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    Beware of Fly Vomit … It’s More Dangerous Than You Think

    From unrepentant buzzing around your head to annoyingly painful bites on your ankles, flies are a nuisance from their slimy, squirmy maggot beginnings to their fly-swatter spatter endings. But as obnoxious as those bites might be, they aren’t the most…

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    The Surprising Reasons These Companies Changed Their Brand Names

    Companies’ reasons for choosing new names and logos vary from the banal — corporate restructuring — to the extraordinary: fraud, disasters, or scandal. Changing a company’s long-standing name isn’t without risk, and these days rebranding comes with a fair amount…

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    Florida Residents Are Sharing Terrifying Videos of Hurricane Ian’s Destruction

    Hurricane Ian battered Florida’s southwestern coastline on Thursday, leaving 2.7 million people without power and flooding homes across the state. Experts classified the tropical storm as one of the strongest to ever hit the United States, and Florida’s Gov. Ron…

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    The Deadliest Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters in the U.S.

    From deadly wildfires and heat waves to hurricanes, all forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes, natural disasters seem to be on the upswing — with more to come. Hurricane Ian is barreling down on Florida, with an…

  • Will Costco Stock Benefit From a Recession? Experts Weigh In

    Consumer confidence is low, prices are up, and talk of recession is in the air. That explains why some shoppers are trading down, meaning that they’re purchasing cheaper versions of products (generic versus name brand, for example) rather than foregoing…

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    Medicare Part B To Cost Seniors Less Next Year

    Starting next year, retirees will spend less on monthly premiums for Medicare’s Part B plan — the first time there’s been a decrease in a decade. The 3% decrease also affects the cost of routine doctors’ visits and other outpatient care,…