I removed Samsung's unremovable apps, and now my phone zips along

Not too long ago, my mid-range Samsung started installing apps I didn't ask for. I noticed new games, shopping apps, and ...
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Adding Capabilities To Inexpensive Solar Modules

Solar power has gotten cheap enough that putting up panels is among the cheapest ways of providing energy. This isn’t just ...
AOL

12 Genius Uses For Zip Ties You Probably Never Thought Of

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The Washington Post

In wealthy Chevy Chase, divisive plan advances to add housing to library

In D.C.’s wealthiest neighborhood, residents have long clamored for an upgrade to their brutalist library and rec center — blocky, brown-brick and concrete buildings that haven’t been renovated in ...
Newsday

Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, ...
OPB

Church Nativity scenes add zip ties and gas masks to protest immigration raids

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill. Erin Hooley / AP One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — ...