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☆ WHO clarifies what counts as a pathogen that can spread through the air
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Airborne transmission” refers to when infectious respiratory particles expel into the air, such as from coughing or sneezing, and enter the respiratory tract of another person who inhales them, according to WHO. The subcategory “direct deposition” refers to when infectious respiratory particles expel into the air and directly land on another person’s mouth, nose or eyes, potentially causing infection. “Public health agencies were hesitant to use the word ‘airborne’ because of differences in understanding among experts about what it meant. When I say ‘aerosol’, when I say ‘through the air’, it doesn’t matter whether I’m an engineer, a clinician, a nurse, a public health person. ‘There were many failures’During the pandemic, various terms were used in different ways to describe how the coronavirus could spread, causing much confusion – terms like airborne, airborne transmission or aerosol transmission.

Persons: ” Linsey Marr, “, ” Marr, ”, Jeremy Farrar, ” Farrar, Jessica Justman, Justman, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Stephen S, Morse Organizations: CNN, World Health, WHO, Virginia Tech, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, CNN Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

☆ There’s still no standard test to detect pancreatic cancer early. Scientists are working to change that
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But there is no standard test to detect early cases of pancreatic cancer, before cancer cells have spread and when surgery is more likely to be helpful. But many studies investigating the potential of liquid biopsy tests for the early detection of pancreatic cancer are still in the early phases. The researchers found that their liquid biopsy approach detected 93% of pancreatic cancers among the US volunteers in their study, 91% of pancreatic cancers in the South Korean cohort and 88% of pancreatic cancers in the Chinese cohort. But there is no blood test that can detect early pancreatic cancer. “Smoking is the most important avoidable risk factor for pancreatic cancer,” according to the American Cancer Society.

Persons: ”, Brian Wolpin, ” Wolpin, “ There’s, Ajay Goel, ” Goel, “, Goel, Al Neugut, Columbia University’s Herbert, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Neugut, “ It’s, It’s, Wolpin Organizations: CNN, Dana, Farber Cancer Institute, US Preventive Services Task Force, American Association for Cancer Research, Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Molecular Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Surgeons, University of Pennsylvania, UC San Diego, Columbia, Columbia University’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, CNN Health, American Cancer Society Locations: United States, City, Japan, South Korea, China, City of Hope, Hope

☆ It’s not just you. Here’s why pollen allergies are worse than ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Rising temperatures are also allowing plants to bloom earlier and longer, prolonging pollen seasons. Increased rainfall means plants release more pollen when they bloom, and higher numbers of thunderstorms cause pollen grains to burst, making them more irritating and worsening symptoms. Shifting wind patterns in some parts of the world are carrying pollen over longer distances, too. Experts think more exposure to pollen equals more chances to be sensitized, which equals more allergies. So someone in Illinois, for example, might be seeing bigger changes in pollen than somebody in Texas – although Texas gets blasted with pollen, too.

Persons: you’re, ”, Mary Margaret Johnson, Lewis Ziska, Joseph Inglefield III, he’s, “, There’s, Ziska, Inglefield, Leonard Bielory, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, inhaler, that’s, ” Inglefield Organizations: CNN, Harvard, of Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, Hickory Allergy, Asthma, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, CNN Health Locations: Chan, South Korea, Hickory , North Carolina, Illinois, Texas –, Texas, New Jersey

☆ 900.care wants to make refillable consumer products the norm. Check out the 16-slide deck it used to raise $22.7 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Currently, many personal-use products in supermarkets, such as body wash, conditioners, and other hygiene products, use a lot of single-use plastics. "It creates so much plastic waste, and shipping water for these products also creates a lot of CO2 emissions," Grange told Business Insider. This reduces water waste, which would otherwise be required to manufacture and transport these products. Amid a tougher funding environment for D2C startups in the past two years, Grange told BI that 900.care's "growth economics and product-market fit" helped them to secure funding. Check out the 16-slide pitch deck used to secure the fresh funding.

Persons: Aymeric Grange, Grange Organizations: Lombard Odier, White Star Capital, Business, Grange, Lombard Locations: Paris, Lombard, France

☆ A South Korean mailman got a prison sentence for throwing out 16,000 pieces of mail. He said he was 'overworked.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A South Korean mailman was sentenced to six months in prison for discarding 16,000 pieces of mail. AdvertisementA mailman in South Korea was handed a six-month prison sentence for dumping 16,003 pieces of mail. AdvertisementLee's sentence is suspended for two years, The Korea Herald reported, meaning he may avoid serving time behind bars. Lee, who delivered mail in Gangseo-gu, a district of Seoul, dumped the mail between January 2021 and September 2022, the outlet said. It found that the South Korean workforce's overall levels of emotional exhaustion increased, owing to perceived threats of job insecurity, feelings of isolation, and the pressures of their jobs.

