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7 items to never bring to the beach

Before you head to the beach, leave these items at home.

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Why foundation cracks in your home shouldn’t be ignored

TOWN SQUARE | Any penetration of water into a home has the potential to create an issue for the property and the people in it.

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'It is all about raising the profile of carers'

The UK economy cannot afford to have more of its 10.5m army of carers quit the workforce for good.

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Ukraine round-up: Residents rebuild Bucha as Russia bans UK PM

A few residents clear up after Russia's occupation, as Boris Johnson becomes persona non grata in Moscow.

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Ukraine war: No quick return to normal for scarred Bucha

Everything has changed in this town since the Russians came, and horrific memories will not easily be erased.

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Stay on top of cleaning with this Hoover swivel vacuum

Get rid of dirt and dust with this long-lasting swivel vacuum

Video: Florida home offers 3-bed, 3-bath, and one 12-foot alligator

This house is not quite move-in ready...

Declutter your home and destress your mind

Who doesn’t love a clean, organized space? It turns out decluttering your home may declutter your mind as well.

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I'm 26 and live in a 350-square-foot tiny home with my partner and pets. Here's how we make our space work.

My partner and I built a 350-square-feet home without any prior experience. Here's how we took advantage of our small space and made it feel larger.

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Nottinghamshire father delivers own child for second time

Funeral director Dominic delivered his daughter Alice in a campervan at the side of a road.

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A stadium like SoFi in Arlington Heights? Bears fans can dream of Super Bowl site, but reality likely requires something more affordable.

Fans can dream, but Bears might have a difficult time coming up with the money for such a development.

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Multiple people detained in drug raid on Jacksonville’s Westside

Multiple people were detained during a drug raid Monday at a home on Crystal Springs Road on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to police.

Ask Amy: Wife worries her husband is cheating after finding pills

Reader worries husband is sleeping with other people after finding secret “happy pills” stash.

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Emma Raducanu: Man found guilty of stalking British number one

The 35-year-old man left notes and cards at the British tennis ace's family home, a court is told.

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College Football at a crossroads? Wolken predicts massive change is coming to the sport

Dan Wolken describes the current state of college football and what its future will look like.

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Carolyn Hax: She wanted to be alone, then in-laws crashed her vacation

She and her husband borrowed his parents' second home to grieve and recharge after deaths in the family, then in-laws arrived as a "fun surprise."

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Service helps restore homes for Eastside residents

Jacksonville’s Eastside has been home to multiple generations of families and now it’s getting some help through Lift Jax.

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Scots urged to stay at home for Hogmanay amid Omicron surge

The public has been asked to minimise new year socialising amid record-high Covid cases.

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Thailand balcony fall: Plea to bring teacher back to UK

Teacher Jill Dodds was seriously injured when a balcony gave way while she was taking a selfie.

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Climate change: Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 2021

Floods and storms connected to rising temperatures have had a huge impact on people worldwide.

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Hints From Heloise: Tips for maintaining household data

Organize your important information in a way that works for you, but make sure you make duplicates and store securely.

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A Kentucky neighborhood was a haven for refugees. Then the tornado struck.

At least 13 of the 15 people killed in Bowling Green lived in a community that is among the city’s most diverse.

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Jacksonville’s best breakfast: Grumpy’s Restaurant

We know you’ve heard of it, and we know you love it! Grumpy’s has returned as your pick for Jacksonville’s best breakfast.

Omicron Netherlands: 13 air passengers test positive for new variant

Thirteen people who travelled from South Africa to the Netherlands have tested positive for Omicron.

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Harry Potter stars reunite for ‘magical’ 20th anniversary special, without J.K. Rowling

The retrospective special “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” will air as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day.

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Here are the essential cleaning supplies that every home needs

Experts share their favorite soaps, detergents and surface cleaners.

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US long-term mortgage rates up slightly; 30-year at 2.88%

Average long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week continuing a months-long trend of little movement.

Our favorite recipes for late summer and early fall

Our favorite recipes right now include apple cake, simple pastas, saucy roasted squash and BLTs.

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Social care: Will people still have to sell their homes?

In 2019, the Conservatives pledged no-one should have to sell their home to pay for their care.

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Backyard burial case: Brothers from Lyons released without charges, death investigation probe ongoing

Lyons police said two brothers who had been arrested Saturday when human remains were found in their backyard were released without charges Monday. The investigation remains ongoing.

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Nigerian students amass degrees to stay in Europe

Modupe Osunkoya enrolled on her third post-graduate degree because she says there are no jobs at home.

