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Ketanji Brown Jackson expected to be confirmed by Senate as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court

GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah is expected to join every Democrat in voting for her confirmation.

     

Chipotle, Taco Bell, Moe’s have Burrito Day deals, free food Thursday, which also is National Beer Day

National Beer Day and National Burrito Day are both Thursday, April 7. Find deals on burritos, beer and more at restaurants nationwide.
     

From local adventures to a family road trip: Here’s how we tested my mom’s travel needs

My mother has Parkinson’s disease and this is how we prepared for our first big family vacation: Small with trips around town.

     

2022 MLB predictions: World Series and award picks for the baseball season

Can the Braves repeat as World Series champs? Who’s going to be MVP? Looking into the crystal ball at the 2022 MLB season ahead.

     

These fruits and vegetables are packed with the most pesticides, 2022 ‘Dirty Dozen’ list reports

Thursday, nonprofit advocacy organization Environmental Working Group released its annual “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” lists.
     

Mortgage rates rise, inching closer to 5%

Mortgage rates rose again this week, inching closer to 5%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.72% in the week ending April 7, up from 4.67% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That’s the highest since December 2018.

‘I felt as if I was dead to her’: The psychological cost of the silent treatment

The silent treatment is a refusal to verbally communicate with another person. When it’s part of a pattern of controlling behavior, it can be abuse.

     

Is the U.S. headed for a recession? This Wall Street bank thinks so.

The Federal Reserve is prepared to raise interest rates by 50 basis points. And that will trigger a downturn, according to Deutsche Bank.

     

Can changing the name ‘marijuana’ help address racial divide from America’s drug war?

As more communities legalize pot, people are taking a look at the word “marijuana” itself and how it has been used throughout America’s drug wars.
     

Amy Schumer on Louis C.K. winning Grammy after sexual misconduct: ‘It doesn’t feel good’

After hosting the Oscars, Amy Schumer has some thoughts on the Grammys – namely the fact that Louis C.K. won one after a sexual misconduct scandal.
     

The world is ‘perilously close’ to tipping points of irreversible climate change. These are 5 that keep scientists up at night.

The world’s scientists say the climate change crisis is upon us. Unless we act now, crucial planetary systems are on the cusp of irreversible damage.

     

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