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An American couple left their rent-free life in Mexico and moved to a $7,500 abandoned home in Japan: 'We feel overwhelmingly welcome'
This American couple moved from the US to Mexico to Japan in three years. They finally settled on a small Japanese island full of "friendly grandmas and grandpas."
The top sheet vs. duvet debate just got more heated: Introducing the viral 'Scandinavian Sleep Method'
The term refers to sleeping practices popularized in the region, namely using two comforters instead of one and letting your bedding air out in the cold.
I'm an American living in Italy. Here, kids in kindergarten have more playtime and eat warm 4-course meals.
As an American mom living in Vicenza, Italy, Julie Coda Barnes finds the differences between kindergarten classes to be astounding. She says she would prefer the Italian school system if she had to choose.
China's economy is so uncertain that the wealthy are turning to an underground network to secretly move cash out of the country
Wealthy and middle class families feel the need to keep money outside of China, either for the sake of diversifying or to build a nest egg for future immigration. Some wealthy citizens in China are turning to underground money handlers to move cash, Bloomberg reported. Read more.
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In China, social media is bursting with support for Palestine — and blame for Washington.
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A volunteer in Israel says the Gaza region looks like the set of a horror movie now, with 'burnt-out cars' and 'bodies strewn all across the road.'
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A woman who escaped Hamas' attack on her kibbutz says she isn't sure that she has a home to go back to.
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How Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman went from pariah to pragmatic diplomat
After a rocky start, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has gained confidence on the world stage and launched bold diplomatic shifts. But reports of human-rights abuses in Saudi Arabia are in contrast with his reformist image.
I spent the day exploring Ho Chi Minh City's former mafia hot spot and recommend other tourists do the same
District 4 in Ho Chi Minh City was once a no-go area, in part because of the mobster Nam Cam. It's now a safe and storied neighborhood with plenty to see including a Michelin-listed restaurant.
A man who was trying to row across the Pacific Ocean in a handmade boat was rescued after capsizing
Tom Robinson, 24, wanted to be the youngest person to row across the Pacific Ocean. On Thursday, during the last leg of his trip, Robinson's ship capsized 100 miles off the coast of Vanuatu.
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Putin's plan for winning the war in Ukraine could be starting to become reality.
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Ukraine could soon be a muddy mess, but its new M1A1 Abrams tanks were made for this fight.
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Ukraine hit Russia's most treasured air-defense system, the S-400 Triumph, on its own soil, reports say.
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The collapse in Treasury bonds now ranks among the worst market crashes in history
Investors have been fleeing the bond market, causing long-dated bonds to plummet 46% since March 2020, per Bloomberg’s analysis. That’s almost as bad as the 49% equities slump that happened after the dot-com bubble burst. Read more
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8 mistakes tourists make in Disney World, from a former employee who visits 4 times a month
As a former park employee and annual pass holder at Disney World, Josephine Maida noticed tourists make mistakes such as overpacking and not planning for downtime.
A 74-year-old Singaporean man lost $50,000 life savings after downloading an app to order Peking duck
Mr Loh was initially wary and even asked if it was a scam. But the person eventually persuaded him to pay the deposit.
A centenarian living near the Loma Linda, California, Blue Zone describes the lifestyle that got her to 100 — and shares a few regrets
Marta Fainberg, 100, lives near Loma Linda, California, the US's only Blue Zone. She credits her longevity to her low-sodium, vegetarian diet.
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Russia is highly likely using an amphibious plane from the 1960s to hunt for a new threat to its Black Sea Fleet, according to Western intelligence.
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Russian soldiers caught drinking alcohol are reprimanded heavily, being sent to so-called punishment battalions where they are likely to die, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
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Ukraine's "army of drones" has ramped up its attacks on Russian positions, hitting a record number of Russian tanks, trucks, and artillery last week, a Ukrainian official said.
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I resell tickets online and make up to $32,000 in profit a month. Here's how I do it.
It started as a way for Shiraz Mawani to cut down the cost of seeing a hockey game with his friends in 2014. Now, reselling is his side hustle. Read more
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A night inside a strip club near Ukraine’s front lines
Valeriya Zavadskaya, 24, co-owns Flash Dancers with her mother. "Our goal is to be a switch from what is happening," she says.
He left his job in banking to take over his father's pork rib soup stall in Singapore. After 3 years of Michelin's Bib Gourmand status, he has no regrets.
"My elder brother is a vegetarian, and my sister took her PhD, so neither of them were a fit," Ryan Chua said, adding that he "didn't mind" managing the family business.