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Buying or renting: How seniors seeking a new home can determine what’s best for them

REAL ESTATE MATTERS | Financials, flexibility, convenience and proximity to loved ones are all considerations.

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Briton suspected of spying for Russia arrested in Germany

German federal prosecutors say the UK embassy staff member passed documents to Russian intelligence.

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As a house fire blazed, police say a gunman opened fire on paramedics and firefighters in Tucson

The shooting set off a rampage targeting first responders that left at least one person dead and four others injured.

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A ‘new adventure’: Pandemic drives demand for vacation homes

Sales of vacation homes in the United States rose 44 percent in 2020, with new homeowners finding a variety of ways to pay for them.

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A dog went missing after a car crash. He was found on an Idaho farm herding sheep.

“He saw all those sheep and just wanted to go to work,” said Linda Oswald, who was frantically looking for her dog after the car crash.

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Miss Manners: Friends’ new puppy strikes fear into their cat-sitting friends

Readers have been happy to occasionally care for friends’ cats. They worry that they’ll be asked to watch the pup.

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KMGH: Coloradans Assess Tornado Damage

While several home were damaged, no one was injured by the tornado.

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Man dies in Oak Forest fire despite attempt by son to save him

Janozik said someone in the home tried to put out the fire, but were unable to control the blaze.

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Lost village emerges from Italian lake

Repair works at a reservoir in Italy have revealed the remains of a village submerged for decades.

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Five strangers drove a 600-mile relay to save an injured pigeon

Most people would have passed by the injured pigeon. But Mel Tillery started an ambitious, crowdsourced bid to transport it from Baltimore to a bird rescue in Georgia.

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Beverley bullocks: Escaped cattle seen grazing in gardens

The cattle, which had wandered from nearby fields, were later rounded up and returned home.

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This Chapel Hill modernist home won awards for its design. It’s selling for under $1M.

The architecture firm behind the Durham Performing Arts Center designed this home off of West Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill.

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A tiger roamed a residential street in Houston. It belongs to a man facing murder charges, police say.

Houston authorities have not yet found the tiger. But they arrested Victor Hugo Cuevas and charged him with evading arrest and fleeing from police.

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Column: Couples’ sex lives took a hit during COVID-19 pandemic. A new book aims to put them back on track.

Sex therapist Ian Kerner's new book, "So Tell Me About The Last Time You Had Sex" arrives just in time to combat what he calls “a perfect storm of libido-debilitating factors” during the pandemic.

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Here's why wealth advisor Josh Brown says investing in real estate is often a bad idea

Investment properties can often lead to more headaches than returns, according to wealth advisor Josh Brown. Here's how Josh Brown invests in real estate.

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The Kidnapping of Jonelle Matthews

The Kidnapping of Jonelle Matthews A 12-year-old is kidnapped from her home 36 years ago. An unusual suspect is charged. "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports.

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You’re not lazy — Why you need to stop feeling guilty in lockdown, according to an expert

So there would usually be more time "bleeding out," but Price said this is a good thing. In fact, despite people feeling like they're doing less working from home, Price said studies have actually shown a rise in productivity amid the pandemic. A study published September, commissioned by British telecommunications company Talk Talk, found nearly three in five of the 1,250 U.K. workers surveyed said their productivity had gone up since working from home in lockdown. There have also been a number of studies showing that people have been putting in more hours working remotely this past year. In the book, Price said that even prior to the pandemic people had convinced themselves that "having limitations makes us 'lazy' — and that laziness is always a bad thing."

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Notice a spike in your electricity bill? This could be why.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The next time you get your electricity bill, don’t be surprised if it’s a little higher. JEA spokesperson Simone Garvey-Ewan says paying more to use electricity is expected during the time of year when temperatures drop. “When you adjust it by more than two degrees, your HVAC system works a lot harder and that caused more energy use and that causes a higher bill,” Garvey-Ewan said. But she said there are also heat strips inside the heating system, which are like coils on an electric stove. So as long as they run, your electricity bill continues to rise.

Jacksonville firefighters respond to house for fire 3 times in 2 days

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A state fire marshal has been called to investigate what caused a house in Arlington to catch fire three times over the last two days. Jacksonville firefighters first responded to the home on Aletha Drive before 2 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters determined the fire started in a crawl space area underneath the home Wednesday morning. They were able to put the flames out quickly during their initial call but returned before 6 a.m. when the fire reignited. Thursday morning around 5:30, firefighters returned a third time when flames were seen in the back of the home and along the ridgeline.

