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If you drank coffee before you had kids, odds are you guzzle the stuff now. That’s because parents often exist in a state of perpetual fatigue. Whether it’s middle-of-the-night feedings, hectic morning routines, or staying up late with a sick kid, sleep is a precious resource. And while caffeine is no replacement for quality shuteye, a cup of coffee (or three) is an absolute necessity for the bleary-eyed parent. That means a reliable coffeemaker, something that makes a quality cup of joe without the labor of weighing and hand-grinding beans and delicately pouring hot water over the grounds like your local barista does....

It doesn’t have to be that way. You can keep your garage orderly and functional with a proper organizational system. Everything can have a place and be easily found. But how do you go about building something to either address a space problem you already have, or one that will arise in the future? That’s a question we asked Master Cruz, a professional organizer and the owner of Master Organizing....

Celebrity groomer Marissa Machado has worked with style-conscious guys like Rami Malek and Zachary Levi. And when it comes to men and sandals, she doesn’t mince words. “I truly believe that if a man is going to show his feet, they need to be presentable,” says Machado. This means, guys, go get your toes handled. “Men can go to any nail shop for a pedicure,” says Machado. If the process is not your style, she suggests a DIY method: Fill a large bowl or bucket of sorts with hot water and a pinch of epsom salt and soak for about 5 to 7 minutes....

But good bourbon doesn’t have to burn a hole in your wallet. In fact, there’s a good deal of inexpensive bottles that are more than worthy of your glass. And, no, they’re not some bottom of the market swill. They’re worthy spirits that just so happen to be decently priced. Here are five of our favorite bourbons under $30. Henry McKenna Single Barrel You’ve likely passed by Henry McKenna numerous times and paid it no mind....

The move takes away sorely needed income from a staggering 7.5 million workers, per an analysis by the progressive Century Foundation. Self-employed and gig workers who aren’t eligible for any other unemployment compensation and workers who exhausted (or received paltry) state unemployment aid are now officially on their own. Millions more would be losing their benefits if they didn’t live in states with Republican governors who had previously opted out of federal benefits in the name of curing “labor shortages,” but the end of these programs still represents the single greatest unemployment insurance cliff in history....

The expanded Child Tax Credit the federal government worked hard to pass as part of the American Rescue Plan wasn’t reaching many of the most vulnerable parents in the country, those who made so little income that they didn’t have to file taxes. But since the IRS uses tax return data to know who is entitled to a CTC, many non-filers simply haven’t been receiving the payments. A previous effort at fixing the problem, freefillableforms....

A clinic in Alabama canceled 100 scheduled appointments for abortion because providers can now face up to 99 years in prison if they provide abortion services, according to CNBC. Similar stories have been reported nationwide — people travel across state lines to seek abortion, and abortion bans putting pregnant people with life-threatening conditions at risk. The fallout will get worse. In response to the overturn of Roe, on July 8th, President Joe Biden announced a series of executive actions he has taken to protect access to abortion and other forms of reproductive healthcare....

Kristen Welker, the debate moderator, did a handy job of keeping the candidates in order and was helped by the addition of mute buttons, which would automatically mute a candidates’ microphone after their allotted time to answer any question was up. Still, just because the debate was “tame” doesn’t mean that it was truthful, helpful, or meaningful to American families. Plus, for the first time in the debates, Trump and Biden addressed migration policies and the lives of the 500 plus children who were permanently separated from their parents at the border....

The program that expires on June 30th expanded the federal free school lunch program and allowed kids to get free school breakfasts and lunches without needing to verify their household income passed through the House. It provided nutritious, consistent meals to 30 million kids — 10 million more than it did prior to COVID. It also increased the reimbursement rates for schools, making buying food easier during times of record inflation and supply chain issues....

It’s the largest Hot Wheels playset ever, standing over three feet tall with room for up to 140 cars. And the list of cool features is basically endless, from a motorized car elevator to a dual track for lightning-fast car races to the penthouse landing pad for the jet plane that comes with the set (along with four new cars). Of course, all that racing and flying requires a tune-up, which kids can get at the built-in car maintenance station complete with a car wash....

