status: public Mon Aug 2 14:27:22 2021 (*71090d26*):: “Everyone is going to Alaska this summer,” declares the woman sitting next to me on a flight from San Francisco to Anchorage. “When I told friends we were going, so many of them said, ‘So are we!’” (*71090d26*):: Awkwardness and big feelings? You must be talking about […]
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status: public Mon Aug 2 13:57:25 2021 (*71090d26*):: Thankfully, Matt Damon has a daughter who can school him on what’s become taboo. (*71090d26*):: Jay Pickett, a veteran soap opera actor best known for his roles on “General Hospital,” “Days of Our Lives” and “Port Charles,” has died. He was 60. — Jay Pickett, longtime soap […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 13:37:28 2021 (*71090d26*):: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joked at a Saturday night event that it “will be hard not to hit” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the speaker’s gavel if Republicans take control of the chamber in the 2022 midterms and he becomes speaker. (*71090d26*):: Beyoncé’s “Formation” has been […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 13:07:23 2021 (*71090d26*):: Want to buy a new coat without shelling out the entire cost upfront? For shoppers, that’s becoming an increasingly popular payment option — generating a windfall for the handful of companies that facilitate such services. (*71090d26*):: As the Texas legislature enters the final week of its special […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 12:37:26 2021 (*71090d26*):: Flowers have been a tattoo staple for centuries, from traditional scarlet roses to delicate watercolor bouquets. But tattooist Carrie Metz-Caporusso’s new designs are a groundbreaking take on the motif, and they are challenging society’s prejudices about who’s worthy of being tattooed. (*71090d26*):: If you were a pre-pandemic […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 12:27:38 2021 (*71090d26*):: If you were a pre-pandemic frequent traveler who’s spent the last 18 months daydreaming about settling into a comfy seat on a long-haul flight, Aussie airline Qantas has you covered. (*71090d26*):: Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya is “safe” and now looks likely to claim asylum in a third […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 11:47:29 2021 (*71090d26*):: Afghanistan faces a humanitarian catastrophe both within and beyond its borders as Taliban gains displace thousands in the war torn country. UNHCR Global Spokesperson Babar Baloch speaks with CNN’s Michael Holmes about what can be done to prevent a crisis. (*71090d26*):: Ashley Judd says it’s with “quiet […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 11:17:31 2021 (*71090d26*):: The State Department announced Monday that it will expand access to the US refugee program for certain Afghans amid fears of reprisal by the Taliban as the US military withdrawal nears completion. (*71090d26*):: The United States has ramped up airstrikes against the Taliban in a bid to […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 11:07:28 2021 (*71090d26*):: If the “baking elf” hadn’t spent the pandemic whipping up sweet confections, Frances Hohl might not have gained 25 pounds.
status: public Mon Aug 2 09:47:24 2021 (*71090d26*):: Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya is “safe” and now looks likely to claim asylum in a third country after she refused to board a flight out of Tokyo, saying she was being forced to return to her native country against her will where she feared arrest. — Belarusian […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 08:57:27 2021 (*71090d26*):: Housing markets are hotter than ever, and big money is getting in on the act. (*71090d26*):: US shot-putter Raven Saunders has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics meant. — Wall Street is buying up family homes. The rent […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 08:47:28 2021 (*71090d26*):: From farm to fork and field to plate, Rodrigo Pacheco wants to make food more sustainable. — ‘Plants are our allies’: Chef Rodrigo Pacheco on climate-proofing food — From farm to fork and field to plate, Rodrigo Pacheco wants to make food more sustainable.
status: public Mon Aug 2 08:27:26 2021 (*71090d26*):: Awkwardness and big feelings? You must be talking about middle school. And while many parents assume that middle school is a rite of passage that kids need to stoically tough out, the opposite could not be more true. (*71090d26*):: The cry goes out from over-ambitious gardeners every […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 07:57:29 2021 (*71090d26*):: Jack Dorsey’s Square is spending $29 billion on an Australian buy now, pay later firm — a massive purchase that will help his company build out its global payments empire. (*71090d26*):: China’s hardline zero Covid strategy is facing a fresh challenge from the rapid spread of the […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 07:37:31 2021 (*71090d26*):: With her Tokyo Olympics drawn to a close, American swimmer Katie Ledecky can start to unwind. (*71090d26*):: Iranian state media has said that the deadly attack on a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria, in an escalation of […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 07:27:32 2021 (*71090d26*):: China’s hardline zero Covid strategy is facing a fresh challenge from the rapid spread of the Delta variant, amid concerns over the efficacy of Chinese vaccines against the highly contagious strain. — Delta variant challenges China’s ‘zero Covid strategy’ — and raises questions over its vaccine efficacy […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 06:37:20 2021 (*71090d26*):: Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape after “repeatedly seducing young women into having sex,” police said in a statement Saturday night.
status: public Mon Aug 2 06:27:29 2021 (*71090d26*):: Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape after “repeatedly seducing young women into having sex,” police said in a statement Saturday night. — Pop star Kris Wu detained in China after rape allegations — Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu […]
status: public Mon Aug 2 06:07:34 2021 (*71090d26*):: In the small village of Kacarlar, on Turkey’s southern coast, farmers are facing apocalyptic scenes as wildfires continue to sweep the country. — ‘The animals are on fire,’ say devastated farmers as wildfires sweep Turkey — In the small village of Kacarlar, on Turkey’s southern coast, farmers […]