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Author: Kintsugi

  • Kintsugi
  • July 21, 2021November 5, 2025

40 Symptoms That *Always* Warrant a Call to Your Doctor Right Away

Korin Miller No one wants to be the person who has their doctor on speed dial, but sometimes it can be tough to suss out on your own whether you’re dealing with a health issue t

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  • July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

5 Easy-To-Do Hacks For Saving Big On Beauty Products

Here’s how you can score some amazing deals! By Michelle Rostamian July 13, 2021 Use a cash-back website Compare prices among retailers with Cosmetify Use recycling programs Read more&n

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  • July 15, 2021

When will I die? Scientists have created an end-of-life calculator that lets you plan for death

BY ARIANNE COHEN 07-07-21 The good doctors of Canada would like you to be prepared for death. Enter the RESPECT calculator, which predicts deaths within five years based on declines

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  • July 15, 2021

The Brightest States of America, From Most to Least Educated

See where your state ranks for the quality of its schools and its rate of high achievers. By Shane Murphy Mar. 30, 2021 5. Connecticut 12. Illinois 33. Ohio 39. Texas 44. South Carolina Find y

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  • July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Phylicia Rashad Is Just the Beginning

HBCUs have a long history of neglecting survivors of sexual assault. Clarissa Brooks July 12, 2021 Last month, Bill Cosby was released from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturn

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  • July 15, 2021

My Favorite Potato Salad

Ingredients 3 lbs. Yukon Gold, baby potatoes or small red potatoes a good dash salt 4 – 6 large eggs  3/4 cup mayonnaise (or more if you like it gloppy) 1 

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  • July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Jeff Bezos on his 4-step method for building trust and reputation: ‘It’s really that simple’—and research backs it up

Published Fri, Jul 2, 2021 12:18 PM EDT Updated Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 1:44 PM EDTTom Popomaronis, Contributor What does it take to achieve great success in your career? According to Jeff Bezos, one of

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  • July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

A New History Changes the Balance of Power Between Ethiopia and Medieval Europe

By David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele SMITHSONIANMAG.COM JUNE 29, 2021 Verena Krebs had already completed the full manuscript and had secured a contract with a major academic publisher. The bad news

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  • July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

How Much Rent Can You Afford?

By Jordan Rosenfeld  July 8, 2021 GOBankingRates conducted a study to analyze just how much money minimum-wage earners make on a state-by-state basis, and whether a person can afford

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  • July 14, 2021

Did you know that Harlem postal worker Victor Hugo Green founded “The Green Book” in 1936? Learn about its origins and impact in our latest issue of Library of Congress Magazine.

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  • July 14, 2021July 14, 2021

10 Ways to Whiten Laundry Without Bleach

use vinegar use lemon juice use baking soda Read the article HERE

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  • July 14, 2021November 5, 2025

When It’s Better to Pay With Cash

read the article HERE Using cash is more of a mind trick to stop over-spending Some small merchants charge fees for using credit cards Tip for any services rendered using cash Youâ€

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  • July 14, 2021November 5, 2025

The Six Etiquette Rules to Remember When Sending Your Condolences

Here’s what to say, because showing your compassion is invaluable. By Emily Popp April 22, 2021 When a loved one experiences loss, we instinctively want to reach

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  • July 14, 2021July 14, 2021

Single-use plastic bags are gone for good in Connecticut. If you forget to bring your own bag to the store, there won’t be any single-use ones available

By CHRISTOPHER ARNOTT HARTFORD COURANT  |JUL 01, 2021 AT 2:55 PM Connecticut’s ban on single-use plastic bags took effect on July 1, and this time, those flimsy receptacl

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  • July 9, 2021July 9, 2021

Ursula Burns on Modern Leadership

Ursula Burns, former CEO, Xerox: “I struggled…with this idea that we run a mechanical structure, that people are just a cog in the wheel.” Listen HERE. Ursula Burns is one of the most no

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NY Times

  • The Coming Iranian Revolution
  • As Trump Scrambles the World Order, Can Germany Learn the Language of Hard Power?
  • ‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege
  • When Trump Meets Germany’s Merz, Iran Will Likely Dominate Discussion
  • In Republican Win, Supreme Court Retains G.O.P. District in New York

NPR

  • If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music
  • 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

The Progressive

  • The Return of the Luddites
  • Daniel Ellsberg’s Last Words
  • As Asheville Expanded Its Panhandling Ban, the Community Debuted a Street Paper
  • San José State University Should Fight Ruling on Trans Athletes
  • Building a Home

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

  • Was Trump partying at Mar-a-Lago while US bombed Iran? We unpacked the claim
  • Inspecting video said to show Iranian mourners calling for revenge over strikes that killed Khamenei
  • Did UN Security Council label Trump a 'war criminal' after Iran strikes? Here's the truth
  • Fake image of man in Kuwait confronting crashed US fighter pilot spreads after jets shot down
  • Vance once wrote op-ed claiming Trump's best foreign policy during first term was 'not starting any wars'

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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