The household cleaners that you should never mix at the risk of creating toxic gasses

You should never mix any other cleaners with bleach, since bleach can produce potentially fatal compounds when combined with other chemicals.
The Cool Down

Woman shares simple homemade recipe for safer alternative to bleach: 'Toxic-free bleach for a toxic-free home'

Mix half a cup of lemon juice, one-and-a-half cups of hydrogen peroxide, and 14 cups of water into a large container. It's ...
The News Journal

Using data is part of my job even though I became a journalist and not an actuary

When I was a young kid, my mom took to me to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln so they could put me through a battery of tests. The results said I should be an actuary. I didn’t follow that path. Yes ...
wjactv

911: Chlorine odor, possible hazmat scenario prompts evacuation of pool building at UPJ

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A building on the Pitt-Johnstown campus was evacuated on Wednesday over concerns of a potential hazmat situation. Officials say a strong odor was detected at the Zamias ...
SlashGear

Why It's Safer To Use Apple's Passkeys Option Instead Of Passwords

It's a little ironic that in an era where the entire tech world is screaming about how the future is passwordless, Apple decided to launch a brand new, dedicated Passwords app with iOS 18. It's almost ...
People

Woman Wants to Use Husband's $80K Inheritance on a Vacation After He's 'Benefitted Considerably' from Her Own Family

The woman said her husband wants to instead invest the large sum of money received from his father Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The ...
Android Authority

5 apps you should use instead of Messenger

Messenger is one of the most popular messaging services around, especially in the US, but it has its faults. Group chats, for example, are not end-to-end encrypted by default, meaning the company that ...
Los Angeles Times

L.A. touts results of using unarmed civilians instead of cops for some emergencies

When Angelenos face a situation that requires calling 911 — such as encountering a person in the throes of a mental health crisis — the first responders are usually firefighters or armed police ...
Newsweek

Gen Z Woman Sees Rash on Arm After Swimming in Pool, Then Comes Diagnosis

A Gen Z woman returned from vacation with more than just memories—what she believed was a chlorine rash was something else entirely Reddit user u/survivorsavedmylife from New England came back from ...
People

Man Finds Neighbors Using His Private Pool Without His Permission

“I realize the ruckus sounds like it's coming from my back yard. I open the blinds and sure as s---, there are people in my pool,” the man shared Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She ...
Apartment Therapy

6 Things I Wish I Knew Before Putting a Pool in My Backyard

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. I’ve gone swimming in ponds, lakes and oceans, ...