Persons: mailman, —, Lee Organizations: Service, The Korea Herald, Seoul Southern, Court, Postal Services, South Korean, Korea Herald, Korean Locations: South Korea, Seoul

The near-absence of laws criminalizing the practice of fertility fraud until recently means no doctors have yet been criminally charged for the behavior. In 2019, Indiana became the second state, more than 20 years after California, to pass a statute making fertility fraud a felony. He added some of his biological children have “expressed gratitude for their existence” to him and even sent him photos of their own children. Cline’s case spurred lawmakers to pass legislation that outlawed fertility fraud but wasn’t retroactive, meaning he was never prosecuted for it. “In fertility fraud, no parent is saying that – no parent is saying I would have gotten an abortion,” she said.

Persons: Hill, –, Burton Caldwell, “, ” Hill, we’ve, ”, Jody Madeira, Laura Oliverio, wasn’t, Eve Wiley, Marvin Yussman, Yussman, Victoria Hill, ” Yussman, Dr, Donald Cline, general’s, Cline, Stephanie Bice, Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey Democrat –, Kelly Wilkinson, Katherine L, Kraschel, Julia T, Woodward, Laura High, we’re, ’ Let’s, it’s, let’s, OBGYN Narendra Tohan, isn’t, Tohan, ‘, Janine Pierson, Doreen Pierson, Caldwell –, Doreen, Alyssa Denniston, Caldwell, Pierson, ” Pierson, she’d, doesn’t, texted, Jamie LeRose, Maralee Hill, Victoria, Sean Tipton, Tipton, Caldwell “, didn’t Organizations: CNN, Indiana University, Savin Rock, CNN CNN, Netflix, Oklahoma Republican, New, New Jersey Democrat, Indianapolis Star, DC, Northeastern University, Duke University Health System, CNN Fertility, United, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Seagulls Locations: Connecticut, Savin Rock Beach, West Haven , Connecticut, Indiana, California, Kentucky, Wethersfield , Connecticut, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Indianapolis, Wethersfield, New Britain, Madeira, Yale, Victoria, Hartford , Connecticut, Victoria Hill's, Norwalk, Norway, Germany, United States, Cheshire, New Haven

☆ Do we simply not care about older adults in the US?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Judith Graham | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

KFF Health News —The Covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation wasn’t doing enough to care for vulnerable older adults. Around 900,000 older adults have died of Covid-19 to date, accounting for 3 of every 4 Americans who have perished in the pandemic. Many seniors at high risk aren’t getting antiviral therapies for Covid, and most older adults in nursing homes aren’t getting updated vaccines. The pandemic made things worsePrejudice against older adults is nothing new, but “it feels more intense, more hostile” now than previously, said Karl Pillemer, 69, a professor of psychology and gerontology at Cornell University. But as a society, we don’t value older adults or the people who care for them,” said Robert Kramer, 74, co-founder and strategic adviser at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.

Persons: —, ”, Alice Bonner, I’m, Karl Pillemer, “, ’, ’ ”, Andrew Achenbaum, Achenbaum, Covid, Edwin Walker, Robert Kramer, Kramer, John Rowe, Anne Montgomery, Allen Power, ” Power, it’s “, ” Pillemer Organizations: Health, America, CDC, Institute for Healthcare, gerontology, Cornell University, Texas Medical Center, Aging, Department of Health, Human Services, National Investment Center, Seniors Housing & Care, ”, Columbia University’s Mailman, of Public Health, National Committee, Preserve Social Security, Schlegel, University of Waterloo Research Institute, National Academy of Medicine’s, Healthy, University of Southern, Cornell, Kaiser Health, KFF Locations: Houston, Canada, University of Southern California

The fourth state that overtly addresses hauntings, New York, is notably also the location of the so-called Ghostbusters case. In that case, the plaintiff wanted to back out of the pending sale and get his deposit back after he found out the house had been widely touted by its owner as a haunted house. A decision ultimately stated that if a seller is broadcasting that a home is haunted, they can’t then say they don’t need to disclose it.

