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8 things you can do to get the most out of your air-conditioning

Prepare for the weeks and months ahead by taking these steps to optimize your air conditioning system

The last – and only –foreign scientist in the Wuhan lab speaks out

Danielle Anderson was working in what has become the world’s most notorious laboratory just weeks before the first known cases of COVID-19 emerged in central China.

Well-known companies founded the year you were born

Certain businesses have become so successful that they are household names across the country. While they might be staples in the average American’s everyday life, these companies might be much older — or much younger — than you realize. Here are the biggest, most recognizable brands founded each year, starting back in 1950.

All unions aren’t created equal: The legal rights of different partnerships

Here is a brief breakdown of the different types of legal unions in the U.S. and the rights they provide.

Fast, faster, fastest: Ranking 20 years of ‘Fast and Furious’ movies

When “The Fast and the Furious” hit screens on June 22, 2001, there was little indication it would kick off an industry-rocking franchise that would bring in billions at the box office and would still be going strong 20 years later.

More than 42,000 pounds of pistachios went missing. Then law enforcement cracked the case

An audit launched earlier this month revealed that roughly 42,000 pounds of pistachios had vanished.

Explainer: How conservatorships like Britney Spears’ work

Here’s a look at how conservatorships operate, what’s unusual about hers, and why she and so many fans want to #FreeBritney.

The most famous film that took place the year you were born

A number of factors went into determining this list, including critical assessment, box office performance, and how influential the movie has been. Some of these movies were sensations right out of the gate, while others required the benefit of time to reveal themselves as classics. There are comedies and dramas, horror films, and family features. Some of the movies are set in the same year in which they were made, while others recreated the fashion and look of a decade or more beforehand.Hopefully you have already seen the biggest movie set in the year of your birth. If not, you'll have a great viewing recommendation. For more galleries visit Ranker.com .

June 22, 2021

Nipsey Hussle and Carrie Fisher will get posthumous stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Los Angeles hip-hop figure, community organizer and activist Nipsey Hussle and actor and writer Carrie Fisher will receive posthumous stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year.

Hugely popular movies that originally flopped

They were dismissed, overlooked, and unappreciated upon release, yet these now-hugely popular movies eventually made their way to classic status, their initially low box office numbers reduced to historical footnote status. For more galleries visit Ranker.com .

June 21, 2021

Where US military aid is being spent, ranked

How much military aid does the U.S. provide to different countries? Stacker analyzed U.S. military spending data from 2011 to 2020 using foreign assistance.gov to find where U.S. military aid is being sent.For more galleries visit Stacker .

June 21, 2021

Father’s Day gifts that celebrate interests old and new

After a pandemic year in which the shape of work and play were transformed, Father’s Day gifts can embrace comforting old favorites or celebrate exciting new interests.

7 big lessons I’ve learned from a life of moviegoing — and why I’m overjoyed to return

It’s wonderful to have movies back, more than a year after the pandemic’s spread led to theater shutdowns nationwide.

He warned Apple about the risks in China. Then they became reality.

Doug Guthrie spent 1994 riding a single-speed bicycle between factories in Shanghai for a dissertation on Chinese industry.

Timeline: A brutally honest history of Latinos in Hollywood

Take a look back on the complicated history of Latinos in Hollywood with a few significant highs and lows.

Take a look back at celebrity weddings of the 1950s and '60s

Stacker took a look at celebrity weddings in the 1950s and 1960s, drawing from news accounts, biographies, fan sites, photo archives and historical accounts.

16 Latinos in Hollywood sound off on the industry’s representation problem

For our collection of stories on Hollywood’s Latino culture gap, the Los Angeles Times spoke with actors, writers, directors and executives about the state of Latino representation on-screen and their hopes for the future — so many, in fact, than not all of their memorable responses could be included. Here are 16 of the comments we just had to share.

50 delicious salad and salad dressing recipes

It’s time to stop treating salads like those things you begrudgingly eat to fill your weekly veggie quota. There are plenty of ways you can make them shine that involve much more than lettuce drizzled with oil and vinegar. These 50 recipes are proof that salads can be a worthy meal all on their own.

UFO over Utah? These states report the most sightings of unidentified flying objects

Stacker compiled a ranking of the states with the most reported UFO sightings Using data from NUFORC's 24/7 hotline.

The 25 best sitcoms of the 2000s

Stacker compiled a list of the best sitcoms to come out of the 2000s, from “The Big Bang Theory” to “The Office,” using data from IMDb.

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