Shauna Wright
5 Things You Shouldn’t Buy on Black Friday
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Savvy buyers know Black Friday can be one of the best days of the year to find terrific bargains, but not all items are such great deals. In order to better your experience on that infamous shopping day, here are some things you may want to avoid purchasing, along with when you may be able to score the best deals on them
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This Day in History for November 22 – President Kennedy Assassinated and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1718 – Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, is killed off the coast of North Carolina (More info)
1943 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt to discuss ways to defeat Japan (More info)
New Retirement Age May Have Americans Working Until They Drop
In yet another bit of cheerful economic news, a quarter of the 1,500 people who filled out Wells Fargo’s latest retirement survey said they don’t plan to retire until they’re 80 years old — two years past the life expectancy of the average American.
PETA Targets City of Turkey for a Vegan-Friendly Name Change [VIDEO]
The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, does some good work, but it’s the organization’s more absurd stunts that often make headlines — and this one is a prime example.
Citing the suffering of turkeys during the Thanksgiving season, PETA sent a letter to the mayor of Turkey, Texas and asked him to change the town’s name to the tofu-based meat alte
Want to Weigh Less? Eat More Often — Health Check
A new study finds those who’ve lost weight and kept it off tend to eat more often than heavier people — yet still took in fewer daily calories.
Lead researcher Jessica Bachman, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Marywood University in Scranton, PA, was part of a group that profiled 250 people who’d lost significant amounts of weight. The key was to learn how they m
This Day in History for November 21 – J.R.’s Shooter Revealed and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1920 – In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as “Bloody Sunday” (More info)
1922 – Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator (More info)
Have an Off-Beat Thanksgiving Dinner with These 10 Food Items
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While many Thanksgiving tables will be laden with turkey, stuffing and other more traditional fare, there’s no rule that says you have to blend in with the crowd. In f
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One Good Thing About the Recession, People Are Smarter Shoppers — Survey of the Day
The recession may have left unemployment rates a mess and killed the housing market, but if you’re looking for a silver lining, here it is: we’re all better shoppers now because of it.
Airline Forces Passengers to Pay $31,500 for Fuel — Or Be Stranded [VIDEO]
Flying the friendly skies is one thing. Being forced to pony up the cash to do it while en route is something else entirely.
But that’s what happened on a flight operated by Austria-based carrier Comtel earlier this week.
US Teen Birth Rate Hits a 70-Year Low — Health Check
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that the teen birth rate in the United States dropped to an all-time low in 2010.