Bill Maher had two blunt assessments during his “New Rules” segment on Friday’s episode of “Real Time”: First, that Donald Trump “is going to be president again,” and second, that “the battle” for America “isn’t right or left, it’s normal vs. crazy.” The latter conclusion came as part of a rant where Maher, criticizing both […]
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After a weekend run of ‘below normal temperatures’ here’s when Miami warms up again
For most of this winter, El Niño has meant warmer than normal winter temperatures for Ohio
NEW PHILADELPHIA — How does the saying about weather in Ohio go — If you don’t like it, wait five minutes? Well, for ice fishermen, local businesses and other winter-loving outdoor enthusiasts in the region, that just may well feel like an eternity right now. Although the National Weather Service forecast for the the county […]
‘Below normal temperatures’ coming as record rainfalls transition to frigid wind-chill
Ohio will transition from relative warmth and record rainfall to frigid snows with wind chills well below zero, all in a matter of a few days. “We’re definitely going to be on some form of a rollercoaster going forward,” Raelene Campbell, a meteorologist with the Cleveland office of the National Weather Service, said Wednesday morning. […]
Emergency-Hired Teachers Do Just as Well as Those Who Go Through Normal Training
When K-12 schools closed their doors for in-person instruction in spring 2020, it had a variety of negative effects on students and teachers. It also shut off the training opportunities for future educators. In response, states instituted a variety of short-term waivers allowing candidates to teach without fulfilling their normal requirements. Those policies helped candidates […]
US Consumer Debt Just Returning to Normal Levels, Bernstein Says
(Bloomberg) — Strains on US consumer spending such as rising delinquency rates on credit cards largely indicate that Americans’ debt is returning to pre-pandemic levels, the head of President Joe Biden’s council of economic advisers said. Most Read from Bloomberg Jared Bernstein, a key advocate for Biden’s economic agenda as the president seeks a second […]
Top Ukrainian commander says morale is normal, denies rift between military-political leadership
Morale amongst Ukraine’s soldiers is at a normal level, according to Tavria Operational and Strategic Group commander, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, in an interview with the BBC on Dec. 27. “As for morale, yes, some are losing it, some are maintaining it,” Tarnavskyi said. “There is a concept here: psychological assistance, moral assistance. When there is fatigue […]
Michael Lynn denies employees ignored normal lending practice
Former solicitor Michael Lynn has rejected a suggestion by prosecuting counsel in his multi-million euro theft trial that it is implausible that bank employees were part of a “conspiracy to ignore normal lending practice” in relation to his borrowings. Mr Lynn (55) of Millbrook Court, Redcross, Co Wicklow is on trial accused of the theft […]