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Panera Bread settles lawsuit for $2 million. Heres how to file a claim for food vouchers or money.

Panera Bread is paying $2 million to settle claims that the sandwich chain mislead customers about the cost of delivery orders. Under the settlement, some customers can file a claim that could provide them with food vouchers or cash. In agreeing to settle the lawsuit accusing Panera of misleading people about delivery fees and menu prices, the company did not …

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Richard Lewis, comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm star, dies at age 76

Richard Lewis, the actor and comedian known for his long-running stand-up career and recurring role on the hit HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” has died at 76, his publicist announced Wednesday. The cause of death was a heart attack, the publicist, Jeff Abraham, said. Lewis was a fixture of the comedy club circuit for decades, and his angsty, tortured act …

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How many people voted in the 2024 Michigan primary? Heres voter turnout data for the 2024 race

Washington — CBS News projected President Biden and former President Donald Trump hadeasy victories in Michigan’s Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, leaving little question about who will secure the party’s backing heading into the general election in November. But turnout was lower than previous contests, amid concerns about voter apathy in the key battleground state. How many people voted …

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Housing market shows no sign of thawing as spring buying season nears

Although the housing market traditionally thaws every spring, aspiring homebuyers may want to consider an extended hibernation given what is an exceptionally tough market this year. Home prices last year rose an average of 6.7% in the country’s 20 biggest metro areas, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data. Across the nation as a whole, housing prices rose than …

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Key witness in Holly Bobo murder trial says his testimony was a lie, court documents show

As the star witness in the Holly Bobo murder trial, Jason Autry spoke in a calm, deliberative manner as an attentive jury listened to him recreate the day the kidnapped Tennessee nursing student was wrapped in a blanket, placed in the back of a pickup truck, driven to a river and shot to death by his friend. Autry wore a …

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Israel accused of deliberately starving Gaza civilians as war plans leave Netanyahu increasingly isolated

On the ruins of what was once Gaza’s main coastal road, Palestinians displaced by months of intense fighting as Israel battles to destroy Hamas were on the move again Tuesday. This time, they were looking for food. Across the decimated Gaza Strip, starvation has become so acute that the Jordanian military has taken to airdropping rations. Videos posted online Tuesday …

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Few Black women fight fires in Baltimore. These firefighters are cultivating a sisterhood

In honor of Black History Month, WJZ taking time to acknowledge the trailblazers in our community. BALTIMORE — According to the National Fire Protection Association, African-Americans comprise about 8 percent of career firefighters nationwide. Women of color make up an even smaller percentage in the fire service. The latest data shows Black female firefighters make up about 7 percent of …

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She wanted a space for her son, who has autism, to explore nature. So, she created a whimsical fairy forest.

If you walk around the Rahway Trail in the South Mountain Reservation of Millburn, New Jersey, you might spot more than leaves, trees and chipmunks. Fairies live among the foliage. Small whimsical cottages are hidden in the tree trunks and branches – a surprisingly sweet sight in an otherwise normal-looking forest. The fairy homes were not built by mythical creatures, …

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Women entrepreneurs look to close the gender health care gap with new technology

A growing sector of the tech industry is working to improve women’s health and close the gender health care gap, as more companies run by women are creating devices specifically tailored to track women’s health. Bloomer Tech, co-founded by Alicia Chong Rodriguez, has created the Bloomer Bra, an undergarment with sensors that track health information to help detect and fight …

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Why a home equity loan is better than these 5 alternatives

Inflation remained stubbornly high in January, possibly pushing back any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Still, the long line graph indicates a cooling trend, albeit a bumpy one. Nevertheless, lenders have already begun lowering mortgage rates in anticipation of any cuts to the federal funds rate. According to Freddie Mac, the rate on a conventional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage …

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