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Do vibration plates have health benefits? Although vibration plates are safe for most people, ultimately, Johnson says, “when we make changes, we tell people to listen to their body.”Deja Mason of Roanoke, Virginia, said she first heard about vibration plates on TikTok. As vibration plates experience a resurgence, some hear echoes of past fitness fads. “Trends come and go,” she said, pointing to other trends that displaced vibration plates, like group fitness and CrossFit. But just as vibrating plates shake users up and down in quick succession, trends too are always oscillating.

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☆ Hoda Kotb spent 10 days driving around the country to get her first TV job: 'I got rejected everywhere'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Walking into the station, Kotb felt right at home. She looked around the station and "planned my whole life" in Richmond, certain she'd get the job. "He said 'Oh, Hoda, you're not ready for Richmond. The trip that Kotb thought would just take an afternoon soon stretched on and on. But the news director at the station watched her entire tape and hired her on the spot, she said.

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☆ Virginia Man Threatened to Kill Kamala Harris, Authorities Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Annie Correal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Virginia man has been charged with posting repeated death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris on social media, the authorities said on Monday. The man, Frank Lucio Carillo, of Winchester, Va., was arrested on Friday and appeared in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, Va., on Monday to face a charge of making threats against the vice president of the United States. discovered nearly 20 threats against Ms. Harris from an account linked to Mr. Carillo on the social media site GETTR, according to filings in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The threats included promises to kill Ms. Harris and her family, to pluck out her eyes with pliers and to burn her alive. “Kamala Harris needs to be put on fire alive I will do it personally if no one else does it I want her to suffer a slow agonizing death,” Mr. Carillo said in one post on July 27.

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☆ JD Vance confronts upheaval and uncertainty in first 10 days as Trump’s running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Steve Contorno | Kit Maher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Middletown, Ohio CNN —Minutes into his first solo event as Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance had already divided his hometown audience here – over donuts. The fallout has left him without a Democratic counterpart after Vice President Kamala Harris quickly emerged as her party’s presumptive nominee. Vance leaned into his biography during his appearance Monday in Middletown, where someone held up a homemade “2028 Vance for President” sign. Andy Beshear – seen as a potential Harris running mate – sought to undermine Monday. “If Joe Biden can’t run for president, he can’t serve as president,” Vance said.

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☆ A millennial couple moved from Arizona to China to teach at an international school. The cost of living is much cheaper, though the language barrier is challenging.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

His wife, a teacher, had been to China before and realized she could get a visa to teach at an international school there and bring Scott along. The school that hired her also hired Scott, and the two put their lives in the US on hold and relocated to China. His wife got a job as a teacher at an international school, and the two moved to China on her visa. Related storiesBefore moving to China, the couple paid $1,900 a month in rent in Arizona. He said their internet bill was $130 a month, their cellphone bill was $70, and their electricity bill was $100.

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We have all the details on where to watch American Horror Story, including both new episodes and past seasons. Where to watch American Horror Story in the USAmerican Horror Story: Delicate airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. For those who don't have cable, this will mean trying out a live TV package like Sling TV or Hulu + Live TV. Hulu + Live TV Hulu + Live TV includes over 90 channels, along with Hulu's on-demand library and access to Disney Plus and ESPN Plus. Shop at HuluWhere to watch American Horror Story in the UKDisney+ is home to American Horror Story in the UK.

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☆ My kids have my maiden name as middle names. I wanted their names to honor my family legacy, not just their father's.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Stephanie Claytor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I wanted a way to incorporate my maiden name into my kids' names to preserve my family legacy. Our family has also had weekend-long family reunions every two years in hotels across the United States since 1976. In exchange, I gave my daughter two middle names, the first name I originally wanted to name her and my maiden name. The kids will continue the tradition of going to my family reunions and bonding with my extended family. While they may not often use their middle names, they'll understand why mommy was adamant about also passing down her maiden name.

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☆ These are the best scenic family road trips for families, from a parent and travel expert who's been to all 50 states.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Taryn White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Road trips are the ultimate symbol of freedom, discovery, and the boundless beauty of the US. As a travel expert, I believe these three incredible routes are the best if you're looking to go on an amazing road trip experience with your own family. AdvertisementTake a road trip through ArizonaFrom majestic mountains to captivating canyons, Arizona's glorious scenery cannot be fully realized by visiting just one destination. For a rush of adrenaline, set out on a whitewater rafting excursion with companies like Advantage Grand Canyon. Families can also take a boat cruise on Lake Powell and visit the Glen Canyon Dam.

