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Last year, my nervous system felt like it was always in survival mode. I’d just moved to Seattle for work, leaving most of my friends in sunny California. Loading audio narration… Seattle winters, meanwhile, are known for being rainy and gloomy rather than snowy. The sun would set around 5…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Louis Squires, 71, owner of Magnolia Room Cafeteria in Tucker, Georgia. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I had been a regular customer at the S&S cafeteria in the Atlanta suburbs for years. So, when I…
Northern Ireland is just a short trip across the sea from my home country, Scotland, but it wasn’t until I got into a relationship with a Northern Irish man that I finally visited. Loading audio narration… Three months into our relationship, we ventured over so that I could meet his…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jasmine Bhatti, CEO of Navi Nurses. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… Since I was in college, I always knew I wanted to make an impact in healthcare at a big level.At the time, my grandmother…
I arrived early at my local Gap expecting a crowd for the Victoria Beckham collaboration. Instead, I found mall walkers — and later, clothes that were as cute as they were hard to wear. Loading audio narration… It wasn’t until nearly 10 a.m. at my New Jersey mall that five…
For as long as I can remember, we spent the Saturday before Father’s Day with our extended family nearby at my cousin’s home outside Philadelphia, swimming, dancing to live music, and immersing ourselves in the company of our cousins. Some traveled from as far as California, and we’d mingle with…
Small and seasonal US businesses rely on about 100,000 international students to boost their staff each summer. Loading audio narration… This year, though, demand threatens to outweigh supply.”We’re seeing the same number of businesses participate. However, the requested number of supplemental participants might be slightly less,” Kasey Simon, president of…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tricia Redulla, cofounder of Sky and Sol. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… In 2023, my boyfriend Max hiked Mount Kilimanjaro. We had both been focused on improving our health, and the hike was a major…
Last year, my husband Joey and I traveled across the US, visiting 29 states. Loading audio narration… Although I thought I knew what to expect, a few states were filled with pleasant surprises, from fascinating hole-in-the-wall historic sites to stunning natural beauty.Of all the places we visited, these four states…
CBS News is hiring a former newsroom leader at ABC News who abruptly left last year, Business Insider has learned. Loading audio narration… Joshua Hoyos, formerly the New York bureau chief at ABC News, is joining Bari Weiss’ broadcast network as the editorial director of CBS News 24/7, the news…
