilian Butt Lift surgery at a Tampa clinic that wasn’t registered for that surgery then or now, according to the […]Read more >Similar articles >
San Jose poll: Measure B likely to succeed with changes to the mayoral election year
- With less than a month until Election Day, a newly released poll commissioned by Silicon Valley Rising shows voters are poised to pass San Jose Measure B.
- This time, the San Jose City Council voted 10-1, with Council member Dev Davis dissenting, to place the measure on the June ballot following a lengthy process by the city’s Charter Review Commission.
Research: The Real-Time Impact of Microaggressions
- The author’s experiment shows that the ways Black workers respond to competency microaggressions are complex and not only hurt the recipient, but also how they interact in teams.
- In order to make more progress toward racial equity, leaders need to understand how these “harmless” comments affect Black employees’ workplace behavior and emotions in real time.
Johnson must embrace the Brexit he made
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Abortion rights are disappearing in the United States. And Democrats have no plan | Moira Donegan
- On Wednesday, just over a week after Politico published a leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s forthcoming majority opinion in Dobbs v Jackson, which will overrule Roe v Wade later next month, the Senate did the only thing they could think to do: they voted on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill to codify a federal right to abortion.
- On Wednesday, it failed again, by 49 votes to 51, on party lines: only one Democrat, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, sided with the unanimous Republicans in denying women a federally recognized right to make their own decisions for their health and lives.
Musk’s China ties add potential risks to Twitter purchase
- But Twitter is shut out by internet barriers that block most Chinese users from seeing global social media, which gives Beijing no leverage over the company, though the ruling Communist Party uses it to spread propaganda abroad.
- Tesla Inc.’s ambitions in China might give Beijing that leverage to pressure Twitter to silence human rights activists and other critics or ease its rules on propaganda if Musk’s $44 billion purchase goes ahead, some experts suggest.
Digital enchantment holds too much sway over big tech regulation
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Anti-elite style sparked Fetterman’s surge | Will Bunch Newsletter
- Despite the polar opposites in what passes for substance, the GOP version of the anti-elite style is thriving in the stunning rise of Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette, whose simple life narrative — her antiabortion story that she’s the product of her mom’s rape at age 11 has won her that voting bloc despite her fuzzy policy position — may push her past two multimillionaires.
- Since launching his Senate bid last year, the lieutenant governor has both defined the anti-elite style in American politics but also refined it for his sometimes clueless fellow Democrats.
Low Missouri River levels means less electric production
- Electricity from the dams is distributed through the Western Area Power Administration, where spokeswoman Lisa Meiman says despite the hydropower shortage, they will meet power demand.
- “There’s always some purchase power every year and in order to meet up with the demand for of our customers,” Meiman says.
Pinkies up! Great spots for a spot of tea
What better way to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee than with a cuppa? Here are a few places in and around Boston where you can enjoy this time-honored tradition in proper style. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Annual gala helps give trained service dogs to veterans
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Northwest Battle Buddies, a non-profit that gifts veterans with trained service dogs, is holding its 10th annual Freedom Gala Saturday. The event will take place at the Oregon Convention Center and will showcase service dogs and the humans they serve. Shannon Walker, founder and president of Northwest Battle Buddies, says her organization has gifted 170 professionally trained service dogs to veterans in the last 10 years. Of all the veterans who have received the dogs, Walker said none have died by suicide. Walker said she’s received messages from veterans whose dogs have alerted to the adrenaline caused by […]Read more >Similar articles >
Yes, victims of 2019 Capital One data breach could get money with recent settlement
In July 2019, nearly 100 million Capital One credit card customers and applicants were the victims of a cyberattack. A settlement has been preliminarily approved. […]Read more >Similar articles >
FDA expected to soon authorize Pfizer-BioNTech’s booster for 5- to 11-year-olds
The companies announced a month ago that the extra shot significantly increased the level of neutralizing antibodies in a small clinical trial of 140 children. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The 10 Biggest Cannes Film Festival Premieres to Look Out For
- Three of Gray's previous films — The Yards, The Immigrant and We Own the Night — debuted in competition at Cannes, though none won any awards.
- The Focus Features film is inspired by his own childhood, when his parents moved him to the private Kew-Forest School ( Donald Trump was an alumnus), and follows a 12-year-old and his best friend who hatch a plan to escape their new confines.
Florida signs bill into law banning protests outside homes
- A prepared statement from DeSantis on the bill-signing Monday cited liberal picketing outside the homes of conservative US supreme court justices following the leak on 2 May of a draft ruling which showed the court was ready to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision that essentially legalized abortion nationwide.
- Protests outside homes are now banned in Florida after the state’s rightwing Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, signed a bill into law prohibiting such demonstrations.
FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID booster for children 5-11
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11.What they’re saying: "While it has largely been the case that COVID-19 tends to be less severe in children than adults, the omicron wave has seen more kids getting sick with the disease and being hospitalized, and children may also experience longer term effects, even following initially mild disease," FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said in a statement. Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Amber Heard reveals ‘Aquaman 2’ role got cut down: They ‘didn’t want to include me’
- Amber Heard has confirmed under oath that her starring role in “Aquaman 2” has been drastically diminished.
- Heard noted during the trial that she was “actively scheduling timing for filming” the superhero film up until Depp’s legal team reportedly launched a campaign against her .
Newsom hops on inflation and abortion issues
- Never one to ignore an opportunity to increase his national political image, California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week made inflation relief and abortion rights centerpieces of the $300.7 billion revised version of his state budget.
- So, one might wonder, what’s the political context of Newsom’s highlighting inflation and abortion in his revised budget?
Nestle airlifts baby formula to US from Europe to ease shortage
Nestle, the owner of Gerber baby food, said it’s airfreighting infant formula to the US, where a shortage has left shelves empty and parents scrambling. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Slow software backs up Saratoga Springs school vote
- Maura Manny, spokeswoman for the Saratoga Springs City School District, said the problem caused some voting lines, but that the issues were fixed.
- SARATOGA SPRINGS — Slow-moving software delayed the casting of ballots for the earliest voters in the city school district Tuesday morning.
Airbnb chief donates $100m to Obama scholarship fund
- The co-founder and chief executive of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, has donated $100m to Barack Obama’s foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service, with the awards including multiple stipends for travel.
- “There are young people across the country who have a passion for public service, but can’t pursue it because of their student loan debt,” Chesky said.
5 pieces of advice to help early stage founders navigate the months ahead
- If you’re a founder who is currently raising venture capital, or someone who follows the industry on social media, you’ve probably noticed an abrupt change in tone in VC.
- “An entire generation of entrepreneurs and tech investors built their entire perspectives on valuation during the second half of a 13-year amazing bull market run,” Bill Gurley tweeted on April 29.
How Abortion Pills Changed the Political Debate in Ireland
- Her work has focused on cross-border abortion access and activism, an area where politics, gender and reproduction overlap.
- Sydney Calkin is a senior lecturer in human geography at Queen Mary University of London and the author of a forthcoming book, “Abortion Beyond Borders: Abortion Pills and the Future of Reproductive Freedoms.”
Amid baby formula shortage, American Academy of Pediatrics shares new guidance. Here’s what to know

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday issued new emergency guidance for parents of infants who can’t find formula. Here's what you need to know. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Novelist Benjamin Myers talks crop circles and climate change in ‘The Perfect Golden Circle’
- One of the things I found out is that a large proportion of the British crop circles were created by two farmers who were really modest and unassuming and who came forward and said, “Yeah, we did it and this is how we did it” and kind of debunked all the conspiracy theories within 30 seconds.
- The book, it’s kind of been a slow-burning thing in the UK; it came out five years ago and it’s had a real, like, small indie band growth to it.
In Buffalo, Biden condemns racism, mourns new victims
- The Bidens were meeting privately with families of the victims, first responders and local officials before the president was to deliver public remarks, in which he planned to call for stricter gun laws and urge Americans to reject racism and embrace the nation's diversity, the White House said.
- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden paid their respects Tuesday at a makeshift memorial to the 10 people killed in the white supremacist attack in Buffalo, confronting again the forces of hatred he once said called him back to seek the White House.
Fact check: U.S. Senate hopeful says ‘Title 42 has fueled the border crisis’
- "This lack of collateral consequences (other than the inherent risk of death in the journey), combined with the desperation and insecurity faced by people waiting at the border for the asylum process to restart, strongly incentivizes many migrants expelled under Title 42 to try again."
- In practice, once put in place by Trump, Title 42 allowed agents to send migrants who cross the border back to Mexico within hours, or to another country of origin within a few days, without any immigration hearing process taking place.
Nestlé flies baby formula to the U.S. amid shortage
Nestlé, the owner of Gerber baby food, has flown in extra baby formula to the U.S. from Switzerland and the Netherlands to help alleviate the ongoing baby formula shortage.Why it matters: The result of pandemic supply chain issues and a massive recall, the shortage has seen parents scrambling to find baby formula.About 3 in 4 babies are fed formula by six months old as a complete or partial substitute for human milk, writes Axios’ Nathan Bomey.The big picture: The company has imported shipments of Gerber Good Start Extensive HA from the Netherlands and Alfamino from Switzerland, a Nestlé spokesperson told Axios in a statement.Those […]Read more >Similar articles >
Weed is legal in New Jersey. Can my Pennsylvania employer test me for it?
- This means that when you’re applying for a job, an employer can’t drug test you for marijuana.
- In Pennsylvania, there aren’t many laws requiring or prohibiting employment drug tests either.
The Baby Formula Shortage: What Can Be Done
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Congress to hold first public UFO briefing in 50 years
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Republicans have invoked the ‘Great Replacement’ theory over and over | Judd Legum
- But the mass shooting in Buffalo raises serious questions about many prominent Republican officials and right-wing advocates who have adopted the great replacement theory in recent years, even as the racist conspiracy was cited as motivation by previous mass shooters in Pittsburgh and El Paso .
- Steve Bannon, the former top aide to President Trump who now hosts a podcast popular with Republican candidates, was at the vanguard of popularizing the great replacement theory with Maga Republicans.
Philadelphia Folk Festival will return in person. Here’s the lineup.
- The list of headliners announced Tuesday for this year’s fest, which is presented by the Philadelphia Folksong Society bills itself as the oldest continuously run outdoor music festival in North America, is topped by Michael Franti & Spearhead, the project led by San Francisco rapper and guitarist Franti, which blends hip-hop with folk, reggae and rock.
- After being staged as a virtual only event for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the venerable Folk Fest will celebrate its 60th anniversary in its familiar setting at in Upper Salford Township near Schwenksville from August 18-21.
Fuji restaurateur Jimmy Liang is on a (sushi) roll
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How Seattleites say their (already casual) office wardrobes have changed

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Oregon governor primary will test Democratic Party

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Astra Lincoln: There is plenty of food, but not for all farmworkers
- Guerrero works for the nonprofit Idaho Organization of Resource Councils, which is trying to change things.
- Nonprofits try to help, but they aren’t equipped to make the systems-level changes needed to end the lack of nutritious food and the hunger suffered by farmworkers and other immigrants.
A Kansas City LGBTQ crisis center closed abruptly. These local resources are still available
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA declines to approve old antidepressant for Covid; U.S.-China trade fight may derail WTO Covid patent waiver
- In an unusual two-page summary from an agency that does not generally disclose the reasoning behind rejections, the FDA maintained that the doctors failed to provide adequate evidence of effectiveness of the drug, called fluvoxamine.
- Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way.
