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Tortilla soup gets a green, refreshing boost from salsa verdeJan 27, 2026 5:08 am - This green variation on tortilla soup uses store-bought salsa verde for fresh flavor and verdant color. Beans and chicken provide texture and heft, but it’s the addition of fried tortillas that thickens the broth — and gives this soup its name. More fried tortilla strips on top, plus crema, cotija cheese, cilantro leaves and onion complement and enliven each spoonful.
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Why you should put down your phone and daydream insteadJan 26, 2026 3:57 pm - Giving yourself time to daydream seems to be good for your well-being, for problem-solving and maybe even for your relationships. Studies suggest that if you resist the urge to constantly scroll on your phone, and let your mind wander instead, there could be some serious benefits.
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This fun hobby may reduce your dementia risk by 76%Jan 26, 2026 2:57 pm - One especially fun way to reduce your risk of dementia might surprise you: dancing. Dancing combines some of the best elements known to be associated with longevity: exercise, creativity, balance and social connection.
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What Trump’s proposed 10% cap on card rates could mean for youJan 24, 2026 1:38 pm - In a new push to address affordability concerns on voters’ minds before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump has recently called for a cap on credit card interest rates, without a clear plan on how he would do it.
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ACL tears keep sidelining women’s basketball stars. What’s going on?Jan 23, 2026 10:04 pm - JuJu Watkins, the biggest name in college basketball, won’t take the floor this season. She’s just the latest in a long line of prominent female players — in college and the pros — to fall victim to an ACL tear in recent years.
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What’s behind our love-hate relationship with football?Jan 23, 2026 3:06 pm - Though its release is timed to the height of the NFL postseason, Chuck Klosterman’s “Football” often seems inclined to put you off watching the sport. He muses at length about classic players and statistics, only to lament the dead-endedness of the debates they inspire.
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Video games may be a good way to get a cognitive boostJan 23, 2026 10:06 am - Far from rotting our brains, video games may improve our cognition. But how we play them matters when it comes to the benefits they provide. Studies have shown that, in some circumstances, playing video games can help slow brain aging.
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Does ginger really ease nausea?Jan 23, 2026 10:03 am - For more than 2,500 years, ginger has been used for its medicinal properties. But does it really help an upset stomach?
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‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ — ‘Game of Thrones,’ but funnierJan 23, 2026 10:00 am - Set roughly 70 years after the events of “House of the Dragon” and nearly a century before the “Game of Thrones” saga, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” hews closer to a comedy than a work of prestige fantasy drama and consistently makes a point of undercutting any hint at excessive seriousness.
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US crime has dropped sharply since the pandemic. Here’s where it stands.Jan 22, 2026 9:17 pm - The United States remains in a multiyear trend of falling rates of homicides and other crimes in cities nationwide, ushering in a period of relative safety that rivals the years before the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis of data from more than 100 police departments.