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Daughter visits her mother in hospice.

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Life hacks

4 meaningful things to do when someone is dying and you don't know how to respond

AI, AI Beauty, Artificial Intelligence, makeup, beauty

This is an AI-generated image using the language "A beautiful woman with long eyelashes and red lips surrounded by swirls of colorful makeup."

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Culture

How AI made the world’s most beautiful faces obsolete and hurt  self-esteem

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Some extroverts can become healthier by making some introverted choices.

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Health

Here’s what experts say extroverts can learn from introverts to improve mental health

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Why a millionaire heiress gave away her $27 million inheritance to strangers

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Work & Money

Scientists definitively know why working from home makes us happier and healthier

Home is where the good work begins.

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Culture

What Elizabeth Hurley's naked 60th birthday portrait can teach us about aging fearlessly

“pic taken this afternoon… in my birthday suit.”

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Past Events

This response to someone grieving a friend might be the best internet comment ever

“I wish I could say you get used to people dying. I never did. I don't want to.”

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History

In WWII, Queen Elizabeth II was called "Princess Auto Mechanic." Here's how she earned the title.

She became the first female member of the British royal family in active duty.

Culture

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The Lesser Horned Owl is a lot chattier than you might expect.

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Culture

Interviewing a wild owl, a man got an answer he never expected

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Bill Gates discusses the work that helped him understand philanthropy.

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Culture

Bill Gates reveals the 1997 article that convinced him to use his incredible wealth for good

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Gossiping in the office

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Culture

Surprising study shows these types of people actually really like being gossiped about

Heroes

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Past Events

Fisherman casts his line and reels in a drowning woman, saving her life

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There are transgender heroes in all branches of the armed forces.

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Heroes

As Democrats try to reverse transgender military ban, trans military heroes speak out

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"We can only make progress when we embrace diversity, not erase it.”

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Heroes

Environmental activists made a massive statement of transgender support on one of America's natural wonders

Money

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The least expensive furniture might not come from a store at all.

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Money

Want new furniture for less money? The best spot is not a store or an online shop.

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The IRS free tax filing software is available to everyone.

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Money

IRS provides tax filing software for free, thwarting TurboTax and lobbyists

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Being a frugal date and using a coupon could be an attractive quality.

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Money

New research shows a surprising number of Americans think coupons are okay for a first date

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Dave Ramsey dished out a harsh truth to a caller.

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Money

Dave Ramsey bluntly shuts down woman asking if boyfriend should spend or save his settlement

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TikTokers are revealing the actual cost of items from top brands.

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Money

China releases viral TikTok videos exposes how European 'luxury' items are really made

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Tesco is reducing food waste by giving away expiring food to customers.

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Money

The UK's largest grocery store chain has a revolutionary new strategy: giving away free food

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Gen Z is facing the same economic issues Millennials did at their age.

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Money

Gen Zer shares their budget on a full-time job. Millennials share in their rage.

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Michael Sheen generously paid off the debts of 900 people.

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Money

Michael Sheen writes off over $1 million of debt for 900 Welsh people to combat greedy banks

BJ Novak provided proof that Cadbury eggs were shrinking in size back in 2007
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BJ Novak provided proof that Cadbury eggs were shrinking in size back in 2007

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College professors can detect which papers were written by robots.

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Science & Tech

College professors share the secret of how to detect ChatGPT in term papers

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John Frusciante once wrote a letter to Jimmy Page, with a bold musical request.

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Culture

Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante once wrote Jimmy Page a letter, with a bold request

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Trump banned drag from the Kennedy Center stage, but he said nothing about drag artists in the audience.

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Culture

Drag artists shared their experiences attending the Kennedy Center on a powerful night out

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Elizabeth Dunn on her Ted Talk

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Life hacks

Elizabeth Dunn shares why all giving doesn't make people happy. But one kind always works.

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Tom Jones once recruited Pink Floyd's David Gilmour to cover Prince's "Purple Rain."

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Culture

27 years ago Tom Jones and David Gilmour performed an astounding version of Prince's 'Purple Rain'

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Burglars are getting creative in using smart phones to spy on their targets.

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News

Woman finds mysterious phone planted in her lawn. Police say it's a disturbing nationwide trend.

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Humans beat A.I. overwhelmingly in this category.

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Science

Humans still win: The one crucial factor that keeps A.I. from competing with the human brain

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When have hostile ultimatums led to positive results?

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Work & Money

‘I turned around and went home’: Why managers making ultimatums to employees never works

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When John Lennon and Paul McCartney reunited for a 1974 studio jam, the results were chaotic.

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Culture

Four years after The Beatles' breakup, John Lennon and Paul McCartney had a chaotic final studio jam

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