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Melissa Campbell is a writer with a passion for local news. She started her career as a journalist in college, and she's been writing ever since. She loves writing about current events, politics, and business news - but she also enjoys writing about fun topics like music or sports. Her favorite thing about being a writer is getting to learn something new every day!

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The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers

The ability of the United States to intercept and store Americans’ text messages, calls, and emails in pursuit of foreign intelligence was not only extended but enhanced over the weekend in ways likely to remain enigmatic to the public for years to come. On Saturday, US president Joe Biden signed a controversial bill extending the […]

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Paige Spiranac reads golf fans’ minds: Scottie Scheffler vs Nelly Korda

After watching Nelly Korda win her fifth straight LPGA Tour event and Scottie Scheffler win his fourth PGA Tour title of 2024, Paige Spiranac has issued a declaration. What these two players are currently doing in men’s and women’s golf is historic. They are demoralizing fields and racking up the money. Spiranac, like most golf

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Broncos’ new uniforms are absolutely terrible, caused social media dunk contest

On Monday morning, the Denver Broncos released a two-minute video unveiling their newest set of uniforms that the team will don starting with the 2024 season. After a ton of b-roll focusing on the Colorado wilderness and clips of horses galloping alongside a Ford Bronco (a little on the nose, huh?) the video crescendo’d into

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GaeaStar's 3D-Printed Clay Coffee Cups Are Disposable, but Can They Save Us From Microplastics?

It’s sort of like seeing a fingerprint in a handmade ceramic mug. Toolmarks tell the story of its manufacture, and while the tools utilized here are new, the process is the same. You take wet clay from the earth, dry it, grind it into powder, then reintroduce water until it achieves the consistency you’re looking

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23 Everyday Products Made From Recycled Materials (2024): Chargers, Watches, Toys

Humans haven’t been kind to the planet. Climate change is out of control, microplastics are poisoning our oceans, and landfills are overflowing with trash. No matter how much we try to reduce our footprint, we still occasionally need new things. Luckily, some companies have figured out how to reuse waste to make new products from

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The Best Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products (2024): For Kitchens, Bathrooms, and Laundry

Deep-cleaning my house tends to leave me with a lot of plastic bags, paper, and plastic containers to throw away. It got me wondering how I could make my cleaning routines less wasteful. Scientists are developing new ways to recycle plastic, but it’s not an Earth-friendly material, and cleaning supplies use a lot of it.

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16 Best Recycled and Upcycled Clothes (2024): Leggings, Sneakers, T-shirts

I love clothes, but the fashion industry is having a crisis all on its own, on top of the trash crisis and general climate crisis we’ve been dealing with for decades. Textile waste and other plastic trash is polluting our oceans, lining both city and rural streets, and harming animals that are trying to go

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