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A mayor wants to charge hikers $15,000 to climb Mont Blanc to cover their own rescue and funeral costs after dozens of 'pseudo-mountaineers' ignore warnings
The French mayor said taxpayers shouldn't have to foot the rescue and funeral costs of climbers tak…
Kelsey Vlamis
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REPORT: 5 Climbers Have Died On France's Mont Blanc
The tragic news comes after the bodies of two Belgian climbers were found at the start of Augu…
Dina Spector
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Bezos resuming Blue Origin spaceflights with the man selected to be the nation's first Black astronaut — in 1961
Ed Dwight became the first Black astronaut candidate in 1961, but was never picked up by NASA's pro…
Lloyd Lee
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Marathons are terrible for the planet, presenting a climate dilemma for elite runners: to fly or not to fly?
Marathons in London and Toronto are becoming more sustainable. But thousands of runners travel inte…
Catherine Boudreau
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A 56-year-old ice climber with 'superhuman' lungs was climbing the highest peaks in Europe. She was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer during a routine screening.
Jackie Head, now 57, is an ice climber and fitness enthusiast who was shocked to discover she had e…
Julia Pugachevsky
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A mountaineer who found a trove of rubies, emeralds, and sapphires that belonged to a passenger killed in a plane crash gets a share of the gems, reports say
The mayor of Chamonix, France, said the man would receive 150,000 euros ($169,000) worth of the jew…
Joshua Zitser
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When Lufthansa lost $5,000 worth of luggage for one woman, she says she spent $1,000 and traveled from Malaysia to Germany to hunt for her bag herself
Irene Ortega says she was traveling with Lufthansa when her $955 Rimowa suitcase with Gucci sneaker…
Monica Humphries
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British 'superspreader' is linked to 11 Wuhan coronavirus cases, and it shows just how hard it can be to track new virus
While in Singapore, he stayed at the Grand Hyatt and according to the Associated Press; 94 other fo…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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My family of four saved thousands by doing a home exchange in the French Alps instead of a traditional summer rental. Here's what it was like.
Chrissie McClatchie's family traded their tiny apartment for a three-story stone house, spending on…
Chrissie McClatchie
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Ever imagined Raghuram Rajan with a French beard and Anand Mahindra without his moustache?
At Business Insider we have taken the freedom and opportunity to use their legendary expertise …
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Apple designer Marc Newson wears a £9,500 Apple Watch
It's an Apple Watch! And not just any Apple Watch, it's a £9,500 rose gold Apple Watch with a white…
James Cook
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Elon Musk's first wife explains what it takes to find your passion
Simplicity drove the Apple identity: the strategy, the products and marketing and branding, the Pow…
Rachel Gillett
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Persona Non-Grata To Fashion Icon : Modi’s Sojourn
Modi’s fashion sense made waves in New York too, where the experts called him a leader who stands o…
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The Goldman Sachs Elevator guide to getting ahead in your new job
The only decent idea that wasn't painfully obvious ("a pair of good dress shoes" or "a tailored sui…
GSElevator
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The best tour companies for solo travel
Contiki is geared towards younger travelers, specifically those aged 18-35. The company uses forums…
Sarah Schmalbruch
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No One's Surprised If Hong Kong Bankers Get Away With Murder
My first closing dinner in Hong Kong was slightly different from those that I have experienced in N…
GSElevator
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Bullying allegations, $1,000 pens, and a celebrity chef: Inside the collapse of Faraday Grid, the billion-dollar energy startup backed by Adam Neumann
One investor source considered investing in Faraday Grid for a client, and saw the pitch. They expr…