For some Detroit services, call the D.I.Y. Dept. Detroit may be broke but it will soon have a first-rate motor pool, featuring 23 new ambulances and a fleet of 100 new police cars. Some city parks also are getting tender loving care. New fruit trees and shrubs have been planted, and mowing crews are beginning to make the rounds to keep the green spaces tidy. More
Most Visited Cities In The World 2012 In the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index, London leads the world as both the most popular destination city for overseas travelers, and in the average amount each visitor spends. Whether drawn by business or as tourists, London's visitors from New York are the ones that travel the furthest and spend the most. More
New study: debt limit deadline likely extended The likely deadline for Congress to prevent the government's first default will be later than earlier thought, a Washington think tank has found. The Bipartisan Policy Center said Friday that the government probably won't reach the brink of default until early September or early October. More
Study: New bird flu jumped directly from chickens Chinese scientists have for the first time found strong evidence of how humans got infected with a new strain of bird flu: from chickens at a live market. In a small study of four patients who caught the new H7N9 virus, Chinese scientists compared swabs from birds at live markets in eastern China to virus samples from patients. More
‘Shame of Chicago, Shame of The Nation’ series premieres Thursday on WTTW, showing how segregation was built into foundation of real estate Filmmaker and native Chicagoan Bruce Orenstein guesses that 98%, maybe even 99%, of city residents don’t know the full history of segregation in Chicago. “Maybe they’ll know a little bit,” he said. 04/18/2024 - 10:06 am | View Link
Stephen Colbert bringing ‘Late Show’ to Chicago during DNC Stephen Colbert is bringing his “Late Show” to downtown Chicago in August. Cobert announced on Wednesday’s episode that during the week of the Democratic National ... 04/18/2024 - 4:46 am | View Link
Here are the 10 states where the middle class pays the most in taxes — and the 9 states where they pay no state income tax at all A WalletHub study reveals state tax rates vary greatly across the U.S. Hawai'i has the highest middle-class tax burden while Alaska has the lowest. Despite lacking state income tax, Tennessee, Texas, ... 04/5/2024 - 7:03 am | View Link
Divisive Sun-dimming study at Harvard cancelled: what’s next? “We just didn’t see a way to square that circle and make it happen,” says Keith, who left Harvard last year to set up a new climate engineering programme at the University of Chicago in Illinoi ... 03/26/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Washington, DC drives to second place in worst US cities for traffic, study says Buckle up, D.C. drivers -- the nation's capital has placed second in the ranking of worst U.S. cities for traffic woes. In a recent study by the TomTom Traffic Index, Washington, D.C. clocked an ... 02/1/2024 - 2:48 am | View Link
GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida threatened pro-Palestinian student demonstrators with suspension and banishment from campus for three years if they violate a host of rules of behavior over protests that continued for a second day late Thursday.
The university said employees or professors caught breaking its rules would be fired.
Some of the rules were specific, such as prohibiting protesters from using bullhorns or speakers to amplify their voices, possessing weapons or protesting inside buildings on campus.
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Which sports gear is best for kids?
Engaging in sports as children is astonishingly packed with positives. There are so many that the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services had to break them down into four groups: economic and community impact, educational and career success, physical and mental, emotional and social.
As spiteful as ever and wrong as usual, Rep. Marjory Taylor Greene, the Georgia disrupter, complained that the foreign aid she had tried to thwart “does nothing for America.”
Quite the contrary, it does a lot. It upholds democracy not only in embattled Ukraine, but also in the halls of Congress.
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There are plenty of things that can make your life easier, especially if you are in college or work from multiple locations. Laptops, for instance, let you take notes, work on spreadsheets and browse the internet wherever you are.
But laptops tend to be bulky and heavy, which can cause shoulder or back problems.
Have you joined Palm Beach’s most exclusive country club? You know, the one where you can sip on a minty grasshopper cocktail, peruse the Shiny Sheet and plan the next glamorous gala while relaxing on a striped poolside lounge chair.
No? Oh, darling, don’t feel left out.
Those of us who live over the bridge can get a peek into the secret lives of a group of snarky socialites who rule a fictional club inspired by real-life Palm Beach counterparts in “Palm Royale,” the Apple TV+ original series now streaming.
While the show is based on the 2018 novel “Mr.
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The right dress can help you look and feel fabulous
Weddings are magical events. The bride gets to dress up as a princess (or a queen) and be the center of attention at a grand gala that includes family, friends and acquaintances. Everyone who attends becomes part of the real-life fairytale.