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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPY.com may receive an affiliate commission. The return of summer means sunshine, warmer temperatures and general outdoor fun. And no matter how you choose to spend it, it’s usually a pretty great time. But in all these happy thoughts, it’s easy to forget that this onset is also accompanied by the return of those pesky critters which are capable of keeping you up all night, and not in a good way. We are, of course, talking about mosquitoes. Luckily, we’ve researched prevention, treatment and generally...

Like clockwork, MLB The Show's arrival each spring always brings a familiar face. Ramone Russell has been there front and center to tell us what is new in each edition of this annualized series. Ramone is Sony Interactive Entertainment's product development communications and brand strategist, but I've always jokingly called him "the face of The Show." In the years I've interviewed Ramone about The Show, I've learned he has an inspiring story to tell. People always ask me "How do I get into the video game industry?" and there's no easy answer to that. Everyone's journey will be different, but...

By JAKE BLEIBERG, JIM VERTUNO and ELLIOT SPAGAT | Associated Press UVALDE, Texas — Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team. “Go in there! Go in there!” nearby women shouted at the officers soon after the attack began, said Juan Carranza, 24, who saw the scene from outside his house, across the street from Robb Elementary...

*This story may be triggering for those who have experienced sexual assault. When I was in my early twenties, I met this guy who we’ll call Reece. We met unconventionally. I was selling some items in a yard sale (back when that was more of a commonplace occurrence), and we hit it off. We messaged for a few weeks and then finally found the time to meet up for a drink. Reece was intense. One of the first questions he asked me was what’s one thing nobody else knows about you that you wish they did. He wore a black T-shirt and...

Today I am sharing a $325 laundry room makeover on a budget and wow, it’s amazing what you can do in a small laundry room closet if you get creative! We decided to switch to side by side washer and dryer units and build a laundry folding table and two additional shelves above – utilizing the space above the washer and dryer.  We did buy a new washer and dryer as our stackable units both stopped working within a week of each. I factored out the cost of the appliances when I say this is a “budget” makeover. Minus the...