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So, Here’s The Thing

Here’s a little peek into how The Top Shelf sausage gets made: It usually starts out with an email to a possible subject, and then a back-and-forth of possible shoot dates, locations, and other logistics begin. Because it’s our biggest series and the most labor-intensive to produce, Top Shelves are …

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U.S. Senate votes to extend government surveillance tools for 77 days

(Reuters) — The U.S. Senate agreed on Monday to extend a set of government surveillance tools for 77 days, to allow lawmakers time to consider broader changes to the divisive domestic eavesdropping program. The Senate had been due to begin voting on Monday evening on a bill passed in the …

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Questions About Stocks, Discount Grocers, Toilet Paper, Credit Cards, Bottled Water and More

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Staying put, but worried2. Replacing bottles and boiling water3. Frugal alternative to laundry softener4. Son has many credit …

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