May 2021

McDonald’s offers its new Caramel Brownie McFlurry for free on May 4, To get it, you have to download the McDonald’s App. Taco Bell has an early Cinco de Mayo giveaway of free crunchy tacos. Costco: Teachers can join Costco as a new member and receive a $20 Costco Shop Card. This offer, which does not note an…

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A coalition of human rights lawyers and human rights experts from 11 countries carried out an independent probe into America’s policing. Earlier this year, it held public hearings on 43 cases of Black Americans who died at the hands of police, as well as one case in which a person was left paralyzed. And last month, the coalition…

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Try on a new hair color. Go HERE for “My Shade Selector” from Garnier. Go HERE for “Matrix 3d Virtual Hair Color Try On” Go HERE for Redkin “Haircolor Virtual Try-On” Go HERE for L’Oreal “Hair Color Virtual Try-On”

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Electric costs rise in summer as we turn on the a/c to keep cool and reduce humidity. Here are some tips for ways to lower your electric bill: Use realistic thermostat settings. Every degree you raise your thermostat temp above 72F in the summer saves you approximately 3% on your electric bill. The US Dept…

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I love language. I wanted to be a linguist when I was in college, but my mother said I wouldn’t be able to support myself and my family on that income, so I became an English teacher instead. The English language has 26 letters, including 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y)…

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This weekend I was looking at my expensive lingerie and other delicates and realized that the rules I learned for taking care of it may not be the same as the rules that are being pushed by experts. This is what I was taught: Change your underwear (bras and panties) daily. Read the label. Don’t…

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