READ THIS NEXT: Your Love Language, According to Your Zodiac Sign. Professional astrologer Leah Goldberg says Taurus tends to grow up early in life and is, therefore, “the most self-sufficient sign.” They’ll rarely ask for help, in part because “others actually irritate them a lot,” she adds. While they thrive on being independent, Taureans do enjoy having a small, tight-knit crew. Purpose Vibes astrologer Ansley Echols says this sign can come off antisocial “because they love comfort and sticking to what they know....

Yes, Noah and Allie do eventually get together after years of enduring the kind of romantic impediments that only Nicholas Sparks can write. But the movie ultimately reveals that the elderly woman being told the story is Allie, no longer able to remember Noah as a result of her dementia, so you end up weeping anyway. We can debate endlessly whether Rose could have saved Jack by making room on that piece of wooden debris, but it’s far more tragic the way it turns out....

READ THID NEXT: The Most Scattered Zodiac Sign, According to Astrologers. Taurus people love living in opulence and appreciate the beauty that comes along with the materialistic things in life. They’re ruled by Venus and have a strong need to find pleasure and comfort, which can often lead to impulsive behaviors. “Taurus can impulsively buy luxury items, or spend money to feel important,” explains Jill Loftis, astrologer and founder at Nuit Astrology....

READ THIS NEXT: The Zodiac Sign Least Likely to Fall in Love, According to Astrologers. Inbaal Honigman, celebrity psychic and astrologer, explains that Aries “can come across quite judgmental without really meaning to” because they often “speak before they think.” If you think this impulsive sign disapproves of your behavior, it might just be because they’re upset. Honigman explains that Aries often will say things they don’t mean when they’re angry; but once they’re calm again, they’ll regret their behavior....

READ THIS NEXT: 9 Ways to Snake-Proof Your Yard, According to Experts. More often than not, kitchens tend to be one of the most inviting rooms in the home. After all, it’s the one room with all the food—and the first place you head when you need a midday snack or late-night bite. But humans aren’t the only ones who like to hang around the cooking area. “Snakes love hiding in the kitchen for the same reason you do: It’s warm, it offers shelter, and there’s probably food there,” Sholom Rosenbloom, the owner of Rosenbloom Pest Control, tells Best Life....

While international getaways were possible until now, the added burden of obtaining appropriate tests overseas kept many would-be jetsetters at bay. Now that this extra task has been omitted, it’s almost certainly going to have an impact on international travel demand. And where there is demand, there’s likely a price increase just around the corner thanks to an already strained travel environment thanks to pilot shortages and reduced schedules. With the removal of testing requirements, where is the number one place you should go on vacation before cost starts to increase?...

RELATED: These 8 States Are Seeing the Worst COVID Surges Right Now. On Sept. 3, former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, told CNBC’s Squawk Box that he has a prediction about where the country’s next surge will be. “I think there’s sort of a perception that we’re sort of through this Delta wave here in the Northeast because we’ve seen Delta cases go up and go down in places like the New York metropolitan region....

In May, the CDC created five “COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Scenarios” using data to estimate a range of possible trajectories for the coronavirus in the U.S. At that point, the CDC’s “best estimate” was that 35 percent of cases were asymptomatic. Now, they’ve updated their predictions using new data through June 29. The CDC’s “current best estimate” is that about 40 percent of people infected with the coronavirus show no symptoms of the disease, a notable 5 percent increase....

“This year, it was the first time in my life I’ve been so still,” she explains in the ad. “When you have nowhere to go, what do you do? I tried to make sure I got five minutes, by myself, in the bath tub every day,” she says. That’s right: Queen Bey, busiest boss lady of them all, has been embracing a little self care and thinks we all should do the same....

You should never use the word “always” during an argument, says Andrea Hipps, LBSW, a certified divorce coach. This remains true no matter who you’re arguing with, according to Hipps. “This word assumes permanence in your friend, family member, or partner, which unfairly assumes that their growth in this area is fixed and limited,” she explains. “Assigning what someone ‘always’ does or doesn’t do essentially alerts them that while you think this area needs attention, you also think they will be incapable of contributing to its resolution....

