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Kraft mac and cheese continues to thrive in today’s natural foods era

In January 2015, food sales at restaurants overtook those at grocery stores for the first time. Most thought this marked a permanent shift in the American meal. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic,...

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6 surprising facts about the Declaration of Independence

Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as historian Woody Holton explains. His 2021 book Liberty is...

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In hot water: Why Hurricane Beryl foreshadows a nasty storm season

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead, experts said....

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Macy’s fireworks live stream 2024: How to watch the NYC Fourth of July event...

Summer is in full swing, and it’s time to celebrate America. The Fourth of July marks the anniversary of the passing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776....

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Notion’s CTO explains what’s next for the productivity behemoth

Fuzzy Khosrowshahi is Notion’s new chief technology officer, helping the once-tiny startup scale its engineering team now that it’s a $10 billion behemoth. He joined in December after three years at...

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The age of reboots and sequels: What’s motivating nostalgia bait?

If you’re a millennial or a member of Gen Z and immersed in our culture’s current obsession with reboots, reenactments, sequels, and prequels, then you may be feeling a bit of nostalgia fatigue and...

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Latte makeup and girl dinners aside, TikTok’s hold on pop culture may not last

TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply woven into the fabric of...

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Herbal scents can encourage shoppers to buy healthier foods, research shows

Imagine walking down the aisle of your local grocery store. The scent of mixed herbs catches your attention, mentally transporting you to a kitchen filled with the aroma of your favorite home-cooked...

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4 values that make you more productive at work

Not all the ideals that companies often commit to are equally useful. Some are too vague, others are too disconnected from people’s daily lives, and others are simply too different from the reality of...

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Try this ordinary tool Dali and Man Ray used to jump-start their creativity

A century ago, French writer and poet André Breton penned his “Manifesto of Surrealism,” which launched an art movement known for creating bizarre hybrids of words and images. These juxtapositions,...

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3 lies leaders need to stop telling themselves to feel better 

Are you willing to stop telling the little lies that keep you feeling comfortable and safe, and secure you know “what good looks like” when it comes to being a leader?  The capacity to stop telling...

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Asking this question can make workers feel like they belong

If you want to create a greater sense of workplace belonging, you should ask your colleagues this question: What do you need?  Workers are currently facing considerable challenges: record-high levels...

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IndyCar to unveil its hybrid engine system this weekend in Ohio

On the second floor of an upscale steakhouse in downtown Indianapolis, just days before their engines would be put to the test against each other in the Indianapolis 500, engineers from Chevrolet and...

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I’m a venture capitalist, and these are the 3 AI myths that everyone needs to...

Everyone is worried  about AI. And as much as there is an appetite for AI stories and use cases, many are anxious about the impact it will have on their futures. But we fear what we don’t understand,...

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The worst branding blunders of the AI era—so far

Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Plenty of brands seem eager to signal their artificial intelligence chops these days—maybe too...

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The EV revolution is stalling out. Blame prices and infrastructure

When it comes to cars, the science is clear: We are going to have to start swapping out our gas-guzzling automobiles for their electric counterparts. Yet those cleaner alternatives are more expensive,...

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Map: Getting healthcare for transgender youth is harder in much of the country

At the moment, at least 25 states have banned trans healthcare for minors. Families in these places are forced to cross state borders in order to get care. The Campaign for Southern Equality, a...

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How to fight procrastination when you’re self-employed

It’s an average Wednesday afternoon—arguably my least favorite day of the week. I find myself staring at the laptop screen, rotating between my empty Google doc, half-written emails, and multiple...

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Parents beware: Hatch Rest Baby sound machine power adapter recalled over...

Parents take note: Hatch Baby Inc. of Palo Alto, California, has issued a voluntary recall for the power adapter included with some of their 1st generation Hatch Rest devices. At issue is that the...

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The U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs in June while the unemployment rate rises...

America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy’s ability to withstand high interest rates. Last month’s job...

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