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What are the best houseplants to help you through winter?

October 4, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

But when you ask the staff at the Steve鈥檚 Leaves Inc. greenhouses in Lewisville, Texas -- where the collection includes somewhere 鈥渂etween 1,500 and 2,000鈥� species and varieties 鈥� you...

Lorna McClean-Thomas, program administrator for WeeCycle ...

Diapers are the latest pandemic shortage

October 3, 2021 at 12:39 p.m.

1 in 3 American families struggle with diaper need, according to a February 2020 report by the National Diaper Bank Network.

Amazon unveils Astro, a wheeled household robot

October 2, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

At least four years in the making, the small robot, called Astro, has a large screen and cameras attached to a wheeled base that can navigate a home.

This is the controller for a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, which is being positioned to take on the traditional video-game business. (Provided by Google)

“Every day is doomsday”: New limits give Chinese e-gamers whiplash

October 2, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

鈥淲e never hear any good news about the gaming industry. We have this joke: 鈥楨ach time this happens, people say it抖阴ap doomsday for the video game industry,鈥� so we say,...

The best one-bowl cookie recipe you鈥檝e probably never heard of

October 1, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

It抖阴ap a bold statement, but as far as cookies go, these golden rounds are practically flawless.

Roasted chicken thighs with garlicky cucumber ...

This weeknight chicken recipe has mass appeal

September 30, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

You can season boneless thighs with practically any spices, herbs and aromatics. Just be generous; their dark meat can take loads of flavor (and don鈥檛 stint on the salt).

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Review: Fun house, eerie aura from Meow Wolf in Denver, but is it art?

September 29, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

In a land of Rocky Mountain highs, Meow Wolf鈥檚 eerie aura feels a little out of this world. I was hoping for something more connected to place, less corporate.

The battle for digital privacy is reshaping the internet

September 25, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

The struggle has entangled tech titans, upended Madison Avenue and disrupted small businesses. And it heralds a profound shift in how people鈥檚 personal information may be used online, with sweeping...

Apple iPhone 13 review: The most incremental upgrade ever

September 25, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

This is all to say the annual phone upgrade, which companies like Apple and Samsung tout with enormous marketing events and ad campaigns to gin up sales for the holiday...

Say hello to the tortizza, a dinner life raft

September 24, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

The medium-size flour tortillas -- affectionately called 鈥渢ortizzas鈥� by the patrons 鈥� were draped in tomato sauce, ricotta cheese and red-pepper flakes.

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