Plain English

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  1. Trump's tariff chaos rattles world economies

    Published: 4/14/2025
  2. Should you use a top sheet?

    Published: 4/10/2025
  3. Microsoft hangs up on Skype

    Published: 4/7/2025
  4. Co-living is like coworking at home

    Published: 4/3/2025
  5. Why do tariffs exist?

    Published: 3/31/2025
  6. Denmark to stop delivering mail after 400 years

    Published: 3/27/2025
  7. The ethics of self-driving cars

    Published: 3/24/2025
  8. The self-driving future is running late

    Published: 3/20/2025
  9. James Bond’s future is now in Amazon’s hands

    Published: 3/17/2025
  10. The decline of the stick-shift in North America

    Published: 3/13/2025
  11. LA battles mudslides after devastating wildfires

    Published: 3/10/2025
  12. The fires that wiped through Los Angeles

    Published: 3/6/2025
  13. The remote-work battle rages on

    Published: 3/3/2025
  14. These contractions break the rules

    Published: 2/27/2025
  15. The secret to a perfectly boiled egg

    Published: 2/24/2025
  16. How to survive extreme cold temperatures

    Published: 2/20/2025
  17. English words borrowed from French

    Published: 2/17/2025
  18. Notre Dame reopens after six years of restoration

    Published: 2/13/2025
  19. 'SNL' celebrates 50 years of late-night comedy

    Published: 2/10/2025
  20. Latin phrases that are part of English

    Published: 2/6/2025

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