By Matt Egan New York — Prices at the pump climbed to their highest level of the year on Monday as oil prices push past $92 a barrel. Normally, gas prices cool off after the summer driving season ends on Labor Day. But the opposite has happened this year as Saudi Arabia’s and Russia’s aggressive…
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By Jae Bratton | NerdWallet In the list of things you want to be doing around the holidays, fending off scam artists has to be at the bottom. And yet, the holidays can be a prime time for scammers hoping to take advantage of the busy season. One fraudulent transaction is easily overlooked in a…
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By DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News Network Added sugar in foods not only adds extra calories, it also can have direct toxic effects, such as tooth decay and even a risk for heart disease. Minimizing the amount of added sugar in your diet is important. However, you may not even realize how much added sugar you…
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When you’re fighting for your playoff lives, the next stretch of games is always the most important. For the Galaxy, that would be the next 11 days. The Galaxy, in 13th place in the Western Conference and six points out of the ninth and final playoff spot, hosts Minnesota United FC on Wednesday (7:30 p.m.,…
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Taking over the space occupied by EnoSteak, Kahani (meaning “story” in Hindu) will open up in its place on Saturday, Oct. 7. Executive chef Sanjay Rawat, who was hired by the luxury resort as chef de cuisine in 2022, will lead the kitchen inside his first dedicated Orange County restaurant. Born in Uttarakhand, India, Rawat…
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By Dr. Drew Watson, American Academy of Pediatrics Mental illness is an extremely common and important issue among teenagers. Although sports and physical activity have tremendous mental health benefits, young athletes are not exempt from the ongoing mental health crisis. In fact, some potential effects of being a competitive athlete, like perfectionism, external pressures to…
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Matthew Goldberg | Bankrate.com (TNS) Personal finance fact: Your money loses purchasing power over time, especially if it’s in a savings account that isn’t earning interest. But there’s good news for savers: For the sixth straight month, the top savings yield is outpacing inflation, according to Bankrate data. The current savings rate environment features many…
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Queens of the Stone Age has finally announced the West Coast dates of its The End is Nero Tour, which is in support of the band’s eighth album, “In Times New Roman…” After touring overseas, the group will return to the U.S. for several dates, wrapping up with Viejas Arena in San Diego on Friday,…
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By Scott Laird, TravelPulse Beachgoing is perhaps the most popular activity among tourists in the Aloha State. The Hawaiian archipelago is noted for beaches of all shapes and colors — from the uniform sugar sand of Ka’anapali Beach on Maui to the black or sometimes green sand beaches of the Island of Hawaii to the…
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Lou Berney hit a dead end. Berney, whose novels include “November Road” and “The Long and Faraway Gone,” writes deeply involving thrillers with characters you care about. But he was struggling with a book he’d spent years on. “I’d been working on a novel for about two and a half years after ‘November Road’, and…
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