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Taken: 10 Kidnapping Stories We Always Need to Remember

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UPDATED May 3rd, 2018 Stranger than fiction, real life has brought some particularly twisted kidnapping tales to prominence. It seems unfathomable, for example, that more than 300 school girls were kidnapped in Nigeria; or that a man as sick…

10 Common Summer Sickeness Facts to Know About

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UPDATED May 3rd, 2018 We all know that winter is cold and flu season, but that’s no reason to stop the self-care and good hygiene as the weather warms up. There are all varieties of summer sickness (think summer rash and e-coli) that you…
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Purge-a-Thon: How to Get on Closet Organization for Spring

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Updated May 2nd, 2018 Winter has finally come and gone (and let us all say, AMEN) and the freedom of summer is so close we can almost feel the fresh air and humidity. Spring is here and as the weather improves—and so does your mood—there…
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Happy Star Wars Day ! 15 Random Facts About Star Wars

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Updated May 2nd, 2018 If you're a true Star Wars fan, you already know that May 4 is Intergalactic Star Wars Day. What's the significance of this date? you may ask. Well, it's a play on the classic Star Wars quote: May the fourth be with…
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Apricot Fruit: 10 Recipes with Apricots to Sweeten Up Your Life

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Updated May 2, 2018 A bright orange apricot is one of the first signs of summer and these delicious fruits with the velvety skin and flesh are in season in the U.S. from May through August. According to Whole Foods, fresh apricot fruit are…
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Memorable Memorial Day Getaways: Tips to Help You Start Planning NOW

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Updated May 1, 2018 April showers bring May flowers so it's time to start planning your Memorial Day weekend getaways! This year the unofficial start of summer, otherwise known as Memorial Day, falls on May 25. After such a grueling winter,…
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15 Things You Can Only Do in the Caribbean

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Updated May 1, 2018 On his second Caribbean voyage in search of a trade route to Asia, Christopher Columbus stumbled upon Jamaica on May 5, 1494. He was looking for the precious metal that gave the island it’s name, Xaymaca or “land of…
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Cinco de Mayo Menu to Rock this Year!

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Updated May 1, 2018 To understand food, we need to understand the history behind it and vice versa. According to historians, Cinco de Mayo marks the 1862 battle in Puebla, Mexico, when a small, outnumbered Mexican army defeated the French.…
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The Break-Up: Helping Your Teen Through Heartache

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UPDATED April 30, 2018 Welcome to the next phase of Parenting a Teen in First Love: The Break Up. Earlier this year, I was nervous delighted when my 18-year-old daughter told me she had found true love. I'd never seen her so happy,…