It’s not much to go on. But if Mullah Omar had his way, there would be no such picture at all. He doesn’t allow himself to be photographed, believing that “graven images” of human beings are forbidden by Islam. In a land where television is outlawed, even most Afghans have never caught a glimpse of Mullah Omar and don’t know what he looks like. Only rarely has he met foreigners....
This year’s midterm elections—and the crowded primaries that came before those results—have revealed cracks within the GOP that have only further intensified as the party readies to take control of the House in the new year. Although former President Donald Trump has often been at the center of intra-party quarrels, the factions and fronts of the latest dissent suggest that splits within the Republican Party run much deeper than Trump’s decision to run for 2024....
Jessica Higgs, or @jessicahiggs3 on TikTok, uploaded the video on Tuesday which has already received more than 14.1 million views and 157,000 comments praising her as a “hero.” While Higgs downplayed her actions, she joined a shortlist of workers who have recently gone above and beyond for their customers. In Texas, an Uber Eats driver went viral after leaving a handwritten card and poem with the delivery. In Virginia, an Uber driver was praised after he ensured his teen passenger got home after the car was stuck on the highway during a blizzard....
The MoD reported Tuesday that Russia has “likely largely stopped” deploying battalion tactical groups (BTGs), which were traditionally integrated with a full range of supporting sub-units, including armor, reconnaissance and artillery—the latter of which was described as a departure from usual Western military practice. “Several intrinsic weaknesses of the BTG concept have been exposed in the high intensity, large-scale combat of the Ukraine war so far,” the Ministry reported....
The Belgian midfielder completed his switch from Roma to San Siro for a fee of €38 million (£34m/$44m) on a four-year deal this week, seeing him link up again with head coach Spalletti who he worked with at Stadio Olimpico. Nainggolan finished as a runner-up in Serie A with Roma on three occasions, but is targeting winning medals with Inter, who will also return to the Champions League next season....
India lost 1-2 to a spirited New Zealand side in their final group game of the 2018 Intercontinental Cup at the Mumbai Football Arena. Sunil Chhetri opened the scoring before Andre De Jong and Moses Dyer scored for New Zealand in the second half. Constantine opted to field a heavily rotated side for their third match, making seven changes to the starting lineup that defeated Kenya. “The seven changes were going to happen because we are using this tournament to prepare for Asian Cup....
Everyone has their own annoying quirks, they just don’t always realize it. Living with someone, especially a partner, can often bring these idiosyncrasies into sharp focus. In a post shared to Reddit’s “Am I The ‘A**hole?’ subreddit which has earned over 14,000 upvotes, a man explained that he has been living with his partner for the past six months and “overall” they have a “great relationship.” The only real problem they have concerns food....
The bond between pet owner and dog is stronger than ever. In fact, a Pew Research Center survey found that 85 percent of dog owners consider their pet to be akin to a member of the family. But, what might be a prized pup to some can be a source of some considerable ire to others. And that’s the situation apparently facing one mother-of-two who took to Mumsnet under the name Sweaty84 to share the dilemma that has put a wedge in her marriage....
The man—who was one of the roughly 7 percent of Americans adults living with a partner they are not married to, a figure that has risen from 3 percent since 1995, according to Pew Research Center—shared his dilemma on Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole?” forum. In his post, which has been upvoted 10,600 times, he explained that he had split from his girlfriend of nine years, Cara. Cara has a 14-year-old daughter, Layla....
Posting to the discussion-based site on December 7, under the account name Blueberrybabe, she started by revealing: “For the past three years I’ve gone to my in-laws for Christmas and I’m always the one cooking.” According to a survey done by the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics, women cook for an average of 63.82 minutes per day, in comparison to a total of 36.13 minutes for men. Therefore, it is likely that the brunt of festive meals are created by females....
The mother shared her story in Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole” forum under the username u/Entire_Caterpillar55. The post has received more than 8,000 votes and over 900 comments. She explained that she and her husband both liked their nanny, Marie; however, they had experienced several problems with her prior to her faking being sick. “[S]he let the kids have way too much screen time, she spent more time on her phone than with the kids, she would make messes and let the kids makes messes and she wouldn’t clean up after them, she had friends over without letting us know, she let the kids pig out on junk food instead of feeding them real food,” the mother explained....
Reddit user, Living_In_Mountains, posted to the “Am I The A**hole” forum in a post that has now been voted on over 11,000 times. She said that after having her son at 20 and becoming a single parent, her parents invited her to live with them and help with childcare. In return, the Redditor was helping with rent and some bills. Eventually, she began covering the entirety of the household expenses....
The post has since gone viral on the platform with 12,000 upvotes and over 1,900 comments, the majority of which offer their support to the female student. The Redditor, known only as u/Anonymous33-, shared her story on the site’s “Am I the A**hole” forum. She began by explaining that she had been “casually talking” with a male classmate, known as “R.” “He was all friendly at the beginning but started flirting recently,” u/Anonymous33- said....
Submitted to Reddit’s “AmITheA**hole” forum, u/ThroawayMerkleRain shared her story on her husband’s childhood friend and how she’s growing impatient on him living there. The viral post has 10,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments. The Redditor begins explaining her predicament by telling the readers that her husband’s friend, “N,” was close to homelessness due to job problems, or not wanting to find a job at all. At first, the original poster (OP) felt pity for N, and opened their guest bedroom to him....
The dilemma was shared to popular forum Mumsnet, where it garnered responses, taking it to the “trending” page of the site. According to the daughter-in-law, the dresses were previously owned by her mother-in-law and were given as a traditional gift for her wedding. Now, she’s requested them back, claiming she will never fit in them. “Mother-in-law commented that as I’m so now (I’m size US 8) I should give her my really nice dresses as I will never fit into them again....
After appearing to not be excited about the wedding, he went on to suggest they postpone it indefinitely and have a “long engagement” instead. The woman took to popular forum Mumsnet to get advice on her dilemma, confessing that the argument has left her with doubts about his reasons for proposing. “[My fiancé and I got engaged last summer after being together for seven years. Booked a wedding venue in autumn for autumn 2022....
“I live in a very small town and everyone knows each other,” u/sonofacrakr wrote in their post, which received more than 40,000 votes. “I did not expect this to happen but the woman who conducted the interview sat down with my current boss and explained, in detail exactly what was said in the interview and that I would be putting in my 2 weeks notice at my current job.”...
If you’re signed into iCloud, the AirPods will automatically be paired with any other devices that are running iOS 10. 2 or higher or OS Sierra (Mac), and signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID. Once the AirPods are paired, they will appear in the “MY DEVICES” section of the menu. Check “Show Bluetooth in menu bar” at the bottom of the dialog box to enable a drop-down menu that will allow you to quickly switch your Mac’s audio output to AirPods without going through “System Preferences....
Quantities up to 1/4 and 1/3rd of the compost pile have been recommended. [4] X Research source There are two main types of composting materials: “green” compost and “brown” compost. Coffee grounds are considered to be “green” compost along with other wet, nutrient rich materials. If you add a lot of coffee grounds to your compost, balance it out by adding some “brown” compost as well — dry, bulky materials like dry leaves, twigs, newspaper, straw, corn husks, sawdust, and so on....
Nitrogen. This is essential for leaf growth, and is used in higher proportion where a large plant and lots of foliage are desirable. Certain plants extract nitrogen from the atmosphere. One example is the leguminous plants, which include peas and beans. They have nodules on their roots that actually absorb nitrogen directly from the environment, and require little additional chemical nitrogen in their fertilizer. Corn, grains, and other crops that have narrow leaves, on the other hand, often require more nitrogen to thrive....
