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Every Move I Make, She’ll Be Watching Me
At 50, am I too old to be sharing my location with my mother?The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
After my wife died, I joined a community choir. It gave me respite from my private grief | David Sornig
When Toni fell ill I stopped playing music entirely. Yet every so often I felt the urge to return . The first person who spoke to me on the first day of choir was a woman who’d sat beside me in the ...The Guardian - 9h -
Róisín Lanigan: ‘I moved to London and got bedbugs’
The Northern Irish journalist turned author on writing a haunted house novel for the rental age, her trick for capturing dialogue and favourite millennial reads. Róisín Lanigan, 33, grew up in ...The Guardian - 14h -
This story isn’t about the priest who abused me. It’s about my mother
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Pasadena high school seniors, Steve Carell has a surprise for you: Free prom tickets
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Australian beach culture used to feel off limits to me. This summer I claimed the beach as my own
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The Cleveland Glenville and Gates Mills Hawken high school basketball teams meet in an OHSAA state semifinal. Get live score updates and more here.Yahoo Sports - 16h -
Elon Musk targeted me over Tesla protests. That proves our movement is working
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I adore my children. I’m also scared that one day my son will kill me
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My phone knows what I want before I do. That should be worrying – but it’s oddly comforting | Emma Beddington
On the downside, all my personal data is being harvested by faceless corporations. On the up, I’ve got a little parent in my pocket, anticipating my every need. I awoke recently to one of those ...The Guardian - 5d -
D-I girls basketball championship: Live score updates from St. Johnsbury-Burlington
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Stephen Moore: Tariffs 'are not a pick-me-up' for economy
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Feeling like an imposter is holding me back at work
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'Roofers took my savings for job I didn't ask for'
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What I Found on the 365-Mile Trail of a Lost Folk Hero
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My petty gripe: people keep throwing food away without asking me if I want it. Of course I do!
What does it cost you to let others finish your bowl of chips at the pub? What do you gain by binning the soggy fruit salad?. Last week’s chicken too dry to finish off. A carrot so old it flops ...The Guardian - 5d -
Sununu on possible Senate bid: 'I have not ruled it out completely'
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'God used Donald Trump to save me': Ex-Tenn. senator gets pardon 15 days after entering prison
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Abuse by Guildhall tutor in 1980s left me in despair, says opera singer
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A moment that changed me: Crohn’s left me in constant pain. An operation restored my appetite for life
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My stepmother inherited 100% of my father’s estate. She’s leaving everything to her two kids. Is that fair?
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The UK government embracing AI? I’m sorry, that’s nonsense and I can prove it | Chris Stokel-Walker
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Southport victim's father says support for playground tribute has been amazing
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My pet rat is dying. I can’t stop thinking about all the things he taught me | Joseph Earp
Owning and caring for a creature takes us outside of ourselves – not just us insular weirdo artists, but all people. . I’m a writer and painter, two professions with the occupational risk of ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘He claims to be a nihilist’: I told my friend to sell his Tesla shares. He stopped speaking to me. Is that normal?
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Jamie Carragher meets Ian Callaghan: ‘I was booked once in 857 games – by a Geordie’
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‘Finding time for pleasure’: what orcas taught me about sex in midlife
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Daybreak is a magical time in a big city, no matter how tired you are | Adrian Chiles
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Clemson basketball, Chase Hunter react to late-game officiating vs Louisville in ACC tournament
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Bestselling author: This simple routine helps me feel happy and energized when I'm tired from work—I do it 'every week'
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‘In their last days, our parents changed their will’: They left me $250,000, but gave my sister $1 million. What should I do?
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