How would it do that? The measure would provide funds for early childhood education drawn from the state’s sovereign wealth fund, a cache of cash established when New Mexico joined the United States in 1912, now valued at $26 billion. Currently, the state allots 5% of the fund annually to education. But the new law, if passed, would increase spending by 1.25%, with $150 million alone earmarked for early childhood education in the form of universal child care and preschool, as well as the development of a robust home-visit program for pregnant people and new families....

It’s important to first understand just how much plastic straws contribute to plastic waste. If you’re counting by the piece, those straws count for about 4-percent of plastic pollution. Compare that to plastic bottle caps that account for 18-percent of plastic pollution by piece. By weight, of the 9 million tons of plastic found in the world’s oceans, straws make up about 2,000 tons. Is that insignificant? No. But it’s not a massive percent and there are some clear benefits to the straws....

In 2013, Mann, an enrolled member of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, joined NASA, and she’s currently training for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission, set to head to the International Space Agency. This will be the fifth rotational mission to the Space Station on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Mann’s first time in space flight. “I feel, I think in one word, just absolutely excited,” Mann told ABC News....

A few years ago, the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy published a study claiming that one in five Americans have been involved in an open relationship. According to some experts, the realities of modern life have helped steer some couples in the way of these nontraditional arrangements. “Monogamy was easy when most of the population died by the age of 40,” says Dr. David Ezell, therapist and Clinical Director and CEO of Darien Wellness....

True, the internet is stuffed with flower delivery services. With a few taps and clicks, I can choose a bouquet — probably a nicer one than I can get at the grocery — and send it like a cupid’s arrow to my beloved’s office desk. Her female coworkers will make soft, wistful, “awwwww” sounds. Her male coworkers will make jokes. And she will blush and smile and send me a grateful, loving, text....

But what about a once-in-a-lifetime sweater? A splurge that’s fit for a prince — or at least an actor who has played his share of princes? Yes, we’re talking about the sweater that Patrick Dempsey is donning on Fatherly’s cover story. And if you have, a few thousand to drop on it, it can be yours. Crazy? Well, friend, price out your sneaker collection and then tell us you can’t afford to invest in the greatest sweater on earth ....

“I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are,” McCartney said. “I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs.” It’s a delightfully blunt assessment from the former Beatle, who pulled no punches in calling out the band that was widely seen as the rival to the Fab Four. But is it a fair diss? Well, yes and no....

Penises change over time, and penis shrinkage is real. Erections naturally get smaller and less firm as a person ages, urologists confirm. Although there’s nothing men can do to stop a shriveled penis altogether, there’s a hell of a lot they can do to make penis shrinkage worse. Can Your Penis Shrink? “The penis can lose about a centimeter of length from your rock-solid thirties to when you’re in your about-to-retire sixties,” says Jamin Brahmbhatt, M....

“Let’s slander newborns. I don’t like their lil swoop hairdos,” user Charlily (@charlee_buns) posted on March 23. The tweet quickly blew up on social media, garnering nearly 76,000 likes and over 18,000 comments so far. And the number of responses that the post received prove that there are a lot of people not on the baby bandwagon. Whether it was to comment on that often-beloved newborn smell or bring up the very true point that babies don’t really contribute anything to society, users had a lot of thoughts on the topic as the comments section turned into an infant-roasting free-for-all....

According to The Wall Street Journal, parents have begun to notice their toddlers are developing a British accent. Not only that, but the young kids are picking up phrases typically used in the UK such as “lift” for elevators, “telly” for the TV, and saying “to-mah-toe” and “muddy puddles.” And it’s been happening so much to our kids that it’s being called the “Peppa Effect.” The Peppa Effect isn’t necessarily new....

“Chicken Plus” is a name built to connote both that it’s chicken with other stuff—true!—and that it’s better than just chicken. It’s this latter claim that deserves scrutiny. For the environment, Chicken Plus is an improvement. Growing vegetables is less resource-intensive and produces less waste than raising livestock, so it follows that replacing some of the meat with plants is a net positive for the earth. For your kid, however, these things aren’t meaningfully different from the dino nuggets you probably ate as a kid because they don’t offer either of the two kinds of benefits, nutritional or behavioral, of feeding kids vegetables....

Today’s top playhouses are safer and more realistic than ever, made from materials that can weather storms and survive multiple generations of young explorers. And honestly? They’re pretty cool to look at. When choosing one, look at the price, first and foremost. Plus, keep in mind how easy they are to put together, the number of kids they can accommodate, what they’re made of (plastic or wood, for example), and how easy they are to clean....

According to the report, 40 percent of people around the world said they had been stressed for much of the year, which represents a five-point jump from 2019 and a double-digit jump from 2010. “This five-percentage-point jump from 35% in 2019 represents nearly 190 million more people globally who experienced stress this often,” the report explained. “Overall, there were double-digit increases in stress in 21 countries and areas and more....

Importantly, mothers-to-be can, and should, get a massage from the very beginning of pregnancy, as long as it does not include vigorous abdominal pressure, according to prenatal massage therapist and doula Sara Lyon, founder of Glow Birth & Body prenatal massage spas. “Massage and meditation are some of the best things you can do to prepare for labor and parenthood,” Lyon says. “It teaches you to breathe through discomfort and bend with the pressure....

Given the success of the original Magic School Bus, this is not a bad strategy. It does, however, leave the show at risk of being a fine-but-forgettable retread of a familiar concept. Fortunately, Rides Again is a lot of fun, thanks to Kate McKinnon’s fantastic performance as Miss Frizzle – the younger sister of the original Miss Frizzle. The Saturday Night Live MVP is perfect as the wise and wacky teacher and brings an infectious energy that sets the perfect tone for the series....

Anderson spent much of his life career talking about family. He addressed family – his troubled childhood, how relatives came to him for money, his love for siblings and cousins and nephews – in his stage act, in his memoirs, in the television show Baskets, on social media, and especially on the animated sitcom, Life with Louie, which ran for three seasons spread across 1994 to 1998. Anderson grew up poor in a housing project in St....

According to the New York Times, General Yeager “came out of the West Virginia hills with only a high school education and with a drawl that left many a fellow pilot bewildered. The first time he went up in a plane, he was sick to his stomach. But he became a fighter ace in World War II, shooting down five German planes in a single day and 13 over all....

Neill will be reprising his role as Dr. Alan Grant for the first time since 2001’s Jurassic Park III, and judging by his tweets he’s practically giddy with excitement. There’s the reunion with Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern, who are also returning to the franchise for the first time in two decades, but it seems that Neill might be just as excited about getting back together with another old friend: his fedora....

They have a truly comfortable fit, truly reliable performance, and are truly perfect for anyone making calls while commuting or working out because they have two microphones in each earpiece. You get five hours of battery life and two extra charges from the battery case (included). Jabra Earbuds The earbuds feature four-microphone technology, so you never have garbled or muffled calls. The Bluetooth earbuds allow you to answer calls, adjust the volume or pause music by touching a button....

So, what’s actually going on? Well, recently, several Twitter accounts picked-up what appears to be a genuine set-photo from the Matt Reeves-directed movie, The Batman. This grainy photo seems to indicate that Batman has something that looks like a gun holster. If this is the case, Pattinson’s Batman would be the second cinematic Batman in a row who uses firearms. In 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises, Christian Bale’s Batman famously said, “No guns, no killing....