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10 Styling Tricks to Transform Your Look Instantly

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Transform your look instantly with simple styling tricks: add bold accessories, layer smartly, experiment with textures, tuck in tops, tailor your fit, and play with proportions for a chic upgrade! Use simple hacks to elevate your style game without a complete wardrobe overhaul!

Trump targets California water, disaster policies as he prepares to tour LA fire damage

France24.com (en) 

As fire-wrecked Los Angeles braces for a visit by President Donald Trump, many are worrying the mercurial Republican will yank the federal support the city needs to get back on its feet. Former president Joe Biden was quick to pledge whatever was needed to deal with the disaster in the waning days of his administration. But almost as soon as the fires erupted, Trump began sticking the boot in, lashing out at California Governor Gavin Newsom, and resurrecting an earlier hobbyhorse about water supplies. Читать дальше...

New Munich-Paris high speed rail service planned

«The Local» (thelocal.de) 

Following the success of the daily high-speed Berlin-Paris route, Germany and France's railway operators say they want to roll out more direct connections, including between Munich and Paris.

The big fish in swampy adventure South Of Midnight baits us with a release date

Rock Paper Shotgun 

Good news for anyone eager to meet a big talking catfish. A new trailer for action adventure game South Of Midnight sees players battering monsters from the folklore of the US' Deep South. It shows hero Hazel arguing with her mum before a supernatural hurricane cuts off the family drama and sends Hazel wandering the swamps to encounter giant alligators, giant fish, giant dolls, and giant people. Maybe Hazel is just very small. Either way, it also dangles an important morsel in front of our snapping jaws: a release date. Читать дальше...

3 practical steps we need to take to remove obstacles to affordable housing

Co.EXIST 

Americans are struggling to afford a place to live. Homes cost more than five times the average salary—compared with just three times the average salary in the 1960s. Over the same period, inflation-adjusted rental prices have risen by 64%, far outpacing inflation. Meanwhile, new housing starts continue to fall, including a more than 20% drop in multi-family construction in November 2024 alone. The simple fact is that we’re not building enough affordable housing—homes at prices families can really afford. Читать дальше...

Over a dozen ways Samsung ripped off Apple at the Galaxy S25 launch

Macworld.com 

Macworld

Fans on both sides have long debated: Which came first—the Samsung or the Apple? Although only one of the tech giants has been taken to court for copying the other’s iconic design, the two parties have been inspiring each other for years. Notably, Apple tends to be more subtle with its reproduction. Samsung, on the other hand, well… just blatantly ripped off over a dozen Apple features and designs during its Galaxy S25 launch.

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Trump reviews his four days in office during WEF speech

«MercoPress» (en) 

US President Donald Trump suggested four days into his second term in office that companies should manufacture their products at home or face import tariffs. During a video appearance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (Switzerland), the Republican leader insisted his constituency had entrusted him to bring about change and thence his carrot-and-stick approach to private investment.

Help out this young PhD inorganic chemist

Chemjobber.blogspot.com 

Via Bluesky, this sad story from r/chempros:

I had a job as a chemist for the US Government, but was let go today due to the onslaught of executive orders. (I was on a mandatory new-hire probation and my agency head decided to let all probationary employees from my division go to hopefully spare some cuts elsewhere.) I’m obviously devastated, but I have to find work to support my wife and her medical treatments. She has Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which fortunately is not a death sentence as long as treatment is consistent. Читать дальше...