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Matteo Bocelli joins Marty
To listen to RTÉ.ie's radio and podcast services, you will need to disable any ad blocking extensions or whitelist this site. Matteo Bocelli chats about his upcoming album 'Falling in Love', returning to Ireland for a solo concert, and how his music differs from that of his father, Andrea.
Ruth Mc Gill & Aoife Mulholland chat about the 'Borrowers' at the Gate theatre
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Neven's Recipes - Eat Out At Home
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Where are the Navy's huge hospital ships?
Where are the Navy's huge hospital ships? https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil/Ships/Ship-Inventory/Hospital-Ships/ https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/vessels/USNS-COMFORT/CURRENT-POSITION/7390478/368817000 DEPLOYED TO PACIFIC at this time: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3553988/navy-hospital-ship-departs-for-pacific-partnership-2024-1/ Is this really the best emergency situational deployment?
Who else thinks that Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman need to do a
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 10:22 AM Baitball Blogger (46,161 posts) Who else thinks that Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman need to do a sequel to Practical Magic, but as older and wiser witches? Let them age graciously on the screen. 8 replies Author Time Post Who else thinks that Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman need to do a (Original post) Baitball Blogger 3 hrs ago OP I would love that! Demsrule86 3 hrs ago #1 Gee can we tell them what to do? Go to work so you can watch?
Consumer prices rose 0.4% in September, more than expected
Thu Oct 12, 2023, 08:35 AM BumRushDaShow (119,364 posts) Consumer prices rose 0.4% in September, more than expected Source: CNBC Published Thu, Oct 12 2023 8:31 AM EDT Updated 8 Min Ago Prices that consumers pay for a wide variety of goods and services increased at a slightly faster than expected pace in September, keeping inflation in the spotlight of policymakers.
Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group
Wed Oct 11, 2023, 11:40 AM Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group Source: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Wednesday of inflaming the Middle East by sending an aircraft carrier group to the region, saying "compromise solutions" were needed and that he hoped common sense would prevail.
Giuliani's Florida condo placed under IRS lien as ex-NYC mayor owes nearly $550K in taxes
Fri Oct 6, 2023, 12:27 PM Source: CNN Politics Updated 9:23 AM EDT, Fri October 6, 2023 CNN — A property owned by Rudy Giuliani in Palm Beach, Florida, has been placed under a federal tax lien by the Internal Revenue Service as he owes more than a half-million dollars in unpaid income taxes, according to a court filing.
Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues Naval Academy Over Considering Race In Admissions
Fri Oct 6, 2023, 10:04 AM Source: Huff Post Oct 5, 2023, 11:14 PM EDT The Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a group that opposes affirmative action, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the U.S. Naval Academy for using race in its admissions decisions.
get a load of this... Republican congressman to nominate Trump for House speaker
Response to underpants (Reply #13) Wed Oct 4, 2023, 12:48 PM to call the conference into session, and that speaker would then have to resign. I'm not sure if the rules can be changed between Congresses anyhow (this was for the 118th Congress), which are two-year terms. I don't see this happening although it would be entertaining in a train-wreck sort of way; TFG would have to show up for work regularly which isn't how he rolls. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
CDC to recommend antibiotic pill after sex for some to prevent sexually transmitted infections
Mon Oct 2, 2023, 09:36 AM Source: CBS News October 2, 2023 / 9:00 AM Doctors should weigh prescribing some of their patients a pill of a powerful antibiotic, doxycycline, to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections, according to new draft recommendations released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What song makes you want to dance?
https://m. Sorry, I couldn't resist. It seemed like such an obvious answer. Sorry, I couldn't resist. It seemed like such an obvious answer.
Defendant P01135809 will make you rich
Response to dalton99a (Original post) Mon Sep 25, 2023, 09:55 AM They know he lies, they know he’s a blowhard, but they prefer to believe him because it makes them feel better. These are not patriotic Americans who believe this shit. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Fifty years ago today, Sept. 20, 1973, a plane crash claimed the lives of Jim Croce and five others.
Create new account | My Profile | My Account | My Bookmarks | My Inbox | Help | Log in HomeLatest ThreadsGreatest ThreadsForums & GroupsMy SubscriptionsMy Posts DU Home » Latest Threads » Forums & Groups » Topics » Entertainment » Musicians (Group) » Fifty years ago today, Se... Wed Sep 20, 2023, 09:54 AM Fifty years ago today, singer / songwriter Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash in Louisiana. He was thirty years old.