Mammals’ Perseverance, Fast Radio Bursts and Health Justice
- All of us at Scientific American thank Curtis Brainard, our managing editor, for leading the health equity package in this issue and so many other innovations and projects.
- As childhood-learning researcher and physician Dana Suskind and writer and Scientific American contributing editor Lydia Denworth explain, research has identified two crucial factors that encourage healthy cognitive development: protection from stress and nurturing interactions with caregivers.
Circus Juventus keeps flying through years of COVID disruptions
- If you've ever attended a show by Circus Juventus, the after-school program that teaches young people ages 2 to 22 how to trapeze, walk tightropes and fly through the air under its Highland Park big top, you'd know how vital the relationship is between performers and audience.
- Hoping they're finally clear of the pandemic, Betty and Dan Butler sat down with Eye On St. Paul during their just-concluded Spring Show to talk about how they kept on the lights on at the nation's largest circus school.
Twitter trolling with Chapo Trap House’s Felix Biederman
- Unfortunately, one or two times a day there are people in my Twitter messages who are experiencing psychotic episodes where they think they’re being targeted.
- I have invented a new form of sleeping called the Two Morning Method: I first wake up at a time between 5:30 and 7 am, and the first thing I check is my emails.
India’s LIC Falls on Trading Debut After Landmark IPO
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Return our taxes and fix infrastructure
- As the Mercury News reported, the governor “argued that California needs to ready itself for a stock market bust by putting $23.3 billion in a rainy day fund and using the vast majority of the surplus on one-time spending.”
- It’s been a decade since Gov. Jerry Brown faced a $27-billion budget deficit, which prompted him to take a number of extraordinary steps including lobbying for a massive tax increase and shuttering the state’s revenue-draining redevelopment agencies.
Rosen reveals plan to reduce US doctor shortage
Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen will introduce a bipartisan bill to locate more federally funded medical residencies in areas with the greatest need.
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Hospitalizations and COVID cases are going up again in Nebraska
- The state reported 1,500 new virus cases last week, a sharp increase from just over 800 each of the two previous weeks, according to figures compiled from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
- Nebraska COVID-19 cases are back on the rise, with the number of cases last week reaching the highest level in three months.
With NBA down to final four, Heat ‘meaningless’ season-ending loss in Orlando could loom large
- Because Golden State swept the two-game season series, that would mean homecourt advantage for the Warriors in a potential NBA Finals against the Heat.
- It has largely been described as the Miami Heat’s meaningless season finale, often along the lines of “The Miami Heat won six consecutive games to secure the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference before losing their meaningless regular-season finale.”
Pennsylvania governor race divides Republicans, unites Democrats
The winner of the Pennsylvania governor race is likely to share power with a Republican-led Legislature, where entrenched GOP majorities have controlled the floors for nearly all of the past three decades. […]Read more >Similar articles >
More complaints about DMV renewals — and a suggested solution: Roadshow
- Q: The DMV might be sending out registration notices on time, but they are sure way behind on issuing the new registration and sending the tags.
- Routinely, drivers in the middle lane think they can go straight, so they wait for the left-turn arrow light to end, and the green light to begin.
SI Swimsuit cover model critic Jordan Peterson quits Twitter after backlash: ‘Bye for now’
- Dr. Jordan Peterson — who was called out for shaming the newest “Sports Illustrated” Swimsuit Issue cover model Yumi Nu in controversial tweets on Monday — has bailed on Twitter.
- While his account is still active, Peter said he’s instructed his staff to keep him off social media.
2022 Oregon Primary: Complete coverage and live results
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregonians have their say in the 2022 primary election Tuesday. At stake are seats in the Governor’s office all the way down to dozens of local races. Stick with KOIN.com and KOIN 6 News as we bring you constantly updated coverage throughout the day and live results as they are released, starting at 8 p.m. […]Read more >Similar articles >
In group homes, this Philly student fell behind in school. Then he discovered a program and got himself into Penn.
- “He’s one of our students that has had the most challenges, but he’s really ambitious, and persevered — more so than anyone else,” said Monifa Young, director of Gateway to College, a Community College of Philadelphia program that offers district students who have not flourished in traditional settings the opportunity to earn college credits while completing their high school diplomas.
- He was homeschooled and a strong student, but when his family circumstances grew challenging, Gordon moved to Philadelphia at age 13 to live with a relative.
Niles: Why does Disneyland feel so crowded if attendance is limited?
- But unlike most other local theme parks, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure continue to require visitors to make reservations to use their tickets or Magic Key passes on any given date.
- In quarterly financial report earlier this month, Disney executives boasted about that reservation system, claiming that Disney was voluntarily limiting daily attendance at Disneyland and Walt Disney World in order to create a better guest experience.
6-foot alligator strategically places itself outside cafeteria door at Florida school
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State Patrol launches summer weekend enforcement initiative
- The initiative, dubbed Project 20(22), focuses on pulling over motorists for speeding, not wearing seat belts and driving distracted or while impaired, according to a news release.
- Two of those weekends will focus on the Twin Cities, which is already seeing increased enforcement with the patrol and BCA to assist Minneapolis police as it reels from an officer shortage and rising crime that comes with warmer weather.
Want to fix that old barn? There’s a tax credit
- To qualify, a barn must have been built prior to 1946, and the work needs approval by the agency's historic preservation unit.
- “This credit is a much-needed resource for barn owners across the state, who thanks to this program, will be able to make vital repairs and bring countless barns back to life – either reinvigorating their agricultural function or adaptively reusing them for innovative new purposes,” said Jay DiLorenzo, the president of The Preservation League.
The best (and worst) wedding songs, according to Twin Cities DJs and singers
- May 18: Wedding DJs and singers in the Twin Cities name best/worst songs for your big day
- Not so great: "I Will Always Love You," Dolly Parton or Whitney Houston (both Burns and Grimm, see above); "Someone Like You," Adele (DJ Digie: "Or any song that is tied to a past relationship"); "You Make My Dreams," Hall & Oates (Burns); anything with sad lyrics (Rudh: "No matter how beautiful the music might be, this day is a celebration, so let's kick off the dance right with a celebratory song").
