Jennifer Pratt, community development director for the city of Cedar Rapids, speaks Thursday at a news conference at the downtown public library to discuss funds awarded to the city and Linn County as part of the American Rescue Plan. Cedar Rapids will receiver over $28 million and Linn County will […]
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Terrariums Are One Thing You Can Control
Dan Jones is creating a rainforest in his apartment in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Though there are more than a dozen plants of varying texture, scale, appearance and color, the rainforest is neatly nested within a 15-liter glass jar. Since September 2019, Mr. Jones, a digital public relations professional, has constructed terrariums […]
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Biden gun control: President to take first executive actions, including on ‘ghost guns’ and pistol braces
The steps — which also include nominating a gun control advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — fulfill a commitment Biden made in the aftermath of two deadly shootings last month to take “common sense” steps right away to address gun violence. The morning of […]
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Ewing takes control in third quarter, heads to CVC final
Freshman-powered or not, Ewing’s girls basketball team responded when it was behind on Wednesday afternoon in the Colonial Valley Conference top-pod semifinal against Robbinsville, and the Blue Devils are on to Friday’s final. The top-seeded Blue Devils, after their 60-50 win over the fourth-seeded Ravens, will host third-seeded Allentown on […]
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Control Your Exterior Lights With the New Outdoor Smart Plug From Lutron
The new outdoor smart plug from Lutron is heat, dust, and water resistant. A new partnership with Ring is also announced. One of the most powerful smart lightning control systems in the world—Lutron Caséta—is getting a new gadget for 2021 after the company took the wraps off a new outdoor […]
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How to Get Rid of Silverfish in Your House, According to Pest Control Experts
Photo credit: Vitaliy Halenov – Getty Images From Prevention Out of all household bugs, one of the most unsettling is silverfish. These gross little insects can dart out nowhere and quickly hide again, making them a bit tricky to kill. If you’ve spotted silverfish in your home, the odds are […]
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Apple’s remaking Mac computers, and it’s taking control to do it
Apple is making big changes to the insides of its computers. Apple This story is part of Apple Event, our full coverage of the latest news from Apple headquarters. Apple has always sold its computers like luxury cars, highlighting sex appeal while promising they can get the job done too. Now, […]
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CA election results: Prop 21 rent control ballot measure
California rent control initiative Proposition 21 failed Tuesday, with 59.3% of the 10.1 million votes recorded rejecting the measure before the Associated Press called the race around 10:45 p.m. It was the second time in two years that California voters rejected a rent control measure at the ballot box. Proposition […]
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Quibi’s content failed to hook viewers and convince them to pay. Insiders said Jeffrey Katzenberg had close control of many programming decisions.
Jeffrey Katzenberg. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Quibi Quibi, the mobile-video startup that raised $1.75 billion from backers like Alibaba Group, JPMorgan Chase, and Disney, is folding six months after debuting its subscription service. The Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded startup said in a statement that its demise was likely caused by a combination […]
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Quibi’s failure comes back to its content, Katzenberg’s close control
Quibi, the mobile-video startup that raised $1.75 billion from backers like Alibaba Group, JPMorgan Chase, and Disney, is folding six months after debuting its subscription service. The Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded startup said in a statement that its demise was likely caused by a combination of an idea that wasn’t strong enough […]
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Why gender reveals have spiraled out of control
It’s a … fire! Illustration by Anurag Papolu/The Conversation; photo by milorad kravic/iStock via Getty Images, CC BY-SA Over Labor Day weekend, two expectant parents didn’t get the viral hit they had hoped for. During a gender reveal party in Southern California, a “smoke-generating pyrotechnic device” was supposed to simply […]