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  • Kintsugi
  • February 8, 2021

My Favorite Apple Pie

Here is my favorite apple pie recipe. it is the easiest to make, looks gorgeous and tastes divine. Get your apples. I have pans of all sizes, so I will say that it takes more apples than you expect

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 8, 2021November 5, 2025

Just Don’t Call Her a Ghostwriter

By Gal Beckerman Jan. 24, 2021 Michelle Burford has a fuzzy, purple ski hat, and when she puts it on, she can channel voices. It’s a magic she has manifested many times, mo

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Want to thank Black women? Here’s how.

Christine Emba Jan 6, 2021 Stacey Abrams did it. The former lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate has turned Georgia, once reliably red, to blue. Due in large part to the tireless organizing of

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

How to Store Apples So They Stay Fresh

By Corey Williams Updated June 12, 2020 Apples love cool temperatures (30 to 35 degrees, to be exact). That doesn’t necessarily mean you shouldn’t store them on your counter. If you plan to e

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

The Pomodoro Technique Is the Secret

By Jessica Bennett  January 15, 2021 Staying focused throughout the day can be one of the biggest hurdles to completing your to-do list. Especially now that many people are juggling

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 1, 2021

Jennifer King in the NFL

Jennifer King continues her historic ascension up the coaching ladder by becoming the first full-time African-American woman coach in the National Football League. Read more HERE.&nb

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 31, 2021November 5, 2025

What We Learned From the N.F.L.’s Conference Championships

The Chiefs will try to defend their Super Bowl title against Tom Brady and the Buccaneers — who are playing at home. By Benjamin Hoffman Published Jan. 24, 2021Upd

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Don’t waste money on food that just goes bad. Store it correctly. Keep food safe!

That pricey bottle of maple syrup? Store it in the fridge after you open it. Did you know that at some butcher counters, you can ask them to grind your meat for you while you wait? That m

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 31, 2021November 5, 2025

22 Things You Should Never Do on an Airplane

Juliana LaBianca and Tyler Kendall Updated: Jul. 15, 2020 Don’t line up for the bathroom Don’t forget to throw an extra hand sanitizer in your

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 31, 2021

26 Secrets Personal Organizers Would Never Tell You for Free

Michelle Crouch Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 Is it difficult to keep yourself and your home together these days? Here are some good suggestions which have been working for me. Create five piles when

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 31, 2021November 5, 2025

More Veggies?

If you are not a vegetarian or vegan, you may be trying to add more veggies to your diet but feel like that handful of green beans and some kale on your sandwich is about as much as you can do. Not

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Washing Your Clothes

I have been looking at how often and what we wash our clothes with. Things that need washing daily: underwear, socks, workout clothes, and anything that gets dirty or sweaty. Your work clothes, sui

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

12 Cleaning Secrets Only the Pros Know

By Stephanie Sisco Updated January 05, 2021 (I know you’re about as interested in cleaning as I am, but even I must clean my small space. So, here are some good suggestions. I really li

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 25, 2021

To Die For Carrot Cake

This To Die For Carrot Cake receives rave reviews for its unbelievable moistness and flavor! Truly the BEST CARROT CAKE you’ll ever try! So easy to make and as an added bonus, there’s

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

Tina Turner Knows ‘We Can Feel Peace No Matter What’

By Alanna Nash January 8, 2021 From the editors (Sisters from AARP): The hair. Those legs. That voice. And chile, that strut. At 81, Tina Turner’s life is so large, she’s needed

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NY Times

  • Europe Wanted a Say on the Iran War, but It’s Still on the Sidelines
  • Trump Dismisses a Merger While Seeking Suitors for Spirit Airlines
  • What Happens When A.I. Runs a Store in San Francisco?
  • Even Without Internet Access, Prisoners Are Trying to Benefit From A.I.
  • Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger Stressed Pragmatism, But Politics Hound Her

NPR

  • 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
  • Animal activists celebrate their first global 'Sanctuary Day'

The Progressive

  • On Chicago’s Trains, Homeless Outreach Workers Meet People Where They Are
  • Citizen Journalists Shine a Light on Gaza
  • Climate Education Makes Economic Sense
  • ICE Agents Hide Behind Masks; Jesse Jackson Remembered As Determined Leader
  • What’s Behind the Push to Make Schools Adopt the Science of Reading?

FactCheck.org

  • 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
  • The U.S. Treasury Didn’t Declare the Country ‘Insolvent’

Snopes.com

  • Does FBI classify LGBTQ+ people as terrorists? What we know
  • Facts behind claim CNN reported 62M men visited 'online rape academy'
  • Did Artemis II astronaut Reid Wiseman convert to Christianity after moon mission?
  • Kash Patel faces claims of excessive drinking, absences. Here's what we know
  • Did Trump cancel $11M grant to Catholic charity to 'punish' Pope Leo XIV? What we know

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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