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Author: Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY

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A ‘Dry January’ is good for more than just a healthy liver. Here’s what else will improve if you stop drinking.

January 8, 2020 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on A ‘Dry January’ is good for more than just a healthy liver. Here’s what else will improve if you stop drinking.

Millennials spend about $300 a month on alcohol, about $56 per outing. Dining out plays a big role in these costs.

Money

Popeyes started a Chicken Sandwich War in 2019. Here’s why the food fight figures to continue in 2020

December 31, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Popeyes started a Chicken Sandwich War in 2019. Here’s why the food fight figures to continue in 2020

Popeyes released its first national chicken sandwich in August to immediate fanfare, sparking the summer’s Chicken Sandwich War with Chick-fil-A.

Tech

Looking to buy an Oculus Quest? You’ll have better luck in February

December 24, 2019December 26, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Looking to buy an Oculus Quest? You’ll have better luck in February

The Oculus Quest normally sells for $399 or $499. But prices are now ranging into the $700 mark and up on the secondary market

Money

Holiday travel is expensive: Here’s what to tell family when you can’t afford to come home

November 27, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Holiday travel is expensive: Here’s what to tell family when you can’t afford to come home

A 2019 Winter Travel survey found 33 million can’t afford winter travel while 20 million are opting out. Many also feel pressure to overspend.

Money

Is Thanksgiving getting more expensive? These researchers say so

November 12, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Is Thanksgiving getting more expensive? These researchers say so

Americans will spend an average of $186.05 on Thanksgiving this year, a 6% increase from last year’s average of $175.65 and a 13% increase from 2017.

Tech

Want to boost your grades? Get off Facebook, researchers say

November 11, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Want to boost your grades? Get off Facebook, researchers say

Researchers analyzed the grades of over 500 students and found that the more time they spent using Facebook, the worse their grades were.

Tech

Why’s that an emoji? The ethos and birthing process behind the icons we use to communicate

November 8, 2019November 11, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Why’s that an emoji? The ethos and birthing process behind the icons we use to communicate

Emoji are created through a proposal process. Anyone can propose an emoji, but each proposal needs to meet a strict set of standards.

Tech

Latest iOS update expands emoji with gender-neutral options plus more animals, foods

October 29, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Latest iOS update expands emoji with gender-neutral options plus more animals, foods

iPhone users have almost 400 new emojis to play with. They include new foods, shapes, and additional variations on emoji of people and professions.

Headlines

‘Never seen anything like this’: Idalia deluge still wreaking havoc in Southeast. Live updates

August 31, 2023 John Bacon, Douglas Soule and Christopher Cann, USA TODAY

‘Big Hero 6’s San Fransokyo comes to life at Disneyland

August 31, 2023 Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023 Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023 Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

1 dead, 18 injured after collision between car, Greyhound bus in Maryland, police say

August 31, 2023 Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY

USA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023

August 31, 2023 USA TODAY

Many homeless among dead in fire in Johannesburg, South Africa

August 31, 2023 AP
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