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Daily Money: John McAfee dead; V6 engine going away; should you keep TikTok?

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Good morning, Daily Money friends, it's Nathan saying hi and welcome to Thursday! 

Aunt Jemima is finally on its way out. The breakfast brand, long criticized as racist, is about to disappear from shelves a year after Quaker Oats announced its demise. Our Kelly Tyko noticed its replacement packaging, Pearl Milling Co., sitting next to Aunt Jemima at a local store.

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💡 INSIGHT OF THE DAY: The V6 engine is fading away in cars. Only one non-luxury midsize car, the Toyota Camry, still offers one as an option. Check out my story on how the vastly improved 4-cylinder engine is taking over.

📰 And here are more stories you won't want to miss:

1. It can be done: This couple with three kids paid off their mortgage in 10 years without totally depriving themselves.

2. John McAfee, the antivirus software entrepreneur whose last years were marked by bizarre twists, was found dead shortly before he was expected to be extradited to the U.S. Authorities expect death by suicide.

3. Should you really keep TikTok? Here are 10 apps you need to remove from your phone now.

4. Dirty clothes get trashed in space.NASA and Tide are working on a detergent to stop that.

I hadn't thought of trashing my dirty clothes instead of washing them, but that could save some time.

--@NathanBomey

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