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Author: Kintsugi

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  • December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

Chicken – The Gospel Bird

Did you know that Americans eat more chicken than any other kind of meat?I bought a small chicken the other day, stuffed it with onion and apple, and baked it. When I took it out of the oven, the b

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  • December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

Tax Tips for 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, finally, many of us start thinking about taxes. We should have thought about tax-saving strategies at the start of the year, but, you know, we were too busy worrying about

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  • December 30, 2020

How to Stop Robocalls and Spam Calls for Good

Joe McKinley @ Reader’s Digest “The first step in stopping robocalls if you’re in the U.S. is to use the FTC [Federal Trade Commission]’s solution and register your number with th

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  • December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

How to Make Prime Rib

This is my favorite cut of meat. Treat it well, and it will melt in your mouth. Yum. I also like Yorkshire pudding, either cooked in the same pan or made into popovers. CREDIT: IAMJEKOB Prime rib i

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  • December 30, 2020

Saving Money on Vegetables

When you go to the grocery, or order your veggies, you expect to get perfect-looking fruits and vegetables. There is an alternative! You can pay less for equally nutritious but not-at-all pretty fo

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  • December 30, 2020November 5, 2025

Driving in Snow

Even though more people are moving to the warmer-weather states, there are some of us who still live in places where it snows. This past week has seen record snowfalls from Japan to Pennsylvania. H

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  • December 24, 2020November 5, 2025

Happiness is Good For You

Did you know that happiness is good for your physical, mental and spiritual health? Happiness can increase both the quantity and quality of your days here on earth, in other words help you live lon

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  • December 24, 2020November 5, 2025

The rock-bottom cheapest phone plans you can get today

Dave Johnson May 5, 2020 1:37 p.m. PT (cnet.com) There was a time when the only real options for cellular service in the US were AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint. But there was also a t

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  • December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

Best of 2020: The Best “Good News” Stories of the Year

By Madeleine Muzdakis on December 3, 2020 Black Astronauts Broke Barriers Centenarians (Especially Women) Eagerly Practiced Their Right to Vote Whales Returned to New York Vulnerable Pand

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  • December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for

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  • December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

Georgia’s U.S. Senate Run-Off Races in January 2021: List of Links to Donation, Volunteer, and Voting

Good Black News offers sincere thanks to Georgia residents Julie Fishman and Amy Holmes-Chavez for compiling and letting us share the relevant links, resources and informat

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  • December 18, 2020

After Electoral College Votes, More Republicans Warily Accept Trump’s Loss

By Nicholas Fandos Dec. 14, 2020 Support for President Trump’s attempt to overturn his election loss began to collapse in the Senate on Monday after the Electoral College certified

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  • December 18, 2020

CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS INDEED INCOMPATIBLE WITH SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION’S ‘FAITH AND MESSAGE’

BY MIGUEL A. DE LA TORRE  DECEMBER 14, 2020 The six white men who lead the seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention released a joint statement on November 30th denouncing C

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NY Times

  • N.Y.P.D. Sergeant Charged With Doorman’s Death in Drunk-Driving Crash
  • How to Think About Trump’s War With Iran
  • How Trump Decided to Go to War With Iran
  • Texas Tech Student Identified as One of the Victims in Austin Shooting
  • Tariffs Force Down Heavy Equipment Sales and Jobs

NPR

  • Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes
  • Satellite images provide view inside Iran at war
  • NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report shows what went wrong
  • Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague
  • NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing

The Progressive

  • San José State University Should Fight Ruling on Trans Athletes
  • Building a Home
  • How to Pop Out More Babies
  • The Endurance of Ramadan In Gaza
  • The Price of Seeking a Better Future in Gaza

FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
  • A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims
  • Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals
  • The Disagreement over Judicial and Administrative Warrants for ICE
  • Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim

Snopes.com

  • Story of Punch the monkey finding comfort in stuffed animal after abandonment melts hearts
  • Why Stevie Wonder appears in Epstein files for refusing to perform for Israeli army
  • 23 rumors about Erika Kirk we've examined
  • Contextualizing claim deployed US Navy sailors pay for their meals at sea
  • Did ex-Prince Andrew say royals couldn't play Monopoly because 'it gets too vicious'?

Tradeoffs

  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2

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