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How to find furniture that’s better for the environment and doesn’t break the bank

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NEW YORK (AP) — Furniture is one of the biggest hurdles during a move, because good dressers and couches are bulky and expensive.
During a stressful time, it makes sense to crave something cheap delivered straight to your door. That's where fast furniture comes in.
These are simple pieces made with a mishmash of plasti ... (full story)

Justice Comes to Town: Supreme Court to Visit Carroll County

On April 15, the Supreme Court of Ohio will travel to Carroll County to hold oral arguments. The visit from the seven justices is part of the Supreme Court’s traveling civic education program for high school students.
The special Court session will be held at Carrollton High School before students from four high schools. M ... (full story)

Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth

MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — Meteorite hunters fanned out across a wide swath of Ohio on March 19, hoping to collect fragments of an estimated 7-ton (6,350 kilograms) space rock that crashed into Earth this week after a dazzling fireball that was seen from hundreds of miles away.
The meteoroid broke apart around 9 a.m. March 17 ove ... (full story)

Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredients

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of dietary supplements are pushing the Food and Drug Administration to expand the types of ingredients they can put in their products, a change that could open the door to more marketing of peptides, probiotics and other trendy wellness offerings.
The FDA was holding a public meeting March 27 to di ... (full story)

A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis

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It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
But the law has spurred a bottleneck for affordable housing.
Nearly everything from HVACs and lighting to sink hooks and ceiling fans in affordable housing projects that get federal do ... (full story)