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- Ruth Davis is a 39-year-old mom who moved two hours away from her family in 2019 for work.
- Leaving her dad was harder than she expected.
- Although Ruth doesn't regret her move, she wouldn't advise her daughter to make the same one.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ruth Davis, a
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- Thousands of flights are canceled this weekend as the US braces for a major winter storm.
- The storm is set to stretch over 2,000 miles from New Mexico to Maine.
- Airlines must refund canceled flights. Some offer meals or overnight hotel accommodations.
US airlines are canceling
Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times. The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly violence involving ICE, which has grown increasingly frequent, especially on the streets of Minneapolis. It's been less than three weeks since an agent murdered Renée Good on January 7th.
Just as
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- A man gained 50 pounds after he quit the army and started driving — and sitting — for a living.
- A fitness and nutrition program designed to reverse diabetes has helped him lose 75 pounds.
- He still sits for long hours, but packs his own lunch and makes sure to

Amsterdam-based hospitality tech platform Mews has raised €255 million (about $300 million) in a Series D funding round as it pushes deeper into automation and AI-powered workflows for hotels around the world. The round was led by EQT Growth with new participation from Atomico and HarbourVest Partners, alongside existing backers including Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Tiger Global. The
Waymo has caught the attention of the National Transportation Safety Board as the federal agency launched an official investigation into the company for its robotaxis improperly passing school buses in Austin, Texas. The NTSB said on X that it would "examine the interaction between Waymo vehicles and school buses stopped for loading and unloading students."
The latest federal probe stems from a
Every month, Circana video game analyst Mat Piscatella posts fascinating data about video game sales on Bluesky, highlighting trends like November's historically bad month for game hardware and Battlefield 6's big launch in October. But he doesn't just share data about what is selling the most; as of late, he's also posted delightful lists of games that have sold just a single physical
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- President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Canada.
- Trump warned Ottawa not to make a trade deal with Beijing or face the levies.
- "China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to
I'll confess, with no shame whatsoever, that I really love ads. Artsy ones, funny ones, weird ones, emotional ones - TV commercials were my childhood TikTok before any of us were using terms like "short-form video." But like most creative things in my life, AI is sucking the joy out of it. And it's only