Washington Politicians Helped Create the Baby Formula Shortage. Can They Solve It?
- That’s where Abbott, the multinational healthcare giant that sells formula under the Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare brands and controls 40% of the U.S. infant formula market, shut down its largest baby food plant in February after a type of bacteria linked to the hospitalization and death of several babies was found in the plant.
- But lower-income moms are more likely than higher-earning ones to use formula over breastfeeding and start their babies on it earlier in life, due, in part, to the absence of national paid parental leave policies and less flexibility for mothers in service-industry jobs to breastfeed.
The best Italian food in Philly, according to Hoagie Dom’s Dominic Rocconi
- But while Rocconi calls Philly “ the greatest sandwich city in the solar system,” his love of Philly’s Italian food goes well beyond the iconic hoagie.
- Then leave and walk around the block a few more times and come back for dinner, where you should just order the entire menu of pastas.
Life Lessons: The Morrisons share more advice for having a good life
Life is hard, stressful, fast-paced and can sometimes be overwhelming. That’s why EastIdahoNews.com is partnering with MorningStar Senior Living of Idaho Falls to bring you Life Lessons. We’re asking MorningStar residents to share gems of wisdom every Tuesday with us. Some of their answers will make you laugh, some may make you cry, and some may even change your life. Last week we introduced you to Lange and Bobbie Morrison – a couple who have been married nearly 49 years. Watch part two of our interview in the video player above. The post Life Lessons: The Morrisons share more advice for having a good life appeared first on East Idaho […]Read more >Similar articles >
What to Know About the Defamation Trial Between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard As It Resumes
- The trial, which began on April 11 in Fairfax, Va., centers on a defamation lawsuit Depp filed against Heard in 2019 over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote about domestic abuse.
- After a scheduled weeklong break, the high-profile defamation trial between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard resumed on May 16.
You can now get 8 more free COVID test kits shipped to your door — here’s how
- President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that U.S. households can order eight at-home COVID tests at COVIDTests.gov to be shipped directly to them by filling out a simple form .
- “Since then, over 70 million households have visited COVIDTests.gov to order at-home tests to be mailed directly to them,” the White House announced Tuesday.
What to expect at the 2022 Italian Market Festival
- The festival began in the 70s when vendors from the Italian Market came together to hold a “Mediterranean stroll” — a type of stroll where, back in Italy, different villages would walk to honor their church or patron saint as an opportunity for the community to come together.
- Rain or shine, the Italian Market Festival will be back on Ninth St.
Ogden ‘beer boutique’ wants you to drink good Utah-brewed beverages
- (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt & Hops, the new Beer Boutique on 27th St. in Ogden, on Monday, May 2, 2022.
- (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Items from local merchants, at Salt & Hops, the new Beer Boutique on 27th St. in Ogden, on Monday, May 2, 2022.
Biden offering additional 8 free COVID-19 tests to public
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Wichita ethics board members, candidates could be disqualified under ‘goofy’ policy
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From 2010 to 2020, gender gap in Seattle tech stayed largely the same

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How a father-son battle spawned Hollywood’s classic monsters
- Stone grew fascinated with Carl Laemmle Jr., better known as Junior, who was all but running Universal by the time he was 21 — bringing a youthful spirit to a studio and an industry still navigating the transition to talkies.
- Think of the classic Universal horror movies from the 1930s and you probably picture Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff or, as we best know them, Dracula and Frankenstein.
Nestlé is flying baby formula into America as shortage continues
- Nestlé is rushing baby formula into the United States via airfreight in a bid to ease a nationwide shortage that is unnerving parents around the country.
- In a statement to CNN on Tuesday, Nestlé said it is flying in some baby formula produced outside the United States, including Gerber Good Start Extensive HA from the Netherlands and Alfamino from Switzerland.
Joe Biden Is Redeploying U.S. Troops to Somalia as a New President Takes Office. Here’s What to Know
- Key to Mohamud’s success as president will be his ability to unite rival political forces, according to Omar Mahmood, senior Somalia analyst at the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think tank.
- Somalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president on Sunday after receiving 214 votes from legislators in a poll open only to parliamentarians.
Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Sanders’ April contributions top $600,000; Chris Jones passes $160,000
- For the general election, Jones reported raising $4,899.25 in April to increase his total contributions and balance to $31,892.80.
- For the general election, Sanders reported raising $67,607.95 in April to increase her total contributions and balance to $2.02 million April 30.
Cox’s energy plan is lacking, Robert Gehrke explains, but could be a starting point if Utah wants to get serious about climate
- Given his pique, it probably comes as no surprise that Cox released his new “ State Energy and Innovation Plan ” Tuesday, it wasn’t really focused on the state leading out to avert a climate catastrophe.
- To be fair, it does tout a nearly 46% per capita reduction in greenhouse gas emissions between 2002 and 2017 and notes that Utah is on track to reach the Legislature’s goal of generating 20% of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2025.
DYNASTY: The Windsors Podcast: Royal Motherhood Is a Job Like No Other
- But in this week’s episode of DYNASTY: The Windsors, cohosts Katie Nicholl and Erin Vanderhoof explore how motherhood was Diana’s anchor during the turbulent years of her life—and how her influence has shaped the two mothers who have followed in her footsteps, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
- For the early years of his life, the queen was often abroad with Prince Philip, and when she became queen in 1952, she struggled to balance the job of being Britain’s monarch with her role as a mother.
Will abortion dominate the 2022 Minnesota election?
- Countering liberal activism on this issue, 51 percent of very conservative respondents also indicate that a candidate’s position on abortion is very likely to influence their vote.
