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It’s been a confusing six days since missile attacks across the Middle East stranded travelers and planes in airports across the world. Loading audio narration… Things are still far from normal as of Wednesday, but some travelers are getting home.There is a slow-growing recovery in the United Arab Emirates, which…
Some contractors working for Handshake AI say the AI training startup has denied them up to several thousand dollars each for work they performed, after accusing them of breaking platform rules.Dozens of others who claim to have worked for Handshake have shared similar stories on Reddit, and the company has…
The Monday morning commute won’t be messy in New York City. It will be nonexistent.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a state of emergency and a travel ban during a press conference on Sunday as a giant winter storm bore down on much of the Northeast. The National Weather…
There are an estimated 7,800 children on US military childcare waitlists. Military families and advocates say the number masks deeper shortfalls that continue to sideline working spouses and strain service members.Lawmakers raised the issue during a recent congressional hearing, calling the persistent backlog a quality-of-life problem, even as the waitlist…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marc Bowker, owner of Alter Ego Comics, a comic book shop in Lima, Ohio, after the Supreme Court overturned some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. This story has been edited for length a clarity.My first reaction to the Supreme Court decision…
Lorenzo Miro San Diego first learned about Polymarket after seeing the prediction market on an episode of “South Park” last fall.His first wager: $498 on the University of Houston beating Oregon State in a college football game. He netted more than $100 after the odds shifted further in Houston’s favor.For…
Owning rental property comes with significant tax advantages. So significant that, when used strategically, they can help investors scale solely through tax savings.Jill Green, a full-time physician who invests in real estate with her husband on the side, has used tax savings to grow her portfolio by roughly one property…
Amazon is offering workers at its Amazon Fresh stores severance pay — or the option to apply for a transfer within its grocery business — as it shuts down the supermarkets.Last week, the tech and e-commerce giant said it would close roughly 60 Amazon Fresh stores in the US. Amazon had…
