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Nicotine patches, gum, and vaporizers can help satisfy some of the cravings, but they can’t replace the rituals of smoking a cigarette: retreating outside with a co-conspirator, crinkling the cellophane, and the aluminum foil as you open a new package, the intoxicating buzz of that first drag. Bruce Holaday, 69, a retired educator from Mill Valley, California, knows all too well the power of nicotine. During the last five decades, Mr. Holaday estimates that he has tried to quit smoking 100 times, often relying on nicotine replacement products. But he invariably returned to his lifelong affair with Marlboro Lights. His…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man has been charged with three burglaries at a Frayser elementary school. Thompson Puckett, 34, is accused of stealing more than $8,000 in property from Westside Elementary. He was arrested Monday morning after Memphis-Shelby County Schools security responded to an alarm at the school on Dawn Drive and found Puckett leaving through a side door. According to MPD, Puckett was also seen on surveillance cameras twice on Sunday, but was not caught then. He was seen taking power tools and other items in a school cart. The second hotel becomes a carjacking site in 4 days…

The last few years have changed the lives of all of us. Staying productive in the hybrid workplace challenges our creativity and focus. Many companies now report that they find that employees who work from home are often just as effective as when they worked from the office. People, however, often tell me that they struggle to be as productive as possible when working remotely. Being productive is not working more. It’s not about working faster. You may be able to drive your car faster and farther, but without proper care, it will break down. Interestingly, higher performance cars need…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, on Tuesday, arriving to controversial stop in her tour in Asian countries which has become a flashpoint amid rising tensions between the US and China. Pelosi and other members of Congress stepped off a US military plane that landed in Taipei on Tuesday evening, where they were greeted by a contingent of Taiwanese officials on the tarmac. The plane traveled from Kuala Lumpur on a flight path that avoided the South China Sea and the Chinese mainland, according to the tracking website. FlightAware. Pelosi visited Taiwan’s parliament on Wednesday…

Equifax sent incorrect credit scores this spring for millions of customers applying for home and auto loans, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. As one of the top three credit reporting companies in the United States, Equifax provides financial information and consumer scores that affect whether people are approved for products including mortgages, credit cards and car loans. and what interest rate they pay. Most credit scores range from 300 to 850, with consumers with higher scores getting more favorable terms. The magazine reported that millions of Americans were affected by the Equifax error, with some scores changing as much…