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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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  • December 6, 2021

The most expensive cities to live in 2021

1. Tel Aviv, Israel 2. Paris, France 2. Singapore 4. Zurich, Switzerland 5. Hong Kong, China 6. New York, U.S. 7. Geneva, Switzerland 8. Copenhagen, Denmark 9. Los Angeles, U.S. 10. Osaka, Japan

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  • December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

Potato Latkes

MY JEWISH LEARNING Ingredients 4 SERVINGS salt 2 large eggs 2 pounds potatoes oil (for frying) Directions Peel and finely grate the potatoes. Put them immediately into cold wate

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NY Times

  • Here’s What the New Virginia House Map Looks Like
  • Here’s Where the National Fight Over Gerrymandered Maps Stands
  • With $116 Million Gift, National Gallery Will Send Its Art Around Nation
  • Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ten Commandments Law
  • Serial Rapist Pleads Guilty to 2 Murders After Chewed Gum Links DNA to Crimes

NPR

  • Instead of civil war, a naked mole rat colony changed queens peacefully
  • A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action
  • The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off
  • Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis
  • How a Japanese poet's diary helps scientists reconstruct solar cycles

The Progressive

  • No Place Like Home
  • Trump’s High Gas Prices Are No Accident
  • Community Solar Puts People in Charge
  • On Chicago’s Trains, Homeless Outreach Workers Meet People Where They Are
  • Citizen Journalists Shine a Light on Gaza

FactCheck.org

  • We Won a Webby People’s Voice Award
  • What Do We Know About ‘Birth Tourism’?
  • Elon Musk Amplifies Baseless Claim About COVID-19 Vaccine
  • An Attack Over ICE in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate Race
  • Politicians Say Glyphosate Weedkiller Causes Cancer But Evidence Not Clear-Cut

Snopes.com

  • Is John Thune 'no longer considering' SAVE America Act in Senate, as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna claimed?
  • Image claiming to show Trump's intact ear after assassination attempt is fake. Here's proof
  • Photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon
  • Unpacking WSJ report claiming aides kept Trump out of Situation Room during rescue of two US airmen in Iran
  • State Department reportedly sent $1.25B to Trump's Board of Peace. Officials stay mum

Tradeoffs

  • Should People Who Want GLP-1s Have to Work for Them?
  • High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
  • Trump's Pick to Quiet the Chaos at HHS
  • Generic Drugs Head to the Supreme Court
  • Inside the Urgent Care Boom

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