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I’ve always hated the fact Gmail only gives us five predefined categories — “Inbox,” “Social,” “Promotions,” “Updates,” and “Forum” — that we can’t customize. When the feature first launched in 2013, it felt like such an obvious omission I assumed Google would address it with a future update. But it’s been over 10 years, and the tabs are still as limiting as they were back then.

Hurricane Maria nearly wiped out an endangered parrot in Puerto Rico, highlighting the grave threat climate change-fueled storms pose to endangered species.

1000xResist, from Vancouver-based sunset visitor 斜陽過客, is one of those high-concept sci-fi yarns that easily unravels into a million, bewildering threads of ambition and inspiration. Let me try to pack the premise, at least, into a clean paragraph: you are the Watcher, a clone of the immortal ALLMOTHER, who herself is the sole survivor of a disease spread by the arrival of enormous aliens, the Occupants. The ALLMOTHER's many clones reside in an underground bunker, the Orchard, while their deified parent fights the Occupants elsewhere. Читать дальше...

"You definitely have to have the mentality for being ready for anything."

The waterfront Bay Area town is home to America's "first proper rugby pub."

CHP unveiled a “more streamlined and efficient” system following a wreck.

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Carter spent his last three of his 19 NHL seasons in Pittsburgh.

When Anthony Bourdain died, it left a hole in the food world. Can anyone fill it?

This item went viral at Trader Joe's. Now, Costco is selling it, too.

This stampede away from certain assets has created a buyer’s market.

Galactic Group has launched a new triple-A Web3 gaming publishing division, Galactic Entertainment Publishing.

Turns out, there’s a science to reading.

Handmade Toledo presents its 419 Day Mini Mart on Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Come enjoy a bazaar of arts and crafts, food vendors, flowers, craft stations, live paintings, and music at this celebration of all things local. Handmade Toledo is located at 1717 Adams St., Toledo. For more information, visit shophandmadetoledo.com.

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An interesting—and some may say disturbing trend—has emerged of security devices being put on makeup at major retailers. Not only are the security devices in place, but customers have posted videos of the devices only being on darker shades of makeup, stirring up criticism.

Peter Schaefer is working to mentor Johns Hopkins’ young pitching staff while rehabbing to return for another season.

Former snooker player turned broadcaster Alan McManus chats to Tom

An Oklahoma legal battle could lead to the creation of the country’s first religious charter school, even though some charter-school leaders oppose the very concept.

DEAR ABBY: I am on a limited income. My younger sister, "Tara," is a medical professional with disposable income she spends on frivolous things. I have one son, age 13; she has three children, ages 14, 10 and 3. Tara and I live a few miles apart; our mother lives 60 miles away. My mother keeps my sister's kids every other week. She rarely keeps my son. I must bring my son to her; she drives all the way to Tara's house to pick up her kids and take them home.

A family in British Columbia is taking the phrase "rat race" literally. Inspired by a University of Richmond study (previously at Boing Boing) that found teaching rats to drive tiny cars decreased the critter's stress hormones, they gave their two male rescue rats, Kuzko and Kronk, their own wheels and driving lessons. — Read the rest

The causes range from innocuous media exposure to severe mental illness.

No matter how far America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel travel on their own separate paths, somehow, they will always find their way back to each other. Case in point?...

Stress can be overwhelming. These easy daily habits can help you fight back.