- The major political opportunity for Minnesota Democrats and liberals, then, lies with stoking intensity among their base supporters about the abortion issue.
Mike Collier’s Excellent Political Adventure
- Collier has been telling versions of this anecdote since 2014, when, as a political novice, he won the Democratic nomination for state comptroller before losing to Republican Glenn Hegar by more than twenty points in the general election.
- The 61-year-old Collier, who is running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in the May 24 runoff election, paced back and forth before the crowd like a talk-show host.
Inside Facebook’s political advocacy group
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Instead of bowing to pushback, schools should listen to those trying to ‘push forward’ when it comes to mask mandates | GUEST COMMENTARY
- In the fall of 2021, a fellow Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) parent and I wrote a letter suggesting several increased COVID mitigation measures in county schools, including safer settings for lunch and asymptomatic testing, citing science-based guidance.
- According to news accounts, and personal communication I have had with Baltimore County officials, one of the main reasons for this reluctance is “pushback” from those opposed to a mask mandate, like the protests in August, before school opened, in Baltimore County and in neighboring counties .
UCF offers Sanford Seminole freshman OT Max Buchanan
- UCF has dipped into the talent pool at Sanford Seminole High once again, looking to keep the successful pipeline going with a scholarship offer to 2025 offensive tackle Max Buchanan.
- The 6-foot-5, 280-pound Buchanan is the second Seminole freshman to be offered by UCF in the past week.
‘Moms are struggling’: Baby formula shortage hits Hudson Valley
- said Stephanie Bawol, mom of a nine-month-old baby, who is waiting on an Amazon order of formula that won’t ship for four weeks.
- “I had seen a bunch of other people posting on Facebook, and I don’t know anyone currently formula feeding, so I figured it would be the fastest way to find someone who could use it,” said Parker.
Sewell announces $3.6 million in federal funds for preservation of African American historical sites
- Eleven historical sites in Alabama were selected to receive funds, either directly or through associate organizations, including Birmingham’s Saint Paul United Methodist Church, the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth & Reconciliation, and Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma.
- Over $3.6 million in funding, drawn from the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Grant Program, has been awarded to Alabama to preserve historic sites related to African American history in the state.
The race to replace this LaSalle Academy graduate in the US Senate
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A thoroughly modern meltdown in Met’s reimagined ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’
Lammermoor ain’t what it used to be. Or, at least, it wasn’t during the opening night at the Metropolitan Opera.In Simon Stone’s visually stunning and conceptually arresting production of Donizetti’s enduring 1835 opera “Lucia di Lammermoor,” the verdant hills and wild landscape of 18th-century Scot […]Read more >Similar articles >
Aurora lawmakers consider more Pallet shelters to speed up camping ban enforcement
- While no council member opposed the expansion of Salvation Army shelter spaces moving out of study session, Councilmember Curtis Gardner said he was hesitant to invest more city money in temporary shelters when finding a long-term shelter solution has been a goal of the council for years.
- “We can’t go forward with the camping ban until we have an alternative shelter option,” May Mike Coffman said during a city council study session, referring to the city’s pending ban on homeless camping.
Letter: Lee said it: Beware of the Supreme Court
I would like to urge my fellow Utahns to heed Sen. Mike Lee’s urgent warnings about the Supreme Court. After all, if the court were to become “another partisan tool” (as the Amazon blurb for his upcoming book states) we could all start losing essential rights.And that would be bad.Cynthia Sillitoe, OgdenSubmit a letter to the editor […]Read more >Similar articles >
Parent of student at Magic City Acceptance Academy says school is helping
- When a new charter school opened in Homewood with a mission of acceptance and love, and a safe place for LQBTQ students, Julian contacted the school to see if they needed help with extra curricular classes.
- His 14-year-old child was struggling after returning to in-person school following a year of online classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Julian said, and when the Magic City Acceptance Academy invited him to an open house, he invited his child to come along.
Brookline teachers back in the classroom after strike Monday
Class is back in session at Brookline Schools after a teacher’s strike in the district shuttered classrooms across town yesterday. “Educators will return to the buildings later this morning,” the Brookline Educator’s Union announced in a post on its website. Negotiations overnight continued until 4:20 a.m., according to the BEU, when the two sides signed a tentative contract agreement clearing the way to return to the classroom. “We are open and ready to welcome our students back,” the school department said on its website, emphasizing that all schools in town would be open Tuesday. Educators and supporters planned a celebration rally at […]Read more >Similar articles >
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ALGOP selects Hoover City Councilman Mike Shaw as House District 47 nominee
- The Alabama Republican Party Candidate Committee has selected Hoover City Councilman Mike Shaw to be its nominee for Alabama House District 47 (Vestavia Hills and Hoover).
- Their commitment to the people of House District 47 and our Party is to be commended,” said Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl.
Colorado kidney donors can prioritize loved ones for future transplants through voucher program
- Coloradans who are interested in donating a kidney but concerned it would leave them unable to help if a family member got sick later have an option to get a “voucher” to shorten a loved one’s wait if they need a transplant in the future.
- Dr. Alex Wiseman, executive director of kidney transplantation at Centura Health, said people who are willing to be donors sometimes hesitate, because they want to save their kidney in case a family member or friend needs it someday.
Denver Public Schools paraprofessionals rally for higher pay they say is “not a living wage”
- The district pays paraprofessionals, who provide support in classrooms, $15.87 per hour, which is not enough for them to buy homes or even health insurance, and leaving many of them to work multiple jobs or to look for other jobs to make ends meet, employees said during the rally.
- Roughly 200 Denver Public Schools employees, parents and other community members held a rally Monday evening at Valdez Elementary School, calling on the state’s largest school district to raise the minimum wage for its workers, including paraprofessionals, to $20 an hour.
CTRMA not billing TxTag customers over lack of ‘confidence’ in data
- CTRMA blames TxTag. Last November, the toll authority said it stopped billing TxTag customers, for a second time, over problems with its account-holder data.
