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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

5 Brilliant Wardrobe Hacks for When Your Weight Is Changing

By Patrice J. Williams  October 16, 2020 [This article was speaking directly to me. I was just in my closet today. SIGH] Embrace your shape“Body shape is more important than size,

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

How to Cut Calories Almost Painlessly

Drink more water Eat slower Don’t drink your calories Eat more vegetables, less meat Have your burger without cheese Snack mindfully, on healthier foods (not chips) Don’t eat sweets or dessert

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NY Times

  • At 13, He Was Selling Sneakers. At 18, He’s Facing Terror Charges.
  • U.S. Trade Deficit Falls in January
  • The Democrats Could Still Mess This Up
  • Ground Down by War, Hezbollah’s Loyal Base Shows Cracks
  • Pete Hegseth’s Rhetoric of Violence

NPR

  • Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them
  • 2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?
  • GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?
  • Epstein paid for a conference of top scientists in 2006. His motives are now clear
  • Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans' love of alcohol

The Progressive

  • Join the Fight to Protect the Ocean
  • Gutting Discrimination Enforcement in Education: What Could Go Wrong?
  • Israeli NGO Bans Threaten Gaza’s Humanitarian Lifeline
  • Is Conversion Therapy Speech or Conduct?
  • In ‘The Secret Agent,’ Brazil Dares to Look Back

FactCheck.org

  • Without Providing Evidence, Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran
  • Biden Makes Flawed Comparisons with Trump
  • FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing
  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question

Snopes.com

  • Trump said people were 'walking around without legs' due to roadside bombs
  • Democrats requested probe into complaints military commanders used Christian rhetoric to justify Iran war
  • Video of Trump showing Laura Ingraham 'Cardboard Ayatollah' isn't real. Here's the proof
  • Unraveling rumor that US senator has seen video evidence of Trump 'raping a child'
  • Don't add fuel to claim Trump's 'Operation Invisible Pump' bans gas price signs

Tradeoffs

  • ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction

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