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Daily Edition • July 23, 2024 SUPPORTED BY If you’re currently reading Nice News on your smartphone, take a moment to look at how you’re holding it. It turns out there’s a right and wrong way to grip your device in terms of how the screens affect our physical health. Get expert tips on the best way to hold your phone to minimize any negative impact on your hands, ears, eyes, heart, and brain. Must Reads A “surprisingly simple” way to help cities adapt to extreme heat Ones to watch: Meet the...

Daily Edition • July 22, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Summer, the time of sunshine, no school, and sitting by the pool, is often hailed as the premier season. But some prefer the cooler days of autumn, and all the coziness and spookiness that comes along with it. For those people, we have good news: Home Depot officially launched its 2024 Halloween line (complete with Skelly the 12-foot skeleton, of course). It won’t be long now before coffee shops are stocking pumpkin spice! Must Reads Hear from...

Sunday Edition • July 21, 2024 SUPPORTED BY It’s National Ice Cream Day, and if you don’t have a plan for celebrating, we’re here to help. Check out a list of scoop shops and brands around the country offering deals and freebies today, including discounted pints, special edition flavors, and complimentary ice cream bars. Definitely something to scream about. Featured Story “Be the Kindest”: Kathie Lee Gifford Opens Up About Success, Resilience — Exclusive Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Kathie Lee...

Daily Edition • July 20, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Have you noticed the hydrangeas in your neighborhood (or your own backyard) standing a bit taller and blooming a bit brighter this summer? Thanks to a mild winter and wet spring on the Eastern Seaboard, the iconic flowers are more abundant than they’ve been in years. “We knew it was going to be a show,” Pamela Vasquez, who helps manage the 5,000 hydrangea plants at Massachusetts’ Chatham Bars Inn, told NBC News. Check out the property’s thriving...

Daily Edition • July 19, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” has flown all the way to Venus. NASA said it took 14 minutes for the 1997 hip-hop hit to go 158 million miles from Earth to the evening star — Elliott’s favorite planet. It marked the second song ever transmitted into deep space (the first was, fittingly, the Beatles’ “Across the Universe” in 2008). We hope any ETs up on Venus are having a good dance sesh. Must Reads Perhaps surprisingly, France just opened...

Daily Edition • July 18, 2024 SUPPORTED BY We know Nice News readers love a wildlife camera, so here’s another one for ya that just launched this week. In honor of Monday’s Arctic Sea Ice Day, Polar Bears International and explore.org teamed up for this summer’s Beluga Whale Live Cam. If you’re lucky, you might hear the animals’ signature vocalizations or see a baby beluga. Must Reads The 2024 Emmy nominations are in, and one TV network dominated This “secret” rainforest is home to dozens of...

Daily Edition • July 17, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Green cleaning products or conventional? Car windows down or air conditioning? Paper towels or rags? Prerinse or straight into the dishwasher? Get the answers to these eco-focused home care questions, if only so you can settle the next argument with your partner or housemate. Must Reads This tech giant is getting in on the smart ring game Fashion photographer Nigel Barker swapped runways for senior living communities in his latest series Science Moon...