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Who owns Advance Auto Parts?

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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is an American automotive aftermarket parts provider. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, it serves both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers. Who owns Advance Auto Parts? In 1932, Arthur Taubman purchased the Advance Stores from Pep Boys, with two stores in Roanoke, Virginia, and one in Lynchburg, Virginia. The first major expansion of Advance Auto Parts was in 1998 when the company acquired the remaining operations of Western Auto, an auto parts and general store retailer. Read More...

Dog saliva amputation: Wisconsin man loses legs and hands after infection

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Greg Manteufel’s symptoms began with fever and vomiting, as if he had the flu. But by the following morning, he was delirious, and his temperature had soared. His wife rushed him to the hospital, a quick drive from their Wisconsin home. Once they arrived, Dawn Manteufel said she noticed bruises — several of them, all over his body — that weren’t there when they left their house just five minutes earlier. Read More...

Fromage fort recipe turns odds and ends of cheese into an elegant French spread

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I don’t know about you, but taking something that looks like a sad castaway and refashioning it into something delicious really makes me want to high-five myself in the kitchen. I gave myself one such high-five a few months ago when I was in the process of cleaning my fridge and realized that I was rich with bits and bobs of various cheeses. They looked pitiful shoved into the far corner of the cheese drawer, and I was momentarily annoyed with them taking up space and creating clutter. Read More...