Month: August 2022

How to Make Progress When You Lack Motivation

“Just 30 minutes,” I told myself. I didn’t feel ready to start work yet, so I gave myself permission to catch up with my favorite websites first. But not too long, because there was work to do. When the timer chimed I was in the middle of something interesting, so I reset the timer for…


Take a Stand for Better Health

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the already largely sedentary U.S. population moved even less. In the United States, daily steps plunged 15 percent within 15 days of the pandemic declaration, according to researchers at the University of California–San Francisco, and the situation didn’t improve. With more people working from home, the tendency to sit at a computer…


Ex-FBI Intelligence Chief Says DOJ Has ‘No Case’ Against Trump

A former assistant director in the FBI said he believes the affidavit used to obtain a search warrant of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago reveals the government has “no case” against him. “We now know why the DOJ wanted the affidavit—which is supposed to articulate the probable cause needed for a legitimate search—to be kept…


Plumes of Dust as India Demolishes Illegal Skyscrapers

NOIDA, India—Indian authorities demolished two illegally constructed skyscrapers in a wide plume of dust debris on Sunday near the capital New Delhi, razing the tallest structures ever pulled down in the country in less than 10 seconds. Crowds watching the collapse from rooftops on nearby high-rise buildings cheered and clapped as the 103-metre (338-feet) tall…


Paula Reto Wins Canadian Pacific Women’s Open for First LPGA Tour Title

OTTAWA, Ontario—Paula Reto won the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory, closing with a 4–under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Nelly Korda and Hye-Jin Choi. “I’m really, really excited and just proud of myself for being able to stick through the shots and the routines,” Reto said. “Sometimes,…


Rory McIlroy Wins $18 Million FedExCup Title, Calls PGA Tour ‘Greatest Place’ to Golf

Rory McIlroy produced the largest final-round comeback in Tour Championship history to beat world number one Scottie Scheffler by one stroke in Atlanta on Aug. 28 and then used the moment to sing the praises of the PGA Tour. McIlroy, who began the final round at East Lake six shots back of Scheffler, carded a…


Rory Mcilroy Wins $18M FedExCup Title, Calls PGA Tour ‘Greatest Place’ to Golf

Rory McIlroy produced the largest final-round comeback in Tour Championship history to beat world number one Scottie Scheffler by one stroke in Atlanta on Sunday, August 28, and then used the moment to sing the praises of the PGA Tour. McIlroy, who began the final round at East Lake six shots back of Scheffler, carded…


VIDEO: This Dog Loves Planting Himself in Newly Dug Garden Holes, Refusing to Leave

The first time Franklin the bulldog plopped himself into a new hole in the yard and made himself perfectly comfy, his owners burst into laughter. They had never expected that their cute pup would love to do this over and over again. Grant and Caitlin were digging in their yard when they discovered their dog’s…


Hidden Gems in History of San Juan Capistrano

Having the oldest street in California as well as roadside houses preserved from their early American glory, San Juan Capistrano remains lush with stories of its founding families and the people who have shaped it to be the old-town story-time enclave it is today, from its first female convict all the way back to its…


Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Sold for Record $12.6 Million

NEW YORK—A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market that has grown exponentially more lucrative in recent years. The rare Mantle card eclipsed the record just posted a few months ago—$9.3 million for the jersey…