This Caribbean island was once plagued with rats that destroyed the ecosystem. Now, plant biomass has increased 2,000% thanks to environmental group efforts.
Stowaway rats and feral goats devastated the native ecosystem on Redonda, a tiny Caribbean island, nearly a century ago.
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A Ukrainian sniper called the Ghost of Bakhmut says he's personally killed 113 Russians. He explains how his elite unit hunts the enemy.
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Russia picked the Black Sea naval fight it's now losing to Ukraine, which doesn't even have a fleet of its own.
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Ukraine's counteroffensive raises doubts about whether the US and Western militaries are training their troops for the right kind of war.
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How companies spy on their employees as they push return-to-office — from monitoring badge swipes to tracking breaks
Companies like JPMorgan, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs monitor compliance with return-to-office mandates by keeping electronic tabs on workers. Read more
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The Russian culture ministry is blaming a pirated version of the Barbie movie for weakening nationwide values
Multiple offices and politicians are criticizing the "Barbie" movie for not promoting "traditional Russian values" — a vague phrase that seems to refer to patriotism and general conservatism — per the BBC.
11 carry-on items you'd be surprised aren't allowed through airport security
You might be surprised to learn that everything from large quantities of soup to Magic 8 Balls are prohibited on the official TSA website.
A group of giant mounds built by Native Americans thousands of years ago just became the US' newest World Heritage Site — take a closer look
UNESCO described the earthworks as "eight monumental earthen enclosure complexes built between 2,000 and 1,600 years ago along the central tributaries of the Ohio River."
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The American-made M1 Abrams tank is at last in Ukraine and it is more than just another piece of Western weaponry. It's heavy-duty, combat-proven armor that was built with a very specific mission in mind: killing Russian tanks.
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Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet have been causing more damage than ever and Moscow's fleet is likely losing its ability to defend itself, UK intelligence says.
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A new video from the Ukrainian Air Force shows how pilots are training to fly F-16 fighter jets with flight simulations, virtual reality headsets, and trainer aircraft — all in between their combat missions.
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Starbucks' CEO moonlighted as a barista. He burned his hand on a sandwich and had an egg bite explode in front of a customer — and now he's making 5 key changes.
The experiences were part of a six-month period during which CEO Laxman Narasimhan worked shifts at Starbucks locations around the US. At the same time, he was preparing to take Starbucks' top job from Howard Schultz, who stepped down from the role in March. Read more
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I quit my $370K job at Meta after having panic attacks and hitting the lowest point of my life. I just knew the job wasn't right for me.
Former Meta software engineer Eric Yu left his high-paying job once he tried house hacking, grew confident in real-estate investing, and could make $10,000 a month. Read more
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A woman lives on a floating island in Canada that she built with her late husband 31 years ago – it's a challenging life, but she isn't leaving anytime soon
For 31 years, Catherine King and her husband, Wayne Adams, lived side by side on a floating island in Canada they built with their own hands. The home is known as Freedom Cove and is made up of several buildings floating on Styrofoam.
The idea of 'indulgent food' in Japan is different from what you might expect in the US. It helped me finally become healthy.
Kaki Okumura is a Japanese wellness writer who grew up in the US and Japan. Living in Japan, she learned that indulgent food doesn't always need to be associated with unhealthy food.
Trump is furious at Forbes after the publication dropped him from its 400 wealthiest Americans list
Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Forbes after the financial publication recently dropped the former president from its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans.
Meet the typical hybrid worker: millennial men making 6 figures who would never come into the office on a Friday
Whether they're logging on from their house, from the gym, or from the library, some workers don't want to be in the office full-time. Hybrid workers are more likely to be highly educated and make at least six figures. Read more
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What is Hamas?
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Iranian officials spent weeks helping Hamas plan its attack on Israel, WSJ reports
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The US will likely 'go to war' in Israel with air and naval power if Syria or Iran become actively involved, retired 4-star general says
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The founder of Tesla's biggest China rival reportedly drank a glass of battery fluid to impress one of Warren Buffett's lieutenants
Founder, Wang Chuanfu, took a sip from a glass of BYD battery fluid, the Wall Street Journal reported, as a way to show his confidence in how green its in-house tech was to David Sokol, a former lieutenant of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
I've spent more than 50 days solo traveling around the world. My biggest tip is to have a jam-packed itinerary.
From Japan to New Zealand, Insider's Monica Humphries has spent months of her life traveling by herself. To combat bad days, she always has a packed schedule.
A couple sold an African mask they thought was 'worthless' for $158. The buyer then auctioned it off for $4.4 million.
