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Daily Edition • November 24, 2025 SUPPORTED BY If you’re feeling the swell of gratitude this Thanksgiving season, why not spread it within your community by giving back? Though SNAP benefits have been restored across the country, food banks are still experiencing a boom in demand — so calling your local food pantry is a good place to start if you’re looking for volunteer opportunities this week. You can also use VolunteerMatch or Samaritan Scout to search for other options in your area. Must…Read more
- How to practice self-control
Sunday Edition • May 4, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Happy Star Wars Day — and May the Fourth be with you! The origins are unclear on exactly when enthusiastic fans turned the famous phrase “May the force be with you” into a pun, and subsequently an unofficial holiday, but it lives on nearly 50 years after the first film premiered. And whether you’ve memorized every movie or have yet to see a single one, it’s a fun way to add a little silliness to your Sunday. San Francisco’s BART has definitely gotten...
- Wildlife making comeback after Eaton fire
. Daily Edition • May 3, 2025 SUPPORTED BY When was the last time you wrote a letter — not an email or a long-winded text, but a real pen-to-paper correspondence? If you’re anything like us, it’s maybe been awhile, but writer Rachel Syme wants to change that. During the pandemic, she started a letter-exchanging program that now has over 10,000 members, and she published a book on the communication medium in January. Get Syme’s “practical and whimsical advice” for starting a letter-writing...
- Sunny and Gizmo’s latest eagle milestone
. Daily Edition • May 2, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Tens of millions of residents in Spain and Portugal lost power on Monday — and now that electricity has been restored, they have some blackout tips for the rest of us. The BBC spoke with people about what helped them get through the outage, and what they wish they’d had in advance: Read the top five essentials. Must Reads ICYMI: The 2025 Tony Award nominations are in, and the list is even more star-studded than usual Shhh, this European city is...