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🍲 Americans love frozen meals, processed foods. We still don’t fully understand what it’s doing to our bodies
Read full article: 🍲 Americans love frozen meals, processed foods. We still don’t fully understand what it’s doing to our bodiesOver the past two decades, ultra-processed foods have grown to make up a majority of Americans' daily calorie intake, and a growing body of research suggests these cheaper eats could be costing us our lives.
🖥️ Verifying facts in the age of AI–librarians offer 5 strategies
Read full article: 🖥️ Verifying facts in the age of AI–librarians offer 5 strategiesThe phenomenal growth in artificial intelligence tools has made it easy to create a story quickly, complicating a reader's ability to determine if a news source or article is truthful or reliable.
🧶It’s graffiti, but with yarn. Yarnfiti encourages creativity, teaches sewing skills at this Florida library
Read full article: 🧶It’s graffiti, but with yarn. Yarnfiti encourages creativity, teaches sewing skills at this Florida libraryYou’ve probably heard or even spotted graffiti around town. It’s usually something illicitly spray painted on a public building or wall. But there’s a unique kind of graffiti that local libraries are welcoming it’s all part of a display they want you to come out and see for yourself. It’s called ‘Yarnfiti.’
👃 Car’s air conditioner blowing musty smell? Here’s how to fix it
Read full article: 👃 Car’s air conditioner blowing musty smell? Here’s how to fix itMusty smell could be coming from your car's evaporator inside the heating and cooling system. Consumer experts have tips on how you can fix the issue without going to the mechanic.
⌚Not ready to get your kid a phone? These smartwatches may be good alternatives
Read full article: ⌚Not ready to get your kid a phone? These smartwatches may be good alternativesThese age-appropriate wearables can put off the purchase of your child’s first smartphone. Here’s what users and experts say about key features on popular models and what to consider before you buy.
👩👧Monica May hosts free Orlando mother, daughter summit to strengthen family bonds
Read full article: 👩👧Monica May hosts free Orlando mother, daughter summit to strengthen family bondsSummit is free and open to teen girls and their mothers. Workshops include financial planning, beauty, career support and relationship development.
😱 Enter to win 4 tickets to Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld Orlando
Read full article: 😱 Enter to win 4 tickets to Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld OrlandoThe event features four all-new haunted houses, along with three never-before-seen scare zones, two new immersive blood-chilling bars, and four heart-dropping coasters.
🍎 News 6 volunteers at Melbourne Resource Center, needs help Getting Results
Read full article: 🍎 News 6 volunteers at Melbourne Resource Center, needs help Getting ResultsNews 6 staff spent hours sorting produce and donated foods at the South Brevard Sharing Center, but found there is a need for commercial-grade refrigerators to store items before they're distributed to families in need.
⌚ How accurate are fitness trackers? A comparison of Fitbit, Garmin, Apple, Oura, and Withings
Read full article: ⌚ How accurate are fitness trackers? A comparison of Fitbit, Garmin, Apple, Oura, and WithingsToday, keeping track of your health is more within reach than ever with the widespread distribution and use of wearable fitness trackers. But how accurate is your health device?
🦷 Are you flossing with PFAS, dangerous chemicals? Consumer experts check ingredients
Read full article: 🦷 Are you flossing with PFAS, dangerous chemicals? Consumer experts check ingredientsConsumer Reports reviewed 17 dental flosses to bring you safer, more sustainable options. Plus tips on shopping safer, too.
📺 These are the most popular movies on Hulu this week
Read full article: 📺 These are the most popular movies on Hulu this weekSince 2019, when the Walt Disney Company became a majority owner of the platform, Hulu’s number of paying subscribers has doubled from 22.8 million in the first quarter of 2019 to 50.2 million in the second quarter of 2024.
🎖️You can tour this Florida veterans museum inside and out virtually
Read full article: 🎖️You can tour this Florida veterans museum inside and out virtuallySeptember 11th is a day of remembrance of the lives lost during the terrorist attacks in 2001. While there are many events held in Central Florida and throughout the United States, some families are keeping history alive by visiting local museums.
💸 The ‘sandwich generation’ is strained: How to save for retirement while caring for kids and aging parents
Read full article: 💸 The ‘sandwich generation’ is strained: How to save for retirement while caring for kids and aging parents50 hours. That's the amount of time America's "sandwich generation" spends caring for both children and aging parents every week, according to a New York Life Wealth survey.
🏈Tailgate, watch your favorite football team on jumbotron at this Kissimmee waterpark
Read full article: 🏈Tailgate, watch your favorite football team on jumbotron at this Kissimmee waterparkIsland H2O is offering Tailgate Weekends airing football games on its jumbotron. Would you watch football at a water park?