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  • Kintsugi
  • September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

7 Great Colleges That Are Perfect For Adult Learners

If you are thinking about continuing education, these schools specialize in helping older adults get their degrees. By Danielle Braff September 14, 2021 When you’re going back to (or startin

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  • Kintsugi
  • September 22, 2021

A Rabbi’s Guide on Making Amends and Letting Those Grudges Go

Sept. 12, 2021 By David Wolpe There will always be things we cannot fully forgive and people who do not deserve to be restored to good reputation. And forgiving someone does not necessari

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  • Kintsugi
  • September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

50 Free Apps for Apple and Android Phones

by Edward C. Baig and Ed Waldman, AARP, September 1, 2021  Apps by subject Education Food and dining Games Health and fitness Home and organization Music and entertainment Nature, science

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  • Kintsugi
  • September 22, 2021

Venture Smith: The First Slave Narrative

September 9, 2021 by Neely Tucker (Library of Congress) Descendants of Venture Smith gather at his gravesite in East Haddam, Connecticut, during the town’s 2019 Venture Smith Day.

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  • Kintsugi
  • September 22, 2021

Library of Congress and NPR Announce National Book Festival Podcast Series

NPR and the Library of Congress are proud to announce a collaboration between the National Book Festival and several of NPR’s most popular podcasts. NPR journalists always interview authors

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

50 Free Apps for Apple and Android Phones

by Edward C. Baig and Ed Waldman, AARP, September 1, 2021  Apps by subject Education Food and dining Games Health and fitness Home and organization Music and entertainment Nature, science

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Venture Smith: The First Slave Narrative

September 9, 2021 by Neely Tucker (Library of Congress) Descendants of Venture Smith gather at his gravesite in East Haddam, Connecticut, during the town’s 2019 Venture Smith Day.

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Texas’s New Law Is The Climax Of A Record-Shattering Year For Voting Restrictions

SEP. 8, 2021, AT 6:00 AM By Nathaniel Rakich and Elena Mejía It took several months, but Texas Republicans have finally enacted their much-debated bill rolling back voting

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Space station astronaut captures breathtaking view of the edge of the Earth

Jackson Ryan Sept. 7, 2021 7:00 a.m. If the state of the planet is getting you down or you’re just terrified that ducks can now speak human words, then I advise you to stop what you’r

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Honey Chicken – STAYS CRISPY for hours!

By Nagi PUBLISHED: 21 Aug ’20 UPDATED: 19 Feb ’21 Ingredients Chicken & Marinade: 300g/ 10oz chicken thighs , skinless boneless, cut into 2.5cm/1″ pieces (Note 1) 1 tb

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021

RIP Jeanne Robertson

A nationally known humorist and motivational speaker from North Carolina passed away unexpectedly on August 24, 2021. Jeanne Robertson, 77, was the 1963 Miss North Carolina pageant winner and went

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021

An All-Black, All-Female Shakespeare Company That Is Transforming Theater

BY RADHIKA SETH September 4, 2021 Mawa Theatre Company is a Shakespeare company with a difference—the UK’s first to be comprised of Black and Black mixed race women. Founded by actors Maisey

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

They Invented the Supermodel

These ten Black women should all be household names. By Jason Campbell Aug. 21, 2021 The only way to start this story — any story, really, about the American Supermodel — is

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

The Best Anal Sex Positions for Beginner to Advanced Play

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

Secrets of People Whose Houses Smell Amazing

By Maria del Russo  Updated June 10, 2020 But the secret to a nose-friendly space isn’t to spray fragrance on top of yucky stuff: “A clean home should smell like nothing,” says

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NY Times

  • How Peter Magyar Defeated Viktor Orban, a Former Ally, In Hungary’s Election
  • Virginia Governor Ends Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups
  • Central U.S. Braces for Yet Another Wave of Severe Storms
  • House Republicans Step Up Scrutiny of Democratic Fund-Raising Giant
  • Camp Mystic Hearing in Texas Weighs Reopening After Deadly Flooding

NPR

  • In the brain, objects seen and imagined follow the same neural path
  • What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart
  • The real space science behind 'Project Hail Mary'
  • After a whirlwind mission to the moon, astronauts are back home. Here's what's next
  • WATCH: Artemis II astronauts splash down on Earth

The Progressive

  • The Battle for Argentina’s Memory
  • Trump’s Disastrous War of Choice in Iran
  • ‘We Know What It Takes to Get People to Stay Alive’
  • How Genocide Reshaped a Generation in Gaza
  • Israel Targets Civilians as Lebanon Operations Expand

FactCheck.org

  • Politicians Say Glyphosate Weedkiller Causes Cancer But Evidence Not Clear-Cut
  • The U.S. Treasury Didn’t Declare the Country ‘Insolvent’
  • Trump Fumbles the Facts with Farmers
  • FactChecking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on Iran
  • Happy International Fact-Checking Day

Snopes.com

  • Breaking down claim Trump's ex-wife Marla Maples once warned mom to keep teen daughter away from Trump
  • Bill Gates isn't backing 'Brain Honey,' other alleged Alzheimer's remedies. They're scams
  • Analyzing claim Trump insider bet $51M on oil prices dropping before US announced Iran ceasefire
  • Iran's president condemns 'insult' to Pope Leo XIV, calls 'desecration of Jesus' unacceptable
  • Ben Shapiro never shared posts about 'hot' and 'beautiful' sister. They're fake

Tradeoffs

  • 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
  • ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses

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