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L.A. Affairs: That moment when I tell my date about my purity ring

3 years ago from LA Times - Health

For the first time in my dating history, the lack of a second date had nothing to do with its inevitable lack of sex. So why do I remember Anthony...

Famous birthdays for May 2: Ellie Kemper, Princess Charlotte

3 years ago from UPI

Actor Ellie Kemper turns 40 and Britain's Princess Charlotte turns 5, among the famous birthdays for May 2.

Column: 'Parks and Rec' reunion reminds us why nostalgia comforts — but can't be our crutch

3 years ago from LA Times - Health

The 'Parks and Rec' reunion comforted us with nostalgia for the time before coronavirus, but also braced us with optimism for the time after.

Some national parks will start to reopen Monday

3 years ago from LA Times - Health

Parks are opening the way they closed, each in its own way.

Marinette Marine nets $795.1M for 10 Guided Missile Frigates for Navy

3 years ago from UPI

The Navy awarded Marinette Marine Corp. with a $795.1 million contract this week for construction of up to 10 Guided Missile Frigates this week.

Coronavirus victims are buried in crowded Tijuana cemetery

3 years ago from LA Times - Health

Workers in white protective suits have buried dozens of bodies — causalities of the coronavirus — as bulldozers clear land for more graves.

Pulling an all-nighter to help wife leads man to $100,000 lottery jackpot

3 years ago from UPI

An Oregon man who stayed up all night to help his wife adjust to her new work hours found being a helpful spouse paid off when he won a $100,000...

L.A.'s love coach answers the 7 most common coronavirus dating questions

3 years ago from LA Times - Health

L.A. dating coach Damona Hoffman tackles dating and relationship questions on her weekly podcast, "Dates & Mates." Today she shares answers to the most common questions about love in the...

Watch: Giant mask stolen off lion sculpture in Chicago

3 years ago from UPI

Police in Chicago said two men stole a giant face mask that was placed on one of the iconic lion statues in front of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Researchers study transit, bike and e-scooter share during pandemic in Portland, Nashville

3 years ago from Physorg

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has changed the way most of the world moves through daily life, with many businesses having to temporarily close and students of all levels forced...

Watch: Mandy Moore recalls opening for Backstreet Boys at 15

3 years ago from UPI

Mandy Moore showed off memorabilia from the Backstreet Boys' "Millennium" tour on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

U.S. deploys bombers, spy planes as Kim Jong Un remains missing

3 years ago from UPI

The U.S. military deployed supersonic bombers in the Pacific and surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula.

Nest-building style reflects birds' early experience

3 years ago from Physorg

How birds build their first nest depends on the environment in which they grew up, according to new research from St Andrews.

Scientists find evidence of how platinum metals form under 60 million-year-old Scottish volcano

3 years ago from Physorg

Research carried out by scientists at Keele University, the University of Manchester and University College Dublin has shed new light on how precious metals are concentrated in igneous rocks.

Stream for free 'Angel's Bone,' Du Yun's Pulitzer-winning opera on human trafficking

3 years ago from LA Times - Health

L.A. Opera streams the musical drama "Angel's Bone," filmed last year in Beijing. It's your quarantine must-watch of the day.

Saints coach Sean Payton swiped QB from Carolina Panthers late in NFL Draft

3 years ago from UPI

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said he used the 2020 NFL Draft to prevent the NFC South divisional foe Carolina Panthers from signing quarterback prospect Tommy Stevens.

Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas go Instagram official on her birthday

3 years ago from UPI

"No Time to Die" actress Ana de Armas shared photos with Ben Affleck on her 32nd birthday following dating rumors.

Little League World Series canceled for first time due to coronavirus

3 years ago from UPI

The 2020 Little League World Series has been canceled for the first time ever due to the coronavirus pandemic.

3 major U.S. airlines require passengers to wear face coverings

3 years ago from UPI

Delta, American and United have all implemented a mandate that passengers must wear face coverings aboard flights and in some of their airport areas.

Mystery of North Korea's Kim Jong Un deepens with new rumors of death

3 years ago from UPI

Ji Seong-ho, a North Korean defector who became a member this month of South Korea's National Assembly on elections, told local media Kim died after cardiovascular surgery and that an...

Salting the Earth

3 years ago from Science Blog

Spat out in the aftershock of atoms that we forced apart; their separation strategized for the marriage of our consumptive convenience. Radioactive entrails that litter our collective consciousness, throbbing with...

Famous birthdays for May 1: Joanna Lumley, Judy Collins

3 years ago from UPI

Actor Joanna Lumley turns 74 and singer Judy Collins turns 81, among the famous birthdays for May 1.

1 dead, 5 missing in Canadian military helicopter crash

3 years ago from UPI

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that a member of the Canadian Armed Forces was killed and five others remain missing after a military helicopter crashed off the Greece coast.

Mind-controlled arm prostheses that 'feel' are now a part of everyday life

3 years ago from Science Daily

For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study reports on three Swedish...

This 17th-century plague diary hits a little too close to home

3 years ago from PopSci

Diaries can be an important time capsule to disease-fighting practices. (Kvkrillow/Deposit Photos/)Ute Lotz-Heumann is an associate professor and director of the Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies at the University of Arizona....

Digging for dinosaurs in the desert — swimmers, at that

3 years ago from Science Blog

Matteo Fabbri’s happy place is halfway up a steep hill of earth and rocks in the Sahara Desert. There, beneath the broiling Moroccan sun and tons of burnt-orange dirt, are...

Artifacts, skulls at ancient cemetery reveal early multicultural community in Europe

3 years ago from UPI

Archaeologists have recovered evidence of the formation of a multicultural community during Europe's Migration Period.

Why we can't tell you the full COVID-19 story

3 years ago from CBC: Health

Today CBC News is launching a project called Lives Remembered, our commitment to honouring and understanding more about the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19.