The New Speaker Avoided a Shutdown. Can He Avoid Being Ousted? Amid Republican infighting, Mike Johnson relied on Democrats for the bulk of the votes to pass a House spending bill.

Truck Driver Spends 33 Hours In Rig To Avoid Tow Ransom For the past few months, truckers have been beset by a scourge: Predatory towing companies that boot and tow big rigs at truck stops, then charge thousands of dollars for the safe return of their livelihoods. Read more…

Avoid These 5 Shadow Lover Traits Avoid these 5 Shadow Lover Traits submitted by /u/GizAGobble

How to avoid this gap between my lash line and eyeliner The gap you see here is from my eyelashes being blonde and reflecting the light I promise I’m getting my eyeliner right on my lash line. I’ve tried before to put mascara on top of my lashes but that ends up making them clumpy. Has anyone experienced this before and what can’t I do to fix it? submitted by /u/ScoobertDoobert33

LPT: Enable the “Screen Distance” feature on your iPhone to avoid holding your phone too close to your eyes frequently. submitted by /u/Tecr

Biden’s Goal in Meeting With Xi: Avoid a Spiraling Conflict Hints of how the two leaders will try to nudge toward agreements on some issues have emerged, even as officials have tried to lower expectations.

LPT: Flip your rear view down to avoid bright lights. Yeah, yeah.. we all had that obnoxious jeep rides our a***s home on the 10 last Sunday until we moved out of the way. And yeah, new cars have brighter headlights even if you don’t lift your truck or get upgrades. Your rear view mirror has a little tab on the bottom of it that, when flipped, directs the light away from your eyes while still allo…

Analysis: To Avoid a Government Shutdown, Unyielding Mike Johnson Yields Speaker Mike Johnson chose avoiding a shutdown over a fiscal confrontation that Representative Mike Johnson might have welcomed.

How to Avoid Single Supplement Fees When Traveling Solo Taking a life-altering solo trip is a pop culture staple, frequently depicted as a rite of passage and step towards independence heading into adulthood, or out of a relationship. In real life, people travel by themselves for a variety of reasons—including because it’s their preferred way of exploring new places and/or… Read more…

Signal tests usernames so you can avoid sharing your phone number Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeSignal is publicly testing letting users add usernames to their accounts so they don’t have to share their phone number to connect via the encrypted messaging service. The test was announced via a post on the Signal forums by VP of engineering Jim O’Leary, who referred to the feature as “pre-beta” and warne…

CSU: What to Wear and What to Avoid Find out what’s best to wear to prevent and manage chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), also called chronic hives.

‘A lot of relief’: Sharks avoid NHL worst-ever start The Sharks beat the Flyers 2-1 on Tuesday night to snap an 11-game losing streak that matched the longest to start a season in NHL history. As goalie Mackenzie Blackwood said, “It’s a lot of relief in here.”

LPT: To avoid buying fake electronic accessories. Check the text on the packaging of electronic accessories such as earphones, usb cables, phone batteries, power banks etc. Poor grammar, spelling mistakes and incoherent descriptions are enough red flags not to buy that generic substandard product. Who’s so ignorant not to cross-check the face of their brand? submitted by /u/254simba

LPT: Most common online scams and how to avoid them during Black Friday period Hello everyone. As Black Friday is coming up, I wanted to discuss the online shopping scams that are happening during this period. I believe that I am not the only one who does the majority of Black Friday shopping online and usually looks for better deals all over the internet. The problem is that criminals know that people get more excited and…

LPT: Avoid buying cars from recently flooded states Avoid buying cars from recently flooded states This is something people should be aware of DON’T BUY CARS THAT ARE FROM SOMEPLACE RECENTLY FLOODED. Anything registered in NY or NV during the floods should be avoided at all cost. I used to work for a dealership and the service department kept getting cars for months after the big floods here. Pe…

LPT. When going to a concert or sporting event arrive early and park farther away to save time and avoid frustration. I work in parking. People plan to arrive shortly before the start time and expect to park next to the stadium. You drive into a traffic jam and it’s a mess. If you come early enough to park near the stadium it can take up to an hour to get out of the ramp afterwards submitted by /u/123nixon

Going through a card dump when I noticed some weird file names, I’m trying to figure out what would have caused it so I can hopefully avoid it in the future. I’ve played around with RAW and RAW+JPG and this particular folder looks to be a RAW+JPG day. I I have Bridge set up to append various info to the original filename but there are NEF files that have been renamed JPG and vise versa. NOTE: I do not have any automated conversions in place, it’s simply adding a date stamp and a placeholder for a job…

Avoid Using These Rude Phrases (And What to Say Instead) Being an effective communicator involves more than simply saying what’s on your mind. Your tone, body language, facial expressions, and, of course, the words and phrases you use have a major impact on whether others are open to hearing your thoughts, questions, and requests. Read more…

LPT: if you want to avoid signing into a public wifi network, tap the three dots above the info section (same screen as the sign in button) and select “use as is” submitted by /u/Dungeon_Master_Lucky

LPT: Get your cat to drink more water and avoid kidney failure Cats can be picky about their water source. They can smell bacteria in standing water and will refuse to drink. If you want your cat to be fully hydrated, you need to provide them with a bacteria resistant vessel to drink from. This doesn’t mean you need to buy the latest cat fountain tech. Just a stainless steel bowl, instead of plastic, rinsed…