Boost your happiness with that extra hour of daylight
The birds are chirping, the crocuses are sprouting and we have one extra hour of daylight upon us. Spring is within spitting distance (no germs,…
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Do we really need pants? And other lessons from a pandemic year
We’re one year, or roughly 31,536,000 seconds, into this new, strange pandemic life. We’ve missed loved ones and weddings and funerals,…
Continue ReadingTopps apologizes for card depicting beaten-up BTS band members
Topps apologized after it shared an insensitive trading card image of K-pop band BTS bruised and beaten. The sticker card depicts BTS members in…
Continue ReadingGrocery store workers push to be moved up COVID vaccine priority list
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Grocery store workers are now pushing to be moved up the…
Continue ReadingTeacher’s rendition of Mr. Rogers theme song catches social media attention
Click here for updates on this story PARKVILLE, Maryland (WJZ) — A Baltimore County teacher has gone viral with his…
Continue ReadingOmarosa Manigault Newman can’t force Trump to testify in lawsuit, judge rules
Former Trump White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman won’t be allowed to get testimony from former President Donald Trump, former Trump chief…
Continue ReadingThis major US bank just endorsed reparations for Black Americans
The largest union-owned bank in the United States announced its support for reparations for African Americans on Wednesday. Amalgamated Bank became…
Continue Reading2 dead after Southern California fireworks explosion
Two people were killed Tuesday after a powerful commercial fireworks explosion in Ontario, California, according to the city fire department.…
Continue ReadingWhat is an NFT? Non-fungible tokens explained
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are the latest cryptocurrency phenomenon to go mainstream. And after Christie’s auction house sold the first-ever…
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Joe Manchin pours cold water on push to gut filibuster
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin rejected major changes to the Senate rules that have long been sought by liberals seeking to gut the…
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Prescribed burn planned along Century Drive west of Bend has been canceled
Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists have canceled plans to conduct a small, 20-acre prescribed fire Wednesday afternoon two miles west of the…
Continue ReadingTreasury has sent about 90 million stimulus payments
About 90 million stimulus payments, totaling more than $242 billion, have been sent as of Wednesday, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue…
Continue ReadingDisneyland sets reopening date
It’s been a long year for Disneyland fans, but “The Happiest Place On Earth” is finally set to reopen its doors. The flagship…
Continue ReadingFears grow for Myanmar residents in areas sealed off by military and under internet blackout
Concern is growing for the safety of residents in parts of Myanmar’s largest city after the military moved to seal off several key areas and…
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Fernando Alonso: ‘Hopefully I’m back as a better driver’
Fernando Alonso just can’t get enough of the thrill of traveling at speed. That goes for both two wheels as well as four. After stepping away…
Continue Reading House Republicans reverse earmark ban, opening door to both parties using the formerly banned practice
House Republicans on Wednesday voted to reverse their conference-wide ban on earmarks, according to two sources familiar with the vote, marking a…
Continue ReadingAmalgamated becomes the first major US bank to endorse reparations
The largest union-owned bank in the United States announced its support for reparations for African Americans on Wednesday. Amalgamated Bank became…
Continue ReadingDistrict confiscates high school baseball team caps that had ‘thin blue line’ patch on them
Click here for updates on this story EUREKA, Missouri (KMOV) — Eureka High School parents say patches on the baseball…
Continue ReadingHouse to vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday to renew the lapsed Violence Against Women Act, landmark legislation championed by…
Continue Reading24 dogs removed from ‘deplorable conditions’ in Michigan home
Click here for updates on this story CARROLLTON, Michigan (WNEM) — Carrollton Township Police removed 24 dogs from a…
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