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Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers This week’s forecast calls for the warmest weather we’ve seen in months, and fortunately, there’s lots of things to help you (and your house) get ready for spring — like lightweight outerwear from Uniqlo, classic white sneakers for him or her, and a handsome coat rack to corral it all in your entryway. Uniqlo Women’s Oversized Parka $30 $50 now 40% off $30 We found lots of great deals on spring essentials at Uniqlo — like this oversized, water-repellent parka for her that will come in handy on rainy days. $30 at Uniqlo Buy Uniqlo Women U Crew-Neck Long-Sleeved Sweatshirt $30 $40 now 25% off $30 Our writer Dominique Pariso once called this crewneck sweatshirt a “chic option for the homebound,” though this bright yellow option is lovely enough to wear to a socially distanced outing. $30 at Uniqlo Buy … [Read more...] about 9 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy: From Eileen Fisher to Uniqlo

The Federal Reserve on Monday announced it would keep its program for buying Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from banks open for additional three months and allow three other facilities to expire at the end of March. The Fed will extend its PPP liquidity facility open through June 30, allowing lenders to sell PPP loans to the central bank and use the proceeds to make new loans to small businesses. The Senate-passed version of President Biden Joe Biden Lawmakers, activists remember civil rights icons to mark 'Bloody Sunday' Fauci predicts high schoolers will receive coronavirus vaccinations this fall Biden nominates female generals whose promotions were reportedly delayed under Trump MORE ’s $1.9 trillion economic relief plan includes an additional $284 billion for PPP loans, which can be forgiven entirely if used by a business to cover payroll, rent and other basic expenses. The bill is expected to pass the House and be signed by Biden on … [Read more...] about Fed extends PPP liquidity facility, will allow three other programs to close

Photo: Retailer A gaming mouse won’t immediately turn you into the best gamer, but it can make your video games easier and more fun to play. The best ones are lightweight so you don’t wear out your wrist, have no lag or delay during gameplay, and come with programmable buttons for shortcuts — and the Razer Viper Ultimate does it all without being wired to your PC. In fact, Kyle F. , a tech reviewer on TikTok and a gamer, calls the Razer Viper Ultimate “the standard for wireless mouses in the gaming community” because it’s lightweight, responsive, and has eight programmable buttons. And today at Amazon, this wireless gaming mouse is just $80, nearly 40 percent off the list price. That’s the cheapest we’ve ever seen it (and the last time it was this cheap was on Black Friday). Razer Viper Ultimate $80 $130 now 38% off $80 $80 at Amazon Buy The Strategist is designed to surface the most useful, expert … [Read more...] about This Strategist-Approved Wireless Gaming Mouse Is the Cheapest We’ve Ever Seen It

The snow and ice that unleashed a cascading set of power and water outages in Texas and surrounding states was a natural event. The disaster that has since unfolded is anything but natural. Horrifying reports from cities like Jackson, Miss ., whose residents are still without potable water weeks after the storm, are a direct consequence of our decades-long failure to maintain and upgrade our essential infrastructure systems. Lots of media attention over the last few weeks has focused on the Texas power grid and energy system , but these technology failures are a symptom of a larger problem: as a nation we are terrible at investing in protection and prevention. This is partly a government funding problem, but it is not only about more money or fancier technology. Our governments need to manage risk better. ADVERTISEMENT Resilience — the capacity of systems to withstand and quickly recover from predictable, if rare, shocks and stresses — is easily identified in its … [Read more...] about Texas has lessons for all of us on infrastructure resilience

One of the nation’s key researchers of the Common Core standards and the revised Advanced Placement U.S. History framework warns the proposed “ action civics ” curriculum will teach America’s students how to community organize for leftist causes with a woke education program based on Critical Race Theory. Stanley Kurtz, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, explained to Breitbart News the new “education threat” is “a one-two punch that combines Alinskyite community organizing with woke education based on Critical Race Theory.” He observed that, in this new “action civics” framework, “teachers organize their students for demonstrations and lobbying on behalf of leftist causes.” “Action civics also lets students volunteer with leftist community organizations and participate in their advocacy for course credit,” Kurtz noted. “If you layer ‘culturally responsive’ woke education on top of that, teachers are forced to indoctrinate students with ideas like ‘systemic … [Read more...] about Stanley Kurtz: ‘Action Civics’ Curriculum Is ‘Alinskyite Community Organizing’ with Critical Race Theory