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I tried chicken nuggets from 6 fast-food chains and ranked them from worst to best
Before the chicken tender became the hottest fast-food must-have, there was the humble and hearty chicken nugget. Its small size made it the perfect side dish, post-work snack, or, as millennials will recall, the perfect drunchie (drunk munchie). One way fast-food brands are attempting to…
My husband and I run a large business while raising 3 kids. We don’t believe in work-life balance, but ‘radical prioritization.’
Just 21 days after my third child was born, I was taking VC calls. We were mid-Series A, and a fundraise does not pause for a newborn. The investor I pitched that day ended up leading our round. I’m not telling you this to inspire you. I tell you this so you know I’m speaking
Ukrainian trainees are bringing hard-won battlefield ingenuity to training while NATO trainers fill gaps in the fundamentals
Experienced Ukrainian soldiers are showing their Western instructors their battlefield creativity forged by years of war, even as some of these same troops still need help with basic military skills like shooting straight. Ukrainian soldiers are learning Western ways of war at Camp Jomsborg in…
Influencers are infiltrating this year’s US Open. It’s not stopping tennis lovers.
More than tennis 🎾 The US Open has long morphed from a simple tennis tournament into a two-week experience in one of the best boroughs in New York. With merch drops, celebrities in the stands, and viral food items on-site with eye-popping price tags, it’s become the social event of September in New…
Uber says it can replace car ownership. My used Toyota Yaris proved its point.
No one had ever been this excited about a used Toyota Yaris. That was my thought as my wife and I picked up the keys to the car we found on Facebook Marketplace one morning in August 2025. For the first time in seven years of living in the Washington, DC area, we were car
Rents are falling in some hotspot cities due to a ‘timing mistake’ by homebuilders
Rents have moved in opposite directions across major US cities since mid-2023, and changes in where Americans are moving and how much those cities built in response could explain why. Cities like New York and Chicago have seen their rents rise, while others, like Austin, have seen them fall by…
After visiting all 50 states, there are 5 small towns I can’t stop thinking about
Homer, Alaska, is a beautiful four-and-a-half-hour drive from Anchorage. Although it’s easy enough to travel to, visiting feels like being worlds away. I love wandering the harbor and the “Homer Spit,” a long, thin stretch of land reaching into Kachemak Bay. Here, I enjoy watching the fishing boats…
This will be the most expensive Labor Day ever for gas. Here are the 10 states with the highest fuel prices — and 10 with the lowest.
Since the beginning of the Iran war in late February and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Americans have been feeling the effects at the gas pump. After the conflict started, prices rose sharply across the US. AAA data show the national average peaked in May at roughly $4.56 per…
Tesla’s Cybercab launch catches the eye of US auto safety regulator
Tesla’s Cybercab is live in Austin. Now, regulators in Washington are asking to check the EV-maker’s homework. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, opened an audit inquiry late Thursday into Tesla’s Cybercab certification. The move came hours after Tesla’s commercial…
Campbell’s cuts 13% of salaried workforce and closes snack plants
Campbell’s said it has cut 13% of its salaried workforce and closed two snack plants in an effort to improve its operations and return to profitability. “Make no mistake, our results remain unacceptable,” CEO Mick Beekhuizen said. “But instead of waiting for the environment to improve around us, we…