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The sound of crunching chips is annoying. Doritos has made a silencer.
“Realistically snacking and gaming go hand-in-hand,” said app developer Dylan Fashbaugh.
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Carolyn Hax: Best friend is there with her problems but counts on others for fun
“Almost a sister” best friend goes to this letter writer to vent, then goes out with other friends to have fun.
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At 90, Madhur Jaffrey relishes her role as a groundbreaking food writer
Madhur Jaffrey’s “An Invitation to Indian Cooking” was reissued in 2023 in observance of its 50th anniversary.
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6 Indian recipes for curry, dal and more from Madhur Jaffrey
Six timeless recipes from Madhur Jaffrey, the doyenne of Indian cooking, whose first cookbook, “An Invitation to Indian Cooking,” was published 50 years ago.
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Carolyn Hax: Partner ‘sick’ at the thought of hosting girlfriend’s deadbeat dad
A letter writer is “sick” at the thought of having to fake Christmas pleasantries with girlfriend’s negligent dad.
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Elon Musk Meets With Netanyahu in Israel Amid Backlash Against Social Media Post
Alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Mr. Musk toured an Israeli village where dozens of people were killed in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks.
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How Your Child’s Online Mistake Can Ruin Your Digital Life
Google has a zero-tolerance policy for child abuse content. The scanning process can sometimes go awry and tar innocent individuals as abusers.
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Biden to highlight Trump’s renewed effort to shelve Affordable Care Act
“My predecessor, once again … called for cuts that could rip away health insurance for tens of millions Americans and Medicaid,” Biden said Monday at the White House.
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How Christie could help Haley if he dropped out
Yes, polls suggest his supporters would largely move to her. But it’s probably helpful only in one state, and it’s not nearly enough.
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Americans are buying guns — but maybe not the Americans you think
Last week, NBC News presented a surprising bit of data: for the first time in its two decades of asking, a majority of respondents to its national poll indicated that they lived in a home with a firearm. The number deserves some context.