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LawnStarter ranked the cities with the biggest and smallest single-family home yards.
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Sav Maive
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6/4/24
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SmartAsset examined the current state of the housing market in 185 metro areas to rank the best places for first-time homebuyers based on metrics such as affordability, competition and social characteristics of each area.
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Jaclyn DeJohn
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6/4/24
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(NewsUSA) - Can an ordinary life be extraordinary? It depends on the lens through which one views it. In the case of Marc Gellman, that lens is Shiva Eyes and the life is the one he describes in his …
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6/4/24
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Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on how life is on Earth? Couldn’t there be totally different kinds of life on other planets?
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Cole Mathis, Arizona State University, The Conversation
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6/3/24
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(Family Features)
Updating your HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system to cool your home in a smart and sustainable way involves several steps that not only improve energy efficiency but also reduce environmental impact.
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6/3/24
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From a famous actor to a chart-topping rapper, ATS.io compiled a list of five celebrities you would've never guessed are serious sports bettors.
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Mike Taylor
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5/31/24
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(NAPSI)—What do you do for an encore when you publish your first book at age 9? Well, if you’re Katelyn Lonas, you go on to write and illustrate over 70 more by the tender age of 17. Katelyn’s …
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5/29/24
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OLBG compiled a ranking of the ten most impressive winning streaks in men's tennis history according to their length.
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Steve Madgwick
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5/28/24
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(Family Features)
As people age, many social avenues from earlier phases of life, such as school and work, no longer exist and making friends can be difficult. Experts suggest volunteering as a beneficial way to make friends and improve social well-being.
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5/27/24
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If the National Hurricane Center’s early forecast, released May 23, is right, the North Atlantic could see 17 to 25 named storms, eight to 13 hurricanes, and four to seven major hurricanes by the end of November. That’s the highest number of named storms in any NOAA preseason forecast. …
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Jhordanne Jones, Purdue University, The Conversation
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5/23/24
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(BPT) - Homeowners across the country are going undercover. It seems no matter where you live, the growing popularity of covered outdoor spaces is evident in backyards from Buffalo to Bakersfield. …
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5/22/24
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(NewsUSA) - What We Buried by Robert Rotenberg Inspired by the true story of the Forty Martyrs in Gubbio, Italy, during World War II, this is an extraordinary crime novel about troubled legacies, …
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5/21/24
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Palestinians in Gaza have begun receiving humanitarian aid delivered through a newly completed floating pier off the coast of the besieged territory. Built by the U.S. military and operated in coordination with the United Nations, …
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Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution, The Conversation
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5/20/24
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When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – the D.C. home of the woman who founded Bethune-Cookman University – …
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Ashley Robertson Preston, Howard University, The Conversation
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5/13/24
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Sports betting is having a big moment across the United States. While gambling on sports has been legal for decades in countries such as the U.K., it wasn’t until 2018 that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could legalize sports betting. …
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Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation
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5/10/24
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Between the villages of Vierville-sur-Mer and Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes in Normandy, France, is a 5-mile stretch of beach that was once called Côte d’Or, or “golden coast.” …
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Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution, The Conversation
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5/10/24
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Every so often, a cause ignites a sustained fury on college campuses across the nation. In 2020, it was Black Lives Matter. In 2011, it was Occupy Wall Street. In the 1980s, it was apartheid in South Africa. Right now, it’s the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. …
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Steve Friess, University of Michigan, The Conversation
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5/9/24
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One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year – El Niño – is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way. Whether that’s a relief or not depends in part on where you live. …
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Pedro DiNezio, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation
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5/9/24
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Board games are booming: In 2023 alone, the industry topped US$16.8 billion and is projected to reach $40.1 billion by 2032. Classics like “Scrabble” are being refreshed and transformed, while newer inventions such as “Pandemic” and “Wingspan” have garnered millions of devotees. …
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Matthew Wynn Sivils, Iowa State University, The Conversation
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5/8/24
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Located 163 light-years from Earth, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet named WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes that shape planets across the galaxy. …
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Dakotah Tyler, University of California, Los Angeles, The Conversation
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5/8/24
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