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☆ Selling a Haunted Home Isn’t as Scary as You Think
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Erika Mailman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When Julia Park Tracey, 60, and her husband, Patrick Tracey, 63, bought a five-bedroom home in Grass Valley, Calif., in 2020 for $280,000 from Pennie Hughes, who was about 70 years old, she didn’t disclose on any paperwork that the house was haunted. But Julia says she told them it was haunted informally and jokingly, saying things like, “Of course it’s haunted; it’s an old house.”Then, Hughes died on the day she was moving out of the home.

Persons: Julia Park Tracey, Patrick Tracey, Pennie Hughes, Julia, Hughes Locations: Grass Valley, Calif

☆ Selling a Haunted Home? That’s Between You and the Ghosts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Erika Mailman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Julia Park Tracey, Patrick Tracey, Pennie Hughes, Julia, Hughes Locations: Grass Valley, Calif

☆ Opening iconic New York City streets to pedestrians meant an extra $3 million in spending last year — and helped save local businesses during the pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Last year, New York City opened Fifth Avenue as a pedestrian street on December weekends. During the 2022 holiday season, New York City Mayor Eric Adams turned an 11-block stretch of the iconic Fifth Avenue into an "open street" for three weekends in December. This is just the latest example highlighting New York City's efforts to pedestrianize busy corridors. At the same time, Open Streets saw the number of businesses on them grow by 10%, while non-pedestrianized streets saw a 20% decrease in the number of businesses. However, there are downsides to Open Streets in New York City.

Persons: —, Eric Adams, Adams, That's, he's, Ting Liu, Tom Harris Organizations: New York City, Service, Mastercard, New, Office of Technology, Innovation, Bloomberg Associates, Times, Times Square Alliance, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Locations: New York, Midtown, New, —, Astoria, Queens, New York City

☆ Analysis: Here’s why many Black people despise Clarence Thomas. (It’s not because he’s a conservative.)
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

CNN —Long before he became a Supreme Court justice, Clarence Thomas told a story at a public gathering that still sounds shocking years later. Justice Clarence Thomas jokes with his clerks in his chambers at the Supreme Court building in Washington in 2016. AP“His entire judicial philosophy is at war with his own biography,” Michael Fletcher, co-author of “Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas,”. “He’s arguably benefited from affirmative action every step of the way.”Thomas has admitted that he was accepted at Yale Law School under an affirmative action policy. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas looks at the displays inside the Pin Point Heritage Museum.

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☆ Metal-loving dog sneaks out to attend Metallica concert
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Los Angeles dog proved herself “Master of Puppies” after sneaking into one of legendary metal band Metallica’s concerts. “After a full night taking in the show with her #MetallicaFamily, Storm was safely reunited with her actual family the next day,” the band wrote. Happy that the dog found its way home.”Storm was found seated at a Metallica show before being returned to her family. From MetallicaAnd although Storm’s story had a happy ending, other metal fans shouldn’t follow the pup’s example, according to Metallica. “You definitely shouldn’t bring your furry friends to the #M72 World Tour,” the band wrote.

Persons: “, Storm, ” Storm, Metallica, Barx, ” Organizations: CNN, Angeles, Facebook, Wellness Foundation, Metallica Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Marijuana users have more heavy metals in their bodies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Users of marijuana had statistically higher levels of lead and cadmium in their blood and urine than people who do not use weed, a new study found. Marijuana users also had 22% higher cadmium levels in their blood than non-users, and 18% higher levels in their urine, Sanchez said. “Our study wasn’t able to tease apart whether or not self-reported cannabis users were using medical or recreational cannabis, so we can’t say definitively if medical cannabis users specifically had higher metal levels,” she said. Heavy metals aren’t just in marijuana — tobacco smokers are exposed to even more types of toxins. While that’s good news for the environment, it’s worrisome for marijuana users.

Persons: ”, Tiffany Sanchez, Sanchez, Beth Cohen, ” Sanchez, can’t, Dr, Leonardo Trasande, NYU Langone, I’m Organizations: CNN, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, US Environmental Protection Agency . Marijuana, University of California, Environmental, National Health, Cleveland Clinic, NYU, US Department of Agriculture, District of Columbia Locations: New York City, San Francisco, Italy

☆ A Panel-by-Panel Life of the Man Who Created Charlie Brown
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Jeff Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

FUNNY THINGS: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz, written by Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi. Illustrated by Luca Debus. Charles M. Schulz was a complicated man. “Funny Things,” the new hand-drawn biography of Schulz by Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi, doesn’t shy away from these other traits. Fortunately (and this becomes clear in “Funny Things” almost immediately), “Peanuts” was all that to Debus and Matteuzzi, too.

