Jones, who is from Boise, Idaho, learned about a program through his internship supervisor that connects people with extra rooms in their homes with other adults looking for a place to live.
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Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2026
Launched in 2023, her app connects users for in-person group activities like yoga and language exchanges, simplifying the process of forming new friendships.
What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman.
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Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2026
The productivity boom everyone associates with the personal computer didn’t actually show up in the macro data until 15 years after the PC was commercialized.
By deploying an aggressive, multifront strategy that couples strong law enforcement interdiction with a revolutionary model of public healthcare, Florida is proving to the nation that the war on fentanyl can be won.
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John Koufos,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however.
What to put in an anxiety bag Since anxiety affects everyone differently, Powell suggests choosing items that appeal to you — including those that engage multiple senses, such as taste, touch and smell.
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Mary Caldwell,
AJC.com,
24 Aug. 2026
The organization says while a lot of work has been accomplished to bring those numbers down, any death in the community is concerning, every loss affects the community.
The plot against Zeraati is part of a widening campaign by the Iranian government which involves hiring criminals—Russian mobsters, Hells Angels bikers, and even Swedish teen-agers—to attack its detractors and sow fear among Iranians in exile.
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Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2026
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