There is a tendency for free things to be taken for granted. Liberty—an unalienable right from God first realized politically by Americans—is too easily assumed to be an entitlement and subsequently ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We totally understand why some owners dry their cars using a leaf blower. Wiping or touching the finish, especially when using dirty rags, ...

A shocking moment that could’ve ended up so much worse. There are many obstacles that can deter athletes at the Olympics, but Ben Loomis had no idea a leaf blower would be his adversary. In the 2026 ...

United States ski jumper Ben Loomis luckily avoided what could’ve been a disaster at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Thursday after being struck by a leaf blower on his attempted jump. Loomis was a ...

A member of Team USA dodged a massive bullet Thursday. Competing in the Nordic combined team sprint at the 2026 Winter Games, American ski jumper Ben Loomis was struck by a leaf blower as he was ...

American ski star Ben Loomis was lucky to avoid serious injury at the Winter Olympics on Thursday after a staffer accidentally left his leaf blower in the way of his jump. Shocking video from the 2026 ...

Ben Loomis struck a leaf blower during the ski jump portion of the team nordic combined event at 2026 Winter Games in Italy. You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...

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Ben Loomis of Team USA finished 10th in the Nordic combined team sprint ski jumping trial round on Thursday. Loomis's distance of 123.5 meters was a half-meter behind his teammate Niklas Malacinski.

Meteorologists are predicting an El Niño weather pattern this winter. What that spells out for particular regions of the country remains to be seen, but when snow hits certain areas hard, cleanup will ...

On a recent morning, I stepped into my backyard with the decibel reader on my phone and watched as the needle quivered between 92 and 96 dB, securely in the red “danger” zone (the equivalent of ...

MANY TOPICS divide Americans: illegal immigration, abortion, the rights of transgender people. And then there are leaf blowers. In recent years dozens of municipalities have enacted ordinances ...