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  • The Best Mid-Size Luxury SUVs You Can Buy In 2024

    12/05/2024 8:35:11 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 43 replies
    topspeed ^ | 12/05/2024 | Joseph Santos
    The mid-size luxury SUV segment is burgeoning with a wealth of choices, which can make it tough for shoppers to choose the right one for them. There are so many choices that come in all different sizes and shapes, but fortunately, they are all equipped with similar features, so it's hard to go wrong. Gone are the days when lackluster craftsmanship and questionable reliability were legitimate issues. Nowadays, luxury automakers imbue their cars with an impeccable quality that buyers are spoiled for choice. And if anyone is having trouble choosing, here are some of the best luxury mid-size SUVs in...
  • PASSWORD GENERATOR HELP (VANITY)

    12/04/2024 4:12:33 PM PST · by KeyLargo · 68 replies
    SELF ^ | 12-4-2024 | SELF
    Does anyone having any suggestions for a password generator that is either online, or other? I see a few online free sites, but don't know if they are bogus or questionable. I get tired of attempting to create strong passwords, especially when using a website that requires at least 15 various numbers, characters, etc. Thanks
  • Arctic blast sends temperatures tumbling for 222 million across US as even colder air looms by weekend

    12/03/2024 9:07:05 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 35 replies
    NY Post ^ | 12/03/2024 | Steven Yablonski, FOX Weather
    Winter weather is making its presence known across the U.S. as millions of people deal with the onslaught of a long-duration, lake-effect snowstorm that has paralyzed communities downwind of the Great Lakes. And to make matters worse, rounds of arctic air will continue to invade the country and send temperatures tumbling below freezing in cities as far as the Southeast. The FOX Forecast Center said the arctic blast from Canada has been sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. Temperatures in cities in the northern Plains plummeted below zero over the weekend, and wind chills made it feel even colder....
  • Artificial Nutrition and Hydration at the End of Life: Beneficial or Harmful? (euthanasia alert?)

    12/01/2024 3:16:53 PM PST · by DoodleBob · 23 replies
    American Hospice Foundation ^ | October 12, 2021 | Cheryl Arenella MD, MPH
    There are few treatment decisions more difficult for families and loved ones to make than those surrounding the use of artificial nutrition and hydration in the seriously or terminally ill person:“Should nutrition be given intravenously if my wife’s gut isn’t working right?”“Should intravenous fluids be given to my father when he stops drinking and becomes dehydrated?”“Should a feeding tube be placed if my mother can’t swallow without choking?”Family members agonize over these questions, especially if they are not given clear explanations about the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of various available treatments, and what kind of burdens, side effects and...
  • Woman randomly shoves male straphanger onto NYC subway tracks

    12/01/2024 1:56:34 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 35 replies
    Nypost ^ | Dec. 1, 2024 | By Joe Marino and Steve Janoski
    A Brooklyn straphanger was randomly shoved onto subway tracks by a woman in a gray trench coat Sunday morning, cops say. The 43-year-old victim was standing on a southbound platform at the Kosciuszko Street station in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 9 a.m. when his unidentified assailant in a long coat suddenly pushed him onto the J train tracks, the NYPD and police sources told The Post.
  • METROPOLITAN OPERA 2024–25 Saturday Matinee Broadcasts

    11/29/2024 4:56:19 PM PST · by Brian Griffin · 10 replies
    METROPOLITAN OPERA ^ | 11/28/2024 | METROPOLITAN OPERA
    December 7 Strauss: DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN December 21 Mozart: THE MAGIC FLUTE January 4 Offenbach: LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN January 11 Verdi: RIGOLETTO January 18 Puccini: TOSCA January 25 at 12:30 PM Verdi: AIDA February 1 Verdi: LA TRAVIATA February 22 Verdi: FALSTAFF March 1 Bizet: CARMEN March 8 Puccini: LA BOHÈME March 15 Beethoven: FIDELIO April 12 Mozart: DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE April 26 Mozart: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO May 3 Verdi: IL TROVATORE May 31 Rossini: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
  • Demoted NYC priest who OK’d racy Sabrina Carpenter video has more than $2M in ritzy real estate, records show