Today's therapy session left me exhausted and so very sad.
Fri Sep 15, 2023, 11:19 AM We talked about my loss of the outdoor fur babies Lush and Tudor, the shock of finding Lush in such a damaged condition and how I still feel such guilt and trauma over not being able to save Tudor and what it's like to have that kitten die while being softly cradled in my hand with me begging him not to go. Along with that, how it hurt to not have certain family members who knew what happened, knew I was an emotional disaster and never reached out to me.
Dress Spock - Democratic Underground
Response to Bayard (Reply #1) Fri Sep 8, 2023, 05:02 PM I don't run w/scissors, but I do multi-task in the Enterprise shower enclosure - What a surprise! Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
I wonder if Mitch McConnell is actually having seizures
Response to maxsolomon (Reply #2) Thu Aug 31, 2023, 06:34 PM I couldn't remember my own name for a few days, and it was recommended by my doctors that even after I had mostly recovered, that I should no longer drive. The cognitive tests they gave me to gauge my recovery progress, showed that my spacial memory was affected, and since it didn't return to normal even though everything else did, that it likely never will. Brain injuries or disease can cause a lot of lasting damage.
US applications for jobless claims inch back down as companies hold on to their employees
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 01:12 PM Source: ABC News/AP U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as companies held on to employees in an economy that has largely withstood rapidly rising interest rates, intended to cool hiring and spending, for more than a year. The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits last fell week by 4,000, to 228,000 the week ending August 26, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Trump is running out of other people's money to pay lawyers. Save America PAC is almost broke
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 12:19 PM Source: USA Today Story by Erin Mansfield, 55 min Former President Donald Trump is running out of other people's money to spend on his legal bills, which could total in the tens of millions of dollars if he takes all four of his criminal cases to trial. His key fund has spent nearly all of the more than $150 million it raised, and is sitting on less than $4 million, according to the latest numbers available.
Trump pleads not guilty to election charges in Georgia, waives arraignment
Response to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #4) Thu Aug 31, 2023, 02:57 PM despite all his manipulative law-breaking actions as a gangster mob boss not the least of which is his continuing delusion that he is the President of the USA despite flapping his jaw in acknowledgement that he actually lost the election and isn't President and an indictment that his schemes with others to make it so were illegal.
The Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Ticked Up in July
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 10:19 AM Source: New York Times The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Ticked Up in July Overall inflation climbed to 3.3 percent, from 3 percent previously, underscoring the Fed’s long road back to 2 percent price increases. By Jeanna Smialek Aug.
So I read that Jesus Christ name originally was going to be Gary.
Response to Duncanpup (Original post) Thu Aug 31, 2023, 08:11 AM His brother's name was God Dammit. "God Dammit, get back in here and finish your homework." "Jesus Christ, clean your fucking room." "God Dammit, how many times have I told you to make sure we have water?" And then came the inevitable... "God Dammit, get your ass to the market and get us some food for dinner." "Dad, I'm Jesus Christ!" Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
I think I know what's wrong with white Americans
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I'm going to miss those Jardiance commercials
Response to multigraincracker (Reply #4) Wed Aug 30, 2023, 08:41 PM I'm not here to defend pharma but your statement is WILDLY inaccurate. The industry as a whole spends over $80 billion per year on R&D. Advertising/marketing aggregates to around $7 billion, plus around $400 million in lobbying. As the vast bulk of the industry is publicly traded, the values are readily available in the annual reports. Bayer, for instance, has an pharma division R&D headcount of over 16,000.
Millions of workers earning less than $55,000 could get overtime pay under Biden proposal
Create new account | My Profile | My Account | My Bookmarks | My Inbox | Help | Log in HomeLatest ThreadsGreatest ThreadsForums & GroupsMy SubscriptionsMy Posts DU Home » Latest Threads » Forums & Groups » Main » Latest Breaking News (Forum) » Millions of workers earni... Wed Aug 30, 2023, 02:43 PM Source: CBS News About 3.6 million additional workers would be entitled to overtime pay under a new proposal from the Biden administration.
WARNING: Think I've been scammed!
Create new account | My Profile | My Account | My Bookmarks | My Inbox | Help | Log in HomeLatest ThreadsGreatest ThreadsForums & GroupsMy SubscriptionsMy Posts DU Home » Latest Threads » Forums & Groups » Topics » Computers & Internet » Computer Help and Support (Group) » WARNING: Think I've been ... Sat Aug 26, 2023, 04:37 PM I will print out all communications regarding my purchase ASAP.
