Inspired Living
Want to make your wedding more meaningful? We hosted a reception at a soup kitchen
By Eli Reiter

My family wanted to send off my oldest brother in a way that found a little more meaning amid the chaos

Reality Check
Al-Baghdadi and Trump's Syrian chess board
By Caroline B. Glick

Trump is not flying blind in Syria. He is implementing a multifaceted set of policies that are based on the strengths, weaknesses and priorities of the various actors

Wellness
Food can help control some chronic conditions, in some cases eliminating need for drugs
By Jill U. Adams

Though many people pay little heed

Big Brother? How 'Bout Big Mommy & Daddy
Parents are now using tracking apps to watch their kids at college
By Abby Ohlheiser

As Gen Z grows up and goes to college, some parents are using technology to keep a close watch

Must Know Info
Should you get a SIM card or an international roaming plan?
By Christopher Elliott

It's a choice between lower cost and convenience --- and there are other options

Wealth Strategies
10 Year-End Moves to Lower Your 2019 Tax Bill
By Sandra Block

Check out our list right away and get cracking!

Ess, Ess / Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Lynda Balslev

Magical holiday soup shots: It's hard to believe something so rich, sugary and delish can be loaded with so many nutrients and beta carotene

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• Lisa Benson

• Chip Bok

• Bill Bramhall

• A.F. Branco

• Tim Campbell

• Ed Gamble

• Joe Heller

• Steve Kelley

• Jeff Koterba

• Gary McCoy

• Dana Summers

• Dana Summers BONUS!

• Gary Varvel

• Joey Weatherford

• Michael Ramirez

• Michael Ramirez BONUS!

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On this day in . . .

• 1677, the future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange. They would later jointly reign as William and Mary

• 1825, the Erie Canal is completed with Governor DeWitt Clinton performing the Wedding of The Waters ceremony in New York Harbour

• 1921, the Sturmabteilung or SA is formally formed by Adolf Hitler, ym"sh

• 1922, in Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings

• 1939, during World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents

• 1942, during World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein --- Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, ym"sh, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel leads his forces on a five-month retreat

• 1952, the United States government establishes the National Security Agency

• 1956, Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union, that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country

• 1962, in a test of the Nike-Hercules air defense missile, Shot Dominic-Tightrope is successfully detonated 69,000 feet above Johnston Island. It would also be the last atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States

• 1966, two-thirds of Florence, Italy is submerged as the Arno river floods; together with the contemporaneous flood of the Po River in northern Italy, this leads to 113 deaths, 30,000 made homeless, and the destruction of numerous Renaissance artworks and books

• 1970, during the Vietnam War: Vietnamization --- The United States turns control of the Binh Thuy Air Base in the Mekong Delta over to South Vietnam. ALSO: Genie, a 13-year-old feral child is found in Los Angeles, California having been locked in her bedroom for most of her life

• 1979, the Iran hostage crisis begins: a group of Iranians, mostly students, invades the United States embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages (53 of whom are American)

• 1994, the first conference, held in San Francisco, focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web

• 1995, Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated

• 2000, President Bill Clinton vetoed a bill that would have criminalized the leaking of government secrets

• 2008, California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-gender marriage, overturning a state Supreme Court decision that gave "alternative-lifestyle" couples the right to wed just months earlier

• 2010, Republicans gained 63 seats and seized control of the U.S. House of Representatives from Democrats but lost a bid to win the Senate majority

• 2012, Zac Vawter, a 31-year-old amputee from Yelm, Wash., climbed the 103 floors of Chicago's Willis Tower, becoming the first person ever to complete the task wearing a mind-controlled prosthetic limb

• 2014, riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House during the 2014 elections. ALSO: A Russian member of the Taliban made his first appearance in a federal court in Richmond, Virginia, marking the first time a military detainee from Afghanistan had been brought to the U.S. for trial. (In August 2015, a federal jury convicted Irek Hamidullin of planning and leading a Taliban attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan.)

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Lenore Skenazy: When Is a Public Touch on the Arm or Waist a Sex Crime?

Christine Flowers: Another abusive pol -- this time a female Dem -- was forced to resign. Yet the headlines are about 'revenge porn'

Jeff Jacoby: 'Kill yourself,' she texted, and he killed himself. Does that make her a killer?

David M. Shribman: Half-century later: Nixon's 'Silent Majority' is Trump's 'Forgotten men and women' ";

Hugh Hewitt: Deadlocked til November? Who to blame

Jay Ambrose: An impeachment enemy within?

Glenn Harlan Reynolds: Should Trump get a third term if he's impeached and acquitted? Hmmmmm ...

Scott Clement & Dan Balz: Does 'most electable' mean that's who Dems will actually vote for?

• Which students perform better in school? A study says the better-looking ones excel

• Pentagon advisory board releases principles for ethical use of artificial intelligence in warfare

• Police think Amazon's Alexa may have information on a fatal stabbing case

• She live-streamed her mammogram to raise awareness. Then she got the diagnosis

At the High Court by Robert Barnes: He beat the odds at the Supreme Court --- it cost $1.5 million. Here's how he did it

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• Dry Bones

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