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Sixty-one riding days, 3,800 miles, seven flat tires. A couple in their 60s describe their trip across the U.S. on a tandem bike. wsj.com/articles/riding-3800… via @WSJ

We Rode 3,800 Miles Across America on a Tandem Bike in Our 60s. Here’s What We Learned.

It wasn’t always easy. But the places we saw and the people we met made it all worthwhile.

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The joys of watching a bridge shave the tops off trucks on.wsj.com/1TDkSHJ via @WSJ

The Joys of Watching a Bridge Shave the Tops Off Trucks

A website tracks trucks as their tops are scraped, ripped, rolled like sardine-can lids and folded like accordions under a low Durham overpass.

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All I should want for Christmas is shares in a good exchange-traded fund. on.wsj.com/1TiFgNZ via @WSJ

Economists Say ‘Bah! Humbug!’ to Christmas Presents

Some economists call Christmas presents poor resource allocation but buy them anyway

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As oil declines, will sovereign-wealth funds affect global markets? Many are black boxes on.wsj.com/1V58xNv via @WSJ
This Christmas, have your cake and chicken, too. on.wsj.com/1k7fH6b via @WSJ
An Army Ranger and a Marine travel to Syria to fight ISIS. Read their harrowing tales on.wsj.com/1PPuRXX @WSJ

The American Veterans Who Fight ISIS

A former Army Ranger and a decorated Marine are among American veterans volunteering to join Kurdish fighters against Islamic State in Syria

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Americans fighting ISIS follow a history of U.S. volunteers in others' wars--WWII Flying Tigers, Hemingway etc. on.wsj.com/1O6ucAZ @WSJ
Can this Silicon Valley trailer park be saved from the tech boom? on.wsj.com/1NuMATL via @WSJ

The Fight to Save a Silicon Valley Trailer Park

Palo Alto, among America’s wealthiest cities and near Facebook and Google, has a dilemma: what to do with its only trailer park amid the Silicon Valley real-estate boom

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How to avoid medical identity theft that can stick you with a thief’s hospital bills @WSJ on.wsj.com/1JXxrti
Your next doctor bill may be an identity thief's on.wsj.com/1IrggA4 @WSJ

How Identity Theft Sticks You With Hospital Bills

As identity theft increases, thieves use personal data stolen from millions of Americans to get treatment and drugs and to commit billing fraud

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Swimsuit addition: bathing suits get 'modest' again by adding leggings, sleeves, ‘skorts’ on.wsj.com/1IhBiOf via @WSJ

‘Modest’ Bathing Suits Make a Splash: Leggings, Sleeves, ‘Skorts’

So-called modest bathing suits are becoming an increasingly popular style of beachwear. Some include leggings and tops with sleeves that cover the elbow.

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Scenes from a Kurdish fighting woman’s life among PKK guerrillas battling ISIS on.wsj.com/1JCQUNe via @WSJ

Scenes From a Kurdish Fighting Woman’s Life

Female Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) guerrillas like Zind Ruken fight ISIS in Iraq, Syria; rescuing Sinjar Mountain Yazidis.

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Meet a fighting woman in the Marxist Kurdish guerrilla group PKK that's pushing back ISIS with American help on.wsj.com/1CUs6Ug via @WSJ
Behind America's unlikely bond with Maoist-inspired Kurdish guerrillas who fight ISIS in Iraq, Syria on.wsj.com/1CUs6Ug via @WSJ
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More oil-patch trouble: How China’s Cnooc, buying into Canada to expand global reach, slipped on oil sands on.wsj.com/1IfcIgR via @WSJ
Buy high, sell low: the Web's new old business model, at shopping site Jet.com on.wsj.com/1OqihOW via @WSJ
5 Things to Ask Your Doctor About Fetal Ultrasound Scans on.wsj.com/1K2LQXX via @WSJ
Early peeks at baby can help parental bonding, but some pregnant women may get too many fetal ultrasounds on.wsj.com/1LqkkCC via @WSJ

Pregnant Women Get More Ultrasounds, Without Clear Medical Need

Women get fetal ultrasound scans at sharply higher rates than before, but experts say frequent scans in a low-risk pregnancy aren’t medically justified.

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