President Joe Biden says he will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 07:02 PM Source: Associated Press Read more: https://apnews.com/article/covid-biden-pandemic-79d8b3004009a1560744dfc116c4af0a 4 replies, 817 views Reply to this thread Back to top Alert abuse Replies to this discussion thread 4 replies Time Post President Joe Biden says he will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine (Original post) 1 hr ago OP 1 hr ago #1 1 hr ago #2 1 hr ago #3 12 min ago #4 Response to brooklynite (Original post) Fri Aug 25, 2023, 07:21 PM...
ICYMI: Ohio Republicans Twist Ballot Language For Pro-Choice Provision In Likely Attempt To Confuse
Republicans in Ohio are still trying to pass their anti-choice agenda, even after voters in the state successfully thwarteda ballot initiative earlier this month that would have made it harder to pass a pro-choice constitutional amendment this fall. In November, voters will consider a ballot initiative that seeks to enshrine abortion rights and other reproductive freedoms into Ohio’s Constitution.
Our little humming bird is
Response to multigraincracker (Original post) Thu Aug 24, 2023, 07:18 PM skittish hummers in the area who fight for the right to slurp or wait their turn in the crabapple tree. The cicadas are really singing with this heat and humidity. Might rain, might not tonight - forecasters just aren't sure what to expect, I guess. The storms last night (3am) came in from a very unusual direction, and I didn't see the little birdies yet today - maybe this evening?
This'll piss you off..
Response to Beachnutt (Original post) Tue Aug 22, 2023, 04:49 PM and it won't go anywhere. Every time the lawyers do anything Meadows has to pay them more money, whether it works or not. This letter probably cost him at least a couple grand, and TFG isn't going to help him. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Crazy Republicans now blaming President Biden for the weather
Replies to this discussion thread Response to RAB910 (Original post) Tue Aug 22, 2023, 12:56 PM Backseat Driver (3,894 posts) 8. MIHOP? really... Goodness, in context, perhaps they meant that what they perceive as "hot air" makes winds that move weather low pressure areas along across the oceans.
Favorite/least favorite MSNBC hosts
Response to Paladin (Reply #8) Tue Aug 22, 2023, 10:57 AM but I grab the remote when he starts with the rap music stuff. Somehow I cannot see such an intelligent and articulate person enjoying that kind of music. (no offense to the performers intended - just not my cup of tea!) Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
I'm in tears. A grow ass man in tears. My Student Loans are forgiven
Response to utopian (Reply #63) Tue Aug 22, 2023, 01:00 PM And thank you for your service! I didn't enter obvious public service work until a few years into my repayment, and I finally enrolled in PSLF last year (also didn't want to bother durng the TFG regime, as I didn't want it to get "lost" ), but I think a case could be made for the earlier years of repayment, too, so I suppose I'll need to talk to someone at Mohelo. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Eastman has surrendered
Response to malaise (Original post) Tue Aug 22, 2023, 10:40 AM Hands on head while 2 officers take him in. Just like any other arrest. No special treatment. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Birdcast Migration Dashboard
Response to Hermit-The-Prog (Original post) Tue Aug 22, 2023, 09:40 AM No mention (yet) of migrating waterfowl or Starlings in Ohio. Has anyone noticed practice flights of geese or masses of starlings sitting around on phone/elec lines, getting ready to go yet??? Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
AI-generated art can't be copyrighted federal judge rules, with potential consequences for Hollywood
Mon Aug 21, 2023, 11:22 AM Source: Business Insider A federal judge ruled that a piece of art generated by AI can't be copyrighted, a decision that could have consequences for Hollywood studios.
I just spent five minutes on the phone and put my student loans on "Fresh Start"
Response to Recursion (Reply #3) Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:56 AM The new PAYE option basically permanently solves the student debt crisis in this country. A couple making $100K a year went from $625 a month payments to $250 a month payments under this new plan. It's a dramatic change. And here's the experience of Biden, he has been quite hush hush on it, he knows he fixed the student debt crisis, but doesn't want the GOP trying to ruin it so he's letting it go into effect before crowing about it.
My daughter's b-day is tomorrow; today she got her
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Surprising study shows...
