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69 Women Share The Worst Things They Put Up With Before Finally Walking Away

Everyone deserves to feel safe and respected around their significant others. But if those things are missing and your partner is actively making your life hell, you need to look for a way out. However, that’s easier said than done. Fear, love, and loyalty can make people stick around longer…

Bored Panda · Aug 18

Crypto bill in limbo as stakeholders ramp up recess efforts

A five-week wait on a crucial Senate vote on major cryptocurrency legislation has opened wide a window of opportunity for both advocates and opponents of the measure, which would flesh out in greater detail a regulatory framework for the still-nascent industry’s U.S. operations. Just before the Senate adjourned for its…

Roll Call · Aug 18

Child-Support Records Parents Should Keep Before a Dispute Starts

Child-support recordkeeping mistakes can turn a straightforward payment history into a paperwork mystery, especially when years pass and someone suddenly needs to prove exactly what happened. A missing receipt, an unexplained payroll deduction, or a payment that never appears in an agency account can create confusion at precisely the moment…

Clever Dude · Aug 12

80 People Share Their Epic Tattoos They Actually Don’t Have To Hide (New Pics)

Few art forms are as personal as tattoos. They live on the skin and age with the body, and whether they’re chosen because they’re deeply meaningful or simply because they look amazing, they hold significance for the wearer while also saying something about who they are. That’s why, when they’re…

Bored Panda · Aug 7

Cassidy will vote for Blanche as AG, all but ensuring confirmation

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Friday he intended to vote to confirm Todd Blanche to be attorney general, ending a weekslong back-and-forth with the White House to win over GOP holdouts. All eyes were on Cassidy’s Friday morning floor speech after his fellow Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine…

Roll Call · Aug 7

‘What’s your choice between a Republican and a crazy person?’ Insiders dish on midterm prospects after Michigan

ANALYSIS: The contentious primary in Michigan makes Republicans giddy at the prospect of picking up disaffected Haley Stevens supporters not enthused about a progressive like Abdul El-Sayed. But, Eric Garcia writes, they are increasingly worried about Texas

The Independent UK · Aug 6

They once condemned bad behavior in the House. Now, it’s ‘not my business’

Four months ago, calls denouncing misconduct came swiftly, and all at once. Now, it’s near silence. Allegations surrounding two House Republicans reached a fever pitch this week, as Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina dropped out of his reelection campaign due to a report detailing “inappropriate conduct” toward two female…

Roll Call · Aug 5

Climate change may be making us lonelier: How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections everyone relies on

Severe storms, heat waves and wildfires can shut down the social life of a community, flooding out festivals, canceling community events and keeping people indoors.

The Conversation · Aug 5

Steve Vai and Adrian Belew announce new BEAT tour, with lineup change

A new member has been drafted in as the King Crimson offshoot announce more US and Canadian dates

Guitar World · Aug 5

Blanche’s AG nomination moves ahead after delay

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday favorably reported Todd Blanche’s bid to be attorney general after some Republican senators delayed the vote over the Trump administration’s controversial “weaponization” fund. Key GOP holdouts on the committee, Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., voted in favor of advancing Blanche’s nomination…

Roll Call · Aug 4