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To free up more time in your life, writer Caroline Sylge proposes a creative idea: Give yourself a "say no" retreat. It's a day to look at your calendar and thoughtfully decline obligations in the next few weeks and months.
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It's a day to think about all the upcoming appointments and commitments you're dreading — and then decline some of them. Writer Caroline Sylge shares a suggested schedule for the day.
"Black students on our campus are actually showing their faces," says Zyearre Amoah, who works to recruit students in the Black Honors College at Sacramento State.
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In this photo released by Myanmar's government on Thursday, Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks on the phone with her son Kim Aris, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
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After nearly 6 years, ex-Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's son hears her voice
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Left: Democrat Olaleye Onikuyide, 28, is running for state representative in Connecticut. Right: Republican Lukas Schubert, 21, is campaigning for reelection as a state representative in Montana. Both candidates are focusing on a lack of affordable housing in their states.
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