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  • Kintsugi
  • December 30, 2020

How to Stop Robocalls and Spam Calls for Good

Joe McKinley @ Reader’s Digest “The first step in stopping robocalls if you’re in the U.S. is to use the FTC [Federal Trade Commission]’s solution and register your number with th

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 11, 2020

I’m a Telemarketer—Here’s How to Get Rid of Me

Erica Elson Updated: Jul. 02, 2020 Say the magic words The most efficient way to get me to stop calling you requires that you say one sentence: “Please put me on your do-not-call list.” If

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NY Times

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  • In Florida’s Panhandle, a Hearing on School Vaccine Mandates Gets Heated
  • Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers

NPR

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  • Forget flowers: These ancient plants attract pollinators by getting hot
  • Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

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