Wednesday 3/16/22
Celebrate Black Press, Curlew (it's a bird), Everything You Do is Right, Freedom of Information, Lips Appreciation, National Artichoke Heart, Curl Crush, Panda Day, and Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action!
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The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the United States.
The Sunshine Protection Act passed the chamber by unanimous consent. The bill would still need to pass the House and be signed by President Joe Biden to become law. If the measure clears Congress and is signed into law, it would mean no more falling back every year in the fall.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a sponsor of the legislation, said he doesn't have any assurance the House will take it up, but "it's an idea whose time has come."
Rubio noted that the bill delays implementation to November 2023, because, he said, the transportation industry has already built out schedules on the existing time and asked for additional months to make the adjustment.
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Discovery — which is about to become Warner Bros. Discovery within the next month, when its merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia closes — has confirmed its plans to combine its current streaming service Discovery Plus and WarnerMedia’s HBO Max into one service, rather than offer the two platforms as a bundle.
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In an act of humility worthy of its own country song, Dolly Parton has withdrawn her name from the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations.
The country singer apparently didn't feel worthy of the distinction and didn't want to split the vote for the other contenders. For what it's worth, the Hall of Fame seems to take a pretty broad view of what qualifies as rock & roll. Other contenders this year include Eminem, A Tribe Called Quest, and Dionne Warwick. The 75-year-old Parton demurred but said she was now inspired to make her own rock album.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - In the Middle Ages, black pepper was considered a luxury. It was even used to pay rent and taxes on occasion.
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