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Mar 19 2026LIFESTYLE

Fast food meets face masks: Taco Bell’s bold beauty experiment

Fast food chains aren’t just selling tacos anymore. Taco Bell is now diving into skincare with a surprising new product: Baja Blast under-eye patches. These caffeine and citrus-infused stickers promise to "energize skin and deliver cooling hydration, " blending two worlds that don’t seem to mix. The

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Mar 16 2026EDUCATION

Confidence, Reality and Pharmacy Grades

Pharmacy learners often think they know how well they will do on tests, but their guesses are usually too high. The problem is a lack of metacognitive awareness – the skill of checking one’s own understanding. When students overestimate, they also feel overly confident about their predictions.

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

Taco Bell's Bold Move: Brewing Up Success with Live Más Café

Taco Bell is making a splash with its new Live Más Café, a beverage-focused concept that's quickly gaining traction. The first location opened in Chula Vista, California, last December, and by the end of the year, Taco Bell plans to have 30 of these cafés in Southern California, Dallas, and Houston.

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Jun 01 2025HEALTH

Quail Farms Face Mystery Illness: Viruses Suspected

The health of quail on three farms is under the microscope. Scientists are investigating a severe intestinal disease. They are looking at viruses as the likely culprit. Two types of viruses are in the spotlight: deltacoronaviruses and picornaviruses. These viruses are known to cause trouble in b

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May 29 2025POLITICS

Trump's Tariff Threats: The TACO Trade Phenomenon

The "TACO trade" is a new buzzword on Wall Street. It stands for "Trump always chickens out. " This term is used to describe a pattern in the market. The market drops when Trump threatens to raise tariffs. Then it bounces back when he delays or reduces these threats. This term was first used by a fi

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May 16 2025HEALTH

The Struggle with Faces: Autism and Famous Faces

Faces tell a story. They help us connect with others. For most people, recognizing faces is easy. However, for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), this task can be challenging. A recent study looked into this issue, focusing on how well autistic adults can recognize famous faces. It also chec

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Mar 24 2025EDUCATION

The Power of Self-Reflection in Dental Training

Dental students often receive feedback from peers. However, this feedback does not always lead to better grades. This might be because students do not always reflect on the feedback they receive. Reflection is a key skill. It helps students understand and use feedback better. Yet, many students do n

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Mixed Messages: The Mayor’s Aide and the Ethics Mix-Up

The plot thickens at City Hall as the city council launches a probe into an ethics mix-up. It seems like Nate Bliss, Mayor’s top aide, may have had a ‘whoops’ moment. Bliss has been under the microscope after being called out for not stepping back from city business involving his previous employer

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Jan 26 2025SCIENCE

How Feedback Affects Our Judgment of Complex Decisions

Ever wondered how we judge our own performance when faced with tough decisions? It turns out, our ability to think about our thinking, called metacognition, plays a big role. This is especially true when decisions are complex and need lots of mental energy, like in economic choices. But how do we es

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Jan 10 2025HEALTH

How Lifestyle Choices Shape Young Adults' Self-Aware Cognition

Young adults' ability to think about their own thinking, a skill known as metacognition, may be influenced by what they eat, how much they move, and how well they sleep. This capacity, which includes strategies like planning or monitoring one's thoughts, might vary with physical activity, diet, and

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