- It's such a concern to CTRMA that the toll authority opted not to bill TxTag customers, for the second time in less than a year, according to CTRMA Director of Operations Tracie Brown.
Voters Aren’t Worried About Covid. Politicians Should Be.
The pandemic ranked dead last in a recent ranking of public concerns. But it still packs a strong political punch.
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Salt Lake County mining ban draws lawsuit from Parleys quarry developers
- But before the company could apply for conditional use permits, the Salt Lake County Council last month barred new mines in the Wasatch foothills.
- The Salt Lake County Council adopted a zoning ordinance banning any new mining operations in the Foothills and Canyons Overlay Zone, or FCOZ, covering much of the country’s share of the Wasatch Mountains in April.
Next date set in ex-Macomb prosecutor Eric Smith’s embezzlement case
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How higher borrowing costs hit corporate America
- Even though borrowing money in the high grade bond market now costs about 2 percentage points more than it did late last year, big companies with good balance sheets can absorb that extra cost fairly easily, says Chris Forshner, head of high grade finance at BNP Paribas.
- In short, high yield companies are only tapping the bond market now if they absolutely need to, says Chris Blum, BNP's head of leveraged finance.
Are we ever authentically ourselves on the internet?
- New “anti-Instagram” apps like BeReal claim to help users be more authentic online, but the distinction between real and fake isn’t quite that simple.
- BeReal falls into the genre of “anti-Instagram” apps, novelty photo platforms that attempt to fulfill a niche social function that Instagram lacks.
Stone: Biological calendar can be helpful for gardeners
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Letter: The Supreme Court is on the attack. We must strike back with our votes.
- The Republican Party has a new weapon in its war on women — the U.S. Supreme Court.
- They are pro-forced birth and anti-women.
Twitter plans to enforce $44bn takeover price with Elon Musk
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Opinion | The best choice for Alabama
- In November, Alabama Republicans will select as our next Senator – either Katie Britt, Mo Brooks or Mike Durant, who are all claiming a conservative platform and message.
- As Senator, Katie will join her Alabama Republican colleagues in Washington, D.C. to continue supporting and advancing conservative legislation while representing the values of the vast majority of Alabamians.
“Goliath” Stryker Corp. must pay $4.75 million to Greenwood Village company after breaching contracts
- Stryker Corp., through its subsidiary Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, improperly terminated one contract with Greenwood Village’s ORP Surgical, then wrongly poached its employees after a second contract ended, Senior Judge R.
- In last week’s order, Jackson also sanctioned Stryker’s attorneys for significant misconduct ranging from discovery violations to rude behavior during the two-year civil lawsuit.
PA Governor Race: AG Josh Shapiro, lone Democratic Gov. candidate, positive for COVID
- Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the lone Democratic candidate in Tuesday's race for Governor, has tested positive for COVID-19.
- Shapiro's campaign released a statement saying he tested positive about 24 hours until the polls close in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night after experiencing mild symptoms.
West Texas rancher pours $2 million into Sarah Stogner’s underdog campaign for statewide oil and gas board seat
- A West Texas rancher who has battled the Railroad Commission over abandoned oil wells on her property has poured $2 million into a dark-horse challenger for a seat on the commission, Sarah Stogner, as she looks to pull off a major upset in the May 24 Republican primary runoff.
- Ashley Watt, who owns a 75,000-acre ranch in the Permian Basin, revealed to The Texas Tribune that she has provided the seven-figure funding to Stogner, saying it will be disclosed on a campaign finance report that is expected to be released Tuesday.
2022 graduations: CSULB kicks off commencement ceremonies at Angel Stadium
- Engineering graduates celebrate, during the 73rd commencement ceremony for Cal State Long Beach, held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Monday, May 16, 2022.
- Engineering graduates celebrate, during the 73rd commencement ceremony for Cal State Long Beach, held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Monday, May 16, 2022.
Rural Colorado students go to college at low rates. But one town bucks the trend.
- “He wants a more comfortable life for us,” said Shaelea Pruett, 20, who graduated from Otero College and will attend Colorado State University Pueblo in the fall.
- Fewer than half of rural Colorado’s high school graduates go to college, a rate that’s about five percentage points below the state average.
China’s latest economic data shows lockdown’s toll
Data: FactSet; Chart: Thomas Oide/AxiosChina’s lockdowns continue to punish the world’s second-largest economy, with a fresh round of data suggesting a worsening outlook for growth.Why it matters: China is the single largest contributor to world growth, so its slowdown will ripple out in the form of lower economic activity and corporate profits worldwide.Driving the news: New data out Monday showed retail sales activity collapsed in April, with unemployment rising and exports and industrial production slowing sharply. Retail sales fell 11.1% in April, compared to the prior year, with considerable declines in major categories […]Read more >Similar articles >
Opinion | Fewer foster children, record high adoptions among recent child welfare successes in Alabama
- In fact, more than 71 percent of foster children who reached permanency in fiscal year 2021 returned to their biological parents or relatives.
- This month is a special opportunity to celebrate these remarkable children and express gratitude to the foster parents, social workers and advocates who serve incredibly important roles in our communities and our state.
How writing duo Christina Lauren went from fan fiction to best-selling romance novels
- For the last 13 years, Utah-based Christina Hobbs and California-based Lauren Billings have pooled their talents to write novels under the joint name Christina Lauren — and have amassed a cult-like fan base and reached the New York Times bestseller list in the process.
- Billings and Hobbs had bonded online, over the work each had done writing fan fiction based on Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” franchise.
Why This Chinese Downturn Is Different
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See the 2022 Pennsylvania primary results
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Bezos, Not Biden, Is Right on Taxes and Inflation
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Master Gardener: Growing beans is a snap with these expert tips
- Before planting beans, it’s a good idea to till the top 8 to 10 inches of soil to give the beans some nice loose soil to grow in.
