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Word of the Day: incessant
New York Times· 1 day ago“I understand if someone is sleeping or busy, but if it’s on all the time, it functions like a locked door and a ‘Go Away’ doormat,” said Katriel Nopoulos, a 35-year-old disability activist ...
Ever get a parking boot on your car? Thank this Denverite
KDVR Denver via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn the mid-20th century, Frank P. Marugg, a Denver-based inventor, created the parking boot, a...
Experts say bird flu is a Pandora's box. Are we about to open it?
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut how severe is this situation really? And what can be done to make sure it doesn’t reach a...
Bugatti Tourbillon's Gauge Cluster Is Unlike Anything Seen Before
Car and Driver via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHorology is defined as the science of measuring time, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary....
In the Matter of United Jewish Community of Blooming Grove, Inc., et al., Appellants, v....
Law.com· 1 day agoChief Judge Wilson and Judges Rivera, Singas, Cannataro, Troutman and Halligan concur. Petitioners, including parents with children in nonpublic schools, seek to compel the local school district ...
Geeking Out Over a Word’s History
New York Times· 7 days agoThe noun “geek” dates to the late 19th century, when it was an American slang word for a “foolish, offensive” or “worthless” person, according to the Oxford English Dictionary
Only One Of The Simpsons' Famous Catchphrases Was Actually Created By The Show - SlashFilm
/Film· 4 days ago"The Simpsons" can also be credited for the invention of the words "embiggen" and "cromulent." In...
Bumping against the law: Supreme Court’s bump stock ruling misses the point
New York Daily News· 5 days agoThe ruling penned by Justice Clarence Thomas tortured the dictionary in differentiating shots fired...
Letters: Retired Jacksonville doctor says abortion laws not based on religion, but science
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis is a recipe for disaster, and it is not what the people voted for in 2020. We need to make our...
Opinion: Supreme Court’s bump stock decision is a huge step backward
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Supreme Court’s decision to overrule the Trump-era federal bump stock ban is a display of...
