Новости за 23.04.2019

Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments in support of and against a crucial citizenship question being added to the 2020 U.S. census—a question President Trump couldn’t help but chime in about earlier this month.

Antidepressants are weird drugs: they often take weeks to begin working, they don’t work for everybody, and in some cases they can have serious side effects. If you and your doctor decide your meds aren’t working for you, you’ve got another hurdle: antidepressants are hard to quit.

Merriam-Webster just added another 640 words to its dictionary, which is always an exciting moment for grammar stans everywhere who can’t wait to dive in to see what made the cut.

Feeding children can be a struggle. When our kids were toddlers, my neighbor and I would trade kitchen-table war stories at 9 a.m. “I just made three different breakfasts,” she would tell me, “and he wouldn’t eat any of them.” The easiest thing to do is give in: “Here! Fine! Subsist on dino nuggets and dino nuggets…

It is easy to get overenthusiastic at the salad bar. I tend to both overestimate my appetite and underestimate the filling nature of fiber, and thus usually end up with at least half a cup of salad that is fully dressed with nowhere to go. Unless it’s made of sturdy stuff, next-day salad is a sad affair, but only if…

We’re on track for a record-breaking measles season. Go USA!

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Last fall, my husband and I had a new fence installed in the backyard. It’s white cedar and the wood has dried out enough since it was installed that it’s time for us to stain and seal it before the weather starts to take its toll. The thing is, we really don’t want to do it.

A new study suggests that the power of positive thinking could also have a positive effect on your bank balance.

iOS: I’m a big fan of apps that give you a bunch of useful privacy tools in a single, easy-to-use interface, which is why I think the free iOS app Jumbo is a must-have addition to your iOS arsenal. With it, you can scrub Twitter, limit what others can see of your life on Facebook, delete your Google search history,…

Last night, CNN and the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics co-hosted one of the first big town hall events featuring five candidates vying for the Democrat presidential nomination: Senators Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

Last week, writer Mackenzie Fegan boarded an international JetBlue flight without so much as handing over a boarding pass or passport. “I looked into a camera before being allowed down the jet bridge,” she wrote on Twitter. “Did facial recognition replace boarding passes, unbeknownst to me? Did I consent to this?”

I have never fully understood the appeal of a bacon-wrapped scallop. Though I love both of these treasures, cured bacon is simply too aggressive for the delicate, sweet scallop. It’s self-defeating lily gilding, and I don’t like it. Plus, unless you pre-cook it, the bacon doesn’t have enough time to crisp up properly.…

You’ve probably heard about Elizabeth Warren’s proposed plan to cancel existing student debt, give incoming students the chance at a free college education, and fund it all with an “Ultra-Millionaire Tax” (a 2% annual tax on families with more than $50 million in wealth).

ThermoWorks’ ThermoPop is the smaller, slightly less expensive version of our readers’ favorite meat thermometer, and right now, you can pick up two or more of them at a rare discount. For today only, if you buy more than one ThermoPop, you’ll pay just $25 for each, down from the usual price of $34. The ThermoPop’s…

The moment your baby is born, you’ll be madly in love. Your heart will be complete! Oh, and it’s going to be so sexy watching your partner take care of a newborn. You’ll just want to have sex with them all the time! Also, for all those things like breastfeeding, sleep, your body and your career, you’ve already come…