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Month: February 2020

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8 Reminders For The Days When Your Anxiety Really, Really Sucks

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By Chris Osmond By Chris Osmond 1. Your anxiety might be a forever thing, but the way you’re feeling right now Some days, your anxiety is going to feel more intense. Other days, it’s going to feel more tolerable. This current moment might be a rough one, but you’re going to get through it. You’re going to endure. And you’re going to feel okay again soon. 2. Plenty of successful people experience the same things you’re experiencing. Never let yourself believe your life is bound to be miserable because of your…

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The Best & Worst-Dressed From The 2020 Grammys | Betches

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Sunday night was the 62nd Grammy Awards, and of course, there were some interesting looks on the red carpet. Sandwiched in the middle of the Golden Globes and the Oscars, the Grammys red carpet basically has no rules, and runs the gamut from the most gorgeous gowns you’ve ever seen, to Lewis Capaldi looking like he desperately needs a shower. So of course, we’re breaking down the best and worst looks from the night, and my god, were there some worst looks. Feel free to disagree in the comments, unless…

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Surreal Video Captures Spanish Resort Town Covered in Sea Foam

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High waves and flooding cause sea foam to cover the streets of Tossa De Mar in Spain. The seaside resort town is located near Girona in Catalonia and the rare phenomenon has not occurred in years. Sea foam forms when the ocean churns up high concentrations of ‘organic matter’, and the strong and steady winds made clean-up efforts only worse. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/coastal-spanish-resort-town-covered-in-sea-foam/

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A 9-year-old boy saves toddler from choking on Lifesaver candy

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(CNN)Timothy Prater had seen the YouTube videos. He remembered seeing a poster, too. So when this 9-year-old’s cousin started stomping his feet and holding his throat, Timothy knew just what to do. Timothy remembered watching YouTube videos about the Heimlich, and remembered a poster hanging in Ramer Elementary School’s cafeteria illustrating the steps to save someone from choking. “I just feel happy that he’s alive,” Prather told WREG. “We never know when they’re watching, what they’re picking up on,” Kindergarten teacher Brandi Wardlow told WREG. “To think this little poster…

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Cory Booker Tweet Tells Constituent They Won’t Have to Vote Biden

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Today, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Announcing the news on Twitter, Booker thanked his team, supporters, and everyone who gave me a shot. The body of his campaign hadnt even started to cool before someone dug up an old tweet of him telling a supporter that they wouldnt have to vote for former Vice President Joe Biden. No, you won't. https://t.co/x8E7Mlriue — Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) June 19, 2019 In the tweet from last June, Booker retweeted a voter sadly posting about…

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Fiery crash kills 2 on I-85 near Atlanta

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(CNN)Two people died Saturday morning in a fiery crash on Interstate 85 in suburban Atlanta, according to Gwinnett County police. Two northbound lanes reopened mid-afternoon, and Gwinnett police said on Twitter around 6 p.m. that the other northbound lanes opened and that all roadway repairs were finished. Police have not reported what caused the accident or released details on the two people killed, pending notification of family members. Other wrecks on I-85 in Atlanta have created traffic nightmares. In May 2017, an elevated section of northbound Interstate 85 caught fire…

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‘How do you spell racist? NYPD’: New Yorkers protest growing police action on subways

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Hundreds gathered and some were arrested on Friday, as the city swells police force on subways and buses More than 500 people gathered in New York Citys Grand Central Terminal on Friday night to demonstrate against a growing police presence on the subway. Commuters in the bustling terminal, some agitated, wove through the protest. Others gawked at the spectacle, as demonstrators held signs that read poverty is not a crime and the real farebeaters are on Wall Street and chanted: How do you spell racist? NYPD. Lauren Aratani (@LaurenAratani) Doing…

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