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Testers consider performance across four primary categories: efficacy, safety (including ease of use), research and the science behind specific claims, as well as product value.
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Jenny Berg,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2025
This surge in prices has been identified as a primary factor in the sales decline, along with escalating mortgage rates.
The 14th Amendment was enacted as a direct response to the Supreme Court’s egregious 1857 Dred Scott decision, which held that persons of African descent, such as enslaved people and formerly enslaved people, could not be considered citizens under the Constitution.
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Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Telluride, with its small community (population 2,525) and direct access to skiing, hiking, and biking, met the mark.
Franklin’s immediate ancestors grew up in a world where the fear of witchcraft led to tragic consequences.
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Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
The most immediate challenge facing Republicans is whittling down their list and working with the White House to determine which rules Trump can undo with executive orders.
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Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
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