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    10 Ways to Use Google Maps You Might Not Know

    Alex Photo Stock / Shutterstock.com With over 2 billion users on Google Maps each month, there’s a good chance that this popular free tool is one of your favorites. Google Maps displays the quickest route to your destination while offering you alternative routes and arrival times based on...
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    These 10 Financial Troubles Could Be Signs of Dementia

    Stock-Asso / Shutterstock.com Discovering your loved one has dementia is a heartbreaking moment. But early diagnosis is actually key to better outcomes, and the early signs of the condition often show up in people’s finances. Medicare beneficiaries who are later diagnosed with dementia are more...
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    Find an Authentic yet Modern Escape in Durango, Mexico

    Oliver Alexander Anderson Huerta / Shutterstock.com Nestled in a high valley in Mexico’s pine-studded Western Sierra Madre range, the city of Durango’s surroundings look like what we think of as the Old West. And in fact, between 1954 and 2004, more than 140 Hollywood movies were filmed in the...
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    Despite the Trump Administration’s Best Efforts to Suppress It, Climate Science Is Alive and Well Online

    Hundreds of scientists worldwide are collaborating to combat misinformation by making accurate climate information widely available to the public. By Bob Berwyn Researchers across the United States and the world who raced to protect climate data, public reports and other information from the...
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    Want to Be 50 and Fit? 11 Health Issues to Watch For

    l i g h t p o e t / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. For most people, turning 50 does not necessarily mean slowing down. You can...
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    How to Keep Fall Fruits and Vegetables Fresh Longer

    VH-studio / Shutterstock.com Fall is a season bursting with vibrant fruits and vegetables, offering everything from crisp apples and pears to hearty squashes and pumpkins. However, as the days grow shorter and cooler, keeping these delicious produce items fresh can become a bit of a challenge...
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    The Illusion of One Economy: Why Your Personal Reality May Differ From the National Outlook

    ShutterstockProfessional / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. National GDP growth, stock market performance, and consumer sentiment are...
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    Is Labour about to put its historic link with National Parks at risk?

    At last year’s Labour party conference the prime minister spoke about the beauty and wonder of the Lake District. Visitors to this year’s conference are greeted by six Labour history information boards dotted around the conference venue. Number five proudly and rightly trumpets the historic […]
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    5 Surprising Things That Can Make You Age Faster

    Brocreative / Shutterstock.com It always seems like there’s some new anti-aging gimmick on the market. Instead of looking into every over-promising product, let’s look at the science. There are things that age us faster than we would otherwise, and you may be surprised to learn what makes that...
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    The 15 Most Sustainable Cities in America

    Simone Hogan / Shutterstock.com From solar panel rebates to green buildings and composting programs, which U.S. cities are leading the nation for Earth-friendly initiatives and sustainable urban development? To find out, LawnStarter ranked the most sustainable cities. To rank the nation’s...
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    17 Best Trees to Add Vibrant Fall Color to Your Landscape

    Olya Helms / Shutterstock.com Nothing beats the spectacular show fall foliage puts on in the autumn, and you don’t have to travel states away to experience beautiful color. The following trees will turn your landscape into a seasonal masterpiece. This carefully curated selection of the best...
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    Where to Find Easy Beach Living Abroad — With English-Speaking Locals

    feelthedrone / Shutterstock.com Playa del Carmen is a beach town that sits about an hour south of Cancun on the Riviera Maya, as the strip of coast is known. Once a sleepy fishing town, the port was inadvertently put on the map by Jacques Cousteau in 1954 when he filmed an underwater...
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    Can an AI-Guided Robot Help a California City Resist Sea Level Rise and Sequester Carbon?

    A San Rafael startup proposed a sci-fi solution to raise areas facing the twin threats of land subsidence and sea level rise. Some officials and experts are skeptical. By Jennifer Ugwa In the Northern California Bay Area, the weather has never pulled its punches. Storms pound the shorelines...
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    4 Ways to Clean up Leaves in Your Yard

    Spiroview Inc / Shutterstock.com Not knowing how to pick up leaves fast can make fall leaf cleanup take forever. The good news is that there’s more than one way to tackle leaf removal. From raking and using leaf blowers to vacuuming, shredding, and mulching with a mower, here are the best ways...
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    15 Places in America Investing the Most in More Affordable Housing

    Irina Mos / Shutterstock.com As home prices continue to climb across the United States, housing affordability remains a critical concern for both prospective buyers and policymakers. Over the past decade, persistent price growth — driven by limited supply, strong demand, and rising construction...
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    These 15 States Are Investing the Most in Manufactured Homes

    MODSTEEL / Shutterstock.com After years of elevated real estate prices, mortgage rates, and rents, the housing affordability crisis in the U.S. is more apparent than ever. Policymakers, economic experts, and everyday households continue to search for solutions to ease the financial burden of...
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    The new secretary of state at Defra must keep the Circular Economy Strategy on track

    This post is by Dr Colin Church, CEO of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, chair of Green Alliance’s Circular Economy Task Force and a member of the government’s Circular Economy Taskforce. Avid Whitehall watchers have had a bit of stimulation recently following the […]
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    Disinformation on Steroids: Climate Science Takes It on the Chin

    The fifth and final installment in our special Climate Week video series. Did you hear the one about the space lasers starting forest fires? Fringe conspiracy theories like this still swirl in certain parts of the internet. But some climate change disinformation is harder to spot—it’s subtle...
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    Human Impacts on Ocean Could Double or Triple by 2050, a New UC Santa Barbara Study Warns

    As climate change, fishing and other human activities threaten marine ecosystems, scientists predict which areas are most at-risk to better inform decision makers. By Teresa Tomassoni By 2050, the combined impacts of climate change and human activity on the ocean could be two to three times...
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    Forget the Expensive ‘Memory Improvement’ Pills: Here’s What Can Really Help

    Kues / Shutterstock.com If you’ve watched television in the past decade, you’ve probably seen ads for Prevagen — a jellyfish-based brain supplement marketed as “clinically shown” to improve memory. Maybe you’ve even considered buying it, joining the 25% of adults over 50 who are taking some...
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