The new Scrabble book includes at least one old-fashioned word that simply fell under the radar for years: yeehaw.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
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Rising food costs take a bite out of Thanksgiving dinner
Americans are bracing for a costly Thanksgiving this year, with double-digit percent increases in the price of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, canned pumpkin and other staples.
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Key Fed official says he’s open to slowing hikes in December
Christopher Waller and some other Federal Reserve officials have suggested that the central bank will likely slow the pace of its interest rate hikes beginning in December.
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Tom Brady, Larry David, other celebrities named in FTX suit
The class-action lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange argues that their celebrity status made them culpable for promoting the firm’s failed business model.
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Brendan Fraser says he won’t participate in Golden Globes
His performance in ‘The Whale’ has made him a likely awards candidate this year.
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Mindfulness worked as well for anxiety as drug in study
After two months, anxiety as measured on a severity scale declined by about 30% in both groups.
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Police detain man after eggs thrown at King Charles III
British police say a 23-year-old man has been detained after appearing to throw eggs at King Charles III and his wife in the northern England city of York
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Israel archaeologists find ancient comb with ‘full sentence’
The 17-letter inscription encourages people to comb their hair to rid themselves of lice, the scientists say.
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U.S. plan to tap businesses for green finance meets resistance
Climate experts said the plan, unveiled Wednesday by U.S. envoy John Kerry at the COP27 climate summit, would give polluters a license to keep polluting.
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Cryptocurrencies plunge as Binance scraps deal for rival FTX
Bitcoin sank to a two-year low after Binance confirmed earlier rumors and news reports that it was ready to back out of the FTX deal.