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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • December 4, 2020

Sweet Potato Pie Perfected (by Dolester Miles, one of my absolute favorite chefs)

This recipe was printed in Garden and Gun , October/November 2018. INGREDIENTS FOR THE CRUST 1 cup flour 3 tbsp. sugar 1⁄2 tsp. coarse salt 1⁄2 cup yellow cornmeal, medium grind 1 stick co

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  • December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

This Is What People Used Before Toilet Paper Existed

Brittany Gibson Toilet paper is selling out quicker than ever before, and as we scramble to find it in stores, we’re left wondering: What did people do without it in the first place? While we’r

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  • December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

Tips for Getting Back on Track

If you’re at all like me, losing weight and keeping it off can be a challenge. Working in an office, whether at home or somewhere else, coronavirus, and sensible precautions mean that getting eno

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  • December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

20 days of fantasy and failure: Inside Trump’s quest to overturn the election

By Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Amy Gardner November 28, 2020 at 7:08 p.m. EST The facts were indisputable: President Trump had lost. But Trump refuse

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  • December 1, 2020

6 Things You Should NEVER Buy at Costco, According to Superfans

Allana Akhtar  Updated September 28, 2018 (This speaks to me, a Costco shopper.) From produce to personal care products, here are 6 products that money-saving bloggers and experts recommend yo

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  • December 1, 2020

The Birther Myth Stuck Around For Years. The Election Fraud Myth Might Too.

By Kaleigh Rogers A significant number of Americans currently believe the 2020 election was stolen, even though it wasn’t. A Reuters/Ipsos poll last week showed 52 percent of Repub

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  • December 1, 2020

TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of 2020

Every year, TIME highlights inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun. To assemble our 2020 list, we solicited nominations both from our editors and correspondent

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  • December 1, 2020

The Story of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is inspired by the best whiskey-maker the world never knew, the first known African-American master distiller, Nathan “Nearest” Green. The Uncle Nearest brand, who

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  • December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

How to Clean Your Kitchen

If you’re like most of us, you give your kitchen a cursory cleaning at the end of the day, or whenever you do the dishes. That usually involved any items used in food prep or eating, a quick

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  • December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

13 Sneaky Ways FBI Agents Protect Their Homes

Lisa Marie Conklin Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 Who better to get advice from about home protection than FBI agents who have studied and observed the minds of criminals? Even better? These home secu

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 29, 2020

8 Things That Will Get More Expensive (and 3 Things That Will Be Cheaper) Post-Pandemic

Charu Suri Every global pandemic has resulted in a severe economic impact and ripple effects reflected in the prices of items. That’s not to say all pandemics are the same—find out 13 ways

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 29, 2020

13 Iconic Retailers That Have Fallen Into Bankruptcy

Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, other famed chains reeling from COVID-19 disruption by Andy Markowitz, AARP, Updated November 23, 2020  Spring and summer brought a parade of headline-ma

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  • November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

If You Ever Hear This 4-Word Phrase When You Pick Up the Phone, Hang Up Immediately

Sam Benson Smith Updated: Nov. 04, 2020 Few people still pick up phone calls from unknown numbers, but if you do you need to listen closely to what the person on the other end says. If yo

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  • November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

This Is the First Room Burglars Check for Valuables

Marissa Laliberte Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 In 2019, over 1 million American homes were burglarized, according to FBI statistics. Theft is nothing anyone hopes for, but it doesn’t hurt to

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  • November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

Do You Have a Cholesterol Problem?

What is cholesterol and why might it be an issue? I had no idea when my doctor told me my cholesterol was high what that meant or what to do about it. So I went to WebMD, my online experts. WebMd s

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NY Times

  • Combative, Defensive and Occasionally Contrite, Kennedy Walks a Fine Line
  • Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving the Pentagon and the Trump Administration
  • Not a Deal-Breaker: White House Downplays Iranian Action Near the Strait
  • D4vd Murder Case: Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Cause of Death Is Revealed
  • Kalshi Fines and Suspends 3 Political Candidates for Betting on Their Races

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

  • Trump’s Vision for the Homeless Is Already Here
  • West Bank Children Forced from Classrooms As Israel Weaponizes Tax Revenue
  • From Classroom to Rubble
  • No Place Like Home
  • Trump’s High Gas Prices Are No Accident

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

  • Unpacking claim US Army 'nuclear chief' Andrew Hugg revealed secrets to undercover reporter
  • Sen. Chris Murphy wrote 'awesome' in response to Iranian ships evading US blockade. Here's context
  • Was Trump blocked from using nuclear codes against Iran? Not so fast
  • Investigating claim Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán used taxpayer money to fund CPAC
  • Trump may require banks to collect citizenship information, credible reports say

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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