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Target will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered?Jul 09, 2024 2:25 pm - NEW YORK — Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded obj...
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Former U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89Jul 09, 2024 11:15 am - OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for th...
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Orange creamsicle or minty watermelon? Homemade popsicles are healthy alternativeJul 09, 2024 11:06 am - Do you want orange creamsicle or minty watermelon treats? Homemade popsicles are not only easy to make, but also they’re healthier than anything you’ll find in the freezer aisle.
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Music Review: Phish rock out with energy and urgency on their 16th studio album, ‘Evolve’Jul 09, 2024 9:29 am - There might never be a more apt title for a Phish album than “Evolve,” the jam masters’ 16th studio album and first in over four years.
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Thinly sliced fried scallions add bold flavor to savory pork noodlesJul 09, 2024 8:50 am - The Shanghainese dish called cong you ban mian combines wheat noodles with fried scallions, the flavorful oil they fry in and salty-savory soy sauce.
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Music Review: In a new expanded collection, how much of John Lennon’s ‘Mind Games’ is too much?Jul 09, 2024 8:47 am - The new remixed and expanded “Mind Games: The Ultimate Collection" is for those John Lennon fans who really, really love his inconsistent 1973 record of the same name.
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Book Review: Kate Quinn returns with ‘The Briar Club,’ a murder mystery during the 1950s Red ScareJul 09, 2024 8:17 am - If you’ve never read a Kate Quinn novel, there’s no time like the present. Or like the 1950s in Washington, D.C. That’s the setting for Quinn’s “The Briar Club,” which is a murder mystery wrapped up in the stories of multiple women who rent rooms at a boarding house during the height of Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s Red Scare.
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Beryl leaves hot misery in its wake as the still-dangerous storm churns into the U.S. interiorJul 09, 2024 8:05 am - HOUSTON — Many of the millions left without power when Hurricane Beryl crashed into the Houston area, killing several people and unleashing flooding, now face days withou...
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Trump returns to campaign trail with VP deadline nearing amid calls for Biden to withdrawJul 09, 2024 8:01 am - MIAMI — Former President Donald Trump is getting back on the campaign trail Tuesday, rallying voters in his home state at his flagship golf resort in a celebratory mood a...
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Kyiv mourns as rescuers sift piles of rubble at a children's hospital hit by a Russian missileJul 09, 2024 7:59 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Rescuers searched the rubble at a children’s hospital Tuesday for more dead and wounded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a day after Russian...