Blue states cite falling COVID-19 cases, not new studies, to justify mask mandate More Democrat governors are scaling back mask mandates Several Democrat-led states are finally scaling back on masking requirements, citing declining COVID-19 case numbers for the changes rather than scientific evidence that they are not needed. In recent days, New Jersey , New…

Washington — The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee say.While neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, the senators alleged the CIA had long hidden details about the program from the public and Congress. Sens.Ron Wyden of…

Cost of pasta and tinned tomatoes jumps as shop prices rise By Emma Simpson & Lora Jones BBC business reporters Published 20 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Image source, Getty Images The price of pasta, tinned tomatoes and strawberry jam jumped last year as the cost of supermarket staples rose,…

The Biden administration and Congress are grappling with how to address soaring prices as annual inflation increased at its fastest pace in 40 years. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data Thursday showed prices rose 7.5% over the past 12 months.Americans have seen the cost for gas rise by 40%, they’re paying 7% more for…

Watching a great movie is an unbeatable experience.In fact, gripping cinema can lighten the weight of our woes, help us connect with loved ones, and provide us with plenty of ways to laugh, cry, and relate to the many emotions that human beings (and CGI creatures) move through on a day-to-day basis. For the Hulu…

Inglewood’s home and rent prices have skyrocketed since the NFL approved plans for the Rams to relocate to Inglewood in 2016, outpacing surrounding communities and Los Angeles County. The price increases, which also have been propelled by recent development beyond SoFi Stadium in the city of nearly 108,000 residents , is a boon for home…

How the TikTok Algorithm Works in 2022 (and How to Work With It) While there’s no magic recipe, coming to grips with the TikTok algorithm can help you work with it and improve your odds of success. The highly personalized TikTok algorithm that fuels the For You feed is what makes the app so addictive.Here’s…

As Super Bowl quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Matthew Stafford are in the one percent of anyone who has ever played football, but one actually grew up in the one percent. Stafford is the starting quarterback of the L.A.Rams, and the pride not just his of city, Dallas, but his home within that town: Highland Park.…

Greg Abbott, Texas’s dependably conservative Republican governor, is running for reelection this year.He’s campaigning on the back of a record packed with recent far-right wins that can help him fend off his most serious challengers, all of whom are coming from his right. It’s a dynamic that can be seen across 2022’s Republican primary contests,…

(CNN) Janice Cooke remembers the first time she heard bugs murder a tree over the phone. It was at the height of the petulance plague, when the warming Canadian Rockies gave rise to swarms of beetles so Biblical they were able to kill 100,000 big lodgepole pines in a day, said Cooke.”I remember calling my…