The mask turned out to be a rare piece of African art — a 19th-century Ngil mask used in rituals by the Fang people in Gabon, with only a handful of such pieces in existence.
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Russia destroyed the world's largest airplane, but its smaller sibling survives — meet the An-124.
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Tank battles in Ukraine are putting several generations of 'crappy Russian armored vehicles' and their flaws on display.
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Russia really did shoot down one of its own prized Su-35 fighter jets by mistake, UK intelligence says.
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I made over $800K at Meta. Here's how I significantly increased my compensation.
Rahul Pandey, a former tech lead and manager at Meta, grew his total compensation after overcoming imposter syndrome. In his words: "You can do things to increase the likelihood that you'll move up." Here are his recommendations. Read more
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A New York student was sentenced to a year in prison after touching a Dubai airport security guard: report
Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, 21, was sentenced to one year in prison for "assaulting and insulting" Dubai airport staff after she gently touched a security officer's arm, legal experts said.
The longest-living people on earth swear by this simple 5-minute exercise to start their day
The five-minute low-intensity routine that's meant to "wake up" your mind and your muscles with movement can be done by just about anybody, at any age, regardless of physical limitations or mobility issues.
Commuters are sharing the stress of traveling through Paris after reports of a bedbug infestation
People are filming empty seats on the Paris metro after the authorities warned of a “scourge of bedbugs” in the French capital.
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A Ukrainian soldier called up Russian tech support when his captured Russian tank wouldn't start, Forbes reported.
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A Russian soldier gathered intel for Ukraine and then convinced 11 others to defect alongside him, Ukraine says.
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Ukraine hit Russia’s navy base in Crimea so hard that it is likely pulling some missions back to safer waters, UK intelligence says.
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How an OnlyFans creator earned $60,000 from a 'marathon' livestream
The "marathon," a monthly show that lasts seven to eight hours, features a number of adult performances with Bryce Adams' friends and teammates, as well as more relaxed chats between the participants. Read more
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Scientists finally finished mapping the Earth's 8th continent, Zealandia, helping them solve the lost continent's mysterious history
The huge landmass, Zealandia, sits East of Australia. It’s been lost underwater for millennia.
A solo backpacker who has been to 40 countries says she stays in each destination for at least a month
Claire Sturzaker has been a full-time traveler for the last 11 years. Slow travel helps her find a sense of community while reducing her carbon footprint.
Paris is battling an infestation of bloodsucking bedbugs on trains and in movie theaters as the city gets ready to host the 2024 Olympics
“Faced with the scourge of bedbugs, we must act,” Paris Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire wrote on X earlier this week.
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Russia's air force has lost 90 planes since the start of the war in Ukraine and is becoming less formidable by overworking its jets, UK intelligence said.
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Tanks and troops out in the open in Ukraine can't go 10 minutes without being spotted and fired upon, Ukrainian official says.
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Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says.
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X CEO Linda Yaccarino had a car-crash interview at Code Conference where she seemed undermined by Elon Musk and couldn't state precise user numbers or whether users will pay
The interview was an opportunity for Yaccarino to set out her vision for X, which has had a difficult year under Musk's ownership with advertisers fleeing the platform, a questionable rebrand, and multiple tech and safety issues. What actually followed was the unfurling of a CEO who appeared not to have a full handle on the company. At times, the interview was awkward and tense. Read more
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My husband left me and our 1-year-old daughter for 6 weeks so he could climb Mount Everest
"We each have our own Everest, whether it's Asher climbing the tallest mountain in the world despite his fear of heights or me solo parenting for six weeks," Elianna Perez writes.
Their mortgage was bogging them down, so they sold their apartment in Singapore and bought a smaller one for $220,000. It was a blast from the past.
Tobby Toh and Goh Kaiyi wanted to stop making monthly payments and avoid feeling bogged down by their mortgage. "Clearing our housing debt was a step nearer to being financially free," Goh told Insider.
A fund manager is shelling out $269 million to buy and rejuvenate a clandestine network of tunnels under London
Angus Murray told Bloomberg his proposed ideas for the space include working with entertainment giants on movie-themed exhibits and providing visitors a slice of history by restoring artifacts in the tunnel.
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Drone video appears to show inflatable Russian tanks on the battlefield, highlighting the role decoys and deception are playing in the war.
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Russian soldiers were inspecting a captured Ukrainian drone they had seized when it blew up and killed some of them, The Kyiv Post reported on Monday.
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Ukraine would be doing worse against Russia if it fought like Americans do, a US Army veteran who's training Ukrainian soldiers told Insider.
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