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Smartphone users let their fingers do the shopping
Remy DeLaurent has done most of his holiday shopping so far by scanning product bar codes with his iPhone and then comparing prices using an Amazon mobile program called Price Check. “I’ve been ...
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Home and garden news and notes
Q&A: Why does it pay to turn off electronic devices? Q: Is it better, or cheaper, to turn the lights and TV off or leave them on when leaving the room for a few minutes? Isn’t it more costly, at...
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Avoid complications: Simplify your holiday season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some say it’s possible not to freak out about holiday preparations. Skeptical? With good reason. You’ve been around this block before. So maybe the goal is to at least reduce ...
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Caffeinated companionship
It’s a familiar story. A college student, struggling to stay awake to cram for a crucial exam, chokes down a cup of cheap coffee just for the caffeine. The jarring, bitter taste is a small sacrific...
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Not licked yet
CHICAGO — When a bout of measles kept 6-year-old Charles Berg home from school, his grandfather did the one thing medicine can’t do for a sick kid: distract him. He shared his personal stamp collec...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service People aren't the only animals in America having to worry about being overweight, our pets are inching up on the scales, as well.
The incredibly growing pet
If your dog or cat looks more like a footstool than an animal, it’s time to do something about that excess weight. There is an epidemic of fat pets in the United States, one that’s often unrecog...
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Take care not to spread germs to vulnerable babies during the holidays
With cold and flu season upon us, it can be a daunting time to take a newborn baby from the sterile confines of a hospital into the outside world where hand-washing often is neglected. Sure, you...
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Gourd gobbler makes festive decor
Did you ever wonder why the Cratchit family thought the perfect entree for their Christmas dinner was a goose rather than the turkey, which will grace many American tables this holiday season? I...
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8-year-old Kid KJ drives monster trucks like a pro
OCALA, Fla. — Kaid Jaret Olson-Weston is strapped into a 2,800-pound half-scale monster truck, humming playfully as he waits for the green light. KJ, as he is known to his fans, sits patiently a...
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Parents seek to raise bullying awareness
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The parents of Tyler Clementi said Nov. 14 they want to “raise awareness of Internet cyberbullying” through a foundation formed to honor their late son. Jane and Joseph Clemen...
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