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Window heat pumpI tried a sleek new window heat pump that can be installed in less than an hour
Midea’s quick-install heat pump was designed for New York public housing. Now it’s available for anyone. -
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Recipes for cold weatherSounds delish. Your Lebanese recipe sounds like the lentil soup they serve at the Pita Inn, one of our favorite lunch places. They do include carrots.
Vegetable Lentil Soup
Homemade vegetarian soup made with lentil, carrots, onions, celery and spices.
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I wonder who will serve the eviction noticeAn Altadena homeowner says he has been living with a massive and uninvited roommate — a 500-pound black bear that has taken up residence beneath his home, all caught on his outdoor surveillance cameras.
Ken Johnson told KTLA that he installed cameras near a crawlspace after noticing items around the area knocked over or damaged. What he found left him stunned.
“It was really big. I’ve seen him before, but he was going through the trash and then the next morning he’s coming out from underneath my house,” Johnson said.
Since then, the bear hasn’t just returned — it’s moved in. Johnson says he sees the animal slipping in and out of the crawlspace every day “like it owns the place.”
Video and rest of story here:
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/bear-takes-up-residence-under-altadena-home-startles-homeowner/
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Best places to retire (international edition)Retiring overseas is more than a dream; it’s a life-changing decision. But choosing where to go can feel overwhelming. That’s where we come in.
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Someone needs to explain this to mePróspera.
Thiel, Altman, Andreesen = "many people that I greatly respect" who said Hernandez was "treated very harshly and unfairly"
OK, now I get it.
Thanks for the explanation.
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Recipes for cold weatherI have potatoes from my garden. I bought a huge leek. I went in search of recipes and found some possibilities.
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Ukraine “peace plan”Donald Trump’s drive to secure peace in Ukraine must not let Vladimir Putin off the hook for war crimes committed by Russian forces, a top EU official has warned, effectively setting a new red line for a deal.
In an interview with POLITICO, Michael McGrath, the European commissioner for justice and democracy, said negotiators must ensure the push for a ceasefire does not result in Russia escaping prosecution.
His comments reflect concerns widely held in European capitals that the original American blueprint for a deal included the promise of a “full amnesty for actions committed during the war,” alongside plans to reintegrate Russia into the world economy.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-war-crimes-volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine/
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PizzastroikaIn 1990, in the last breaths of the Cold War, a delicious act of American subversion unfolded in Moscow. It’s long been forgotten. It shouldn’t be.
I'd forgotten about Gorbachev's appearance in the Pizza Hut commercial.
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