A new manufacturing company is coming to Old Fort, creating 70 new jobs in McDowell County. © Provided by WLOS – LocalNewsRSS Caption: WLOS On Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Triple Aught Design, a US-based adventure gear company, will invest $1 million to build and operate a cutting-edge apparel and […]
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A deep dive into the best ones, why you should buy one
Thousands of people have asked me about portable air purifier recommendations in the past few weeks, but the most urgent inquiry came from one of my own lifelong friend, 49-year old Patrick Bryson. Bryson and his family live in Portland, Oregon, where nearby wildfires created some of the worst air […]
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Here are ways to make the most out of a less-than-perfect job
If you’ve smacked into a plateau, you’re not alone. According to research published by Gallup last fall, only 40 percent of American workers said they’re in good jobs. Add the pandemic to the mix, and things have only gotten worse. A poll by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at […]
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Ask Amy: Racy Instagram postings alarm family friend
Dear Amy: Recently, I noticed that the 13-year-old daughter of some close friends has been posting sexually provocative photos of herself on Instagram. This is a public account, and strange men make sexual comments on her posts and she responds with lewd remarks that couldn’t be printed in a family […]
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Defence is the best form of attack for our challenges
At a time of unprecedented economic challenges, the Government will have to make tough decisions. It’s more important than ever that we find new ways of designing and building military equipment to ensure these capabilities, which are essential to our national security, are adaptable and affordable. Tempest is a great […]
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The Young Vic’s 50th Birthday
Kwame Kwei-Armah It was gutting to hear that the Young Vic had to cancel their plans for a gigantic street party to celebrate their 50th birthday in September. Like many of us who have celebrated birthdays during the pandemic, the theatre was forced to opt instead for a smaller, more […]
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American Dream mall reopens, seeking to regain momentum
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — When the American Dream megamall opened in New Jersey last autumn, visitors could only gape at its unfinished signature attraction: a massive DreamWorks-themed waterpark with room for up to 5,600 bathers. A year and a global pandemic later, Benkos Quinones, his wife and two small […]
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Inside Emma Roberts’ “Casual” Yet Chic Baby Shower – E! Online
Emma Roberts has a lot to look forward to this year! The Scream Queens alum celebrated her baby shower on Saturday, Oct. 3 and the chic affair would make Chanel Oberlin proud. The soon-to-be mom enjoyed a fun and festive party with her boyfriend and father-to-be Garrett Hedlund. It appears the pair’s loved ones […]
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The Dreamy Costumes of Lovecraft Country’s Nightmarish World
Thanks to one simple shirt, Lovecraft Country‘s dreamy wardrobe was born. If you have been tuning in to Misha Green‘s supernatural horror series on HBO, you know the show is no casual watch. The anthology series, which hones in on the supernatural experiences of a Black family in 1950s Jim Crow America, […]
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The Italian resort that soothed my pandemic paranoia
Covid tests passed, Bryony Gordon and her family enjoyed a much-needed break in Sardinia The last time I came to Forte Village, the luxurious family resort on Sardinia’s south coast, we were greeted with a welcome drink. Today, we are greeted with a welcome drink and a coronavirus test, which […]
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The Best Birthday Cupcake Recipe You’ll Ever Make
Have a birthday party coming up? Don’t run to the bakery! Put down that box mix! You can make cupcakes right at home that taste amazing and will be a hit with the whole fam. Your friends and family will be fooled into thinking these heavenly cupcakes are from a […]
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Our favorite ice cream parlors that ship nationwide
Summer may be over but it’s never a bad time for ice cream; even if you don’t regularly reach for a pint once the temperature drops, you’ll at least need a scoop or two for your autumn apple desserts and pumpkin pies. And sure, you could grab a generic carton from […]
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Drubbed in 2018, California GOP looks to regain House seats
FILE – In this Jan. 17, 2019, file photo, Rep. T.J. Cox, D-Calif., of California’s 21st Congressional district, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cox is facing a challenge from David Valadao, the incumbent he defeated in 2018. California’s tarnished Republican Party is hoping to rebound […]
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Fincher, Facebook and the Faking of an Empire
See Mark angry. His girlfriend has just broken up with him at a bar. See Mark run. Run, Mark, run! He gets back to his Harvard dorm room and he opens up his laptop; because it’s 2003, it is already set to LiveJournal.com. See Mark type out several angry missives […]
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When You’re Retired and Stuck at Home, a Broken Washer Qualifies as a Crisis
Our columnist’s washing machine is no longer making a strange noise. This isn’t his washing machine. Chernetskaya/Dreamstime Text size We had our first household crisis as the coronavirus pandemic shut down the country in March. Sickness? Nope. Job loss? Nope. We’ve been lucky on the big stuff. “The washing machine […]
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How to create your own next stimulus check (and stop counting on Congress)
How to create your own next stimulus check (and stop counting on Congress) Here we go again. The U.S. House has passed another coronavirus relief package including a second round of those $1,200 “stimulus checks,” to help family budgets and stimulate the economy. But the last COVID aid measure from […]
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Chris Wallace, Trump campaign adviser spar over first family’s refusal to wear masks at debate
Chris WallaceChristopher (Chris) WallacePost-debate poll finds Biden with leads in two key states Trump’s performance was a gift to American democracy Chris Wallace: Trump arrived too late to be tested in Ohio before debate, relied on ‘honor system’ MORE and Steve Cortes, an adviser to President TrumpDonald John TrumpJaime Harrison […]
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Our city may be rescued yet: Steve Duin column
You understand, I trust, why I must begin with the rescue dog. Her name is Kailani. A “Lab-Great-Dane-something-Border-Collie mix,” says Valerie Carey, who lives on North Denver Avenue, just ’round the corner from Portland Police Association headquarters. Kailani doesn’t easily rattle. “Fourth of July fireworks? They don’t bother her at […]
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From Family Separation to Remote Learning
Every weekday morning, a 12-year-old refugee named Génnezys logs into her seventh grade online classroom. She sits at a tiny table in a corner of her cluttered living room. Before logging in, she tapes her phone to a chair and dials my number on FaceTime. Once we’re connected, I peer […]
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8 products that inspired today’s smart home
The 2010s ushered in the modern age of smart home technology, complete with affordable voice assistants, design-forward thermostats that adjust for you and robot vacuums you control from your phone. But smart home products existed long before the 21st century. For more like this Subscribe to the Smart Home newsletter, receive […]