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A brief ode to the brief taste of Fruit Stripe gum, now discontinued
The colorful gum, striped like mascot Yipes the Zebra, came with temporary tattoos. Some searched for the last available packages, for one final flavor blast.
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Why your mortgage payment went up — and what you can do about it
Rising home values and insurance premiums have caused unusually dramatic increases for some homeowners in recent years.
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Carolyn Hax live chat transcripts from 2023
A list of Carolyn Hax live chat transcripts from 2023.
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Stray cat too chunky to fit in cage is adopted in Virginia, will diet
“He’s 28.5 lbs. of pudge with a side of crankiness,” read the shelter’s post. “As long as you let him do what he wants, when he wants, everything is fine.”
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Microsoft Tops Apple to Become Most Valuable Public Company
The shift is indicative of the importance of new artificial intelligence technology to Silicon Valley and Wall Street investors.
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With Roe Gone, Some House Republicans Back Away From National Abortion Ban
Nearly three dozen House Republicans who supported a federal abortion ban in the last Congress have yet to sign on this year, reflecting a shifting political calculus after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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The Story Ron DeSantis Does Not Tell Is His Own
Ron DeSantis has made lots of changes to try to revamp his struggling campaign. But he rarely tries talking about himself.
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Manchin, ‘Not Here Campaigning,’ Stirs 2024 Chatter in New Hampshire
The attention-seeking West Virginia senator, who has teased a late third-party presidential bid, tried to keep up the suspense at a Friday appearance in the state.
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Johnson Says He’ll Stand by Deal to Avert Shutdown, Spurning Hard-Right Demands
The House speaker is facing intense pressure from far-right Republicans to abandon the agreement he struck with Democrats to keep the government from partially shutting down next week.
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Biden Faults Austin for Judgment Lapse, but Says He Still Has Faith in Him
The Pentagon took days to tell the White House that the defense secretary had been hospitalized, raising grave questions about national security and the chain of command.