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Author: Kintsugi

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  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

The Best Hot Chocolate Mixes According to Cocoa and Cozy Experts

Lisa Kaminski Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 As soon as the temperatures dropped, our Test Kitchen squad was ready to search for the best hot chocolate mix to warm up on cold days. For this

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  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

People who left us in 2021; some we miss, some we don’t

Prince Philip. Colin Powell. Sylvia Weinstock. Joan Didion. Desmond Tutu. Harry Reid. Elsa Peretti. Larry King. Wilfred Wimbert. Donald Rumsfeld. Olympia Dukakis. Bob Dole. Cicely Tyson. Sarah Wedd

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  • December 24, 2021

These Are the Top Trending Nail Colors For Winter 2021

by Rebecca Norris  Nov 15, 2021 and  Shauna Beni Oct 16, 2021 When it comes to winter fashion and beauty palettes, the colors often veer darker and moodier, and fittingly enough

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  • December 24, 2021December 24, 2021

Buttermilk Spoon Bread

This is one of my favorite things to eat. I was introduced to it during a visit to Colonial Williamsburg. This is my version, made without water. Although called bread, this dish has the consistenc

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  • December 24, 2021December 24, 2021

Gift Card Scams: What They Are and How to Avoid Them

Brooke Nelson Updated: Dec. 07, 2021 There are two types of gift card scams, according to experts. The first involves trying to trick you into paying an impostor with gift cards. In the secon

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  • December 24, 2021December 24, 2021

AP review finds far too little vote fraud to tip 2020 election to Trump

Dec 14, 2021 4:00 PM EST ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — An Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found f

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  • December 24, 2021

The Troubled Insurance Sales Firm Behind Those Joe Namath Ads for Medicare Advantage

Joanna Robin December 13, 2021 The TV campaign, which first aired in 2018 and stars 78-year-old Joe Namath, is for the Medicare Coverage Helpline. With a crinkled smile, Namath lists a handf

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  • December 24, 2021December 24, 2021

The Book of Job and the Paradox of Suffering

Job is my favorite book in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament. It asks important questions which we deal with on a daily basis. When I look at the news and see suffering and turmoil, I turn to J

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  • December 24, 2021December 24, 2021

America’s Population Density

Altogether, the red areas on this map have a larger population than all of the gray areas put together. It’s pretty clear that Americans tend to flock to the coasts!

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  • December 24, 2021

What I’m Reading This Month

I was listening to NPR and they had an interview with Hillary Clinton about the new book she co-wrote with Louise Penny. I also watched this interview. While I wasn’t particularly interested in t

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  • December 24, 2021December 24, 2021

Smart Gifts for Children

magazine subscriptions Food Network magazine The Week Junior Sports Illustrated Kids National Geographic Kids Ladybug Girls Life Zoobooks Time for Kids Faces Ranger Rick Highlights for Kids Crazy F

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  • December 17, 2021

How to Make 100-Hour Brownies

Ingredients Butter mixture: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 1 tablespoon espresso powder 1 coffee ice cube Batter mixture: 4 large eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla paste or extract 2-1/4 cups granulated

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  • December 17, 2021December 17, 2021

Garden & Gun’s Favorite Cookbooks of 2021

Cheryl Day’s Treasury of Southern Baking, by Cheryl Day Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day, by Rodney Scott and Lolis Eric Elie ** Just a Few Miles South, by Ouita Michel

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  • December 17, 2021December 17, 2021

The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide For Pet Lovers

By Linda Wolff November 30, 2021 Monthly treats: The only thing better than a gift is one that comes every month! Order a subscription box filled with toys, treats and other goodies.

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  • December 6, 2021

The Supreme Court seems likely to undermine or overturn Roe v. Wade.

By David Leonhardt and Ian Prasad Philbrick All six Republican appointees on the Supreme Court have long signaled that they have qualms with the Roe v. Wade decision. What’s been less clear is wh

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NY Times

  • Russia Resumes Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy System Ahead of Peace Talks
  • Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard
  • The Long Game Behind Xi Jinping’s P.L.A. Purge
  • Immigration Officers in Minneapolis Will Wear Body Cameras, Noem Says
  • Pirro Threatens Jail Time for Lawful Gun Owners Who Travel to D.C. With Firearms

NPR

  • Scientists release a map of the clearest picture yet of what dark matter looks like
  • The method for estimating a dinosaurs' age at death may be off, research suggests
  • The Trump Administration exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review
  • Meet Milo and Tina, the 'first openly Gen Z' Olympic mascots
  • What to know about Artemis II's 'wet dress rehearsal'

The Progressive

  • Why James Forman Still Matters
  • The Department of Education Shell Game
  • We Must All Hang Together
  • Palestinian Films Are Landing Oscar Nominations. But Hollywood Continues to Block Them.
  • Despite Efforts to Rebuild, Gaza’s Damaged Hospitals Struggle to Survive

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FactCheck.org

  • Trump’s Aspirin Use and Doctors’ Recommendations
  • As ICE Arrests Increased, a Higher Portion Had No U.S. Criminal Record
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  • Video Analyses at Odds with DHS Statements on Minneapolis Shooting
  • Trump’s Claims About Greenland

Snopes.com

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  • Why women in Allied countries wore red lipstick to protest Hitler during WWII
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Tradeoffs

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  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 1
  • Race to the Bottom: Where's the Cavalry?
  • Breaking Down Trump’s $50 Billion Rural Health Fund
  • Race to the Bottom: Hard Bargain

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