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Killer design: Diving into the history of the Bond villain lair

https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 There are certain ingredients to a Bond film that cannot be replaced. Among them, there must be a car, a woman (more than one, in fact), a gadget, an exotic location and a dastardly plan. Like 007’s martini, they may be shaken up, but they’re always present. Without them, it’s simply not Bond.Continue reading “Killer design: Diving into the history of the Bond villain lair”

https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 When the House of Representatives comes back into session this week, averting a government shutdown and addressing the debt limit will be front and center as Democrats contend with divisions within their own ranks over President Joe Biden’s sweeping economic agenda. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ https://ift.tt/3zxG24E https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 September 20, 2021 at 12:27PM #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamericaContinue reading “Democrats set up showdown with GOP by attaching debt limit to bill to avert government shutdown”

https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 The Veterans Affairs Department issued guidance stating military service members who were discharged because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy are eligible for all Veterans Affairs benefits. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ https://ift.tt/3lZb7th https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 September 20, 2021 at 10:27AM #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #america #us #u_s

https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 It’s a good thing that consumers are in a mood to spend heading into the holiday season. They may have to dish out more for a new artificial Christmas tree this year, depending on where they buy it from. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ https://ift.tt/3nPKZmY https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 September 20, 2021 at 09:27AM #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #america #usContinue reading “Holiday bummer: Now prices are soaring for Christmas trees and decorations”

https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 In the wake of Hurricane Ida, the pummeling rain that hit cities up and down the East Coast at the start of September overwhelmed storm drains, poured into subway stations and filled basements like bathtubs. The devastating human toll is well known. Less clear is what happened to the denizens of those cities’Continue reading “This is what happens to all the rats when cities flood”

https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 A police officer caught a 1-month-old baby dropped from a second-floor balcony in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Saturday morning, according to authorities. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ https://ift.tt/3nP57pl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 September 19, 2021 at 11:27PM #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #america #us #u_s

https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 A pilot instructor and a student were hospitalized Sunday after each ejected from a military training jet that crashed in a residential neighborhood in Lake Worth, Texas, on Sunday, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ https://ift.tt/3Aq64rH https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 September 19, 2021 at 07:27PM #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #america #us #u_s

https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 On November 7, 1962, Richard Nixon met with reporters to concede that he had lost his bid for governor of California — and to grumble about the way the press covered his campaign. It was two years since he had lost his race for president against John F. Kennedy, and few thought NixonContinue reading “The words Trump couldn’t bring himself to say”

https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 So far, 2021 is on pace to be the worst year for gun violence in decades, surpassing even the high levels last year. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ https://ift.tt/3u222n2 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 September 19, 2021 at 05:27PM #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #america #us #u_s