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How to Avoid Rental Car Toll Fees

Paying tolls when you’re driving a rental car is largely unavoidable, but you can avoid paying hefty fees just to activate the device that allows you to pay tolls. In July, the Central Florida Expressway Authority, which is based in Orlando, began issuing free temporary toll passes to travelers who …

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Why Kenya Stopped Running From Its Doping Past

No country competing in the track and field competition at the Paris Olympics has had its athletes subjected to more drug testing than Kenya in recent years. There is a reason for that. Not only is the East African nation a running powerhouse, it has also been trying to emerge …

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Every Four Years, He Gives Ireland a Reason to Watch Basketball

Every four years, the Summer Olympics brings forth a collective fever dream of strange, communal treasures. We discuss synchronized diving instead of the weather. Flavor Flav is temporarily rebranded as a champion of women’s water polo. The phrase “pommel horse” re-enters our shared lexicon. Snoop Dogg feeds carrots to dressage …

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