Make some time for the Lyrid meteor shower and you’ll probably see shooting stars zooming across the heavens every few minutes.

A hacking group with ties to the Russian government is suspected of carrying out a cyberattack in January that caused a tank at a Texas water facility to overflow‚ experts from US cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Wednesday. The hack in the small town of Muleshoe‚ in north Texas‚ coincided with at least two other towns in north Texas taking precautionary defensive measures after detecting suspicious cyber activity on their networks‚ town officials told CNN. The FBI has been...

Uri Berliner‚ the veteran editor and reporter for National Public Radio who was suspended without pay after publishing a lengthy essay denouncing the outlet’s liberal bias‚ has resigned from the broadcaster.

Public confidence in the U.S. government‚ judiciary and military has plummeted‚ placing the country behind most other Group of Seven (G7) nations‚ according to a new Gallup analysis. Approximately 68% of Americans lack confidence in their national government. Confidence in the judiciary stands at a low 42%. Even the U.S. military‚ a traditionally popular institution‚ experienced a reported drop in public confidence‚ from 90% in 2021 to 81% last year. The G7 is made up of the...

The Biden administration has signaled that it could reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela on Thursday in response to what U.S. officials see as President Nicolas Maduro's failure to meet his commitments for free and fair elections this year. Barring any last-minute concessions by Maduro‚ the U.S. has made clear it is not likely to renew a six-month license that granted the OPEC member partial sanctions relief from October‚ following an election deal reached between the government and the...

Long before Nicole Kidman began her long-term relationship with AMC theaters‚ she was committed to husband and country singer Keith Urban. The two have happily been together since 2006—which is a good run for any modern day marriage‚ but most certainly a Hollywood one. And perhaps their nearly decades-long success can be partially attributed to one surprising communication rule: no texting.While appearing on the Something To Talk About podcast in 2023‚ Kidman shared that she was the one who initiated the unconventional agreement.&;quot;We never text each other‚ can you believe that&;#63; We started out that way – I was like‚ 'If you want to get a hold of me‚ call me…&;quot;I wasn't really a texter.‚” the “Moulin Rouge” actress shared. She added that while Urban did attempt texting her a few items early on‚ he eventually switched when Kidman wasn’t very responsive. And now‚ 18 years later‚ they only call each other.“We just do voice to voice or skin to skin‚ as we always say. We talk all the time and we FaceTime but we just don’t text because I feel like texting can be misrepresentative at times…I don’t want that between my lover and I‚” she told Parade. See on Instagram There are‚ of course‚ some pros and cons to calling over texting. Research has shown that people who call feel more connected to one another vs. texting‚ with the voice being an integral component of bonding. As our society becomes increasingly more distant and lonely‚ finding those moments might be more important than ever. At the same time‚ calling can invoke a lot more anxiety compared to texting‚ which could lead someone to not communicating at all. Also‚ I don’t know about you‚ but the thought of having to call my partner for mundane things like “don’t forget the eggs” would drive me crazy. See on Instagram But regardless of whether or not you adopt Kidman and Urban’s no-texting rule‚ perhaps the bigger takeaway is that relationship longevity depends on being able to establish your own rules. One that feels good and that each partner is able to stick to. Especially when it comes to communication.As Urban himself told E&;#33; News at the CMT Music Awards‚ &;quot;I have no advice for anybody‚You guys figure out whatever works for you…We're figuring it out. You figure it out. Everybody's different. There's no one size fits all.&;quot;Luckily‚ there are many ways to have good text hygiene‚ without having to do away with it completely. Very Well Mind suggests to avoid texting too many questions‚ and to be respectful of your partner's schedule (probably best to not text them while they’re sleeping just to say “hey‚” for example). Nor should texting be used to argue or deal with conflict. Lastly‚ probably save the lengthy‚ in-depth conversations for a phone call. Fifteen heart emojis are totally fine though.

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