    11/29/2024 4:46:07 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 11 replies
    Nypost ^ | 11/29/2024 | By Hannah Fierick and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
    Holy cow! A recently demoted Brooklyn priest whose church finances are under federal investigation has an impressive real estate portfolio worth more than $2 million, including a house in the Hamptons and a pricey waterfront condo in Florida, a review of records by The Post reveal. Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, who had his pastoral duties yanked at Our Lady of Mount Carmel — Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary last week even peddled a $2,000-a-week timeshare on the resort island of St. Martin on Facebook in October, the review found.
  • Top states Americans moving to dominated by the South

    11/29/2024 2:02:14 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 12 replies
    Fox business ^ | 11/29/2024 | Breck Dumas
    There's a southern migration happening in the U.S. right now, and it's not because of the weather. The National Association of Realtors' 2024 Migration Trends report released this week shows Southern states dominated in attracting the most people to move within their borders last year, and only 1% of those who moved said they did so because of climate-related reasons, according to its analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
  • Video of cart-to-cart Costco confrontation sparks debate over naughty shopper behavior

    11/29/2024 7:23:01 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 79 replies
    Nypost ^ | 11/29/2024 | David Propper
    He better watch out. Footage of a heated confrontation between customers apparently taken inside a Costco emerged the day before Thanksgiving — sparking online debate about naughty shopper behavior as gift-buying season gets underway. An aggravated man rammed a woman’s shopping cart with his own as he impatiently tried to push through a sea of shoppers in an aisle, according to a video a fellow customer posted on a Reddit Costco thread, which is not affiliated with the mega-chain store.
  • Mapped: The Average Credit Card Debt in Every U.S. State

    11/28/2024 3:47:50 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 40 replies
    Visualcapitalist ^ | November 28, 2024 | Pallavi Rao
    This map visualizes the average credit card debt held by households in each U.S. state and ranks the states where residents pay off the debt the fastest and slowest. Data is sourced from Bankrate (2024) who also used average monthly household income to calculate how long it takes to pay off balances. Households in Alaska and Washington D.C. are carrying more than $7,000 in credit card debt, the highest across the country. However, with average annual household incomes of $109,000 and $149,000, residents in both states can pay off their debt in about 15–20 months. In fact, glancing through the...
  • Rob Reiner Deletes X/Twitter Account Following Trump Victory, Spent Years Spreading Wild Accusations

    11/28/2024 1:06:57 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 78 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/28/2024 | David NG
    Hollywood actor-director Rob Reiner has deleted his X / Twitter account in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory. His exit marks the end of an era for Reiner who had spent years using the platform to spread false claims and wild accusations aimed at Trump and his supporters — including repeatedly smearing them as white nationalists. Rob Reiner’s X account, which boasted 2.3 million followers, was no longer accessible as of Thursday, with the platform returning a message that the account “doesn’t exist.”
  • 3 recent high school grads killed as speeding Tesla Cybertruck crashes, bursts into flames in California

    11/28/2024 9:58:21 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 48 replies
    Nypost ^ | 11/28/2024 | Aneeta Bhole
    Three recent high school graduates were killed and another was seriously injured when a speeding Tesla Cybertruck crashed and burst into flames in California. The four friends were driving the futuristic-looking electric vehicle home from an event in Piedmont just after 3 a.m. Wednesday when it “jumped the curb, struck a cement wall, and then wedged in between the wall and a tree,” police told KGO News. Someone driving behind them from the same event saw the crashed truck and managed to pull one of the passengers to safety, cops told the outlet.
  • 5 Exercises Men Should Do Every Day to Stay Fit

    11/26/2024 1:25:51 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 46 replies
    AOL ^ | Tyler Read
    When it comes to staying fit, consistency is the most important factor. You can’t rely on occasional workouts to stay in shape, even if they are long and grueling. In fact, as men age, daily, shorter workouts tend to be far more effective for maintaining strength, mobility, and aerobic fitness. That's why we've mapped out five of the best daily exercises for men to stay fit.
  • Straphanger slugged by irate seatmate, wrestles attacker to ground: ‘Turned into a little $#$#$’

