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Author: Kintsugi

  • Kintsugi
  • 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

  • What to Know About Democrat Emily Gregory’s Win in Florida
  • Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial
  • Trump Says He’s Talking With Iran. Iran Says He’s Not. Here’s Why.
  • Mozart Wouldn’t Be Mozart Without These Three Objects
  • Meta Lays Off 700 Employees, While Rewarding Top Executives

NPR

  • Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies
  • The oldest known recording of a whale song reveals how oceans have changed
  • This week's Short Wave news roundup
  • New autism group meets to counter MAHA's 'ideological agenda'
  • These roaches form exclusive long-term relationships after eating each other's wings

The Progressive

  • Americans Are United Against Trump’s War
  • Our digital lives have hidden costs
  • Address Affordability, Give Farmers a Chance
  • ICE’s War on People with Disabilities
  • The Equity Docket: Who Gets to Vote and Be Counted

FactCheck.org

  • Competing Claims on SAVE America Act Disenfranchising Voters
  • Q&A on the SAVE America Act
  • EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’
  • No Broad Autism Approval for Leucovorin, Despite FDA Commissioner’s Prior Suggestions
  • How Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz Affects the U.S.

Snopes.com

  • Does this photo show 2 young ICE agents at LaGuardia Airport?
  • Did Republican Sen. John Kennedy say Trump thwarted deal with Democrats to end DHS shutdown?
  • Eric Trump invested in drone maker shortly before Iran war
  • Mike Johnson wasn't caught on 'hot mic' saying it'd be 'huge' for GOP if SAVE America Act lowered voter turnout
  • Tune out claim Pope Leo XIV went live at 3 a.m. to share 'urgent message'

Tradeoffs

  • Inside the Urgent Care Boom
  • ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?

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