January 2020

Trump administration signals compromise on gas mileage rules

The Trump administration is signaling that it could increase fuel economy standards, possibly compromising from its push to freeze them at 2020 levels By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer January 15, 2020, 12:55 AM 3 min read DETROIT — The Trump administration is signaling that it could increase fuel economy standards, possibly compromising on its […]

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4 Meditations To Help You Stay Calm When Your Child Has A Meltdown

As a parent of young kiddos, you likely know — intellectually, at least — that meltdowns and tantrums are a part of childhood development. There isn’t necessarily a lot you can do about them. But even if you know that yelling/huffing/jumping-up-and-down-and-screaming-in-frustration won’t help your cause, it can be damn hard to keep your cool. It’s

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Will Smith Admits He Was Jealous Of Jada Pinkett’s Close Friendship With Tupac

Will Smith has manned up to his childish behavior in the past. On Monday, the actor and musician posted a clip to Instagram from a recent interview he did with the radio show “The Breakfast Club.” In the clip, Smith is asked about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and her close friendship with the late

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How the sewing machine accidentally liberated women

Image copyright Getty Images Gillette adverts stand against toxic masculinity. Budweiser makes specially-decorated cups to encourage non-binary and gender-fluid people to feel pride in their identity. These examples of so-called “woke capitalism”– of corporations promoting progressive social causes – may feel ostentatiously up-to-the-moment. But woke capitalism is not as new as you might think. Back

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The Kazakh Muslims detained in China’s camps

Since 2017, thousands of Kazakh Muslims have been detained in China’s infamous re-education camps. Survivors who have returned to Kazakhstan, say during months of incarnation they were tortured, beaten and received unknown injections. Ethnic Kazakhs, as well as Uighurs and other Muslims minorities, have lived and moved freely across the Chinese-Kazakh border for centuries. However,

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Apple Takes a (Cautious) Stand Against Opening a Killer’s iPhones

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is privately preparing for a legal fight with the Justice Department to defend encryption on its iPhones while publicly trying to defuse the dispute, as the technology giant navigates an increasingly tricky line between its customers and the Trump administration. Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief executive, has marshaled a handful of

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Yamaha Warns Musicians After Ghosn Escape: Don’t Climb In Instrument Cases

TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Yamaha Corporation, has warned people not to try and squeeze inside musical instrument cases after reports former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan concealed inside in one. “We won’t mention the reason, but there have been many tweets about climbing inside large musical instrument cases. A warning after any

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Arizona bill banning sex ed before 7th grade going nowhere

A conservative Arizona Republican senator who was pushing a contentious proposal barring any sexual education instruction for students before the 7th grade is conceding that her proposal stands no chance of advancing By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press January 14, 2020, 11:46 PM 3 min read PHOENIX — A conservative Arizona Republican senator who was pushing

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Billie Eilish To Sing Theme Song For New James Bond Film ‘No Time To Die’

Billie Eilish might seem to have no time on her hands, but she does have “No Time To Die.” The multi-Grammy nominee announced on Tuesday that she and her older brother, the producer Finneas, have written and recorded the theme song for “No Time To Die,” the upcoming James Bond film. With that, Eilish, who turned 18

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