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A growing number of Senate Republicans are indicating they're open to a deal on extending the Affordable Care Act premium ...

If your deck feels a little bouncy underfoot, it might not be the top boards at all — it could be the joists underneath that are starting to rot. I ran into that exact problem ...

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Cormican closed his landscaping business, invested in cutting-edge sonar equipment, and bought a boat. In the years since, he ...

The robbery at the Louvre left behind more than broken glass. It battered the pride of a nation that is increasingly glum ...