The 2025 Golden Globes swag bags are valued at $1 million. What's inside? This year's awards show winners and presenters can choose everything from exclusive getaways to luxury beauty products. 01/3/2025 - 5:36 am | View Link
Norovirus 2025: Outbreaks of stomach bug are surging across US. Know these early signs Norovirus, the highly contagious stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhea, is spiking across the US. What to know about symptoms and prevention. 01/3/2025 - 5:14 am | View Link
Hoda shares the details of her worst New Year's Eve date The TODAY anchor also recalled the worst New Year's Eve date she ever had. "I dressed up to the nines, and I'd never been happier. I was so excited, and it was at his house. I rang the doorbell, and ... 01/3/2025 - 4:19 am | View Link
Broccoli sold at Walmart recalled in 20 states over listeria concerns — what to know The broccoli, sold at Walmart stores in many states across the U.S., has been voluntarily recalled due to concerns that it may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, according to a notice posted to ... 01/3/2025 - 2:22 am | View Link
Vermont onion dip and Buckeye candies: Get the recipes! Chef Gesine Bullock-Prado joins TODAY to share two delicious recipes perfect for game day: a Vermont onion dip with maple syrup and bacon, and some delicious homemade Buckeye candies with peanut ... 01/3/2025 - 1:30 am | View Link
Why is "today morning" wrong but "tomorrow morning" right? Google Ngram suggests that "today morning" (in blue) is virtually non-existent but nonetheless there are rare instances. However, on closer inspection I noted that the phrase was often separated with a comma such as: For ten minutes, twice today, morning and evening, let the idea for today sink deep into your consciousness. 01/3/2025 - 12:07 pm | View Website
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phrases future this-next Also, you can argue that "if it's monday you wouldn't say a week on monday if you meant next monday you'd say next monday".But similarly,if you meant 2 weeks time and that monday,u wouldn't say "a week on monday" or "two weeks on monday",you'd say "in exactly 2 weeks" or "two weeks from today" or "2 weeks today" – 01/2/2025 - 1:13 pm | View Website
history today O.E. todæge, to dæge "on (the) day," from to "at, on" (see to) + dæge, dative of dæg "day" (see day). Generally written as two words until 16c., after which it usually was written to-day until early 20c. Similar constructions exist in other Germanic languages (cf. Du. van daag "from-day," Dan., Swed. i dag "in day"). 01/2/2025 - 5:13 am | View Website
Which is correct? .....as from today or from today onwards Two other options (in addition to "as from today," "from today," and "effective today") are "beginning today" and "as of today." These may be more U.S.-idiomatic forms than British-idiomatic forms (the two "from" options have a British English sound to me, although "effective today" does not); but all five options are grammatically faultless, I ... 01/2/2025 - 4:09 am | View Website
Special counsel Jack Smith's final report into the criminal cases against almost-president Yambo has been blocked from release after the yam's lawyers launched a last-ditch effort to prevent its publication. But they already know what's in it, and they're desperate to keep it from the public. Via The Daily Beast:
In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland sent Monday, Trump’s lawyers said they were allowed to review Smith’s report in the criminal case in which Trump was charged with conspiring to keep classified documents after he left office.
They threatened legal action if it is released, noting Smith’s findings include strongly worded allegations that Trump “engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort” and describe him as “the head of the criminal conspiracies.”
Trump’s lawyers argued Smith’s report amounts to little more than a “politically-motivated attack” and that making public his findings in the classified documents case or an election interference case Smith also pursue would illegally interfere with Trump’s presidential transition.
Is that even a thing?
Yambo opened a bizarre news conference yesterday by introducing Hussain Sajwani, the founder and chairman of DAMAC Properties, a Dubai-based real estate firm that partnered with the Trump family a decade ago to build the first Trump-branded golf course in the Middle East. Via the New York Times:
Now, Mr. Trump said, DAMAC is planning to invest billions of dollars in the United States to build data centers, with the help of Mr.
Tommy Tuberville retains his title as one of the dumbest members of the United States Senate. Here's Tuberville on Fox Business Network this Tuesday trying to justify Trump's nonsense about the Panama Canal, and lying that Panama's President José Raúl Mulino is all-in with Trump (He's not.)
TUBERVILLE: I can remember my dad was very upset.
Above, John Mellencamp performs, Small Town. It's all performative with Republicans. Those heartland values they profess? Yeah, lies.
Stop The Presses asks us to beware of Republican bearing false witness.
Left Jabs goes to the Ur-text of Republicans bearing false witness.
Adventus has a lot of problems with you people.
Cassandra's Grandson reports on the end of the Old World Order.
Bonus Track: Colossal goes to the heart of the heartland.
Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors.
MAGA racists are nothing if not consistent. Senator Deb Fischer's been a banal right-wing Republican since arriving in the U. S. Senate. If it makes sense, helps regular ppl & scientists are for it, *she's against it.*
But Fischer was low profile until her cretinous caricature of a husband marched into the Capitol with his enormous pupils and Mitch McConnell energy for her swearing-in ceremony January 3rd.
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