Bernie Sanders is running for reelection

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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont at the Capitol last month.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont at the Capitol last month.

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There was a huge spike in people Googling that their 'eyes hurt' during the eclipse

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Google searches for 'eyes hurt' spiked in states bisected by the solar eclipse's path of totality.

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Nikki Haley wins in Vermont, denying Trump a Super Tuesday sweep

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Republican presidential candidate, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley waves at the crowd as she is introduced at a campaign rally on March 4, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Vermont is debating a 'millionaires tax.' Massachusetts added $1 billion to its budget and paid for school lunches with a similar tax.

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An aerial view of a New England town during fall.
Montpelier, Vermont.

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A boomer moved from coastal Florida to a mobile home in a small Vermont town. She said she 'couldn't get out of Florida fast enough.'

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Montpelier, Vermont.
Montpelier, Vermont.

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Something is up with Spotify Wrapped's new feature — it's telling way too many people they belong in Burlington, Vermont

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The author's Spotify city matching his music taste.
A disproportionate number of Spotify users seem to have been matched with Burlington, Vermont.

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Jason James Eaton, the Vermont shooting suspect, was known as a 'hippie' who loved farming. His ex-boss says the crime 'doesn't sound like him.'

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Left: First responders wheel a man on a gurney. Right: SuspectJason James Eaton
Left: First responders use a gurney to place an injured man into an ambulance. Right: Suspect Jason James Eaton. He has pleaded not guilty.

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A Palestinian student shot in Vermont was told to stay in the US by his father who thought it was safer: report

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Tahseen Ali Ahmad (left), Kinnan Abdalahmid, and Hisham Awartani (right)
Tahseen Ali Ahmad (left), Kinnan Abdalahmid, and Hisham Awartani (right), three college students of Palestinian descent, were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, on November 25, 2023.

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I got a $20,000 grant to build a tiny home on my property. It was expensive to start, but I feel secure in my old age now.

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A man and woman sitting on the steps in front of a home.
Jean Lowell and her husband sitting outside of their tiny home.

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A Gen Xer got $30,000 to build an extra apartment in her backyard. Renting it out makes paying her bills 'financially possible.'

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