Per a May study published in the Nature Medicine journal, nearly 65 percent of COVID-19 patients reported anosmia, or the loss of smell, as their first coronavirus symptom. And research from a collection of COVID-19 studies found that loss of smell was more than 20 times more likely to predict a positive case of the coronavirus than other commonly reported symptoms such as cough, fever, or stuffy nose. “My impression is that anosmia is an earlier symptom of COVID-19, relative to fever, and some infected people can have anosmia and nothing else,” physician Andrew Badley, head of a virus lab at the Mayo Clinic, told Stat....

RELATED: Half of People Who Did This Had No Antibodies After Vaccination, Study Says. Not being in a “happy, romantic relationship” can result in fewer antibodies. It’s no secret that a thriving and satisfied romantic life can contribute to a better quality of life overall, but it may come as a shock to learn that the benefits extend far beyond happiness to directly affect one’s health. The Washington Post recently reported that “people in happy, romantic relationships” tend to enjoy certain health benefits, including “better protection from flu vaccines” due to “higher antibody levels after the shot....

According to local news station KHON, Hawaii has traced 71 new coronavirus cases back to funerals on Oahu. It’s not only funerals, of course. Other clusters have come from a birthday party (12 cases) and a hot yoga class (six cases). But given the sheer number of cases resulting from memorial events, Hawaii Department of Health Director Bruce Anderson, PhD, told KHON, “Funeral events, is again, one of the areas we can perhaps more aggressively make some changes, and we’ll be working with the counties to figure out how we can better address that....

According to a preprint of a June 2020 study from Scripps Research, the new mutation significantly increases the number of functional spikes on the virus that allow it to attach to human cells and give the virus the crown-like appearance from which its name is derived. In the new mutation, dubbed D614G, the coronavirus has four to five times as many functional spikes, significantly increasing its chances of infecting a potential host....

RELATED: Virus Experts Have Stopped Going to These 4 Places as Delta Surges. According to data from the local Department of Health, COVID cases have been on the rise in the popular tourist destination for over a month, spiking from about 60 active cases at the beginning of July to 401 as of Aug. 13. This shatters the Virgin Islands’ previous surge record of 295 that was seen almost exactly a year ago and places it within the 20 U....

During a Jan. 27 White House briefing, Andy Slavitt, senior adviser to the White House COVID-19 response team, confirmed that the administration under President Joe Biden is not currently in possession of a vaccine stockpile.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “We’ve gotten several questions on this so I want to be clear, as you heard us announce yesterday, any stockpile that may have existed previously, no longer exists,” Slavitt said. Instead, he said the White House is maintaining “a rolling inventory of two to three days of supply that we can use to supplement any shortfalls in production and to ensure that we are making deliveries as committed....

When it comes to relationships, the word “should” tends to be linked to both unfair judgments and expectations. “Expectations that are attached to ‘shoulds’ are often rooted in unrealistic beliefs, unvocalized needs, or judgments regarding how a partner believes the other person should behave,” explains Natalie Finegood Goldberg, LMFT, of Creating Change LA. “The reason this is problematic is ‘cause it’s equivalent to finger-pointing, which tends to be critical and elicit defensiveness....

To find out, we consulted Rotten Tomatoes’ ranking of every Disney animated film. It’s important to note that the review aggregator site only included movies that got a theatrical release, though they did broaden the list past the official Walt Disney Animation Studios canon. We focused on the bottom of the barrel to provide a surprising look at the worst reviewed Disney animated movies of all time. Did any of your favorites earn a spot here?...

READ THIS NEXT: What Makes You Fall in Love, According to Your Zodiac Sign. Libra’s planetary ruler is Venus, which oversees love, romance, and beauty. And as the sign symbolized by the scales, they crave nothing more than balance in life, which leads to easygoing, stable relationships. Balance also means Libra is eager to find their counterpart. “They crave being with another person to share their lives with and marriage is very important to them,” explains Tara Redfield, a professional astrologer at Another Day Greener Lifestyle & Astrology....

RELATED: The Zodiac Sign Most Likely to Divorce, According to an Astrologer. Though they thrive in close partnerships, Libras need plenty of space in a relationship. Libras thrive when they don’t feel held back by their partner, meaning clingy behavior is an instant turn-off. They prioritize balance and harmonious relationships, which can lead to passive-aggressive behavior over direct communication. Libras also aren’t the type to shower their partner with endless words of affirmation or send sappy good-morning texts....