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Porn and movies, not tech secrets, found on Chinese spy suspect's NASA laptop The Chinese national taken into custody on an airplane waiting to take off for home had pornography and illegally downloaded movies on his NASA computer, not government secrets, reports say. He is now set to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of violating NASA computer rules. More
Arrivals set to soar amid holidays in East Asia JTB, the largest travel agency in Japan, has forecast that there will be 520,000 outbound travellers from Japan during the Golden Week holiday, up 68% from the corresponding period last year. The most ... 04/23/2024 - 11:30 am | View Link
Europe's best cities for residents and tourists are revealed in annual rankings... and it's good news for Britain. So where does YOUR favourite city come on the list? In 2026, it will see a rush of sports fans flock as Italy hosts the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, and is well-connected in terms of flights, bikes and trains. 9. Istanbul, Türkiye This ancient city on ... 04/9/2024 - 6:07 am | View Link
Europe's best cities for residents and tourists are revealed in annual rankings... and it's good news for Britain. So where does YOUR favourite city come on the list? In 2026, it will see a rush of sports fans flock as Italy hosts the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, and is well-connected in terms of flights, bikes and trains. This ancient city on the edge of ... 04/9/2024 - 5:36 am | View Link
Tourists to flock to Waco for solar eclipse viewing in April Campgrounds, hotels and event planners in the Waco area are preparing for sellouts in early April when Waco will find itself a prime spot to watch darkness briefly take over the afternoon during a ... 04/7/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Hotel prices soar as tourists flock to see solar eclipse Susan Hochman, who for seven years has been planning to travel to see the solar eclipse on April 8, will be shelling out hundreds of dollars for a one-night stay at a modest hotel room in Saranac ... 04/5/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
In a world of flashy, RGB-equipped gaming laptops, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 can seem quite uncanny; its a laptop that doesn't scream "gamer" at first glance, but digging a little deeper, its certainly one that fits that category, with some caveats.
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Dear Amy: Have I been gaslighted?
My mother was a difficult person. She was often not nice to my sister-in-law.
I admired my SIL for taking the high road and for being respectful toward my mother, and I told her so many times.
I bumped heads big time with my mother, too, but had a good last six years when she moved near me and dementia mellowed her out.
My mother died five years ago and my sister-in-law reminds me often of how awful she was (my brother has no fond memories of childhood, and lets his wife do the talking).
The last time my SIL brought this up, I stopped her and said that although her experiences are valid, this is my mother and she is dead now, and I find it offensive to keep hearing about it.
I validated her feelings and told her again how much I admired her.
Initially she apologized, but afterward apparently decided that I was wrong.
When Denver International Airport announced in 2015 that it was looking for a local company to build and operate a brewery inside the attached Westin hotel, it was big news. Not only would an onsite brewery highlight Colorado’s exploding craft beer scene, but it would also give DIA some cachet as one of the first and only airports to have a brewery physically located on its property.
“It’s a chance to be unique and do something that someone else hasn’t done,” DIA’s then-senior vice president for concessions Neil Maxfield told Westword at the time, adding that the winning brewery would be required to make a signature IPA that would be served only at the airport.
But that was one of the last times airport officials had anything frothy to say about the brewery, which has proven to be anything but a party.