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books
In two noir novels, crime lurks beneath small town life in Norway and New England : NPR's Book of the Day
In their new noir novels, authors Joseph Finder and Jo Nesbø choose small towns as the settings for dark plotlines. First, Finder's The Oligarch's Daughter...
npr.org
- 30+ days ago
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business
Detroit Fire Department Introduces Self-Re-Inspection Program for Small Businesses
The winds of change are sweeping through Detroit, at least regarding fire safety inspections. In a move that promises to cut red tape and empower...
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business
Unwritten Report Speaks Volumes About CFO Uncertainty
Plus: Cava CFO’s People-Centric Approach To Company Finance, Markets Hold Steady But Bad News May Be Coming, Tariffs Unlikely To End Income Tax, Small...
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crafting
Veronica Funk
I remember my first studio fondly. It was in my first apartment and consisted of a wall covered in plastic bags, a large picture hook...
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entrepreneurship
3 Tips for Executive Influencers to Leverage Social Media
From horrific crime to plunging stock prices to wild newsworthy success, executives are publicly known in ways they weren’t a generation or even a...
inc.com
- 30+ days ago
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gardening
Made in Tarrant: Nativo Gardens grows from backyard business to plants in a Fort Worth parking lot
Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. Karla...
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- 30+ days ago
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cool stuff
A Day in the Life of a Crane Operator in Oslo, Norway
The BBC Earth Explore series “Everyday Extremes” accompanied a woman named Mina as she worked as a crane operator in Oslo, Norway. Mina shared what...
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business / technology
Mastercard BrandVoice: To Keep Pace With The Big Guys, Smaller Businesses Are Embracing New Platforms And Payments
Eastern European expats John and Olga Popel made life a little more convenient for people living in Western Mauritius when they launched Grubmates, the island...
forbes.com
- 30+ days ago
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outdoors
Octopus Squishes Into Tiny Hole, Makes Delightfully Disgusting Sounds
Octopuses don’t have bones, so their ability to squeeze into small spaces is pretty much only limited by the size of their hard beaks (...
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- 30+ days ago
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entrepreneurship
Outsmart the Giants: A 7-Step Guide for Small Business Success
Big businesses garner a much larger piece of the sales pie than do small businesses. While 99.9 percent of all U.S. businesses are small businesses,...
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business
Bank of England to hike FSCS protection from £85,000 to £110,000
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- 30+ days ago
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work-life balance
A Booming Market for Life Coaches Means No Problem Is Too Small
Kate Laverge Greenwich, Connecticut-based Laverge logged more than three decades in senior roles at Viacom and ABInbev before pivoting to help other...
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- 30+ days ago
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business
How a TikTok shut down could affect small businesses
TikTok projects U.S. small businesses and social media creators would lose $ 1.3 billion in revenue and earnings in one month if the app is shut...
axios.com
- 30+ days ago
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entrepreneurship
How Lenkie Plans To Close The UK’s £22 Billion SME Lending Gap
Fast-growing small businesses often run into cash flow problems. As orders from customers grow, they struggle to keep up, because they don’t have the...
forbes.com
- 30+ days ago
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travel
This $ 20 Carry-on Suitcase Has 2,000+ Perfect Ratings and Fits Up to 7 Days’ Worth of Clothes
Save money on baggage fees. Shopping for the right carry-on suitcase can be a tricky task. You want something lightweight enough to easily hoist into...
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health
This hidden mineral is crumbling thousands of home foundations across New England. “It’s like your house was diagnosed with cancer”
Pyrrhotite causes cracks in concrete. But research on how widespread the issue might be has only scratched the surface....
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- 30+ days ago
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science / space
Witness the First-ever Sight and Sound Recording of a Meteorite Impact
Every day, some 100 tons of meteoric dust and sand-size particles strike the atmosphere. A smaller but still significant amount of pebble-size...
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- 30+ days ago
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movie & tv
Hulu top 10 shows — here's the 3 worth watching right now
Hulu is one of the best streaming services, in no small part due to its excellent library of shows. The Emmys proved that you need...
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- 30+ days ago
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sports
Cardinals see smallest non-COVID-19 crowd in the history of Busch Stadium III
The St. Louis Cardinals saw the lowest non-COVID-19 attendance in the history of Busch Stadium III on Monday. A paid attendance of 21,206 witnessed...
yahoo.com
- 30+ days ago
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photography
SmallRig launches retro-designed accessories for new Fujifilm GFX 100RF
The buzz around the newly announced Fujifilm GFX 100RF is real, and for good reason. It’s a groundbreaking fusion of Fujifilm’s renowned GFX...
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- 30+ days ago
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books / health
Oliver Sacks’s Lifelong Search for Recognition
The famous neurologist and author devoted his life to revealing his patients’ humanity. He struggled harder to reveal himself. Letters, a collection of just a...
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- 30+ days ago
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pets
Whales Keep Eye On These 6 Cryptos, Seize The Chance To Catch This Rocket
In the midst of a stirring bull run, large investors are quietly accumulating certain digital assets. These cryptos, often overlooked by smaller...
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- 30+ days ago
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nature
Local beekeeper pioneers ingenious conservation model to revive ravaged coastline with help from bees: 'We found that ... awareness is not enough'
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- 30+ days ago
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learning
Why Are the Names of British Towns & Cities So Hard to Pronounce?: A Humorous But Informative Primer
When they make their first transoceanic voyage, more than a few Americans choose to go to England, on the assumption that, whatever culture shock...
openculture.com
- 30+ days ago
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shopping
As retail theft crime surges, more Chicago consumers turn to online shopping
(The Center Square) – Illinois Retail Merchants Association CEO Rob Karr isn’t surprised by the findings of a new study that concludes that local consumers...
aol.com
- 30+ days ago
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sports
How could a goalkeeper save Rashford's penalty? - MOTD analysis
FA Cup MOTD analysis: Joe Hart gives goalkeeper's perspective on how to save Marcus Rashford's penalty Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart shares his perspective on...
bbc.com
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