While running errands last week, I discovered that I had misplaced my favorite cloth face mask. First I scoured the interior of my car. Not there. Then I pawed through the packages in the trunk. Not there either. Unwilling to accept the inevitable, I went through the car a second […]
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Three Texas widows lost their husbands to COVID-19 but found each other
Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day’s latest updates. Sign up here. Three Texas love stories ended in July. Ricardo Ramos died on Independence Day. Ramon Fuentes III passed five days later. By the end of […]
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Millions of COVID-19 survivors have lost senses of smell and taste. Researchers don’t know if they’ll come back
Edelmira Rivera was lying on her bed with her husband and 16-month-old son, selecting a movie when she heard a loud bang outside their home in Waco, Texas. Her sister screamed, “Fire!” “I dropped everything and just grabbed my son and his blanket,” said Rivera, 22. “I could not smell […]
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Colorado Springs ‘lost and preserved’ buildings explored in documentary | Arts & Entertainment
You could call it a love letter to Colorado Springs. And to the buildings, whether they’re still standing, that tell its story. Ahead of the city’s 150th anniversary, Kate Perdoni, a filmmaker and journalist with Rocky Mountain PBS, set out to tell that story, or as much as she could […]
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Millions of COVID-19 survivors have lost the sense of smell and taste. Will they come back? Not even researchers know.
Edelmira Rivera was lying on her bed with her husband and 16-month-old son selecting a movie when she heard a loud bang outside their home in Waco, Texas. Then her sister screamed, “Fire!” “I dropped everything and just grabbed my son and his blanket,” said Rivera, 22. “I could not […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Court rules against fast-track of Trump EPA’s ‘secret science’ rule | Bureau of Land Management exodus: Agency lost 87 percent of staff in Trump HQ relocation | GM commits to electric light duty fleet by 2035
HAPPY THURSDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. […]
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How a Compton artist’s lost prison painting found its way to the Hammer Museum
Fulton Leroy Washington, a.k.a. Mr. Wash, in his Compton apartment and painting studio with a Kobe Bryant portrait he made. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Fulton Leroy Washington knows, all too well, the rules around making art in prison, those strict regulations for inmates working in the well-guarded hobby […]
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I Lost Laura 4 Years Ago. The Law Passed In Her Name Will Save Lives
As armies go, mine might not have sounded like much: a fierce force of retired middle-school teachers, hardware helpers at the Saugus Lowe’s, members of an over-40 men’s baseball league, more than 100 people with asthma, a homeschooling cooperative from Western Mass, and yes, even a Duck Boat conductor or […]
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another great lost in 2020
The 305-metre radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico survived decades of hurricanes, including Hurricane Maria in 2017, and earthquakes, including unusually strong ones in early January 2020. It also survived attempts by its owner, the US National Science Foundation, to reduce its funding. But in the early […]
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A beloved teacher in Navajo Nation wore an oxygen mask for virtual classes before she lost her battle with Covid-19
“I know that she kept wanting to go home to teach. She wanted to be with the kids that she was teaching,” Phillip Belone said. “She was actually on oxygen teaching when she would have been in the hospital, but her condition got to the point where she couldn’t physically […]
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a Christmas gift guide from theatre’s lost souls
Oh My Sweets! is among the offerings from enterprising former West End workers – Oh My Sweets! “Necessity is the mother of invention” is a proverb that has been tested and proven to the hilt this year. Theatre-makers – and those in associated industries – have seen the sudden and […]
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Donald Trump Lost His Battle. The Culture War Goes On.
You could say that the Trump presidency effectively ended when the polls closed election night or when news outlets called the contest for Joseph R. Biden Jr. four days later. You could say that it ended when the Electoral College voted on Monday to make Mr. Biden the president, or […]
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Tile Cyber Monday sale: Find lost stuff with trackers starting at just $18
This little addition to your keychain can make your life a whole lot easier. Tile This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2020, CNET’s gift picks with expert advice, reviews and recommendations for the latest tech gifts for you and your family. Life is stressful enough without the hassles […]
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Tile Black Friday sale: Find lost stuff with trackers starting at just $18
This little addition to your keychain can make your life a whole lot easier. Tile This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2020, CNET’s gift picks with expert advice, reviews and recommendations for the latest tech gifts for you and your family. Life is stressful enough without the hassles […]
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Texas advocacy groups will hold virtual event to recognize lives lost on Transgender Day of Remembrance
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Many will remember the year 2020 for a litany of unfortunate milestones, including that it’s reported as the deadliest for violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people in the country’s history. A report released this week by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation detailed the violent deaths of […]
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I Lost My Dad To COVID-19. I’m Begging You, Please Stay Home This Holiday Season.
Under normal circumstances, the holidays are a time for visiting family members to share special moments, celebrate cherished traditions and give gifts. But this holiday season, amid the sharp rise of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., the best gift you can give your family and friends is to stay at […]
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Like Overproved Bread, ‘Great British Bake Off’ Has Lost Some Of Its Form
Why ruin steamed buns by making them look like cheeseburgers? This sacrilege was one of many egregious moments on the Japanese Week episode of the latest season of “The Great British Bake Off” (known as “The Great British Baking Show” in the U.S., where it airs on Netflix). The bakers […]
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S’porean socialite Jamie Chua had to spend S$30,000 to replace limited edition Cartier earring she lost
Singaporean socialite and online personality Jamie Chua revealed that she “cried for four days” when she lost one side of her Cartier earrings at a club event one and a half years ago. In a popular video (202,000 views) she uploaded on Oct. 1 on her YouTube channel, Chua introduced her jewellery […]
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Mazes of maize: Get lost in a corn field this fall
(WPRI) ─ Nothing says “fall” like venturing through rows and rows of corn. Corn mazes have become a fall favorite in Southern New England. But this year, the coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for some local farms to make their mazes safe for guests. While several farms opted not […]
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It’s easy to get lost in an airport terminal. Here’s how to avoid it.
The objective seemed simple: Disembark the puddle-jumper from Porto, Portugal, to Madrid and find the designated pick up point for my Uber ride into town. But the 45-minute odyssey left me angry, disoriented and wondering: Why are airports so confusing? I’m not exaggerating. It took me 45 minutes to find my […]