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In early December, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave a speech at the Idaho National Laboratory, the Idaho Falls research and development facility that in the early 1950s generated the first ...

This outdoor DIY couldn't be easier! Place your thrifted plant stand in a garden bed and plop the shallow dish on top. Fill ...

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