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International train passengers resorted to using trash cans as toilets while stuck in a 7-hour delay
Karen Cherpin, from Whitstable in England, said desperate passengers traveling from London to Amste…
Tom Porter
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The tourism free-for-all is over
Tourism hotspots like Venice, Rome, and Amsterdam are fighting back against hordes of visitors, and…
Kelsey Vlamis
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How BYD founder Wang Chuanfu went from orphan to billionaire EV empire builder, beating out Elon Musk's Tesla
Wang Chuanfu's BYD just beat out Elon Musk's Tesla as the world's biggest electric car maker. Here'…
Polly Thompson
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The CEO of the world's biggest record company just got a new contract with stock options worth as much as $100 million
Lucian Grainge was given a new five-year contract with Universal Music Group that slashed his salar…
Ryan Hogg
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At 18, Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands had to abandon her student housing due to fears she may be kidnapped or harmed
Princess Catharina-Amalia's father, King Willem-Alexander, said the potential threat has created a …
Maria Noyen
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When my expat friend of 12 years moved away, it broke my heart. It taught me how valuable friendships with other expats are.
I live in Germany, and when my friend of 12 years moved away, I was heartbroken. It taught me how v…
Sabrina Cooper
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Airbnb used to be about crashing on a stranger's couch for cheap. Now Wall Street wants in.
How your Airbnb host went from a mom-and-pop business owner to a multibillion-dollar corporation. O…
Kelsey Neubauer
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Crows and magpies are getting revenge on humans by using anti-bird spikes around their nests as weapons
Crows and magpies in Europe have figured out how to use human-made spikes to repel other birds from…
Marianne Guenot
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Tigers have personality traits similar to human extroverts and introverts, researchers say
Siberian tigers have two distinct personality groups, "majesty" and "steadiness," which loosely cor…
Alia Shoaib
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Taking psychedelics with my brother helped us get over our dad's sudden death
The author shares how his dad passed away suddenly at age 60. Taking psychedelics helped the brothe…
Mattha Louis Busby
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Lizzo built an image that created a unique relationship with fans. But this phenomenon could also lead to her downfall.
Fans expressed confusion and shock at accusations that emerged against Lizzo this week. Experts tol…
Charissa Cheong,Barnaby Lane
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500 chatbots read the news and discussed it on social media. Guess how that went.
Scientists built a fake Twitter and filled it with 500 bots. Then they sat back and watched.
Adam Rogers
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Artists are losing the battle against AI. Glaze, a tool that's found a way to trick algorithms, is giving them a fighting chance.
Artists are worried AI will steal their futures if they advertise their work online. Researchers sa…
Matthew Loh
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The sure-fire way to save America’s cities? Do what Tokyo does.
The world's biggest city keeps right on growing — without sacrificing its quality of life. Wh…
Eliza Relman
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The fascinating story behind 'Earthrise' — the most famous picture of Earth ever taken — which turns 54 today
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders photographed "Earthrise" on Decemb…
Dina Spector,Kelsey Vlamis
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I'm an NYU student who studied abroad in Florence. I hated every aspect of my semester abroad.
The writer hated the pressure to travel every weekend, found Italians to be very rude, and wished s…
Stacia Datskovska
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Time-lapse footage captures deep sea sponges 'sneezing' to expel waste and keep themselves clean
Scientists analyzed the video footage and concluded that the sponge's sneezing mechanism ejects mat…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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I took a 6-month 'sabbatical' after months of cheap living while traveling. The best thing about the digital-nomad lifestyle is having options.
Julia Masselos quit her 9-to-5 startup role to travel the world. She landed a remote digital-market…
Ella Hopkins
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Reviews company Trustpilot plans to raise $50 million in a London IPO - handing the UK capital a tech listing
Trustpilot is seeking to take advantage of strong demand for tech stocks and a boom in online retai…
Harry Robertson
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How the circular economy could solve the smartphone-waste problem — and curb the manufacturing industry's carbon footprint, too
Manufacturing is the third-largest contributor to US greenhouse-gas emissions, accounting for 25% o…