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It is Tuesday, January 30th, 2024.

On This Day In History — On this day in 1933 the fictional character the Lone Ranger was introduced on radio station WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan.

Deal of the Day

The Children’s Place — Up to 60% Off

• Who knew kids clothes could be so expensive? If there are any toddlers in your life, The Children’s Place is currently running a clearance sale on a ton of great clothing — some as much as 60% off.

• The Children’s Place — Up to 60% Off

RetireHub Poll

Yesterday’s Poll Results — If you could reenact one scene from a classic film, which would it be?

“Singing in the Rain” took home the crown with 44% of the vote, with the “I’m flying” scene coming in second.

Thanks to everyone who voted and commented!

We had our artist depict the iconic “Singing in the Rain” scene below!

What We’re Reading

Tomb of the First Priest, by A.D. Davies

Price — $3.99 Free

Overview: Jules is determined to track down an artifact stolen from his dying mother — one that may lead to a forgotten tomb hidden by one of Christ’s disciples. But when it falls into the wrong hands, Jules must join forces with an institute of archaeologists to unravel earth-shattering secrets…

• Get it on Amazon!

Senior Living News

Container Gardening: 5 Steps to Growing Organic Vegetables in Small Spaces

Are you tired of red peppers and tomatoes that taste like cardboard? Do you buy organic fruits and vegetables, but wish the prices were lower? Do you live in a condo, apartment or small space and yearn to grow your own fresh organic vegetables, but think you don’t have room?

The good news is that you can grow an edible garden right on your balcony, patio or kitchen windowsill.

…Click Here to Read the Guide

Words of the Day

Finance Term: Deferment

Definition: The deferment period is a time during which a borrower does not have to pay interest or repay the principal on a loan.

Medical Term: Compound fracture

Definition: Broken bone that protrudes through the skin

Slang Word of the Day: Granola

Definition: A person who is environmentally aware, and enjoys the outdoors.

Used in a Sentence: “Everyone I met at the National Park was very granola. It was a nice change of pace from city life.”

Longevity Tip Of The Day

Frozen is fine — You can eat a balanced diet even when fresh fruits and vegetables are out of season because frozen can be as good as or even better for life-extending nutrients. British scientists found that fresh fruit can lose nutrients after three days of refrigeration, while frozen fruits don’t suffer the same fate. Another study similarly found that frozen blueberries contained more vitamin C than fresh ones.

News of the Day

Bayer ordered to pay $2.25 billion in latest Roundup trial

• Bayer was ordered on Friday to pay $2.25 billion to a Pennsylvania man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company's Roundup weedkiller, the man's attorneys said.

• A jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas found that John McKivison's non-Hodgkins lymphoma was the result of using Roundup for yard work at his house for a period of several years. The verdict includes $250 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages.

• …read the full story

'Priceless' 18th-century painting returned after theft by mobsters 54 years ago

• A historic English painting stolen by New Jersey mobsters more than 50 years ago has been returned to its owner after a two-year FBI investigation.

• "The Schoolmistress," a painting by notable artist John Opie around 1784, was taken from the home of Francis Wood, 96, in Newark in 1969.

• …read the full story

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