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Scores of sea turtles stunned by cold temperatures along the North Carolina coast have died, officials said. The North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology took in 109 cold-stunned sea turtles from Cape Lookout on Sunday, but only 36 survived, the center said in a social media post this week. Cape Hatteras National Seashore said more than 100 cold-stunned sea turtles were also found in recent days along the shoreline between Bodie Island and Ocracoke. Most of the turtles were taken to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island’s Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation center, officials said in a in a social media post. The wind carries the lethargic turtles to the shorelines, which are monitored in cold weather by volunteers and seashore biologists.

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☆ We became homesteaders now instead of waiting for retirement. We wanted to live our dream, even though our car is always dirty and it's 90 minutes to the nearest mall.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Chuck: I grew up on a fourth-generation dairy farm in Wisconsin, and my intention was actually to become a farmer. Chuck: We wanted a forest and pasture, and we wanted it to be within 30 minutes of a more developed town. We knew what we were going to do, and those kinds of life events just change your timeline a bit. Brooke: It was a matter of getting a well put in, getting electrical put in, getting the mail to recognize us. AdvertisementAdvertisementChuck: We have nine miles of trails that we've already mapped out on our property — just the absolute stunning beauty.

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☆ Cross-Tabs: October 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the 2024 Battlegrounds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

[READ LIST]Thinking about the investigations into Donald Trump, do you think that Donald Trump has or has not committed any serious federal crimes? (Split 2) Do you think Donald Trump has the mental sharpness to be an effective president? (Split 2) Do you think Donald Trump has the personality and temperament to be an effective president? (Split 2) Do you think Joe Biden has the personality and temperament to be an effective president? [READ LIST]Do you think Donald Trump is good for democracy, bad for democracy, or neither good nor bad for democracy?

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☆ Topline Results: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

View the survey’s cross-tabs among registered voters and among the likely Republican primary electorate. [READ LIST](Asked of Democratic primary voters) What comes closest to how you would feel if Joe Biden were the Democratic nominee for president? MethodologyThe New York Times/Siena College poll of 1,329 registered voters nationwide, including an oversample of 818 registered Republican voters, was conducted in English and Spanish on cellular and landline telephones from July 23-27, 2023. Weighting — likely Republican primary electorateThe survey was separately weighted in multiple steps to match targets for the composition of the likely Republican primary electorate and to account for the self-reported turnout intention of respondents. Voters were considered potential Republican primary voters if one of three conditions were met:• They identified as Republican or leaned Republican on two questions about party identification.

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☆ Pentagon explains the mysterious Russian tank at a truck stop in Louisiana — saying it was disarmed and is going to an Army training center
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Russian T-90A tank was left at a casino and travel center in Roanoke, Louisiana last week. The Pentagon claimed ownership of the tank on Tuesday, The War Zone reported. It said it was on its way to a US Army training center when the truck carrying it broke down. "I've been here seven years," Valerie Mott, the assistant manager of the casino and travel center, told The War Zone. Its website says that the training center is "responsible for numerous technical achievements in military intelligence, medical research, engineering, and computer technology."

☆ A captured Russian tank from the war in Ukraine mysteriously showed up at a truck stop in Louisiana, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian tank mysteriously appeared off a highway in Louisiana on Tuesday, The War Zone reported. "I've been here seven years," Valerie Mott, the assistant manager of the casino and travel center, told The War Zone. The tank did not have any machine guns attached to it and had damaged front and rear fenders, The War Zone reported. Spokespeople for the Pentagon, the Russian military, and the Ukrainian Ground Forces did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Since the start of Russia's invasion last year, Ukrainian troops have been reusing captured Russian tanks in battle.

☆ Dogs are attacking mail carriers at alarming rates, forcing the post office to avoid entire neighborhoods until things get better
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Florida mail carrier died after she was attacked by five dogs when her truck broke down in August. Mail delivery stops and residents have to pick up their mail at the post office. Residents in subsections of Des Moines, Iowa, Cleveland, Ohio, Greenfield, Indiana, Roanoke, Virginia, all temporarily lost mail service in the last year because the neighborhood was deemed unsafe by mail carriers. Mail carriers also receive training on how to assess and approach dogs and they are required to carry dog repellant. California Texas Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan New York Illinois Florida Washington KentuckyAre you a mail carrier or delivery driver with a story?

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☆ Pro athletes compartmentalize emotions. That doesn’t mean returning to the field after Hamlin’s collapse will be easy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“We see injuries week in and week out, but something like that, you’re talking life-and-death situations. It kind of hit a little different.”To play professionally, athletes must be highly skilled physically as well as mentally, sports psychologists say. Some NFL players say they are struggling to do that after Hamlin’s collapse on Monday night. After an ambulance raced him off the field, the game resumed before a shocked crowd. Once they step out onto the field, they may find their ability to play is as strong as ever.

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