Parents and guardians of school age students can get a break on back-to-school shopping this weekend at retailers in Iowa. Iowa’s sales tax-free weekend is August 4-5, an ideal opportunity to pick up clothing and school supplies without paying state and local sales taxes. Consumers will save at least $6 on every $100 they spend on school related items. “With the average family spending $864 on back-to-school items, that’s almost as much as people spend for the winter holidays,” said Carol Ehlers, a human sciences specialist in family finance with ISU Extension and Outreach.

On the surface, amid the fifth wave, Hong Kong’s coronavirus case data still looks much better than Singapore’s. It bears noting, however, that the overall death rate has remained the same for Singapore and its recent high caseload has not caused panic. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tK%2FMqWWcp51krrbAx6ipaKqfo66tsIynng%3D%3D

This movie star’s heyday was in the 1950s. For about six years, she graced the big and small screens, and was such a good actress that she was nominated–and won–an Oscar. Her co-stars in the movies were the leading men of the day: Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper. But before she became a fixture in Hollywood, she, like so many aspiring actresses, was a model. And that’s what Grace Kelly was doing when this portrait of her was taken.

What's your favourite thing about the night? Is it the beautiful night skies and stars? Going out and having fun, or is it about personal relaxation time? Many fun things can be done at night, whether highly active or just prepping to sleep. So why not record them with fantastic pictures? Night pictures are classy, and you can't resist posting them. That's why it's only fitting you use the best captions for a night pic on Instagram.

The television show American Pickers is acknowledged as the show that awakened the love for antiques in their audience. Over the years, fans have enjoyed numerous adventures, witnessing countless hidden treasures discovered in rural America. But of late, Lauren, one of the show's most celebrated personalities, seems to be missing in most episodes, leading many to ask, "Does Lauren Wray Grisham still work for American Pickers?" If you just started watching the show recently or have taken years since you last watched it, you may not recognize her absence.