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The new issue of Metal Hammer comes with a special Nightwish keyring and an art print of Floor Jansen

Hooked when he heard Tom Sawyer on local radio, the metal singer remains amazed at the trio’s ability to make a story engaging – even if you don’t understand it

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) slammed Vice President Kamala Harris during a rally on Wednesday for avoiding the media and interactions with the American people. Vance took the shot at the Democrat presidential nominee while hitting the stump for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. He said anyone who wanted to represent Americans owed it to voters to answer their questions and try to earn their vote. “You have got to stand before the American people and answer tough questions if you want to do this job,” he said. “And it is scandalous that Kamala Harris is running from the media, but more importantly, she’s running from the American people. That’s a disgrace. I’ve never seen a presidential campaign in the history of my life where a person is asking to be the President of the United States, but she’s afraid of you guys [the media].” WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI “If you can’t answer questions from the media, do you think you’re gonna be able to take on Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping?” he asked. “If you’re afraid of answering before the American people, how can we possibly trust you to sit in a room with world leaders and represent the American people?” Vance added that Harris’s avoidance of the media and voters showed she “has no vision” and “no policies.” “Go to her website, ask yourself, what is it that Kamala Harris wants to do for this country? And the answer is, she has no idea. None of us have any idea,” he said. “What Kamala Harris is going to do for the American people is exactly what she’s done for the last three and a half years, which is fail. So we cannot give her a promotion. We’ve got to say, ‘You are fired.'” WATCH: JD Vance absolutely wrecks Kamala Harris for hiding from the media and refusing to answer any tough questions ? “It is scandalous that Kamala Harris is running from the media, but more importantly, she’s running from the American people.” pic.twitter.com/wYiubNVKKs — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 14, 2024

It’s tough enough to be a woman traveling alone, but one mom was especially nervous about taking a trip with her toddler. How would she manage in a strange place without her usual support network? What about the dangers of solo travel? These were definitely reasonable concerns, but this mom found that people are sometimes kinder than you expect them to be. In a video on social media, the woman recounted the many strangers who helped her while she was traveling alone. Keeping a toddler entertained during a long trip can be a challenge, so Mom was relieved when other travelers played with her son. One elderly man even held the little boy on his lap so that he could see out the window! @notaregularnanny Sobbing crying making this video my faith in humanity was restored after this whole experience #ittakesavillage #myvillage #motherhood #solotravel #solomom #travelingwithkids #stranded #momsoftiktok #faithinhumanityrestored ♬ Outro by m83 – ???? Obviously, the biggest concern for a woman traveling alone is safety. Luckily, this mom encountered some really sweet people who were happy to look out for her and her son. An Uber driver, for example, didn’t want these two to be stranded at the station late at night, so he let them stay in his car until their train arrived. “Sometimes it’s not the village you bring with you, it’s the village you find along the way,” wrote the mom at the end of her post. Many commenters said that seeing so many acts of kindness in one video filled them with hope! “You had like 8 of the best possible human experiences in one trip,” wrote one user. Another added, “Sobbing for the humanity left in this world that surrounded you when you really needed it.” Screengrab from TikTok It’s always important to exercise caution around strangers, especially as a woman traveling alone. However, it’s heartwarming to see so many people willing to help a single mom get to her destination safely. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Woman Traveling Alone With Toddler Shares Heartwarming “Village” Of Help From Strangers appeared first on InspireMore.

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In China, a landscape architect is reimagining cities across the vast country by working with nature to combat flooding through the ‘sponge city’ concept. But just as the Chinese Communist Party famously describes its policies as “Socialism: China style,” Yu Kongjian has put a decidedly Middle Kingdom spin on this concept which has taken root […] The post ‘Sponge’ Cities Combat Urban Flooding by Letting Nature Do the Work appeared first on Good News Network.