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Why do my friends keep ghosting me? Give advice to this Hax questioner.
Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn’t answered.
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McDonald’s mambo sauce is a tasty if largely token nod to Black America
The team behind the sauce worked three years to perfect it. Their efforts have resulted in a sauce that celebrates a culture — and exploits it.
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This $13 Chilean cabernet proves good wine values still exist
Plus, an Austrian minerally white and Bulgarian rosé for tasty sips throughout the week.
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Not your grandparents’ chianti: The straw-wrapped wine goes high-end.
This new category of chianti, designed to showcase the finest sangiovese grapes, is delicious.
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Stopping knockoff knockwurst and phony fromage
Makers of Spanish saffron, manuka honey, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and other premium foods are stepping up their efforts to expose imitators whose cheaper products they consider fraudulent.
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‘A.I. Obama’ and Fake Newscasters: How A.I. Audio Is Swarming TikTok
TikTok accounts are spreading falsehoods with the help from A.I.-generated voices.
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As Red States Curb Social Media, Did Montana’s TikTok Ban Go Too Far?
Montana is at the forefront of a wave of new tech laws passed by Republican-led states. Some give parents control over their children’s social media accounts.
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Inflation Slowdown Remains Bumpy, September Consumer Price Data Shows
Prices are rising at a pace that is much less rapid than in 2022, but signs of stalling progress are likely to keep Federal Reserve officials wary.
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U.S. Clamps Down on Russian Oil Sales With New Sanctions
Finance ministers from the Group of 7 pledged more support for Ukraine and condemned Hamas.
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U.A.W. Expands Strike to Ford Plant in Kentucky
The factory employs 8,700 and makes some of Ford’s most profitable products, including pickups and sport utility vehicles.