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Why Do We Laugh?

You're 50, And Your Body Is Changing: Time For The Talk

Understanding is deeper than information. There are many people that know you but there's a few who understand you. - Bruce Lee

Terrified fish by the thousands throw themselves onto Outer Banks beach, videos show

A 2,560-pound Minnesota pumpkin was crowned the winner at this year's weigh-off

America's next top mullet will soon be crowned

Why did he suspect a COVID surge was coming? He followed the digital breadcrumbs
Are We Ready for Another COVID Surge?r
What the White House sees coming for COVID this winter
Omicron boosters for kids 5-12 are cleared by the CDC
Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way

The 5-minute daily playtime ritual that can get your kids to listen better
Are We Allowed to “Abandon” Our Kids When We Get a Napkin or Ketchup? Or is 20 Feet Away Too Far?
The secret to changing a kid's behavior, according to parenting whiz Becky Kennedy

2 California bakers create a life-size Han Solo out of bread

How Elon Musk used sci-fi and social media to shape his narrative

Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school

D.C. is filled with hidden fossils. Searching for them helped me find perspective

Here's what Costco is saying about inflation — and a membership fee increase

After 4 decades, the Phams are still the first family of phở in Seattle
Canlis chef Aisha Ibrahim shares her favorite Seattle spot for dim sum

2022's Best Foodie Cities in America
Portland named Best Foodie City in America

It's hygge season: How to embrace the Danish lifestyle of rest and coziness

Biden signs executive order promising EU citizens better data privacy

Report: Bird populations in decline across U.S., Mass., some species near ‘tipping point’
Animal populations shrank an average of 69% over the last half-century, a report says
Bering Sea king and snow crab seasons canceled amid population declines

This artist covered his mansion in doodles, fulfilling a childhood dream

Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: Inside Shein’s Sudden Rise
Gucci, Burberry Join Booming Secondhand Luxury Trade
The People’s Republic of Shein

Genius inventor creates a vacuum that sucks up and sorts Lego

“What do I make of all this texture? What does it mean about the kind of world in which I have been set down? The texture of the world, its filigree and scrollwork, means that there is the possibility for beauty here, a beauty inexhaustible in its complexity, which opens to my knock, which answers in me a call I do not remember calling, and which trains me to the wild and extravagant nature of the spirit I seek.” - Annie Dillard

Children must never work for our love; they must rest in it. - Dr. Gordon Newfeld

“the greatest gift you can give your baby is a strong and healthy relationship between the two of you” - Dr. John Gottman

The foundation for your child's "house" is your relationship. - Dr. John Gottman

Trauma teaches you to close your heart and armor up. Healing teaches you to open your heart and boundary up. - Unknown

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"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." - Rumi

Batista becomes first Black principal dancer in Pacific Northwest Ballet history

This LA music festival centers mariachi, a symbol of Mexican culture

An ornithologist, a cellist and a human rights activist: the 2022 MacArthur Fellows

He's known as Chile's greatest poet, but feminists say Pablo Neruda is canceled

A rare Roman-era mosaic is uncovered during the excavation of an old building in Syria
Egyptians call for the return of the Rosetta Stone and other ancient artifacts
Holy Land shipwreck reveals tenacity of ancient traders as empires shifted
Palestinian farmer discovers rare ancient treasure in Gaza

'Water batteries' could store solar and wind power for when it's needed

Recent whale strandings highlight the mystery that still baffles marine scientists
477 stranded whales die on remote New Zealand islands
32 pilot whales have been rescued out of 230 stranded in Tasmania
Rescue efforts are beginning in Tasmania to save more than 200 beached whales
14 young sperm whales are found dead, beached on an Australian island

A coal mine explosion in Turkey has killed at least 41 people, officials say

Real love doesn't meet you at your best, it meets you in your mess. - Js Park

California drivers can now sport digital license plates on their cars

Mike Pence Runs Toward Abortion Fight
The forgotten story of Jane Roe, who fought for and then against abortion rights
Connecticut attorney general announces new legal protections for abortions
Why childbirth is so dangerous for many young teens

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So much fun and joy for this weekend!

Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. - Kahilil Gibran

“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree,” - Emily Brontë

One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communitiies of resistance, places where we know we are not alone. - Bell Hooks

Stanford University apologizes for excluding Jewish students in the 1950s

Right-wing disinformation ramps up on WeChat ahead of midterms, report finds
Eyeballs and AI power the research into how falsehoods travel online
TikTok search results riddled with misinformation, report finds

A panel on India's top court splits on school ban on Muslim headscarves

These 6 members of the Jan. 6 committee are up for reelection in 2022

Only 4 countries side with Russia as U.N. rejects annexations in Ukraine
'Big disaster' looms unless Putin is stopped, leader of small NATO country says
Russia open to in-person talks with U.S. on nuclear arms treaty

The process of giving $2.2 billion to farmers who faced discrimination begins soon

Busting 5 common myths about water and hydration

Meet the Jewish Comedian Going Viral for Beautifully Handling a Heckler

On #dementia TikTok, family caregivers find support and bring the disease to light
Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer
A blood shortage in the U.K. may cause some surgeries to be delayed
#Dementia TikTok Is A Vibrant, Supportive Community
How this Brazilian doc got nearly every person in her city to take a COVID vaccine
Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here's what can be done
There's a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it's not just COVID
Pandemic stress may have had a lasting impact on our personalities

Colonoscopies save lives. Doctors push back against European study that casts doubt
Why Ryan Reynolds is telling people to get a colonoscopy
Ryan Reynolds has colonoscopy on camera to destigmatize the procedure
Ryan Reynolds gets a colonoscopy on camera for PSA
Ryan Reynolds Shows His Possibly 'Lifesaving' Colonoscopy And There's Laughs Too

For better or worse, asking for things is easier than you think

Without these Latino composers, Hollywood wouldn't sound the same
Real-world problems are no match for this new crop of Latina superheroes
So few Latinas make it in Hollywood – those who do are pushing for representation
Latinos continue to be invisible in Hollywood and the media, a new report finds
Latino superheroes are saving the day in Hollywood
Latino viewers heavily influence the popularity of streaming shows, a study finds
Latino legends helped pave the way in Hollywood, but the road is still rocky

See the buzzworthy winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

DHS watchdog appointed by Trump has fueled an exodus of agency lawyers, sources say

An ex-Louisville cop pleads guilty to using excessive force in Breonna Taylor protests
A now ex-police officer is charged after shooting a teenager eating in a parking lot

Nicole Mann becomes first Native woman to go to space with latest SpaceX mission
Nicole Aunapu Mann becomes first Native American woman in space

Pigs can't fly, but they can produce tough legal questions at the Supreme Court

Human cells in a rat's brain could shed light on autism and ADHD

Comedians Eric André and Clayton English allege racial profiling at Atlanta's airport

Why the U.S. might not win the global economy without Canada and Mexico'

When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders. - Simon Sinek

Bernanke, bank bailouts and the economics Nobel
Ben Bernanke among 3 American winners of Nobel Prize in economics

Former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard says she is leaving the Democratic Party

Not all support involves money. Believing in someone is priceless. - Paulo Coelho

Listening is where love begins; listening to ourselves and then to our neighbors. - Fred Rogers

Try Guys' latest response shows amid all the madness, everyone just loves Eugene
'SNL' Cast Members Try Becoming The Try Guys In Parody Of Ned Fulmer Scandal
The Try Guys appear on 'SNL' — sort of
The Try Guys will edit Ned Fulmer out of future videos

Canadian Actor Keanu Reeves Jokes About Plan To Become A U.S. Citizen

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Portland Thorns, Timbers fire two executives following NWSL abuse report

Ukrainians are miffed to share the Peace Prize with Russian and Belarusian winners

Some leading robot makers are pledging not to weaponize them

Mississippi's latest move in its anti-abortion agenda? A tax break for corporate donations
66 clinics stopped providing abortions in the 100 days since Roe fell
Telemedicine abortions just got more complicated for health providers
How the repeal of Roe v. Wade affects college students in states like Texas, Pa.: 'I felt like women everywhere were back at square one'
White House: GOP abortion ban would mean a nationwide crisis
A judge blocks the Indiana abortion ban a week after it took effect
Lindsey Graham thinks his GOP critics don't get the politics of abortion
Abortion Bans Are Unpopular With Most Americans, So Some Republican Candidates Are Trying To Walk Back Their Extreme Stances
Mike Pence Says Stripping Women of Rights More Important Than Midterm Gains
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham introduces 15-week abortion ban in the Senate
Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions
Anti-abortion groups are getting more calls for help with unplanned pregnancies
The first abortion ban passed after Roe takes effect Thursday in Indiana
First abortion ban passed after Roe takes effect Thursday in Indiana
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham proposes nationwide 15-week abortion ban
Catholic health care's wide reach can make it hard to get birth control in many places

The man who wrote the Onion's Supreme Court brief takes parody very seriously

How glaciers melted 20,000 years ago may offer clues about climate change's effects

