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How’s this for a winter vacation?

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Most folks love heading south to spend a little time in the sun during the winter, but there are actually many among us who prefer to head north instead.

New England is famous the world over for its breathtaking fall foliage, especially when the leaves are at full peak color.

But truth be told, there’s plenty of beauty up north even after the last of those gorgeous leaves have fallen to the ground.

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Beware calls and text messages from your own phone number

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I’m sure you know by now that the scammers of the world never take a break.

Day in and day out they’re always dreaming up new ways to separate innocent victims from their hard-earned money.

Scammers have been targeting potential victims over the phone for decades, but now they’re using a different kind of tool to scam folks: Their intended victims’ own phone numbers.  [Read more…]

Video: A Floridian’s (humorous) guide to living someplace very, very cold

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Odds are you know some folks who decided to move to Florida after they retired so they could enjoy their golden years in a much warmer clime.

But how about the opposite? Do you know any Floridians who made the move northward to live in a place that gets really cold in the winter?

Believe it or not, plenty of people do make that move, and one of them is New York Times bestselling author John Green.  [Read more…]