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If your battery is starting to wear down, Sears is taking 20% off a ton of DieHard batteries today. Even if you don't need one imminently, this is a good opportunity to stock up so you'll always have a spare handy.

You don't need nearly as many clothes as you think to study abroad for three months. Please trust us with this abbreviated packing list.

“Management is a head that eats problems they don’t understand.” A comic by Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

In his new book, No Place to Hide, Glenn Greenwald traces the discovery and extent of the massive surveillance apparatus constructed by the National Security Agency.

This colorful comic is helping me learn revolutionary Spanish at home.

There are car chargers, and then there are car chargers. This model from Mpow features two USB ports, and 20W of power, which means you could charge two full-sized iPads at nearly full speed at the same time. At $7, why not?

Fuel, oxygen and heat combine to start wildfires, which destroy millions of acres each year in the United States.

A voodoo tour of Miami's Little Haiti.

These are a few hotels that are sure to float your boat.

The behemoth is trying new things, becoming a test case, writes Marek Fuchs.

It’s the preferred poison of Russians, dieters, and college freshmen, but what’s actually inside the fire water? It's rarely potatoes, actually. At its purest, it's mostly ethanol that has been distilled from wheat, rye, or corn and diluted with water. Find out what else is inside the clear spirit.

It’s the preferred poison of Russians, dieters, and college freshmen, but what’s actually inside the fire water? It's rarely potatoes, actually. At its purest, it's mostly ethanol that has been distilled from wheat, rye, or corn and diluted with water. Find out what else is inside the clear spirit.

An enormous TV screen hangs in the cavernous main dining area, and the crowd can get loud if there's a game on. A patio in back, with a fireplace and heat lamps, is quieter and more intimate. If you want to have a conversation, try the back patio. The Steins burger ($12) is excellent - juicy, with a pretzel-like bun and super-crispy fries. If your tastes tend toward soda, go for a fruity choice like Moylan's pomegranate wheat ($7), a bright-red concoction that straddles the line between juice and beer. Читать дальше...

In 2011, Ekchit opened the first Ran Kanom, a Thai snack shop selling hard-to-find prepared dishes, in Richmond's Pacific East Mall, and two months ago followed that up with this second venture. First-time diners tend to linger over the refrigerator case and marvel over the basil-flavored potato chips and dried fruits on the shelves. Choose from the likes of hollow-stemmed morning glory greens stir-fried with garlic and chiles; a ground-chicken omelet whose bubbly surface is crisped in hot oil;... Читать дальше...

Lawsuits challenging Obamacare are once again reaching the nation’s highest courts.

Beyond the Individual Mandate: The Obamacare “Tax” Is Still Unconstitutional