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There’s an Earthquake. Did Your ShakeAlert App Warn You?

After the recent earthquake near Los Angeles, some residents were left wondering why their ShakeAlert LA app hadn’t notified them. After all, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Ridgecrest, California, about 150 miles away, and that quake was the first test of ShakeAlert since the app was released in 2018.  The system was working exactly as […]

Katie Sturino Couldn’t Find Matching Sets in Her Size, So She Created Them in ALL Sizes

Katie Sturino recently sat down with Pop Sugar to talk about her first collection for Stitch Fix, and it was very revealing. “It was really important to do this collection in not just extended sizing, but in all sizes. I get annoyed when I can’t shop a collection, and I’m sure there are people that […]

6 Plant-Based Food Alternatives for Your Next Summer BBQ

Summer brings many opportunities to light a grill and cook up a bounty of juicy meats, corn on the cob, and potatoes for a backyard barbecue. But as more Americans are embracing a plant-based way of eating, traditional BBQ foods are shifting. In fact, a survey from Nielsen found that more than one-third — 39 […]

Microsoft Goes Back to the Future with Stranger Things 3 and Windows 1.0 Tie-In

For the first few days in July, Microsoft was making a number of very curious teases all centered around Windows 1.0. Which is odd, because it’s been decades since Windows 1.0 was the operating system of the day, so these teases definitely piqued the interest of many. From the very start, multiple people have been […]

Healthy Plant-Based Alternatives to Try at Your Next Cookout

Summer brings many opportunities to light a grill and cook up a bounty of juicy meats, corn on the cob, and potatoes for a backyard barbecue. But as more Americans are embracing a plant-based way of eating, traditional BBQ foods are shifting. In fact, a survey from Nielsen found that more than one-third — 39 […]

Cheap Alternative to the Gym: Turn Household Items Into Exercise Gear

Exercise is critical to looking and feeling good, but the high cost of getting in shape is often a barrier for those on a tight budget. In fact, a 2018 Dare to Be Free survey from Freeletics, a fitness app, found that 28 percent of participants said they would exercise more if they could find […]

Burlington to Make New US Army Uniforms

Burlington Industries LLC, which is a division of Elevate Textiles, said it will be supplying “wool blended fabrics” for use in the U.S. Army’s updated “green service uniform.” The Greensboro, N.C.-based company said the fabrics will be made at its facilities in Raeford and Cordova, in North Carolina.  American Woolen Company said it was producing […]