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The original photo features a dad and three of his kids lined up in descending order, each holding a sign to indicate their grade level. While the two oldest kids are proudly holding their second and fifth-grade signs, dad is holding a sign that commemorates his 6,287th day of work. But it’s the youngest daughter who really stole the show with her “If I don’t hold a sign too, I’m going to scream” sign and expression that makes it look like she’s cooking up a scheme....

That’s precisely why most parents try to plan trips that are, above all, simple, with as many considerations as possible bundled up into a single neat package. We surveyed 1,000 parents to see what their vacation and travel habits are like, how they focus their time away, and what they do to keep the planning stressors to a minimum. Summer Reigns Supreme for the Busiest Time to Travel The kids are out of school, and the hot weather is turning you and your loved ones into one lethargic mass … it’s the perfect time to get away from the house and go somewhere to get your mind off the day-to-day....

Rabbi Chaim Bruk is one of two Orthodox Rabbis in the state of Montana. His work is consuming. Just after opening a Chabad Center, the state’s first Torah study center associated with the Orthodox Lubavitch-Chabad movement in the state, he opened a second. Now, he’s working on opening a third. He wants to create joyful hubs for Jewish life in a state not exactly known for its Hebrew people. And his work seems to be paying off....

Boredom can lead to bad decisions. Arguments. Resentment. Infidelity. If you find yourself bored in marriage, the key, then, is to take time for each other, even if it’s only small pockets here and there. A simple gesture like having dinner ready for your spouse, sending a flirty text, or just making time to stare into one another’s eyes (yes, seriously) can help bust up the routine and keep boredom at bay....

The Department of Labor created a printable Families First Coronavirus Relief Act poster that summarizes the workplace provisions of the law, but on the off chance you haven’t been to your workplace since, oh, March, you might not know your rights. Here’s what the law says about what workers are entitled to during the pandemic. Where do you have to work to be eligible for paid leave under the FFCRA?...

The Ace is Fitbit’s first product designed for younger users, and the company hopes it’ll help build healthy habits to fight childhood obesity. Like other Fitbit trackers, the Ace monitors steps, activity, and sleep habits, and reminds kids to move when they’ve been still or sitting for too long. Ace’s default goals are tailored to the user’s age and follow the World Health Organization’s recommendations for kids’ health, including getting in at least an hour of daily activity and nine hours of sleep....

Since Sandy Hook, boom and busts of gun sales have followed an all-too-predictable pattern. The cycle goes like this: After a mass killing, lawmakers who regularly voice pro-gun control sentiments tweet or speak about changing gun regulation laws to target a certain loophole that the mass shooter used to get weapons or voice an interest in having tighter restrictions overall. In response, the NRA releases a statement– and these range from politic to vitriolic — saying ownership of semi-automatic weapons is fundamental to American culture and constitutionally guaranteed....

Flame retardants, it turns out, have a nasty habit of leaching into the environment. They chip off your old furniture and taint the dust on your floor. They decay into cattle feed and persist all the way up the food chain, where they land on supermarket shelves in cartons of milk and fatty cuts of beef. The chemicals created and placed in our homes, on our furniture, in our children’s clothing — ostensibly to prevent fire and stay put — have gone feral....

“We are not in normal times. We are in a pandemic. We have children that can’t be protected by vaccination,” Cooper explained in court, according to NBC Miami. “Children are at risk and they provide at least some protection by masking.” DeSantis, who has also pushed back against vaccine passports, issued an order that school districts would not be able to require masks to be worn at school and went so far as threatening action against districts that defied the order and implemented mandates....

The perks of strengthening your feet are multifaceted. First, strong feet give your legs a durable base to push off from when you’re running, cycling, squatting, or doing whatever it is you like to do to stay fit. Second, strong feet are more resistant to foot pain, one of the most common sources of bodily aches right up there with back pain. Tight arches, sore heels, plantar fasciitis — all of these complaints are met with a physical therapist’s advice to build foot strength....

While Abbott, the formula manufacturer whose plant shut down earlier this year due to potential contamination concerns and contributed to the shortage on a supply chain that was already not great due to COVID-19, has been authorized to reopen, they won’t be able to get formula back on shelves for many weeks after reopening. Meanwhile, the immediately present shortage will continue. Here’s what the U.S. government is doing to address it....

The Toy Zone recreated screen grabs from The Queen’s Gambit, Tiger King, The Crown, The Witcher, Russian Doll, Bridgerton, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and Cobra Kai using just Legos and even shared how many bricks were used for each one, along with the number of different types of bricks and the total cost. They then showed how the recreated scenes matched up with the real scenes and you’ve got to applaud the Toy Zone team’s attention to detail because they are all spot-on....

We’ve come to accept it as part of the process. Still, there are some unscrupulous dealerships out there that take advantage of this fact and artificially inflate pricing or use other underhanded tactics to pad their commissions. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is finally taking steps to address these unsavory players and the tens of thousands of complaints they generate each year. New rules have been proposed to address common sales tactics like bait-and-switch pricing, forced extended warranties, nitrogen-filled tires, and not disclosing the vehicle’s actual price until the end of negotiations....

That changes now, with a little musical assist from Fyütch. The artist, educator, and creator has paired with Oakland-based Grammy nominees The Alphabet Rockers to write “Juneteenth,” a song that does more than teaching you the history of the real Juneteenth, it celebrates Black joy and is perfect for sharing with your family. Fyütch worked with Dr. Sherri Mehta to create a truly bopping track that doesn’t stop with the Emancipation Proclamation, it examines and celebrates the work of the United States Colored Troops who were central in spreading the word to slaves the country over that slavery was illegal....

Older couples who opt to divorce may not recognize the toll that their split takes on their adult children. With their kids grown, these parents are eager to finally focus on their own needs and often expect that their adult children will not be affected by their decisions. Unfortunately, this misconception leads many gray divorcees to unknowingly stumble into conflicts and hurtful confrontations with their children, making their divorce process more painful than necessary for everyone involved....

Grimes has never been afraid to be uniquely herself, even when it doesn’t make sense to most of us. She’s an artist – in the truest sense of the word – but many people know of her because of her on-again, off-again relationship with billionaire Elon Musk. The two share two kids together, a boy and a girl, and their lives together are unique, too. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Grimes says her life is essentially like the Frank Herbert masterpiece Dune....

What Is Grooming? “Grooming” is a term experts use to refer to the actions that sexual abusers take to get close to and gain the trust of those they are interested and/or that person’s family. For instance, a neighbor might volunteer to help fix your roof after a storm or babysit your child when you have an emergency and have to get out the door quick. While these seem like nice, neighborly things to do, they could be far more sinister....

Apparently, paparazzi and gossip outlets have been flying drones and helicopters in the airspace right above the couple’s residence, after the address of the Los Angeles home became knowledge to paps, apparently. The lawsuit also suggests that when the drones were able to get photos of Archie through house windows, to sell the photos legally, they lied and said that the photos were of Archie in public spaces, not in the privacy of his parent’s home....

This morning, Hasbro pulled the curtain up on six more, as-of-yet-unseen, Solo toys from Nerf, Play-Doh, Bladebuilders, and Monopoly. And while they won’t hit store shelves for a few weeks, here’s what Hasbro’s Solo: A Star Wars Story toys look like. Nerf Glowstrike Chewbacca Blaster Hasbro already unveiled a Nerf version of Han’s iconic blaster in February so this battery-powered, double-barrel Chewy blaster has been highly anticipated. It shoots two glow-in-the-dark darts at the same time (up to 75 feet) and features light and sound effects inspired by the movie....