- The last time I grew pole beans, I made a tripod out of PVC pipe and let the plants grow up those pipes.
Covered bridges at Lutsen Resort damaged by surging river
- On Friday, the Poplar River, swollen from rain and snowmelt, surged toward Lake Superior, destroying three Lutsen Mountain bridges and damaging the covered bridges at the 137-year-old resort.
- Both of Lutsen Resort's historic red covered bridges sustained damage during last week's flooding and high-water conditions along the North Shore.
Letter: A waste of pandemic relief money
- First the department asked for and received $1 million in ARPA funds for a study to rebuild Powder Mill Hatchery.
- Recently NHFG saw an opportunity to receive money for its polluting hatcheries in NH’s share of the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Letter: Tobin is predictable, preposterous
John Tobin’s feeble attempt, in his My Turn column (Monitor, 4/19), to turn the state constitution on its head in order to justify a state monopoly on education is so predictable that I debunked it two years before he published it, at Granite Grok (“School funding Look, over there!”) in January, 20 […]Read more >Similar articles >
Opinion: U.S. foreign policy is a danger to the world
- In an end-of-year poll, WIN and Gallup International surveyed more than 66,000 people across 65 nations and found that 24% of respondents answered that the United States “is the greatest threat to peace in the world today.”
- President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken are promoting a “rule-based world order.”
Parents scramble for options to feed their babies as recall spurs formula shortage
- In February, Abbott Laboratories, a popular baby food and formula manufacturing company, had to shut down its plant in Sturgis, Michigan following a nationwide recall on some of its products.
- The Food and Drug Administration investigated Abbott and found traces of the pathogen Cronobacter sakazakii in the Michigan plant, resulting in recall on Similac PM 60/40, Similac, Alimentum and EleCare powered formulas.
Covid-19 numbers on uptrend in state
- An uptick in Arkansas' new coronavirus cases continued Monday as the reported number of people hospitalized in the state with covid-19 rose back up to its highest level in almost a week.
- The number people reported to be hospitalized in the Arkansas with covid-19 rose Monday by eight, to 52, after falling the previous three days.
Laura Linney Will Miss “Getting to Explode” As Ozark’s Wendy Byrde
- Laura Linney can’t quite bring herself to say goodbye to Ozark and its ever cunning—and dangerous—matriarch, Wendy Byrde, a portrayal for which she’s earned two Emmy nominations.
- Maybe that’s why she’s yet to watch the hit Netflix drama’s much-discussed ending .
Kids can show anxiety symptoms early on. Here’s how to spot them
- Parents and caregivers can model this by "talking about times when they've been anxious about something but tried to tackle it, even if it didn't turn out exactly how they had hoped."If you're worried that talking to your child's teachers could cause stigma or a problem where there might not be one, know that consulting them is worthwhile since they observe your child for many hours in different environments daily and therefore "are often really good sources of information," Busman said.
- Anxiety symptoms can be difficult to spot, but the sooner parents notice signs, the earlier mental health professionals "can help parents and kids understand what's happening," said Dr. Rebecca Baum, a professor of general pediatrics and adolescent medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Star Wars: The Rebellion Will Be Televised
- “I was speaking in code words because I was trying not to say too much in the car,” says Luna.
- Luna had played the dauntless Rebel spy Cassian Andor in the 2016 film Rogue One. Now, on the other end of the phone, was Tony Gilroy, who had punched up the movie’s script for reshoots.
For Michael Jackson impersonator at Detroit gas station, being someone else brings love
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Letter: Sununu must veto SB 418
- Once again, our governor has a simple choice: he can stand up for voters, election access, and the First-In-The-Nation primary or he can needlessly threaten one of NH’s most sacred institutions by signing SB 418 into law.
- I’m no stranger to being caught in the middle of NH’s value for the democratic process, and politically motivated attempts to impose unnecessary barriers on voters and complicate the electoral process.
Saratoga Springs investigating if former mayor accessed residents’ emails
- Mayor Ron Kim said on Monday that an email list from the Department of Recreation, which falls under the Mayor's office, was shared with Kelly.
- Since then, Kim said City Hall has been contacted by people who received unsolicited emails that look like they were pulled off the recreation department list.
In ‘This Time Tomorrow,’ Emma Straub looks at the pieces that make a life
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Elon Musk Is Acting Like Henry Ford. Uh-Oh.
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Elon Musk Says Twitter Must Prove Bot Claims for $44B Deal to Proceed
- Elon Musk declared he won’t proceed with his $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc. unless the social media giant can prove bots make up fewer than 5% of its users, casting yet more uncertainty over the deal.
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Have you seen robots rolling around Austin? If so, they’re probably making a delivery
- "It is new tech, and people are ordering pizza just to get the robot delivery out of here, and it is just exciting for them," said Shirk.
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Torches and birchbark canoe guide Ojibwe man as he revives ancient tribal spearfishing tradition in northern Wisconsin
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- These days, tribal citizens practice their right to spearfish using modern fishing boats, small spotlights and metal spears.
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In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he’s vowed to fight
- In a speech at a nearby community center, Biden plans to call for stricter gun laws and urge Americans to reject racism and embrace the nation's diversity, the White House said.
- Now Biden is facing the latest deadly manifestation of hatred after a white supremacist targeted Black people with an assault rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and left 10 people dead, the most lethal racist attack since he took office.
Senate Democrats resigned to not being able to pass gun legislation
In today’s edition The Post's David Weigel and Josh Dawsey get you ready for a big day of primaries in five states, including Pennsylvania and North Carolina where former president Donald Trump's influence will be put to the test The FDA came to an agreement with a baby formula factory to resume production […]Read more >Similar articles >
TxDOT plans to smooth the ‘dip’ along NB US 183 flyover at NB I-35
- The work crews will simply provide drivers with a smooth ride.
