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Meet the Photographer Traveling the World for Free
We all dream of abandoning the 9-5 and traveling the world. We might even start packing our bags, only to come across that inevitable stumbling block: lack of cash.
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5 Things for September 18: UN, St. Louis, Hurricane Maria, Emmys
Happy Monday morning. It may get really awkward at the UN this week. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Turning Problems Into Purpose: Teen Entrepreneur Celebrates 10 Years of Business Success
On a hot day, nothing beats a nice tall glass of ice cold lemonade. That perfect blend of lemony tartness with the right amount of sweetness is the best pop to any day. Now take that combination and pair it with a child's curiosity and an unfortunate experience and you get a million dollar idea.
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Official says security protocols worked correctly when airport worker stole a plane
Even though an airport employee stole a plane and flew it for an hour before crashing, a Port of Seattle official said "all security protocols were handled appropriately" at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) To Host Convention in Atlanta Later This Month Focusing Unapologetically on Poor People and Poverty
SCLC President Charles Steele, Jr. Says the Organization’s Poor People’s Campaign Is About Eliminating Poverty
In America, the wealthiest nation on earth, it appears very few people are comfortable fighting for poor people and talking about poverty, says Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization co-founded and first led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Wall Street's love affair with Tesla is over
Tesla was once the darling of Wall Street. Not anymore. The automaker's stock has plunged nearly 40% since the start of 2019, erasing most of the gains it made over the past several years. This week, Tesla shares fell below the $200 mark for the first time since 2016.
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The college admissions scandal is all about inequality, too
Of course there's a way to buy your way into college, thought everyone who ever wondered how an admissions board separates one kid from another.
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Macy’s Unveils Remarkable Spring Fashion to Redefine Beautiful
Seek style inspiration online at Macy’s Presents The Edit, curated by Macy’s Fashion Office
This spring, Macy’s is celebrating beauty in all its forms, expanding and redefining the word through a deeply personal campaign and fresh fashion assortment that speaks to individuality. The seasonal transition encourages a new outlook on self-expression, encompassing fashion, beauty and home at Macy’s. Inspired by the sea with hues of blue and white, the combination creates a feeling of coastal cool, while an elevated palette of pastels and metallic add an air of sophistication.
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Finding Hope to Fuel Your Professional and Personal Passion
It is better to be called to the front of the room than to be in the front of the room and called back is a quote that I keep in my database because of the truth it holds. When natural gas trader turned businesswoman Miara Shaw first started on her entrepreneurial journey she loved operating in the shadows of her business. Happier to put her clients in the spotlight, Shaw wanted to simply utilize her network to connect women who needed resources with those who had them.
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How Colbert, Kimmel and Fallon plan to adapt to life after Trump
Late-night TV has always featured politics. Johnny Carson spent decades lampooning leaders of both parties on "The Tonight Show," and impersonating a president on "Saturday Night Live" is considered a badge of honor. Jon Stewart became one of the biggest names in TV comedy by speaking truth to those in power on "The Daily Show."
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New Covid-19 case counts are falling, but variants loom. So a vaccine maker is working on another booster
First, the good news: The rates of new Covid-19 cases are dropping in 48 states. And every state improved its rate of vaccinations.
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Chile's vaccination rollout was fast and broad. So why are Covid-19 cases spiking?
It was supposed to be Latin America's bright spot in the fight against Covid-19. Chile, a country of 19 million on the Pacific coast of South America, had gotten a head start on vaccines by making agreements with pharmaceutical companies only months into the pandemic. By the beginning of this year, Chile had reached one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, while other countries in the region had yet to get any vaccines.
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High-speed trading firm linked to Robinhood is going to war with the SEC
Citadel Securities is under the microscope over its relationship with Robinhood. But the high-frequency trading firm is not laying low.
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One Innocent Man: Houstonian Keith Washington Released After 13 Years in Prison
Keith Washington left a Maryland prison on June 23 and reunited with his wife and daughters after more than 13 years apart. His release comes about a month after a judge agreed to reduce Washington’s excessive original sentence.
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13 people were killed in horrific crash after entering US through hole in Mexico border fence, officials say
The 13 people killed when an SUV was struck by a semitruck in California's Imperial Valley are believed to be among dozens of undocumented migrants who entered the United States through a hole in the border fence with Mexico, the US Border Patrol said Wednesday.
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Opinion: No more union-busting. It's time for companies to give their workers what they deserve
This year, workers at Amazon, Starbucks and other major corporations are winning a wave of union elections, often in the face of long odds and employer resistance. These wins are showing it's possible for determined groups of workers to break through powerful employers' use of union-busting tactics, ranging from alleged retaliatory firings to alleged surveillance and forced attendance at anti-union "captive audience meetings." But workers should not have to confront so many obstacles to exercising a guaranteed legal right to unionize and bargain for improvements in their work lives and livelihoods.
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US Marshals are looking for a fugitive yoga teacher suspected of killing an elite cyclist. Here's what the evidence shows
The father of Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of killing 25-year-old elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, said he does not believe his daughter is capable of such violence.
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Lil Nas X Joins Riot Games As President of League
Today, Riot Games announcedToday, Riot Games announced that Lil Nas X has come onboard as the new President of League of Legends ("League"), one of the most-played competitive games in the world. In this role, starting with the 2022 League World Championship (“Worlds”), the genre-defying rapper, singer, and songwriter will be responsible for creating explosive musical moments, an ingenious League champion skin, and a spectacular live Worlds performance for the 180+ million monthly players and fans in the League universe.
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Walker as recently as August indicated he opposed exceptions to abortion, contrary to debate claim
Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker said as recently as August that he opposes any exceptions to a ban on abortion, despite stating the opposite during his first and only debate against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock last week.
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A double cancer diagnosis like Navratilova's isn't as rare as you might think
Tennis superstar Martina Navratilova is starting treatment for stage I throat cancer and breast cancer this month, according to her agent.