Rock Island girl, 3, fell out of window and died from cold overnight, police say

The home is in the Quad Cities area, which is located along the Illinois-Iowa state line. She was pronounced dead at a hospital and preliminary autopsy findings show she died from hypothermia, The Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus reported.

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Joliet police shoot, kill Naperville man, 19, after he made 911 call, then threatened them with what turned out to be BB gun, authorities say

Alvarez was inside her home when she heard about 10 gunshots. She and her children hit the floor and moved away from the windows when the shooting started. When she returned moments later to look out her window, she saw a man on the ground and Joliet police officers trying to revive him.

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2 injured in Old Town fire, one of them seriously, officials say

The fire started about 12:15 p.m. in a bedroom of a single-family home in the 500 block of West North Avenue, according to Officer Michelle Tannehill, a police spokeswoman. Three people were inside the home: a 31-year-old man, 34-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman.

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COVID-19 Thanksgiving travel: Rising cases force hard family conversations, last-minute changes

If he does go home, he would drive, but isn’t sure he’s up for the cost of renting a car and 22 hours behind the wheel. Still, it would be the first time he’s spent both Thanksgiving and Christmas away from home.

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Work Out Via Zoom! | River City Live

With working out at home as the popular trend during the pandemic, working out via Zoom is bigger than ever!

Record early vote leads to tranquil Election Day at polls

About 103 million votes were cast before Election Day, an early voting push prompted by the pandemic. Every Election Day comes with problems as millions of people try to cast ballots simultaneously in 50 states. Those who did vote on Election Day included some who wanted to vote by mail but waited too long to request a ballot or didn’t receive their ballots in time. Anthony Medina, of Phoenix, who turned 18 four months ago, accompanied his cousin, who turned 18 on Election Day, to the polls Tuesday. “Given the difficulty election officials faced with Congress not giving them enough money, with all the disinformation and political fights — yes, I think today was an astounding success on all fronts,” McReynolds said.

13-year-old boy tells Chicago police his 9-year-old brother was accidentally shot and killed by their 5-year-old sibling

The 13-year-old told them Ashton was shot in the back of the head by the 5-year-old and directed them to a second-floor bedroom where police found three guns, police said. One of them, a revolver, had a spent shell casing in the cylinder.

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Police: Escalade crashes through Green Cove Springs home

Green Cove Springs Police Department says the driver was arrested. If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.

'NASA at Home' is bringing space to you daily with incredible resources for all ages

NASA has taken to social media to engage and educate people across the world with a new initiative called NASA at Home . This is a free online resource for people of all ages looking to learn and get excited about science and space while staying at home. More details:NASA has launched their "NASA at Home" initiative to provide free online resources for people of all ages. We hope everyone takes a few moments to explore NASA at Home." NASA at Home also includes videos that will air on NASA Television every weekday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT (1400 to 2000 GMT).

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Ready to tackle home improvement projects now that you finally have some time? 5 tips

More time at home has turned into more of an opportunity to do various home improvement projects, although that sometimes can be dangerous. Scott Frankel, co-president of Frankel Building Group in Texas, offered five tips for those who are currently attempting or about to start home renovation projects while quarantined. They aren’t things that are going to necessarily wow your neighbor, but they need to be done.”Don’t bring in outside workers. It’s a real easy way to throw your back out or slip off of a ladder.”Clean out items you don’t need anymore. “When you go to a professional and you say that this is what you want to do, your ideas are organized,” Frankel said.

Jayme Closs Comes Home

Jayme Closs Comes Home "48 Hours" goes inside the Closs case, the extraordinary stories of other children found, and the the heartache of families with children still missing.

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When should you buy a home and stop renting?

As the jobs market continues to recover and Americans are rebuilding their nest eggs, more people are in a position to buy a home. Jill Schlesinger reports when you should bite the bullet.

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How do we defeat ISIS at home?

CBS News Senior Security Contributor Michael Morell and former Homeland Security Adviser to George W. Bush, Fran Townsend weigh in on the evolving “home game” and “away game” US intelligence strategies to defeat ISIS. In the wake of recent attacks in San Bernardino, California, US officials expand their hunt for homegrown terrorists.

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A triple dose

This great addition to your home can add beauty and energy efficiency all at the same time. Awnings reduce the amount of heat generated on the outside of your home by blocking the sunlight. According to Getwithgreen.com, recent study found that "window awnings can reduce household cooling energy by as much as 26 percent in hot climates". Make sure this company will offer an "Estimate and Visit at no charge". The awning company will also need to do a "Final Measurement" to ensure a perfect fit.

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