- Sometime next month, the Texas Department of Transportation will shut down the northbound Interstate 35 to northbound U.S. 183 flyover for seven days, so crews can work to smooth out the dip along the flyover.
What It Would Take to See the World Completely Differently
- However, we far less frequently remember Carson for this other thing she spent her whole life doing: helping the public cultivate a sense of awe about nature.
- Determined to avoid what she later called the “human bias” of popular science writing, Carson sought to portray the world of waters solely from a creaturely perspective, urging readers to “shed [their] human perceptions.”
Expired tags on your car? Missouri highway patrol says it’s time to register your vehicle
Has your car registration expired during the pandemic, or have you kept temporary tags on long past the date to register? The Missouri State Highway Patrol says you could face […]Read more >Similar articles >
DEA: New drug as dangerous as fentanyl in DC region
The DEA has identified "iso" mixed with other substances in the area. They say it’s at least as potent as fentanyl — and could be deadly. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Local government complaints office is dealt more work abuse amid pandemic
- The state Office of the Ombudsman has welcomed complaints about state and county administrative agencies in Hawaii for over 50 years, but the past two have been extraordinary.
- Robin Matsunaga, who has led the office for 24 years as Hawaii’s longest-serving ombudsperson, said the increased workload over the past two years has been handled pretty effectively, though it’s been trying because of the troubling rise in uncivil behavior from some complainants.
In new memoir, Davis shares feeling ‘invisible’ growing up in poverty in Central Falls
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Hydropower is 53% of renewable supply in the West. Drought is slowing down production. Which is OK — for now
- The primary goal of the 2022 drought plan was to protect the infrastructure and power generation capabilities at Lake Powell’s Glen Canyon Dam. The plan includes delivering 500,000 acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge to Lake Powell to keep the levels up at the Utah reservoir.
- The assurances come as some parts of the basin worry about the potential impact of the water at Lake Powell falling below a level at which Glen Canyon Dam could no longer generate power.
‘We Have to Fight Back.’ Afghan Women Are Losing Their Hard-Won Right to Work Under the Taliban
- On a hot late spring day in April, the school supervisor told Masuma her uniform did not comply with the Taliban’s latest guidance, which advised that women cover their faces in public.
- So when the Taliban issued a ruling on May 7 that all Afghan women should cover their faces in public, Masuma was defiant, but not surprised.
Lockhart ISD approves major pay raises
- Lockhart ISD trustees passed what they called a historic pay raise for teachers and staff at Monday night’s board meeting.
- Lockhart ISD said it is now one of the highest-paying Central Texas districts for veteran teachers with years of service from any school district.
Why Interview an Autocrat?
- No sooner had I read Graeme Wood’s fascinating article on absolute power in Saudi Arabia than I saw the news that 81 people had been executed in one day in the country.
- I’ve never written a letter to the editor before, but felt compelled to after reading Graeme Wood’s recent article “ Of Course Journalists Should Interview Autocrats,” written in response to criticism of his April cover story.
JP reacts to claims that she’s ineligible
- Kristina Gulley, a Pulaski County justice of the peace, fired back during a community meeting Monday after being ruled ineligible to hold public office because of a pair of hot check misdemeanors from 1997 and 2003.
- Welch signed an order stating Gulley was ineligible to hold public office because of her prior hot check misdemeanor convictions.
The case for revolutionizing child care in America
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Do you want to design the side of a trash truck? Olathe is taking resident submissions
Calling all artists: The city of Olathe needs your help. The city is looking for residents to submit designs to decorate local trash trucks. If you’re interested in participating, you […]Read more >Similar articles >
AFROPUNK comes to Miami for the first time to bring the diaspora together
Roots Collective co-founder Danny Agnew never thought AFROPUNK would come to Miami. A festival championing Blackness in all of its forms, AFROPUNK has previously held shows in cities known for […]Read more >Similar articles >
Ice cream for good behavior? Williamson County considers rewarding kids this summer
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office could ticket kids this summer for doing the right thing. The "Cool Sightation" program rewards kids with free Blue Bell Ice Cream coupons for being safe during the summer. Williamson County to consider ice cream vouchers to reward kids with good behavior (Poster/Wilco) WCSO’s Community Affairs Unit will carry the tickets to give out to kids they see wearing helmets, looking both ways before crossing the street, showing kindness and respect to others and any other act the deputy sees as positive behavior. 19-year-old Texan becomes youngest African […]Read more >Similar articles >
The staggering amount of US military aid to Ukraine, explained in one chart
- President Joe Biden requested that Congress send $33 billion of emergency aid to the country at war with Russia, and the US House increased the pot to $40 billion, with about 60 percent going toward security assistance in some form or another.
- But it’s worth stepping back to consider the sheer scale of the military aid headed to Ukraine, what it means for the country’s future, and whether those weapons will end up where they’re supposed to .
Many metro Detroit stores have limited supplies of baby formula, limiting purchases
Free Press staffers on Monday morning visited many area stores to survey the infant formula scene. Plenty of places were out of stock. […]Read more >Similar articles >
1968 Lexington hotel to be converted to ‘technologically advanced’ senior independent living
A Lexington hotel on the city’s north side will soon be converted to a 135-unit senior independent living facility that will also include a memory care unit for people with […]Read more >Similar articles >
There’s a Better Way to Debate Abortion
- My point was a simple one: If he believed, as he claimed, that an abortion even moments after conception is the killing of an innocent child—that the fetus, from the instant of conception, is a human being deserving of all the moral and political rights granted to your neighbor next door—then the act ought to be treated, if not as murder, at least as manslaughter.
- The question I can’t answer is where the moral inflection point is, when the fetus starts to have claims of its own, including the right to life.
Election day in Pa.: Big races with big consequences
On voting machines and by mail, voters in each party will file their selections for U.S. Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, Congress and the state legislature. […]Read more >Similar articles >