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Year: 2022

  • Prof Patty
  • February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

How to Stop Getting Those Pesky Car Extended Warranty Calls

Kelly Kuehn Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 Knowing if an extended car warranty call is a scam or not is crucial, given how prevalent these type of scam calls are. According to data from Hiya, a call p

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Doing your taxes? The IRS will soon require a video selfie to access your account

To access important tax documents, you’ll need to upload facial-recognition scans to third-party verifier ID.me. We’ll explain how to do it. Peter Butler, Clifford Colby Jan. 20, 2022

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

I Have COVID—Here Are 7 Things That Have Helped Me Feel a Little Better

If you have COVID (or are making a care package for someone who does), make sure you stock up on these items. Bonus: you can order them all online. Jaime Milan January 13, 2022 Tiger Balm Epso

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

20 Living Room Furniture Arrangement Ideas for Any Size Space

By Jessica Bennett Updated January 08, 2021 The options for how to arrange living room furniture are nearly endless. The best way to position your sofa, chairs, accent tables, and more ge

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

5 Questions to Ask When You Have to Choose Between Two Jobs

By Hiranmayi Srinivasan January 10, 2022 What percentage of benefits is cost-shared with the employer? Does the company offer 401k matching? What kind of stipends does the company offer?

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Your Sense of Smell Declines as You Age, But Scientists Say Identifying a Sweet Scent Is Always the Easiest

By Nashia Baker Research has backed the theory that people begin losing their sense of smell at the age of 55. However, scientists are now finding that it’s not an all-encompassing loss. Acc

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

25 Hump Day Memes to Get You Through the Week

Emma Taubenfeld Wednesdays can be frustrating, especially when you’re drowning in work with nothing exciting during the day to keep you motivated. But there are still ways to add a dose of happin

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Today is National Pie Day

Here are some of my favorite winter pies (I love pie) Homemade Apple Pie Recipe With a Caramelized Filling and Flaky Pie Crust  Southern pecan pie (I use Lyle’s Golden Syrup or King Syr

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Scam Phone Numbers Guide

Brooke Nelson Aside from hanging up if you hear this four-word phrase, there’s something else you can do to avoid becoming a victim and to keep up with your smartphone security and priv

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

This weekend marked the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

It may be its last as settled law. As the Supreme Court considers a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks, and whether to overturn Roe altogether, The Times examined how U.S. abort

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

How to read the Doomsday Clock

By SJ Beard 19th January 2022 The Doomsday Clock depicts how close humanity is to armageddon – but where did it come from, how do you read its time, and what can we learn from it? Existentia

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Nikole Hannah-Jones surreptitiously quoted MLK to show how radical some would find him today

(the Washington Post catches up to the story) By Lateshia Beachum 1/19/22 After Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones used the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words in a s

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

8 Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Add to Your Diet

By Brierley Horton, MS, RD Updated January 14, 2022 There are two types of inflammation, and their consequences are quite different. Acute inflammation is the kind that’s both safe and

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

How to Get Rid of Pink Mold in the Shower

Erica Young Updated: Jan. 05, 2022 What is the pink mold in my shower? So here’s the surprising fact: the “pink mold” in your shower is not mold. Ready to get scientific? The pink residu

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

MLK Day

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NY Times

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  • Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos
  • Washington Flooding Intensifies as Atmospheric River Forces Evacuations

NPR

  • Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire
  • Oldest evidence of human fire-making unearthed in Britain
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  • Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here's how these Texas towns are coping
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