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Baking with a creepy twist is this TikTok creator’s year-round passion
Nikk Alcaraz, known as Practical Peculiarities, delights followers with his creative and spooky baking recipes.
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Backstage magic turns 3 boys into Mozart’s spirits
Kids in the Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Magic Flute’ production have about a half-hour of wig and makeup prep for every performance.
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Fed Officials Fretted That Markets Would Misread Rate Slowdown
Central bankers remained committed to wrestling inflation lower, and wanted to make sure investors understood that message, minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting showed.
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Meta Fined $414 Million After Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under EU Law
The decision is one of the most consequential issued under the E.U.’s landmark data-protection law and creates a new business headwind for the social media giant.
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Why Are Energy Prices So High? Some Experts Blame Deregulation.
California and the 34 other states that have deregulated all or parts of their electricity system tend to have higher rates than the rest of the country.
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Labor Market Strength Persisted Heading Into the Holidays
Government data from November showed job openings remained high, with rates of quitting and layoffs holding steady.
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Salesforce to Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff and Cut Office Space
The software company plans to cut around 8,000 jobs as business slows for tech companies. “We hired too many people leading into this economic downturn,” Salesforce’s chief executive said.
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Respect their customs and respect their hijab
In Islam, hijab refers to the principle of modesty and includes the way a person dresses, speaks, and behaves. It is often understood to mean the head covering traditionally worn by some Muslim women in public and in the presence of men outside of their immediate family. However, hijab is not just about the head…
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Lovely children, sweet and innocent
Innocence is a term used to describe the lack of guilt or wrongdoing that is often associated with children. Children are often seen as innocent because they have not yet been exposed to the complexities of the world and have not yet had the opportunity to make their own choices or engage in behaviors that…
