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Senate rejects Rand Paul’s ‘penny plan’ to balance budget

Reported by Washington Times: The Senate rejected Sen. Rand Paul’s balanced budget proposal known as the “penny plan.” The measure would have cut…

Store-Bought Cream Didn’t Stop My Mosquito Bites From Itching, but This Kitchen Item Did

Reported by POPSUGAR: I don’t want to brag or anything, but mosquitos freaking love me…

How airplane cabins got to be so cramped

Reported by CNBC:  It’s not an optical illusion: Airplane cabins are becoming more crowded.

Gruesome Jihadi Content Still Flourishes on Facebook and Google+

Reported by WIRED: Facebook announced this week that algorithms catch 99.5 percent of the terrorism-related content it deletes before a single user…

Frost: Not all titles claimed by Tide legit, either

Reported by ESPN: 12:06 PM ET Nebraska coach Scott Frost continued the back-and-forth debate…

Wedding practice: Rehearsal of royal nuptials due in Windsor

ABC Entertainment: Meghan Markle announced Thursday her father will not be at her marriage to Prince Harry due…

The year of Mueller: 12 months in, here’s what we’ve learned

Reported by Washington Times: WASHINGTON (AP) – It was one year ago Thursday when Robert Mueller, the former FBI director,…

Disney’s New Treats Include a Millennial Pink Macaron, Because You Deserve Nice Things

Reported by POPSUGAR: Nothing brightens our day quite like new treats from the happiest place on Earth, especially when those sweet snacks follow…

Earthquake jolts eastern Japan’s Chiba

Reported by CNBC:  An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. …

Yanny vs. Laurel Means We’ll All Die Alone

Reported by WIRED: Some people heard the word “laurel” in a short audio clip that became internet-famous this week, while others…

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