‘Geniuses’ Versus the Guns: A Campus Crackdown Shocks Iran

Ben Sasse is the sole finalist to become the next University of Florida president
Ben Sasse Is Resigning From The Senate: Reports

This candle doens't burn, it illuminates. - Rumi

Click chemistry, Nobel-winning science that may 'change the world'
The Nobel chemistry prize is awarded to 3 people for their work in attaching molecules
3 scientists share Nobel Prize in physics for their work on quantum information

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

The EU will require all cellphones to have the same type of charging port

As hurricanes put Puerto Rico's government to the test, neighbors keep each other fed
Photos: This is what Florida looks like after Hurricane Ian
See aerial pictures that show Hurricane Ian's toll
Hurricane Ian weakens to a tropical storm but is still expected to bring flooding
Can the hurricane TV reporters come inside now? Please?
Photos: This is what Florida looks like after Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian sucked water away from Florida's coast as it moved north
Ian will likely hit South Carolina as a hurricane, forecasters say
Predicting Hurricane Ian's track has been difficult. An expert tells us why
Ian leaves 1 million without electricity in Cuba as it nears Florida's west coast
Hurricane Ian strengthens to a Category 3 storm as it takes aim at Florida
In Puerto Rico, rescuers struggle to reach areas cut off by Hurricane Fiona
Puerto Rico is in the dark again, but solar companies see glimmers of hope
Fiona grows into Category 4 storm, heads toward Bermuda
Clean-up on Puerto Rico is slow and difficult after Hurricane Fiona
How to help people in Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Fiona
5 years on, failures from Hurricane Maria loom large as Puerto Rico responds to Fiona
Fiona barrels toward Turks and Caicos as a Category 3 hurricane
Puerto Rico is without electricity as Hurricane Fiona pummels the island
Battered by Hurricane Fiona, this is what a blackout looks like across Puerto Rico
Most of Puerto Rico is still without power as Fiona reaches the Dominican Republic

The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you. - Rumi

Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we are already are and become it. - Steven Pressfield

Believe in your heart that you are meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic and miracles. -unknown

DALL-E is now available to all. NPR put it to work

A gut feeling is actually every cell in your body making a decision. - Deepak Chopra

"When the Christian faith is politicized, churches become repositories not of grace but of grievances, places where tribal identities are reinforced, where fears are nurtured, and where aggression and nastiness are sacralized," - Peter Wehner


THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IS BREAKING APART

Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity. - C.S. Lewis

A 95-Square-Foot Tokyo Apartment: ‘I Wouldn’t Live Anywhere Else’

Trump asks supreme court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago special master dispute
Trump’s ‘Special Master’ Delay Is Already Backfiring
Special Master Has a Simple Test That May Be Disaster for Trump
Judge rejects special master's request on seized documents, handing win to Trump
An appeals court rules the DOJ can regain access to documents seized from Mar-a-Lago
U.S. urges appeals court to block Trump from reviewing classified records
Special Master Has a Simple Test That May Be Disaster for Trump
Biden: Classified documents at Mar-a-Lago raise concerns
What to know about Judge Raymond Dearie, the Mar-a-Lago search special master
Judge appoints special master to review materials seized from Mar-a-Lago
Justice Department says it is open to one of Trump's picks for Mar-a-Lago arbiter
Trump and the Justice Department have submitted picks for a special master. Now what?
Justice Dept. and Trump lawyers dispute how the Mar-A-Lago special master should work
vTrump, DOJ file response after judge’s ruling on special master
Former FBI assistant director says Trump could have kept hold of a foreign country's nuclear secrets because it had 'the highest price tag' for classified info
'Astounding': Trump documents reveal casual disregard for long-standing security protocols
Trump documents probe: US appeals ruling on special master
Dept. of Justice appeals decision to grant special master in Mar-a-Lago search
Federal judge grants Trump's special master request to review Mar-a-Lago materials

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Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. - Viktor Frankl

When a person can't find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure. - Viktor Frankl

My Ikea obsession led me to a super-fan's paradise in rural Sweden

Jewish Ukrainian father and son soldiers mark holy days under cloud of Russia's war
War didn't stop Hasidic pilgrims from gathering in Ukraine for the Jewish new year

How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood, Assume people like you. Join a group that meets regularly. Show and tell your friends how much you like them. Here are strategies from a friendship expert on how to make, and keep, friends as an adult.
3 kinds of friendship, according to Aristotle
Here’s To The Friends Who Love Us Even When We ‘Go Quiet’
How to show your friends you love them, according to a friendship expert
The Science of How to Make Friends as an Adult (and Why You Should Put in the Effort)