Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Pregnancy-Related U.S. Death Rates Have Jumped in Recent Years
[ad_1] A new study found that the rates of pregnancy-related death in the U.S. increased by nearly 28% between 2018 and 2022, with large disparities based on state, race, and ethnicity. The study, published in JAMA Network Open on April 9, analyzed four years of nationwide data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Read MoreLaura Geller Flash Deal: Get $88 Worth of Makeup for Just $29
[ad_1] Our writers and editors independently determine what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, E! may earn a commission. Learn more. Laura Geller is a makeup brand beloved by celebrities like Kyle Richards, Fran Drescher, and Oprah Winfrey—and once you try the products, you’ll understand the hype. Known for easy-to-use formulas that…
Read MoreThom's Market sells Austin stores as owner opts for retirement
[ad_1] AUSTIN (ABJ) — Austin-based Thom’s Market has been sold, and its three stores will be getting name changes. Bill Thom, owner of the 18-year-old business, said he has opted to retire as he nears 70. He declined to disclose the name of the buyer but described it as a local company with convenience stores…
Read MoreKristen's Classroom: New weather satellite goes live
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) – Meteorologists use many tools to help analyze weather data and develop a forecast. One of those tools is weather satellites, and there’s a familiar yet new one orbiting our planet that has just become operational this week. GOES-R satellite series NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)– R Series is known as…
Read MorePSA: Lululemon Just Marked Down Your Go-to Leggings, Spring Belt Bag & More—Starting at $29
[ad_1] Our writers and editors independently determine what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, E! may earn a commission. Learn more. Lululemon just dropped new gems in its We Made Too Much section, and let’s just say… our carts are already full. From viral faves like the buttery-soft Align leggings and sleek…
Read MoreA $10B Gene-Editing Startup Has (Sort of) Brought Back the Extinct Dire Wolf
[ad_1] Romulus and Remus pictured at one-month-old. Courtesy Colossal Biosciences What weighs 80 pounds, relies on a daily diet of beef, deer and horse meat, and displays a distinctly snowy fur coat? The answer, according to the Texas-based Colossal Biosciences, is a six-month-old dire wolf, a canine species that has been extinct for more than…
Read MoreHow to Bring Up Someone’s Bad Hygiene Without Offending Them
[ad_1] Commenting on someone else’s hygiene is one of the more delicate conversation topics. You are, after all, critiquing a person’s body and health habits. But it’s a thorny road to go down: Hygiene issues can stem from medical or even financial issues. “Someone with bad breath could have something going on with their dental…
Read MoreFormer White House Chief Economic Advisor Says We’re Heading to Stagflation
[ad_1] Jason Furman, economist and professor at Harvard University, speaks at a meeting at the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank in 2023. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images Fears of stagflation, the dreadful combination of high inflation and low growth, have gripped Wall Street since before “Liberation Day,” and now it…
Read MoreMapplethorpe Unbound: Rediscovered S&M Images Surface in New York City
[ad_1] The newly discovered portfolio of Mapplethorpe photographs on a table during a private showing at Giorno Poetry Systems in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Photo by Lisa Freeman In a radical collision of high art and leather-bound taboo, a cache of never-before-seen Robert Mapplethorpe S&M photographs has surfaced in New York City, bringing with it…
Read MoreChina hits US with 84% retaliatory tariffs after Trump’s sweeping levies go into effect
[ad_1] China retaliated against President Trump’s sweeping tariffs Wednesday by hiking its levies on US imports to a staggering 84%. Beijing announced it would raise its previously announced 34% tariff to match Trump’s levy. The move, which will go into effect Thursday, came just hours after Trump’s whopping 104% levy on China went into effect.…
Read MoreWhich NFL Draft prospects make the most sense at No. 7 for the Jets?
[ad_1] The NFL Draft is now just two weeks away. The Jets have many different directions in which they could go with the No. 7 overall pick. Coming out of the busy part of free agency, the Jets have holes at wide receiver, tight end, right tackle and defensive tackle that are going to require…
Read MoreSink Your Teeth Into Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer’s Epic Romance
[ad_1] So they remain happily engaged, as well as in business, having formed production company Nevermind Pictures with Meyer’s BFF (and former roommate before she moved in with Stewart in 2021) Maggie McLean. Nevermind’s first project was The Chronology of Water, directed by Stewart in Latvia last summer, and Meyer will be making her feature…
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