Persons: Charles M, Schulz, Luca Debus, Francesco Matteuzzi, Charlie Brown, Lucy Van Pelt, Sparky, Michelangelo, “, Moby, Dick ”, ”, Jeannie ”, Mister Ed, Dagwood, Snoopy, Bone, Debus

☆ Want Fairy-tale Charm? Escape to Carmel-by-the-Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Erika Mailman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Carmel-by-the-Sea has often been singled out as one of the most beautiful coastal cities to visit in the U.S. But it's also known for itsStorybook architecture. Getty Images

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☆ For 1920s Storybook Charm, Escape to California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Erika Mailman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SOME CALIFORNIA visitors head to Carmel-by-the-Sea for its proximity to Pebble Beach and the iconic “17-Mile Drive,” which everyone must do once in his or her life. Other travelers are drawn to the Storybook-style buildings that make the hamlet look like a place where Cinderella would get her glass slipper repaired or Hansel and Gretel might buy a rustic loaf to render into breadcrumbs.

Persons: Hansel, Gretel Locations: CALIFORNIA, Carmel

☆ What it was like to live at the Los Alamos lab site during the Manhattan Project
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Los Alamos National LaboratorySituated 7,300 feet above sea level and roughly 35 miles from Santa Fe, the Los Alamos site seemed ideal for a secret laboratory. Constant constructionCompared to the Chicago labs, where some of the work on the Manhattan Project was being done, Los Alamos was starting from scratch. The commissary is where many Los Alamos residents did most of their grocery shopping during the Manhattan Project. Mary Palvesky is the daughter of Harry Palevsky and Elaine Sammel, who both worked at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. After the US dropped the bombs, the site became the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Persons: J, Robert Oppenheimer, he'd, Oppenheimer, Abraham Pais, Laura Fermi, Enrico Fermi's, Robert Wilson, Leslie Groves, John Henry Manley, would've, McAllister Hull, Richard Feynman's, Groves, you'd, Robert Serber, Serber, John Manley, Leon Fisher, Phyllis, Emile Segré, Leon, Phyllis Fisher, wouldn't, Ruth Marshak, Elsie McMillan, Enrico Fermi, Jane Wilson, Charlotte Serber, Kitty Oppenheimer, Los Alamos, Lucie Genay, they'd, Edward Teller, Bernice Brode, Robert Brode, Jean Bacher, Thomas Mann's, Fisher, Mary Palvesky, Harry Palevsky, Elaine Sammel, Palvesky, Joseph Rotblat, Hans Bethe, Pavlevsky, Bethe, couldn't, Marcos, Maria Gómez Organizations: Manhattan Project, Service, Manhattan, Trinity Test, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos National, Los Alamos Ranch School, Manhattan Project . National Security Research, Los Alamos, Alamos lab's Tech Area, National Security Research Center, Residents, Carpenters, Tech, Security Research, Los, Nuclear Weapons Industry, couldn't, Trinity, Chicago Met Lab, Japan Locations: New Mexico, Los Alamos, Wall, Silicon, Alamos, Santa Fe, Chicago, Los, Mexican, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Berkeley, New York

☆ I'm a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper. Here are my keys to a long, happy life: 'There's always something worthwhile'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For over a decade, Buddy Grover, 95, has served as a volunteer lighthouse keeper at the third tallest masonry lighthouse in the United States. Buddy Grover is a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper at Absecon Lighthouse in New Jersey. Mickey Todiwala. A 95-year-old lighthouse keeper's key to a long, happy lifeWhen it comes to longevity, "I accredit my good health to several things," Grover says. Mickey Todiwala.

Persons: Buddy Grover, Grover, Mickey Todiwala, that's, I've, There's, he's, I'm, Aurora Organizations: CNBC Locations: United States, Absecon, Atlantic City, N.J, New Jersey, Spain, South America, Thailand, Singapore, U.S

☆ I’m a psychology expert in Finland, the No. 1 happiest country in the world—here's the real meaning of life in 5 words
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Frank Martela | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As a Finnish philosopher and psychology researcher, people often ask me: "What is the meaning of life?" What makes life feel worthy and valuable to you? And having lived here my entire life, I've learned that finding meaning in life boils down to five words: Make yourself meaningful to others. One of the best ways to serve others is to find something that meets three requirements: You're good at it. Helping people doesn't just feel good in the moment; it benefits your long-term health, too.

