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Janet Payne is a writer and editor with a passion for politics, health, business, and finance. She loves writing about the intersection of those topics and how they affect people's everyday lives.

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Building Safer Decks: Footings, Posts, and Post-to-Beam Connections

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Understanding Soil and Footing Layout The first step in a solid deck foundation is understanding the soil conditions. Engineering principles tell us that soil bearing pressure plays a vital role in determining the type and size of the footings required for your deck. Calculations and building codes help establish the more specific footing sizes, and […]

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Judge blocks Trump’s dismantling of three agencies 

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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump’s dismantling of three federal agencies that support libraries, museums, minority businesses and mediation services.  U.S. District Judge John McConnell agreed with 21 Democratic-led states that the shutdowns violate the separation of powers.  “It also disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal

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This Incredible Victorian Mansion In Melbourne Is For Sale!

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The mansion at 160-162 The Avenue, Parkville is the kind of historic home most people can only dream about. Set on a prestigious corner block spanning 1376 square metres, the Victorian Italianate residence was designed by significant architect Charles Webb — who was also behind Bourke Street Mall’s elegant Royal Arcade, the Mandeville Hall and

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Astounding new audio shows air traffic controllers reacting to FAA tech outage: 'This is a serious issue'

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Incredible air traffic control (ATC) audio captures the moment staff lost radar and radio signals while guiding planes to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last week. The April 28 outage lasted roughly 90 seconds. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital, writing that the Federal Aviation Administration

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Perth’s Historic Market Gardens Inspired This Colourful Home

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Some relatively standard issues for a 1930s house recently plagued this Perth home. ‘The rear living spaces had no garden address or orientation to northern light. It was low, poorly built, dark and cold,’ says Nic Brunsdon, principal of Brunsdon Studio. The client wanted to ‘make sense’ of the house and how contemporary living patterns

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Archaeologists unearth strange head depicting Roman god beneath Catholic basilica

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Excavators working at an ancient Catholic church in Italy recently found an even older religious symbol: the head of an ancient deity. The Appian Way Regional Park announced the find on Facebook. The park, located in Rome, said that it recently bid farewell to “the beautiful stone head.” The head was found during the excavation

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Regulations based on vibes don’t work — policy must come from facts and data 

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Public narratives about science are often shaped less by data than by incentives. When storytelling replaces evidence, we risk stifling innovation that could solve real problems — and ignoring the need for sensible safeguards where they’re actually warranted. Both outcomes endanger public safety and erode trust in science.   Nowhere is this clearer than in

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This Sustainable Family Oasis Hides A Clever + Unconventional Floor Plan

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A series of subtle changes by Steffen Welsch Architects was all it took to unlock the untapped potential of a family’s dysfunctional bungalow in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. The owners had been living there for 20 years, and in that time extended the home twice to create a central courtyard linked to a room they’ve dubbed

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