A 1992 guide to building sheds and barns has become an unlikely hit. Thanks to a handful of BookTokers — influencers who review and recommend titles on the platform — Monte Burch’s “How to Build Small Barns & Outbuildings” is having a moment. Sales of the book, published by Hachette Book Group’s Storey Publishing imprint, recently spiked after creators @onedopepawpaw, @toddcawood and @masked_gamer_ caught on to the title and praised it in viral videos. A single 36-second post from @onedopepawpaw alone garnered 1.3 million views, telling viewers “All you guys who want to look like a man to your wife, but…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Whether it’s buying shirts and jeans or notebooks and pencils, back-to-school shopping is all about preparing for the school year ahead. One of the most important must-buys are sneakers, as kids wear them through their lessons and for fun afterwards. We turned to the reliable picks at Skechers to make sure that girls and boys are ready to show up in style. The great thing about Skechers is the brand prioritizes comfort and supportive features without forgetting about looking like…

It’s not the heavy metal you want to rock. A new investigation by The Sunday Times found that several pieces of “silver” jewelry sold on Amazon and TikTok Shop contained large quantities of cadmium, a silvery-white toxic metal known to cause cancer. Often used in rechargeable batteries and metal coatings, certain kinds of exposure to it can affect the liver, kidneys, bones and lungs, posing occupational hazards to industrial workers. To put the problem in perspective, one expert warned that cadmium is worse than mercury in terms of long-term toxicity. The Times did not include a comprehensive list of the…

July 20, 2026 — 11:59pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAA​By Chris BerryTry our Mini CrosswordTen clues. Twenty-five squares. How quickly can you solve this bite-sized puzzle? Track your winning streaks and challenge family and friends by sharing your results.Premium subscribers to The Age can play the Mini Crossword (and all our puzzles, including Target Time) here and premium subscribers to The Sydney Morning Herald can play them here.SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.From our partners Read the full…

By&nbspSimon Ormiston&nbsp&&nbspEuronews Published on 20/07/2026 – 14:52 GMT+2•Updated 15:07 New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first speech outside Downing Street to promise political stability after years of upheaval, while vowing to maintain support for Ukraine and tackle the cost-of-living crisis that has squeezed households across the country. Burnham, who became Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade after replacing Keir Starmer, said his government would work to restore confidence in politics by delivering “hope” and “national renewal”. He pledged to introduce a long-term plan to rebuild the country, arguing that Britain needed a “circuit-breaker” from decades of economic…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Consumers paid less for gas at the pump in June compared to May, and that helped cool annual inflation to 2.8 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. The agency released the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) Monday, which is the main gauge on inflation for Canadian consumers. The headline inflation figure was down from May’s year-over-year reading of 3.2 per cent. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. The Bank of Canada has kept its key interest rate steady…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAATaxpayers tip in less than $5000 per student across 15 of the state’s high-fee schools, a Herald analysis of funding of combined state and Commonwealth governments reveals.North shore schools SCEGGS, Redlands, Shore, and Bellevue Hill’s Scots College received the lowest amount of funding on a per-student basis, 2024 figures obtained from the government’s MySchool website show. It is the latest year for which is data available.The analysis looked at more than 806 government, Catholic and private schools offering a secondary education. The school finance…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham assumed power Monday morning, vowing to move authority away from London as his new government confronts economic strain, political instability and potential friction with Washington.”We will change politics, to make it more collaborative, more about problem-solving than point scoring,” Burnham said outside 10 Downing Street. “And we will take power out of here and carry it into every postcode in the land, so that they can do more.”And, in doing more, build a new economy where we put life’s essentials back under stronger public control to…

As the wellness world races toward hyperpersonalization, the latest frontier is landing at your feet. A new wave of footwear companies is using artificial intelligence and 3D printing to create shoes tailored to each customer’s unique foot shape — promising a level of comfort, support and performance that traditional mass-produced sneakers can’t match. “The era of one-size-fits-most is coming to an end,” Jennie Chen, chief operating officer and cofounder of FitX, which makes custom-made running shoes, told The Post. In some ways, the footwear industry is returning to its roots. “For most of human history, shoes were custom-made. It was…

The final whistle for the 2026 World Cup has blown, with Spain crowned world champions after beating Argentina 1-0 in the final which took place New Jersey. Yet while the football is over, another tournament played out online with a slew of AI-generated videos, fabricated images and misleading clips spreading alongside the biggest matches, often racking up millions of views before being debunked. The posts served a range of purposes, from humour and political messaging to criticism of players and their teams. Other publications were seemingly crafted to generate clicks and advertising revenue. The Cube, Euronews’ fact-checking team, took a…

The remains of a dinosaur skull found in British Columbia campground belonged to a tyrannosaur that was lighter and faster than its more famous relative, the T. rex, say the authors of a new study. University of Alberta researchers studied the cast of a partial skull impression that was left about 76 million years ago and discovered it belonged to a horned dinosaur known as Gorgosaurus.Their findings, published in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology last month, give new insight into a species that once roamed what is now Western Canada, said lead author Colton Coppock.“We were able to identify (Gorgosaurus)…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAWelcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: The top bureaucrats under the gun in estimates, the Public Sector Commissioner offloads his uranium shares, and the watchdog stopping short of barking.A number of top public servants are likely to face an awkward grilling during the Crisafulli government’s second block of estimates kicking off this week.The process of scrutinising how the state’s money is spent, and the figures behind the scenes managing departments and agencies, has a knack for being a…

Argentinian footballer Cristian Romero appeared to snub President Donald Trump’s handshake at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. During the event’s medal ceremony, which saw FIFA officials award Argentinian players silver runners-up medallions following their loss to Spain 1-0, Romero, 28, was seen walking past the president, 80, who was tasked with handing out medals to players on both teams. The center-back did, however, shake the hands of FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, and Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who stood either side of Trump. Footage shared via X after the medal ceremony wrapped on-air clearly depicted Romero briefly glancing at Trump…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. FBI boss details how agency secured record-shattering FIFA World Cup 2. US launches new wave of strikes against Iran for ninth straight night3. NORAD responds after multiple aircraft fly into restricted skiesMAJOR HEADLINES MIDNIGHT MAYHEM — 10 wounded as mass shooting rocks packed downtown Tucson district. Continue reading … SECOND LOOK — FDA reverses course on potential cause of Cyclospora outbreak after new testing. Continue reading ……

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent is reiterating his call for the withdrawal of US forces from the Middle East amid the ongoing war with Iran.”Get our troops out now before we suffer a mass casualty attack. Break the escalation trap. Trump still has the political strength at home to declare victory & have it resonate, that ability will be lost if we suffer more casualties. Now is the time to leave, immediately,” he wrote Sunday on X.Fox News Digital reached out to the White House on Monday.US SERVICE MEMBER KILLED…