Tue Aug 15, 2023, 07:38 PM https://phys.org/news/2023-08-death-tolls-climate-disasters-balloon.html AUGUST 14, 2023 Death tolls from climate disasters will 'balloon' without investment in Africa's weather stations, experts warn The climate crisis is increasing the frequency and intensity of floods, droughts and heat waves, with Africa expected to be among the global regions hit hardest.
When a job raises red flags immediately, should workers cut and run?
Sun Aug 13, 2023, 03:14 PM Nicole noticed a red flag within hours of starting her new job at a Miami-based boutique PR firm in 2022. The CEO didn’t bother introducing her to clients on her first-ever company Zoom call; he dominated the conversation, leaving no room for other employees to speak. Nicole tried to carry on but was shocked on her second day when the CEO swore at a colleague in the middle of a team meeting.
I'm going on a cruise. What can you tell me?
Response to CTyankee (Original post) Sun Aug 13, 2023, 02:05 PM who have been on scores. One couple was coming up on 200!!!!! Our experiences have all been positive. Friendly staff. Safe ports of call. Booked excursions going ahead as planned. Clean ships. No illnesses. We've cruised with Celebrity, Royal Caribbean (x2), Princess, and Celebrity (x2). The biggest drawback is that we sometimes at too much with the buffets being so plentiful. Which cruise line did you book with, CTyankee?
Battle brewing in Chicago over the placement of a statue of Mother Jones
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Holy shit - up to a thousand people are missing
Response to malaise (Reply #5) Fri Aug 11, 2023, 10:19 AM I suspect (hope) we're going to find that most of the deaths were in that oceanside town and mostly already counted. The fire's speed must have been incredible. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Staggering Ohio loss ignites an identity crisis within the anti-abortion movement
HEALTH CARE Staggering Ohio loss ignites an identity crisis within the anti-abortion movement This soul-searching on the right shows how fractured the anti-abortion movement remains on both tactics and messaging more than a year after they achieved their decades-long goal of toppling Roe v. Wade.
Sen. Joe Manchin says he's 'absolutely' thought about becoming an independent
Sen. Joe Manchin, in an interview with a West Virginia radio station, said Thursday that he has “absolutely” thought about becoming an independent, one of his strongest statements yet in his flirtation with exiting the Democratic Party. After criticizing the Biden's administration’s implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, which he helped write, and slamming President Joe Biden for “playing” to the Democratic base, Manchin said he has considered leaving the party.
Voting update from a small Village in Ohio
Response to Ninga (Original post) Tue Aug 8, 2023, 02:26 PM 2. I hope large turnout is our friend as it usually is in other states. I hope people are voting against the power grab by the lege. I have to think at least a slim majority of Americans aren't Fascist. Reply to this post Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink
Amendment to create a signature distribution requirement for initiatives will be on the Arizona ball
Create new account | My Profile | My Account | My Bookmarks | My Inbox | Help | Log in Advanced search HomeLatest ThreadsGreatest ThreadsForums & GroupsMy SubscriptionsMy Posts DU Home » Latest Threads » Forums & Groups » Main » General Discussion (Forum) » Amendment to create a sig... Tue Aug 8, 2023, 01:20 PM In Arizona, the state Legislature approved a constitutional amendment related to signature requirements for citizen-initiated measures on June 12, 2023.
The median home listed in Los Angeles will soon cost more than $1 million -- up 30% in 5 years
Tue Aug 1, 2023, 10:15 AM The already dizzying Los Angeles housing market is poised to reach new heights, as the latest data from Zillow suggest that the median home listed in the city will soon cost more than $1 million. As of June 30, the figure was $975,333, more than a 30% increase from five years prior. Statewide, six other cities were even more expensive and had already crossed the million-dollar mark: San Jose, Santa Maria, Santa Cruz, Salinas and San Francisco.
Don't let people buy pot with debit cards, Mastercard tells banks
BUSINESS Don’t let people buy pot with debit cards, Mastercard tells banks By Frances Vinall July 27, 2023 at 4:50 a.m. EDT Mastercard has told U.S. banks to stop allowing marijuana purchases with its debit cards, highlighting the legal and financial gray area the industry exists within even as more states legalize the drug.
US economy unexpectedly accelerated to a 2.4% growth rate in April-June quarter despite Fed hikes
This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum). the hill by PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press - 07/27/23 11:44 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily higher interest rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s 16-month-long fight to bring down inflation.
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