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by Dictionary Scoop There's a reason why certain phrases keep coming at us from public-facing workers across many industries. Decades of trial and error have taught brands which words will put customers at ease, which expressions to reach for, and which to avoid at all costs — such as “unfortunately” or “I don’t …
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by US Census Bureau The share of the world population age 65 and older is projected to nearly double from 10.5 percent to 19.6 percent between 2025 and 2060, according to a new report released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The report, An Aging World 2025, finds that the global population is …
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by Kevin Burton “Every year August burns itself out like too much of a good thing and every year September is there looming,” I wrote in a profile in my college newspaper. “It’s cooling influence is enough to bring both leaves and schoolboys, floating down to earth.” Autumn begins today in the northern …
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by Kevin Burton What if God made baseball cards for us, but they weren’t about baseball? What if they were about our walk as a Christian? Christian cards? If you wanted to capture my childhood in a handful of images, one image would surely be of baseball cards. I still have all …
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by Dictionary Scoop Vocabulary is in great part learned through copying and imitating others, but this can lead to incorrect use of a word becoming widespread. Let’s explore some words that you might be using incorrectly. (Then let’s enjoy some snarky comments from your humble blogger.) 1-Nauseous Many people use “nauseous” to describe …
by Kevin Burton Talk about making an entrance! Molly Connah was one day past her due date, and seated comfortably in a movie theatre when her baby daughter decided the time was right for her earthly debut. Details now from BBC reporter Antonia Matthews: “A woman gave birth in a cinema …
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by Nathan Frederick Good News Network Two cat tales today, one of fire, one of water. A mechanical issue started a fire in a Utah apartment building recently that sent the entire five-story structure ablaze in a matter of minutes. Residents in the Salt Lake City suburb—and their pets—were evacuated from the …
by Kevin Burton Ukrainian Center Kate Koval has signed with Baylor basketball, after leaving LSU and tone-deaf coach Kim Mulkey. Mulkey, a four-time national championship coach, signed Russian center Anna Minaeva for the 2026-27 season, creating obvious tensions within the LSU locker room. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 without provocation and …
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by Kevin Burton There is more to a rainbow than meets the eye. And there is plenty that meets the eye! Who among us, having seen the beauty of a rainbow in the sky, doesn’t call loved ones who are near to say “look, a rainbow!”? Yesterday we learned about the …
by Nicole Villeneuve Interesting Facts Rainbows have fascinated humans for years. Long before scientists understood the physics behind these colorful arcs, people came up with legends to explain them, sometimes seeing them as pathways to treasure. Today we know how rainbows work: Sunlight bends, reflects, and separates into different wavelengths inside millions of …
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