Persons: I've, you've Locations: Finnish, Finland

☆ Air quality alert apps see spike in usage as Canada wildfires burn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Some apps run on data crowdsourced from relatively affordable air quality sensors sold by companies such as PurpleAir and IQAir. Air quality apps and mapsOutdoor air quality-monitoring apps like AirNow, AirCare and AirVisual have been among the nation's most used apps in past years when wildfires raged in Oregon and California. Like most air pollution trackers, it uses a color-coded visual system to indicate whether air pollution levels are good to hazardous, or whether there is not enough data to issue a rating. These include a Fire and Smoke Map, which provides information on fire locations, smoke plumes and air quality, and the AirNow Interactive Map shows ozone and particulate matter from air quality monitors across the country. Indoor air matters, tooWhile outdoor air quality is important, society doesn't talk or do enough about indoor air quality, said Richard Corsi, University of California, Davis' incoming dean of the college of engineering, currently a professor and dean at Portland State University.

Persons: AirNow, Yanelli Nunez, Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Nunez, Richard Corsi, Davis, Corsi Organizations: CNBC, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, ZIP, Apple Watch, Huawei, Columbia University's Mailman, of Public Health, University of California, Portland State University Locations: North America, Europe, Quebec, Ontario, U.S, New York City, Oregon, California, Mexico, Canada, Macedonia, Australia, Swiss, Greater Los Angeles

☆ Over 5,300 USPS mail carriers were attacked by dogs last year. These are the cities where the attacks happen most often.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US Postal Service said over 5,300 mail carriers were bit by dogs in the last year. National Dog Bite Awareness Week is this week, and the USPS is hoping the data helps reduce attacks. Dogs and mail carriers, a feud as old as time that has been the butt of jokes in the real world and on TV for decades. The agency's annual National Dog Bite Awareness Week kicks off Sunday, and the post office released its annual report to draw attention to the issue. The postal service said over 5,300 mail carriers were attacked in the last year, just under the 5,400 it reported last year.

Persons: Louis, Leeann Theriault, Swain Lowe, satchel Organizations: US Postal Service, USPS, Postal Service, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Los Angeles, Dallas, Cleveland, San Diego, Chicago, Kansas City, Phoenix, San Antonio Locations: California, Houston, Virginia

☆ Cate Blanchett dons habit in Australian director's conversion tale
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Newcomer Aswan Reid plays the titular 9-year-old New Boy in the film by Warwick Thornton based on his own experience of walking into a church for the first time at the age of 11. "That's a genesis for a great movie," Thornton told Reuters on Saturday, before joking: "You know, written by child and directed by a grumpy old man is probably how it worked." Blanchett's nun sets about trying to convert the boy, who can seemingly heal wounds with his touch and starts bleeding from his palms, in a magical-realist conflict of spirituality. Deborah Mailman, who plays another nun, told Reuters that the film helps viewers understand the emotional gravitas of colonization: "It actually emotionally pushes you to that point of going, 'This is what it is, this is what happened.'" Reporting by Alicia Powell Writing by Miranda Murray; Editing by Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Clarence Thomas's first public scandal came in 1980, when he was a no-name aide to a GOP senator and complained to a journalist that his sister just waited by the mailbox for her welfare check
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 1980, 32-year-old Clarence Thomas was a no-name aide to a Republican senator. At a conference for Black conservatives, he complained to a journalist about his sister being on welfare. The journalist, Juan Williams, wrote a column about it that caught the attention of Reagan's team. "She gets mad when the mailman is late with her welfare check," Thomas said, according to Williams. Reagan ended up making massive cuts to welfare programs and allowing states to institute work requirements for welfare recipients.

☆ Whimsical Storybook-Style Homes of the West Coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Erika Mailman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

After the Spadena house, the trend caught on. Most Storybook-style homes were built on the West Coast in the 1920s and early 1930s. Mr. Gellner and Mr. Keister consider a home to be Storybook style if it has three requirements: it appears medieval to an overblown degree, it was deliberately made to look old, and it exudes a sense of whimsy.

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