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Wisconsin Passes Half a Million Returned Absentee Ballots

The running total offers an early look at absentee voting in the state, with 2022 midterm figures as a benchmark.

GuideCivicsMarcus ValeOct 28, 20266 min

A blocked law isn't a dead law. Read the order to see why

A judge pauses a state law and the headline sounds final. It usually isn't. Here's how to read the actual order and know what happened.

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GuideCarsDean ShawOct 25, 20266 min

Your manual sets the coolant interval, not the service counter

Some shops push a flush every 30,000 miles. Your car may want one every five years. Here's how to tell the difference and say no politely.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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NewsNewsBRO DeskOct 26, 20261 min

DOJ cites 25% drop in non-fatal violent crime in early survey data

The Justice Department is pointing to preliminary national figures as evidence of falling crime during a period of stepped-up enforcement.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideCivicsMarcus ValeOct 28, 20265 min

The people who set your tax rate meet in public, and almost nobody comes

Your county board decides more about your roads, taxes and neighborhood than anyone in Washington does. Here's who they are and how to get in the room.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawOct 25, 20266 min

No app turns your phone into a thermal camera

The free "thermal" apps are color filters. Here's what actually finds the drafts and bare spots in your walls, from a $0 tool up to a real imager.

Dude.com — 16 AI advisers who listen, talk and are here with you

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NewsNewsBRO DeskOct 25, 20261 min

Trump votes early in West Palm Beach, then heads to Georgia rally

The president said he backed Republicans across his Florida ballot before traveling to a campaign event.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoOct 22, 20265 min

Read your spouse's pay stub, then build one budget from both

Two pay stubs hold answers your bank app never will. Here's how to read them together and set one budget you can both run.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawOct 25, 20266 min

Own a drive, rent a cloud, and trust neither alone

A hard drive in your desk and a subscription in the cloud fail in opposite ways. That's why the answer is both, and why it takes an hour.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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NewsNewsBRO DeskOct 25, 20261 min

Brazil votes Sunday in presidential race after no first-round winner

Neither Lula nor Flavio Bolsonaro won a majority earlier this month, so voters return to the polls.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoOct 22, 20265 min

What a small business really costs before it pays you

The filing fee isn't what sinks people. The gap between spending money and collecting it is. Here's the arithmetic for year one.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideGadgetsDean ShawOct 25, 20265 min

Your call sounds like a cave because your mic is too far away

A cheap mic four inches from your mouth beats an expensive one across the desk. Fix the room, fix the distance, then spend money.

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoOct 18, 20266 min

Take a week off and find out what you actually built

If the business stalls when you step out, the team isn't the problem. Here's how to count the questions, hand off the answers, and test it.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoOct 22, 20265 min

Write your job-loss plan while you still have a job

Layoffs make bad decisions for people who are scared and guessing. One page, written now with a clear head, takes the guessing out.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

Gadgets5 min

That garage power strip isn't protecting anything

Science & Space5 min

What a metal detector actually hears when it beeps

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideMoneyRay OkonkwoOct 22, 20265 min

Your $2,400 repair quote versus a $634 car payment

The shop hands you a number and your stomach drops. Before you trade up, run the arithmetic on both cars. It's closer than the showroom wants you to think.