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Frame damage hides from cameras, not from a flashlight and a gap check

Listing photos are shot to flatter. Twenty minutes with a flashlight, a magnet and a straight road will show you what the seller's camera left out.

NewsNewsBRO DeskNov 1, 20261 min

Sullivan Says He'll Accept Alaska Senate Result, Win or Lose

The Republican senator made the pledge ahead of his race against Democrat Mary Peltola.

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GuideCivicsMarcus ValeOct 28, 20266 min

A city can regulate your rally. It can't regulate your message.

Your town can require a permit and pick the hour. It can't pick the viewpoint. Here's the test courts use and how to read your own ordinance with it.

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Cars6 min read

Replace the serpentine belt when it's worn, not when you're told

A shop writes "belt recommended" on the invoice at 50,000 miles. Sometimes they're right. Here's how to check for yourself in five minutes.

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NewsNewsBRO DeskNov 1, 20261 min

QatarEnergy Makes Another U.S. Gas Purchase as Home Plant Stays Offline

The company has now signed two deals in a week to buy American liquefied natural gas.

GuideCivicsMarcus ValeOct 28, 20265 min

Read your state budget in one evening

The budget is the one document where every promise carries a dollar figure. Here's how to read it without a finance degree or a free weekend.

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GuideCarsDean ShawOct 25, 20266 min

A rough idle usually has a cheap cause. Check these first.

Before you approve a $900 repair, spend an hour with a code reader, a flashlight and your own two ears. Here's the order that saves the most money.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

NewsNewsBRO DeskOct 28, 20261 min

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.

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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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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.

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

Gadgets6 min

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

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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.

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Money5 min read

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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