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Jennifer McGuire  in a scarf and winter coat, drinking a glass of wine in Rome.
After becoming an empty nester, Jennifer McGuire spent six months traveling around Europe.
  • Jennifer McGuire spent decades dreaming of a long stay in Europe while raising four sons on her own.
  • After they were all grown up, she made it a reality and traveled solo for the first time in her adult life.
  • Over the course of six months, she discovered who she was beyond being a

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A Tesla robotaxi drives down a street in Austin
  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company is now testing its robotaxi without human monitors in Austin.
  • An X user posted a video on Sunday that appeared to show a robotaxi driving with no one inside.
  • Musk had earlier said Tesla would remove safety monitors by the end of the year.

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Critical Role's "Mighty Nein," based on the crew's second long-running Twitch-streamed "D&D" campaign, is out on Prime Video now.
  • Critical Role's "The Mighty Nein" animated series is out on Prime Video.
  • The eight co-founders of Critical Role spoke with Business Insider about what went into creating the show.
  • "The Mighty Nein" is the crew's second animated

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Kitson (left) and Lu (right) at a surf camp in Bali, Indonesia.
  • Two former ANZ Bank coworkers shared how they took a surf camp trip to Bali after being laid off.
  • Both received generous severance packages and used the break to recharge after decades of working.
  • Their getaway helped them reset, and they see themselves taking similar trips again.

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Iowa 80 is dubbed the Disney World for truckers.

Sitting along I-80, it lies on a crucial corridor for drivers transporting food from the heartland to the coasts. Iowa 80 Truckstop boasts 900 parking spots, a barber shop, and a restaurant that has served over 23 million eggs since opening.

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Leon Spencer, an Australian dad, is glad that the Australian government's new ban will help him keep his kids off social media.
  • Leon Spencer is an Australian dad with an 11-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son.
  • He creates content for social-media platforms and is glad that the new ban will help him keep his kids off them.
  • He believes real-world engagement is an essential

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Google seems to be cracking down on the use of Disney characters in AI-generated videos on YouTube after it was hit with a cease and desist letter. According to reports by Variety and Deadline, the company removed dozens of videos featuring Deadpool, Moana, Mickey Mouse, Star Wars characters and other Disney IP as of Friday, just days after Disney accused it of "infringing Disney’s copyrights on a



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A young USA fan holds the USA flag in support of Team USA during the international friendly match between the Uruguay Men's national team and the US Men's national team on November 18 in Tampa, Florida.
  • The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
  • Ticket prices have soared past estimates pitched by the hosts in

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Kids around Christmas tree
The author's blended family has changing their holiday traditions as the kids grow older.
  • As our kids have gotten older, we have adapted traditions like celebrating Christmas Tweve.
  • We use far fewer decorations and love the way our kids have made new traditions.
  • One amusing tradition is for the kids to decorate our holiday village with superhero toys and Lego.

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