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Published on • Page 15• BE WELL
Screen breaks, correct desk setup can relieve work-related eye strain
The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent…
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Super Bowl snacks may require frugal footwork this year
The good news? The cost of hosting a Super Bowl party is expected to barely…
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Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, handlers say
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday and predicted six more weeks of wintry…
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Diagnosis spike makes adults wonder about ADHD
Allison Burk’s teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a…
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Groundhog Day’s roots predate Phil
Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on…
Published on • Page 28• ON THE SHELVES
‘Librarian’ authors work on new novel
The bestselling author team of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray…
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Edmunds puts hybrid SUVs to the test
Hybrids are hot right now, and you have lots of choices if you’re considering a…
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These questions may help you maintain balance
Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed.…
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Apps for between paychecks come at cost
When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced at the start of the…
Published on • Page 5• FINANCIAL WELLNESS
Organize finances before a disaster
If you live in a part of the world prone to wildfires, floods, blizzards,…
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DNA could identify all killer’s victims
Decades after investigators unearthed thousands of human bones and bone…
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Start a garden as a way to hit fitness goalsGARDENING
A few hours outdoors nurturing fruits, flowers and vegetables each week can…
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Education Department: Book bans a ‘hoax’
Organizations that track the removal of books from schools and libraries are…
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High-flying tech
Marin Plank truly had no interest in birds when she gave her husband a camera-…
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Study serves as call to action
A recent study from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shows…
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Last escaped S.C. monkeys captured
Authorities in South Carolina said Friday the last four of 43 escaped monkeys…
Published on • Page 16• GARDENING
Some herbs come back year after year
If you like to cook, odds are you’re painfully aware of the price of herbs at…
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Sharing a name with president may offer perks
There’s not only one Donald Trump in the United States. Nor is there only one…
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New Trump rules may hike utility bills
President Donald Trump once expressed concern with how low shower head flow…
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Thousands line up for a flower sniff
One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones to…
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Retirees should know what to do with 401(k) MONEY MATTERS
For many employees, what to do with a 401(k) plan at retirement has been a…
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Remains from 1991 are identified
New York authorities identified the body of a woman found more than 30 years…
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Edmunds highlights the top car-tech trends
CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas provides a…
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Trump aims to revoke EV incentives
President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he…
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There’s a new option to control blood pressure
Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity’s dangerously high blood…
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Navajo Nation crews help with California fires
Firefighters from the Navajo Nation worked through a haze of dust to cut away…
Published on • Page 8• GARDENING
It’s not too early to prep the garden for spring
As I write this, snow is falling outside my suburban New York window, and I…
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More Americans are defaulting on credit cards
Credit card defaults are on the rise for Americans, reaching the highest level…
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Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19
CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Writers Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling…
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Don’t be vulnerable to scammers after a disaster strikes
During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to…
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