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  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

How to Trim Your Dog’s Nails at Home

Let me say that we are still taking our dog to the groomer. She doesn’t like for us to trim her nails, she just wants the treats.

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Striking findings from 2021

BY KATHERINE SCHAEFFER DECEMBER 17, 2021 As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year. These 15 findings

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Broken families, reunited

By Lois M. Collins@Loisco  Dec 8, 2021, 10:00 pm MST The two authors separately published books this year, offering expert advice and research while sharing their personal experience

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Learn How To Cook A Perfect Prime Rib

By Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. Nov. 22, 2021 The best way to cook Prime Rib, or the Ribeye Roast, is by roasting it in the oven fat side up to your desired doneness and allowing it

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Vaccinated and test positive? What to know about omicron, COVID for this holiday season.

Adrianna Rodriguez USA TODAY As COVID-19 cases surge, fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus, Americans wonder how to approach the holidays a

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022

15 Signs Someone Just Stole Your Identity

Brooke Nelson Updated: Dec. 01, 2021 You see errors on your credit report (3 major bureaus, check a different one every 4 months for free) You notice unexplained charges on your credit card Yo

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022

What Made Black History in 2021?

After the tumult and triumphs of 2020, here are the achievements that shaped the first year following the country’s racial reckoning. By Dodai Stewart Kamala Harris became the first Black wo

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

The Best Hot Chocolate Mixes According to Cocoa and Cozy Experts

Lisa Kaminski Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 As soon as the temperatures dropped, our Test Kitchen squad was ready to search for the best hot chocolate mix to warm up on cold days. For this

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

People who left us in 2021; some we miss, some we don’t

Prince Philip. Colin Powell. Sylvia Weinstock. Joan Didion. Desmond Tutu. Harry Reid. Elsa Peretti. Larry King. Wilfred Wimbert. Donald Rumsfeld. Olympia Dukakis. Bob Dole. Cicely Tyson. Sarah Wedd

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 1, 2022January 1, 2022

15 Flexible Jobs for Older Workers

by Kenneth Terrell, AARP, December 6, 2021 Among workers age 50 and older, 76 percent say a job that offers flexibility is the best way to achieve work-life balance, according to one recent su

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 1, 2022January 1, 2022

How to Spot Misinformation Online — and Stop Its Spread

“Fake news” may sound like the punchline of a lazy joke. But misinformation is very real. And so are its impacts.  There are different types: Misinformation is false information that

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 1, 2022January 1, 2022

The Do’s and Don’ts of Catching a Lost or Scared Dog

By Haylee Bergeland, KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA, CBCC-KA November 11, 2020 Not all dogs that roam the streets are lost. Some dogs may just be taking a stroll to visit a friend before heading back h

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 1, 2022January 1, 2022

Fresh Express Recalls More Than 200 Fresh Salad Products Due to Potential Listeria Contamination

Kimberly Holland December 21, 2021 Fresh Express is recalling more than 200 fresh salad products due to potential Listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

‘THEOLOGICAL PORN’: THE MOST EGREGIOUS RELIGIOUS IDEA OF 2021 IS A TIE

BY MARY E. HUNT  DECEMBER 23, 2021 Competition was keen, but the award for the Most Egregious Religious Idea of 2021 resulted in a tie between that of Supreme Court Judge Amy Coney B

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 30, 2021

The Latest TSA Security Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

You’ll need a mask, and patience, when passing through airport screenings this winter by Christina Ianzito, AARP, Updated December 14, 2021 By law, passengers over the age of 2 must wear a f

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NY Times

  • Volkswagen to End Production at German Plant, a First in Company History
  • Donald Trump Jr. Is Engaged to Bettina Anderson, a Palm Beach Socialite
  • Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
  • 600 Readers Told Us About the Best Gifts They Ever Got. These Are the Top 13.
  • Pelosi Long Resisted Stock-Trading Ban for Congress, Fueling Suspicion

NPR

  • Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
  • A new study reveals an unprecedented discovery of new species
  • Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame
  • Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
  • For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend

The Progressive

  • Crackdown on the Unhoused Violates U.N. Declaration, Activists Say
  • The Progressive’s Favorite Books of 2025
  • Living in Dangerous Times
  • Go Ahead, Be a Socialist
  • States Should Reject Federal School Voucher Scheme

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FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech
  • Trump Confirms His Disparaging Remark About ‘Shithole Countries’ at Immigration Meeting
  • Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis
  • Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
  • Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information

Snopes.com

  • 'Absolute horror': What Rob Reiner said about Charlie Kirk's death
  • Trump Truth Social post about talking to Jesus is fake
  • Don't believe rumor Barron Trump shut down Ilhan Omar on MSNBC
  • Photo from Epstein estate shows Trump's face on condom packaging
  • Unraveling baseless rumor Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick is transgender

Tradeoffs

  • One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses
  • A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America
  • One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System
  • Homeless Camp Sweeps Can Harm Health. Some Cities Are Trying a New Way.
  • Rising Costs, Fewer Choices: What’s Up with Medicare Drug Plans?

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