    11/25/2024 5:38:34 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 13 replies
    Nypost ^ | 11/25/2024 | By Amanda Woods and Alex Oliveira
    A straphanger was slugged in the face by an irate seatmate on a Manhattan-bound subway — but he managed to wrestle the “little b–ch” to the ground until cops could intervene. Alexander Rakitin, 42, was riding the N Train to his Manhattan finance job Monday morning when he sat down next to 34-year-old Timothy Barbee. As the train took off, the car jolted causing Rakitin’s knee to jostle Barbee’s — which set the alleged assailant off.
  • 19 Meals To Feed a House Full of Guests

    11/24/2024 10:08:32 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 36 replies
    Simplyrecipes ^ | 11/22/2024 | CLAUDIA CASH
    The holidays are approaching and you’re the host this year. Eek! While you have the holiday menu planned to every last detail, maybe you aren’t quite sure what to feed everyone before and after Christmas. When it comes to feeding a house full of guests, my motto is Keep It Simple. I’ll pull out all the stops for Christmas Day, but I’m Team Simple Dinner for everything else!
  • Brooke Shields consulted former President George HW Bush for dating advice

    11/22/2024 9:25:26 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 36 replies
    foxnews ^ | 11/22/2024 | Tracy Wright
    Brooke Shields considered former President George H.W. Bush such a close "confidant" that she would ask him just about anything. Shields, 59, admitted that she considered the late politician her substitute grandfather during an event to support the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy's New York Celebration of Reading event at the Lotos Club. The actress and author, who will soon publish her new book, "Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old," even had a nickname for the 41st president of the United States. "I call him Papa Bush. I was dating somebody [whose father] was an ambassador in...
  • Heartless thief robs NYC church of $3K gold-plated rose forged from 9/11 debris — but pastor prays he doesn’t wallow in jail

    11/22/2024 8:22:20 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 12 replies
    NY Post ^ | 11/21/2024 | Amanda Woods
    A “lone ranger” thief barged into a Midtown Catholic church Wednesday and stole a $3,000 gold-plated rose from a memorial honoring the lives lost on 9/11 in a brazen “act of desecration,” according to cops and the pastor of the parish. The suspect walked into the Church of St. Francis of Assisi on West 31st Street near Seventh Avenue around 2:30 p.m. and grabbed the rose – created out of the steel from Ground Zero – a cherished part of the 9/11 Memorial Shrine, according to authorities and the Rev. Brian Jordan. “This was not only a robbery, as far...
  • Duck Duck Go liberal bias

    11/21/2024 6:47:59 AM PST · by Wallace T. · 30 replies
    11/21/2024 | Wallace T.
    This morning, I used duckduckgo to do a search for Trump's pick for Secretary of Transportation. This is a relatively noncontroversial appointment. Sean Duffy, a Fox News contributor and former Congressman from Wisconsin, was chosen. The first 17 picks were from liberal websites (CNN, AP, NBC, MSN, NPR, CBS, BBC, Reuters, Washington Post, USA Today, MSN, MSN, Politico, New York Times, MSN, Politico, MSN). It was not until the 18th pick that a conservative website (Redstate) came up. The search results were no better than Google, in fact even worse, as the 11th pick there was from a neutral site...
  • 7 Most Comfortable Towns In The Northern United States For Seniors

    11/19/2024 7:47:22 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 40 replies
    Worldatlas ^ | 11/19/2024 | Mina Wiebe
    While many seniors flock to sunny retirement destinations like Florida for their warm weather and sandy beaches, not everyone finds this appealing or within reach. For those who prefer the charm of the Northern United States—whether for its four distinct seasons, proximity to family, or appreciation of its diverse natural beauty—this region boasts some of the finest small towns for seniors in the country.
  • 10 Sam's Club Black Friday Deals You Won't Want to Miss

    11/19/2024 7:07:04 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 14 replies
    Eatthis ^ | 11/18/2024 | Brianna Ruback
    While the holiday shopping season has already begun, no retail occasion gets more buzz this time of year than Black Friday. If you have a Sam's Club membership, you'll want to keep many deals on your radar before setting foot in the warehouse club. Throughout November, Sam's Club is offering discounts on various products and holding "doorbuster" events each weekend. From Nov. 22 through Nov. 24, the retailer will offer deals on toys and gifts. Then, on Nov. 27 at 9:01 p.m. EST, Plus members will get early online access to Sam's Club's Black Friday deals, which will be available...