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  1. Got camel milk? Now, more people do (Cut back on)

    Published: 11/21/2024
  2. Greenland bets on responsible tourism (Fall from grace)

    Published: 11/18/2024
  3. Lost Mozart composition found in German archives (Every now and then)

    Published: 11/14/2024
  4. The return of the backflip in figure skating (Give away)

    Published: 11/11/2024
  5. Haggis: Scotland's most famous recipe (Out of reach)

    Published: 11/7/2024
  6. Scientists map a fly's entire brain (On a roll)

    Published: 11/4/2024
  7. What Election Day is like in the U.S. (Pull off)

    Published: 11/1/2024
  8. Dengue in Italy, M-pox vaccines, and Netflix’s new 'Monsters' (Sooner or later)

    Published: 10/28/2024
  9. Build more homes? Now, some say ‘yes’ in my backyard (Out of touch)

    Published: 10/24/2024
  10. ‘Emily in Paris’ is the show France loves to hate (Keep an eye on / out)

    Published: 10/21/2024
  11. Why only 538 votes decide the U.S. presidency (On track)

    Published: 10/17/2024
  12. James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93 (Up in the air)

    Published: 10/14/2024
  13. How much power does a vice president really have? (On the same page)

    Published: 10/10/2024
  14. The U.S. election is too close to call with one month left (Hand in hand)

    Published: 10/7/2024
  15. Parents and school shooters: who's responsible? (Take advantage of)

    Published: 10/3/2024
  16. How to get a Birkin handbag (Deal with)

    Published: 9/30/2024
  17. Somehow, Abercrombie & Fitch is popular again (Take it easy)

    Published: 9/26/2024
  18. Matthew Perry and the drug that killed him (As far as I know)

    Published: 9/23/2024
  19. Do men need to wear ties anymore? (Close call)

    Published: 9/19/2024
  20. Two astronauts are stranded in space (Short run / long run)

    Published: 9/16/2024

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