It’s not every day that Karl Rove gets a lesson in politics. But the President’s ace strategist was brought up sharply at a recent White House meeting with a group of Republican congressional-staff chiefs when he suggested that the best approach to soaring gasoline prices was this: wait. There’s no immediate fix available, so let the market work its magic, Rove said. The stratospheric pricing will reduce demand soon enough, and $3-per-gal.

Pregnancy hormones can cause skin changes, including hormonal fluctuations, increased oil production, breakouts, hyperpigmentation, and increased sensitivity, leading to darker patches and the darkening of existing moles, as well as increased irritation and dryness. Products to Avoid Doctors recommend avoiding ingredients like retinoids, salicylic acid, hydroquinone, and oxybenzone due to potential risks for the baby. However, most concerns stem from high doses or animal studies. Occasional use of these ingredients in small amounts is likely low-risk, according to experts.

Profession: Frontier lawman Biography: Wyatt Earp was a central figure in the legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone. Prior to his time in Tombstone Wyatt had moved around the western boom towns, often getting into trouble, though he served as an assistant city marshal in Dodge City, Kansas. In 1881 Earp, along with his brothers Morgan and Virgil Earp and together with Doc Holliday faced off against cowboys the Clanton gang.

January 11, 2016 4:17 PM EST The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed a case of the Zika virus in Houston, but luckily for Texans, it was acquired while the patient was traveling outside the country. The mosquito-borne virus produces symptoms like headaches, fever and rashes in adults, but is not thought to be fatal, the Houston Chronicle reports. However, its prevalence in Brazil is thought to have led to a spike in the birth defect microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with very small heads.

If someone in your life does CrossFit, the high-intensity fitness training favored by Marines and first responders, you’ve ribbed them (out loud or in your mind) about being part of a cult. This is a natural response to their relentless insistence that CrossFit has changed their life, and that it will change your life, too! “The first rule of CrossFit,” the quip goes, “is always talk about CrossFit.” So why are CrossFitters so wrapped up in this movement that’s grown from one fringe gym in a California industrial park to 10,000 independent “boxes” and the CrossFit Games, an international competition with over 200,000 participants?

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Dele Momodu, one of the spokespersons to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election announced this on Twitter on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Momodu said the conference would be “streamed on his social media platforms and be covered live by both International and Local Media Networks.” ADVERTISEMENT The agenda of Atiku’s press conference is not yet clear, but it might be connected with the alleged fake certificate of President Tinubu, which has been a serious matter of litigation between the President and Atiku, his political rival.

April 17, 2016 2:21 PM EDT Guns N’ Roses front man Axl Rose will lend his voice to AC/DC so the rock band can continue its “Rock or Bust” world tour in the absence of lead singer Brian Johnson. Rose will be filling in for Johnson, who has stopped touring over hearing loss concerns, AC/DC said in a statement on Saturday. “AC/DC band members would like to thank Brian Johnson for his contributions and dedication to the band throughout the years,” the statement said.

For much of the 20th century, the United States government locked women in concentration camps. “Concentration camp” — that isn’t my phrase; it was written by a woman named Billie Smith, in a lawsuit she filed against the government. Smith’s travails began on the evening of June 13, 1942. A thunderstorm and fierce winds had swept through Little Rock, Ark., just hours before. That night, 33-year-old Billie Smith was arrested in her hotel room for violating two sections of a Little Rock ordinance that prohibited prostitution and “immorality.

Three people in Kansas have died after eating contaminated Blue Bell Creameries brand ice cream products. A total of five people were infected, and the ice cream has been recalled. But how does ice cream get tainted in the first place? The bacteria that contaminated the ice cream is called Listeria monocytogenes, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1,600 Americans get sick from Listeria every year.