Help! My Boyfriend’s Sister Acts Like I’m Her Romantic Rival.
“She told me they had fulfilled the emotional role of romantic partners for each other for years.
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Despite Trump Fearmongering, Republicans Push Absentee Voting In Mailers, Robocalls
The GOP is trying to clean up the president’s comments so that its party doesn’t ignore voting by mail entirely.
The Atlantic Daily: Alexander Vindman Speaks
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.SASHA ARUTYUNOVAA telephone call demolished Alexander Vindman’s life.Vindman, who was famously on the line when President Donald Trump asked Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, served as a key witness during Trump’s impeachment trial.
Police Chief Praised Officer For Political Attack On Senator They Charged With Felonies
Portsmouth, Virginia, chief Angela Greene thanked a sergeant for blasting state Sen. Louise Lucas and then signed off on his charging her under an obscure law.
CDC: Testing for STDs plummeted during pandemic
Many sexual health clinics closed their doors or cut back services when the coronavirus began spreading widely in February.
Dem probe: Trump administration ignored NIH evidence on fetal tissue
The lawmakers are still investigating whether potential coronavirus treatments have been hampered by the administration’s posture.
Hollywood’s Tenet Experiment Failed
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet was supposed to be a boon for movie theaters, a light in the darkness after the coronavirus pandemic shut down cinemas for months. Here was an original film from a beloved director, one of the biggest titles of our postponed summer-movie season—surely this would be enough to lure people back to the big screen.
Anti-inflammatory drug may shorten Covid-19 recovery time
Eli Lilly said it planned to discuss with regulators the possible emergency use of baricitinib for hospitalized Covid-19 patients.
Trump Flails In Attempt To Defend High-Risk, Indoor Campaign Rally In Nevada
“I’m on a stage and it’s very far away,” Trump told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “And so I’m not at all concerned.
Photos: Oregon Communities Devastated by Wildfires
More than 30 wildfires are currently burning in the state of Oregon, mostly along its Cascade Mountain range in the west. Over the past week, dry weather and strong winds drove the flames into several towns and neighborhoods, leaving some communities utterly destroyed. Thick smoke still hangs in the air across large sections of the state, creating hazardous air quality conditions.
Our Last Chance to Save Music Venues Is Right Now
Thanks to a poorly designed relief effort and a never-ending pandemic, they might be the most screwed businesses of the coronavirus era.
How We Settled on a Favored Name for the “Mysterious Pneumonia” Overtaking Our Lives
“It’s a good name. It’s kind of catchy.
Something Weird Is Happening on Venus
Updated at 7:22 p.m. ET on Sept. 14, 2020.After the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the night sky, gleaming like a tiny diamond in the darkness. The planet is so radiant because of its proximity to Earth, but also because it reflects most of the light that falls across its atmosphere, more than any other world in the solar system.Something really weird is happening in those clouds.
Democrats launch probe into Trump officials’ Covid-report tampering
An oversight panel will probe how political appointees sought to alter scientific reports on the pandemic after a POLITICO report.
“Trump Is Criminality Personified”: Rev. William Barber on Protecting the Vote & Mobilizing the Poor
With less than two months before November, the Poor People’s Campaign has launched a push to register tens of millions of poor and low-income voters, who could decide the fate of the election. “Voting is power unleashed,” says Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign and president of Repairers of the Breach.
“These Are Climate Fires”: Oregon Firefighter Ecologist Says Devastating Blazes Are a Wake-Up Call
President Trump has said little about the wildfires raging in California, Oregon and Washington for three weeks, other than to suggest poor forest management was primarily to blame. But the states’ governors are pushing back and directly linking the fires to the climate crisis. “These are climate fires,” says Timothy Ingalsbee, an Oregon-based wildland fire ecologist and former wildland firefighter who now directs Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology.
Pandemic, Wildfires & Heat Wave: Undocumented Farmworkers Face “Triple Threat” as West Coast Burns
As devastating fires burn across the West Coast, some of the most vulnerable people are farmworkers — many of whom are undocumented. Despite the risks of the pandemic and the climate-fueled fires, many feel they have to keep working even if that means working inside evacuation zones. The state of California has repeatedly allowed growers to continue harvesting despite evacuation orders putting workers at great risk.
Dear Care and Feeding: I’m the Introverted Mother of an Extreme Extrovert, and I’m Exhausted!
Parenting advice on extreme extroverts, parental controls, and toddlers who won’t eat.
No One Knows Their Legal Rights at Work
Your boss CAN make you pick up his lunch. He CAN’T prevent you from talking about your salary with your co-workers.
There Are Two Oregons, and They’re Both on Fire
Will an unprecedented emergency finally heal the state’s factions?
How to Stop CEOs From Laying Off Workers While Earning Fortunes
They need to take automatic pay cuts whenever a recession—or a pandemic—hits.
The Megapopular Airline Where the Customer Is Always Wrong
Ryanair’s CEO has threatened to impose fees for toilet access, overweight passengers, even being able to sit while in flight. Customers kept coming back.
AstraZeneca to resume U.K. coronavirus vaccine trials after safety concern
The company said it couldn’t disclose details about the safety issue that prompted the company to halt its trials.
Trump officials interfered with CDC reports on Covid-19
The politically appointed HHS spokesperson and his team demanded and received the right to review CDC’s scientific reports to health professionals.
NIH director: ‘I’m pretty puzzled and rather disheartened’ by Trump rally
Francis Collins lamented that commonsense mitigation measures had become politicized.
Once again, U.S. at pandemic crossroads
A brief opportunity to bring down the caseload before cold weather sets in may be squandered.
Your Son Is Probably Watching Porn. Here’s How To Talk About It.
This conversation won’t be a one-time thing, so get ready to be okay with discomfort.