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• What You Need to Know if Your Dog Snacks on Cicadas

  By Mary-Elisabeth Combs| CNET Verified My sweet, dumb dog is addicted to eating cicadas. Every spring for the last five years, she's scarfed down as many as she can find only to yak them up -- both dead and alive -- in our living room. Due to her proclivity, she isn't permitted to go outside during cicada season without strict human supervision. One year, after my dog had been puking up the bugs pretty regularly all summer long, my parents and I watched her dig up, chase down and practically inhale several cicadas in our backyard.

  By Mary-Elisabeth Combs · CNET

  Apr. 16, 2025

• $1 Billion in Tax Refunds Will Disappear in 3 Days if You Don't Claim Them

  By Macy Meyer Verified, Clifford Colby Verified, Mary-Elisabeth Combs| CNET Verified Money Taxes More than 1.1 million taxpayers have unclaimed tax refunds from 2021. You have until April 15 to claim, or the money disappears forever. Macy Meyer Writer II Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security, fitness and nutrition, smart home tech and more.

  By Macy Meyer Verified, Clifford Colby Verified, Mary-Elisabeth Combs · CNET

  Apr. 12, 2025

• What You Need to Know if Your Dog Snacks on Cicadas

  By Mary-Elisabeth Combs| CNET Verified My sweet, dumb dog is addicted to eating cicadas. Every spring for the last five years, she's scarfed down as many as she can find only to yak them up -- both dead and alive -- in our living room. Due to her proclivity, she isn't permitted to go outside during cicada season without strict human supervision. One year, after my dog had been puking up the bugs pretty regularly all summer long, my parents and I watched her dig up, chase down and practically inhale several cicadas in our backyard.

  By Mary-Elisabeth Combs · CNET

  Apr. 16, 2025

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