It’s a common sense stance that resonates with actor Boris Kodjoe, who plays a fire chief in the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff Station 19. When production shut down as COVID-19 spread, Kodjoe launched his own line of masks, Gymwrap; for every one sold, one is donated to frontline workers. “It was a way to get people comfortable with wearing masks. And it was a way for us to give back and do something during the pandemic....

Let’s start with the arena. It’s made of cardboard and folds out to a square approximately two feet on each side. Plastic corner and side walls snap into pre-cut holes. Kids can play with the robots outside of the arena, but the walls will keep any pieces that go flying off in battle from going too far. And if they can force their opponent’s bot into one of the corners closest to them, there are push button hammers that can inflict extra damage....

The bulk and cut diet is common among young adults — nearly half of men and one in five women and transgender individuals aged 16 to 30 reported having engaged in it in the past year, according to a new study. That study, published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, shows that bulking and cutting is also linked to disordered eating. “Any engagement in ‘bulk and cut’ dieting in the past year was linked to a greater risk of eating disorder and muscle dysmorphia, or an obsessive concern with muscularity and leanness,” says lead author Kyle Ganson, Ph....

It’s no secret that certain adults take a dim view of the activities of children outside the home. Because kids are kids, they have a tendency to be energetic, loud and, at times, careless of boundaries. This can be wildly irritating if you happen to be an adult who believes that kids should “know better.” (If you are an adult who believes this, please reexamine your beliefs.) But there’s something that feels inherently lazy about an adult who, feeling inconvenienced by a child, calls in armed professionals to solve the problem....

In November, voters will have a chance to vote on a wide variety of ballot measures and for or against candidates with specific healthcare agendas. Affordable and accessible health care has ranked as the top issues for midterm voters across the country, regardless of party. People are paying attention. Parents should be paying even more attention. Beyond the obvious — that children with healthcare coverage have better access to doctors and can affordably get in front of one — better health care coverage also translates into better school performance and higher graduation rates, which could help the economy at large....

The listing also claims that the machine, invented at the Jiangsu Sanwe Medical Science and Technology Center, is useful for reducing “the excitability of nerve endings so as to passivate the nerve of glans penis, sulcus coronarius, and the surface of the penis, and regulate the sex nerve center in order to minimize nerve sensitivity, improve ejaculatory threshold to treat premature ejaculation.” The “massage pipe” can be adjusted for the height of the user, who can also adjust the speed, frequency, amplitude, and temperature of the extraction....

Jus soli Jus soli is a Latin phrase meaning “right of the soil,” and refers to the law that anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a U.S. citizen. This includes babies born to individuals with both lawful and unlawful status, as well as babies born to foreigners who give birth in the U.S. while on vacation (the sole exclusion is children born to diplomats or other government officials from foreign countries while in the U....

Chris Garcia’s work is wholesome in the sense that it is borne out of his Cuban heritage, it dwells on family conflict (his mom and dad are prime characters), and sincere emotional reflection is woven into everything he does. His 2019 podcast, Scattered showed off how this comedian was far from just a joke teller. In it, Chris deals with his father suffering from dementia and offering dying wish that has him face his past in a way that few of us would have the courage to take on....

I’ve been calling my wife every single day since the day we got married in 1995. We were both a little bit older when we got married. I was 35, she was 32. I had seen lots of people who got married with the best of intentions, where it didn’t work out. I wanted to do what I could to build our marriage and relationship. My wife says that the daily calls are not just on me — we both made a point to call each other a lot....

A lot of ink has been spilled on the idea that we live in the age of the scam. But we also live in the age of the real deal. These guys are the real deal and they are going to change our culture and our world for the better. Jordan Peele Cool Dad Job: Auteur Latest Cool Dad Achievement: Releasing Us and rebooting The Twilight Zone. Jordan Peele is one of the things that goes bump in the night....