In the spring of 1966, a man named Ernesto Miranda was arrested in Phoenix. The police had very little to go on, but they suspected Miranda of kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old woman ten days earlier. The officers interrogated Miranda for two hours and were rewarded for their effort: Miranda admitted to the rape charge and signed a confession paper. There was just one problem. During the interrogation, Miranda had been alone and at no point was he informed that he had the right to legal counsel.

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Some people will tell you that lifting the lid to peek at your ribs, beef brisket, or other slow-cooking barbecue will add 15 minutes to your cook time. But according to a barbecue and grilling expert, that’s not the way it works.

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iPhone: If you have a friend (or a few of them) who always seems to have a dead battery, Battery Share is an app where you can easily share your battery level with a select group of friends.

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As you’re planting your garden
and making your yard look awesome
for the summer, look around for brush piles and other places rodents could hide. By clearing those away, you’re actually making it harder for ticks to find their way to you and your family.

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Did you know you’ve been pooping all wrong
? It’s true! Luckily, the obscenely popular Squatty Potty is designed to lift your legs into an ideal bowel movement position, and you can get a 7" or 9" model for just $19 on Amazon today. These things never go on sale, so if you’ve had your eye on one, it’s officially time to poop or get off the pot.

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One of the quintessentially American parts of childhood is the good old-fashioned road trip. The whole family packs into the car and heads to their vacation destination, perhaps to a national park for a camping trip or something a little more fun like Walley World. But traveling with the whole family isn’t always a simple task!

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One of the quintessentially American parts of childhood is the good old-fashioned road trip. The whole family packs into the car and heads to their vacation destination, perhaps to a national park for a camping trip or something a little more fun like Walley World. But traveling with the whole family isn’t always a simple task!

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The Raspberry Pi Zero, the cheap, $5 version of the popular computer, has been notoriously hard to find since its initial release. Today, they’re releasing a new model that adds in a camera connector. They’ve also acknowledged the demand, so hopefully these newer versions will be a bit easier to track down.

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We’re fans of easy, “set and forget” investing. And that means investing in funds with low fees that don’t eat into your returns. And a recent study from Morningstar found that funds with low fees are generally more successful.

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Get 10,000 steps, stand up every hour, climb the stairs instead of taking the elevator – there are lots of relatively easy ways to stay healthy and fit, but how do you monitor your progress? This week, we’re on the hunt for the best fitness tracker on the market.

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