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Music Review: Tate McRae’s ‘So Close to What’ entices with post-Britney Spears, dirty, breathy popFeb 21, 2025 6:38 am - She can sing. She can dance. She’s mastered a sultry gaze. She can write a smutty phrase. Is Tate McRae the new princess of dirty, breathy pop? At 21 she’s released her third studio album, “So Close to What,” and is gearing up for a world tour.
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Is spending all day on your feet at work an occupational hazard?Feb 21, 2025 1:33 am - Standing all day, every day, can cause low back pain, joint pain, leg swelling and more. So why do we make workers, such as cashiers, nurses, hairdressers and cooks, suffer? A handful of U.S. states have “right to sit” laws and some unions are starting to negotiate the right to sit into contracts.
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More adults are wondering if they have autism. Here are tips to seek a diagnosisFeb 21, 2025 12:55 am - More adults have sought insight on their own neurodiversity in the last decade — often after their children are diagnosed or after seeing social media posts. The number of adults diagnosed with autism between the ages of 26 and 34 has substantially increased in the past decade. But it can be costly and difficult to obtain an autism diagnosis later in life.
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Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage slips to 8-week low after fifth-straight weekly declineFeb 20, 2025 6:22 pm - The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the fifth week in a row to its lowest level since late December, a welcome boost for prospective homebuyers in what's traditionally the busiest time of the year for home sales.
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A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trump’s Ukraine envoy is canceled amid growing tensionsFeb 20, 2025 2:28 pm - A news conference that was planned to follow talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled Thursday as political tensions deepened between the two countries over how to end the almost three-year war with Russia.
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Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubtsFeb 20, 2025 2:24 pm - The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump's bidding and go after the Republican president's adversaries.
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SAG Awards presenters will include Grande, Chalamet, Erivo and YeohFeb 20, 2025 1:37 pm - LOS ANGELES — Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Mikey Madison and other stars of the top Screen Actors Guild Awards film nominees will be among the presente...
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TV procedurals up their game, with doctors on cruises and quirky single moms solving crimesFeb 20, 2025 12:49 pm - The idea for a new TV show came to Craig Sweeny as he was driving. Why not combine a hospital procedural with the lore of Britain’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes? It would have a medical mystery every week and also tell stories of Dr. John Watson. Genius.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power brokerFeb 20, 2025 12:38 pm - Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.
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Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively lowFeb 20, 2025 7:43 am - The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose by 5,000 to 219,000 for the week ending February 15, the Labor Department said Thursday.