In the afternoon of Wednesday, March 10th, the House of Representatives approved the final passage of the COVID-19 stimulus package that President Joe Biden introduced to the world in January. The American Rescue Plan, passed by the Senate in a razor-thin majority and by the House in a slightly bigger one, provides much-needed relief to Americans, ranging from direct cash payments to grants to local and state governments to funding for vaccine sites and production....

One 23 year-old girl named Bridgett Olek was kicked out of her dad’s house after he learned she’d been protesting for the Black Lives Matter movement. Her TikTok, a quick video of her driving and explaining that she had been kicked out and cut off, has 170,000 likes and tons of comments of people offering her places to stay or money so she can survive. Another TikToker, Daren Girdner, posted a series of TikToks about how he tried to talk to his father about white privilege for hours, and ended up getting nowhere....

The SSA also releases state-by-state baby name data, so curious parents can see whether their top name was a local favorite or something beloved across the board. While many states’ most popular names aligned with the most popular names nationally (Olivia and Liam) other states saw more kids born with names further down the list. See how your state, and name preferences, compares. The Most Popular Baby Girl Names of 2020 The Most Popular Baby Boy Names of 2020 Last Year’s Most Popular Baby Girl Names by State Last Year’s Most Popular Baby Boy Names by State

Last night, the Navy authorized commanding officers to “temporarily relax grooming standards for men’s and women’s hair length” if they deem it necessary to maintain proper social distancing to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. “Commanding officers may allow for additional hair length and bulk on the sides, top, and back of the head,” Vice Adm. John B. Nowell, the chief of naval personnel, said in the message. The change is an effort to minimize the direct barber-sailor contact necessitated by a haircut....

The first thing you’ll notice about the Mastodon is — unsurprisingly — its size. It’s nearly three feet long and 16 inches tall. The strap it comes with, which clips on at the tip and butt of the blaster, is a hint to its heftiness; the Mastodon weighs six pounds, heavy enough to be difficult for kids to hold and tiring for adults to keep held. It’s a lot of plastic is what we’re saying, so the strap is a welcome help....

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving won’t be on TV this year According to ABC News 10, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving isn’t going to air on TV this year. The special previously aired on CBS from 1966 to 2000 before moving to ABC from 2001 to 2020. Last year PBS picked up the Charlie Brown specials, including its Thanksgiving episode, but unfortunately, that’s not the case again this year. “Regretfully, PBS does not have the rights to distribute the Peanuts specials this year....

“You go from one job to the next,” he said. “You go to work all day and come home to a five and a seven year old and they were at their job all day — school — and now they want to turn it up and rage.” Paul hoped the hemp-derived product, which is said to reduce anxiety, would help him find the peace of mind he needed to be present in those moments of high-energy family time....

So, what happened? We did not become a war zone, or run low on resources or vaccines. We were not facing a crisis — we invited one. Now we are risking a public health calamity. A dangerous, but preventable cocktail of medical misinformation, conspiracy theories, fake news, political dialogue, anti-vaccination movements, and personal beliefs are responsible for this global wave of many infectious and vaccine-preventable diseases that have surged worldwide, with the United States being an unlikely victim....

A new survey from Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University identified the 10 cities in the United States with the most overvalued housing markets, meaning that people buying a home there are pretty much guaranteed to be overpaying. And in a market already as hot as it is, that’s gotta be a pretty penny. Boise, Idaho took the top spot on the list, as the current housing market is a whopping 80 percent higher than where it should be valued....

Home buyers, especially first-time homebuyers, face a combination of issues that have made finding the perfect house challenging. Last year, homes outside the city were in short supply as people moved to areas with more space. Then came the supply and demand issue, which made every home purchase a nightmare buyer bidding war, followed by high inflation and interest rates. “But there’s still another card to play, and that’s fixer-uppers,” StorageCafe, an online platform that provides storage unit listings across the nation, says....

With that in mind, if you’re looking for an early, and creative gift for a person (probably a dad, but maybe not!) who loves obsessing over certain things, we’ve got three great advent calendars for you. Beatles, Star Trek, and Doctor Who. What will you get in each and every little box in the advent calendar? Well, it would be a spoiler to tell. Let’s just say you gotta make it so don’t let anyone down, and that these presents are bigger on the inside....

As you can tell by the word “Ginormous” in its official name, this sprinkler is both silly and huge. When fully inflated, the PVC pachyderm actually stands taller than seven feet, from the bottom of its feet to the top of its curved trunk. Once it’s blown up (you’ll need an electric air pump if you don’t want the process to take hours — or all the air in your lungs) use the included stakes to secure it to the ground so a stiff wind doesn’t lead to an impromptu game of “chase the huge pink elephant down the street....

Making espresso at home typically requires dedication, which you might have, and the training you don’t. The good machines tend to be spendy, and then you’ll need a proper burr grinder, and a system for storing beans, fancy little cups—you get the idea. If you’ve watched a skilled barista make espresso, the knobs, levers, banging, and hissing steam can make it look like they’re working on a WWII submarine. We tried to shortcut all of that with the Breville Bambino....

Shari Austrian, builder extraordinaire, set up LittleBrickLane to turn a complete set of architectural plans or detailed photos into a model of your home’s interior and exterior. That means that not only will she recreate your front yard as close to the real thing as possible with grass and flowers, but she’ll also deck out individual rooms to look like the real thing. There’s no mention if she’ll create mini-figs that look like everyone who lives in your house, but that’s certainly an option you can pursue on your own....

The leather uppers will age and patina over time while the boot-style lacing system means you really cinch these down to keep your feet put. Inside a recycled flannel lining will keep your dogs warm all winter. Pair them with jeans to run errands around town or pants that stretch a bit if your afternoon might include climbing at the park with kids. Every product on Fatherly is independently selected by our editors, writers, and experts....

The simple, pure joy of watching something you have a part in propelling travel insanely far does not have an age limit. We’d wager the price of one of these rockets that you’ll audibly “ooh,” “aah,” or “whoa!” when you watch it change from an upward throttling rocket to a slowly spinning descending helicopter. We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article....

This diagnosis comes after months and months of President Trump publicly downplaying the virus, refusing to wear a mask in public, and, eventually admitting to journalist Bob Woodward that he intentionally “downplayed” the severity of COVID-19 because he didn’t want Americans to “panic.” Although several world leaders offered support for the Trumps while they quartine, a French official named Gabriel Attal noted that this was “a sign that the virus spares no one, including those who are the most skeptical about its reality and gravity....

The administration claims that taking back the funds won’t adversely affect the program. Some of the money is “left over” after failing to reach states that administer the program. But another $2 billion comes from a contingency fund meant to cover the program in case of a budget shortfall. Budget shortfall is, for the record, not unlikely. We know this because of the way congressional Republicans dragged their feet on CHIP funding for months, using a program that previously had bipartisan support to extract concessions from weak-willed Democrats....

Verizon made headlines two weeks ago, by announcing that customers would be receiving a year free of the streaming service, courtesy of the wireless company. But, Verizon will only be offering a free year of Disney+ to customers with unlimited data plans and customers that sign up for Verizon’s wireless 5G home Internet and Fios Internet, meaning that customers with limited data plans or users that already have Fios of Verizon’s 5G home Internet will not be getting Disney+ for free....

There’s a New Trump in Town The cold open tends to be when the show gets the most political, which is also when SNL is at its most hit-or-miss. The opener started out fine with Pete Davidson doing a passable Aaron Rodgers but the laughs started rolling in once James Austin Johnson officially debuted his spot-on Donald Trump impression as a guest on Judge Jeanine Pirro Justice to give himself credit for Virginia governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s win....