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Amazon's pretty much the go-to place for cheap gadgets, books, music, food, and just about everything else. But we wanted to see how much cheaper it really is compared to other stores. So, we tallied up a few shopping lists and compared.

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Whether you have an older device or Google Now just isn't particularly speedy on yours, this simple tweak to its settings will speed it up dramatically for you. All you have to do is tell it not to search some of the local content on your device and go straight to the web—which is where what you want likely is, anyway.

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Whether you love to cook or you just love to eat, odds are you have a collection of dishes and recipes you'd like to try. Maybe you have a bunch handed down from a loved one. In either case, you probably need a better method to keep them organized for the long haul than a bunch of index cards in a file folder. Here are some of the best apps for you, depending on the kind of recipe collection you have.

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Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful!

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Dave Hax, "Efficiency Engineer" for Holiday Inn, showcases quite a few tips for smart and efficient packing, including how to fold a suit jacket and charge your mobile device with the TV.

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Diesels are bad for the environment. The Prius is good for the environment. Bigger is safer. American cars are junk. As someone who constantly gives advice to people who want insight before they buy a new vehicle it's amazing how stunningly wrong people are about the state of modern cars. Correct your assumptions or risk getting screwed.

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Nine of 12 pet stores visited as part of an undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States did not comply with a Maryland law that requires them to post on each dog cage every dog's breeding and origins.

WTOP's Thomas Warren puts on the boots, helmet and oxygen tank to experience a day in the life of the Prince George's County Fire Department.

As everyone who has owned a cat or seen the Internet knows, cats love boxes. America’s cats aren’t quite sure what to make of the news that Amazon has increased the free Super Saver Shipping threshold to $35, from the original $25. On the one paw, this might mean that their households will be getting fewer packages from Amazon and fewer boxes to lounge in. Or could it drive more cat owners to get Amazon Prime and thus have more boxes to lounge in?

We’ll find out soon enough, but the cats are getting ready. We noticed that there are a lot of pictures of cats in Amazon boxes in the Flickr pool that we use to illustrate our posts.

Prince William County community calendar, Oct. 24 to 30, 2013 Washington Post Thursday, Oct. 24. Manassas farmers market, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays, Loy E. Harris Pavilion, 9201 Center St. 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Parking Lot B, West Street. 4-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Parking Lot F, Prince William and Main streets. 703-361-6599 or ...

Your smartphone can double as an interactive, creepy Halloween costume with the help of a T-shirt or prop.

- All that's left of Doodles are his ashes, a clay impression of his paw and a whole lot of questions owner Patricia Cassidy has about his mysterious death.

- On the morning of Nov. 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald left his wedding ring in a cup on the dresser and left $170 in one of its drawers before he headed for work at the Texas School Book Depository.

- The family of a slain Iraqi war veteran wants her towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone returned to her final resting place while the cemetery officials that removed it say that's the only thing they won't do, leaving both sides at an apparent impasse that may have to be decided in court.

HUGGINS AP Legal Affairs Writer

- The latest space tourism venture depends more on hot air than rocket science.

Your smartphone can double as an interactive, creepy Halloween costume with the help of a T-shirt or prop.

Only on 9 tonight, what may well be the most outrageous DC parking tickets we have ever seen.

College has asked students to delete images and take down tweets.

The names of the giant panda cubs born at Zoo Altanta in July were revealed Wednesday on their 100th day of life.

A parent of child with a youth football team banned from playoffs says the Mid- Maryland Youth Football League did not reverse its decision.

Reser's Fine Foods in Topeka, Kan., is recalling about 22,800 pounds of potentially bacteria-tainted chicken, ham and beef products.

A pedestrian walkway across the beltway in Virginia served double duty Wednesday, housing a message for potential voters.

In a notice to consumers and veterinarians published Tuesday, the agency said it has linked illnesses from jerky treats to 3,600 dogs and 10 cats since 2007

Two Lumps comic for Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Two eagles fighting to the death fell from the sky while attached to each other in Loudoun County earlier this month, and one is now slowly returning back to health.

- Investor Warren Buffett says he didn't buy the Washington Post because he didn't want it to be a burden on his company or family.

A Chihuahua was rescued from a house fire in Bowie Wednesday morning by Prince George's County firefighters.

- Maryland State Police made more than 1,400 traffic stops in one day during a crackdown on drivers who fail to move over or slow down for emergency vehicles.

Whiskey and women might sound like the makings of a great song, but it's also part of the world's untold history.