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A Crumbl Cookie pop-up in Sydney, Australia has gone viral after customers discovered that it had no actual affiliation with the TikTok famous U.S. bakery.

Crumbl Sydney's organisers literally just flew to the U.S., bought hundreds of Crumbl Cookies, then returned to Australia to sell them at $AU17.50 apiece. For those in the U.S., that's around $12 per cookie.

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Tawny Lara (not pictured) hired a virtual assistant to help with her business.
  • I hired a virtual assistant and work with her five hours a week.
  • It was hard to ask for help, but since she started three years ago, my productivity has improved.
  • During that time, I've finished my book and started a business.

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Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet, due in part to its very public demotion from ninth planet of the solar system two decades ago. 

But a relatively obscure dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt could be the most accessible icy world to Earthlings in space. Though it's less than 600 miles wide, Ceres appears to be rich in water ice, and new research from Purdue University and NASA's Jet



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Lana Linge has $42,000 in credit-card debt, but it's not the giant tab that has her most frustrated.

The 29-year-old says she takes full responsibility for her debt. After getting her first credit card in her early 20s, Linge accumulated small amounts of debt but was always able to pay it off. That changed in 2020: Linge struggled with managing her spending on necessities and other


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Hi-Wire Brewing's main Asheville location was destroyed by Hurricane Helene.
  • Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, causing widespread damage.
  • Local breweries, crucial to the economy, face significant losses and uncertain recovery timelines.
  • Businesses and distributors are struggling to keep staff employed and rebuild one of NC's top industries.

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A Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8.
  • Four tires on a Ryanair Boeing 737 Max burst upon landing at Milan Bergamo Airport.
  • Pictures showed a bare metal wheel left a long scratch on the runway.
  • Italy's third-busiest airport shut the runway for at least nine hours, canceling flights.

A major Italian airport had to close a runway on Tuesday after it was damaged when a Ryana



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Microsoft is releasing a new version of Office this week, designed for people that don’t want to subscribe to Microsoft 365. The standalone Microsoft Office 2024 release is now available for both consumers and small businesses, and includes locked-in-time versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook across both Mac and PC.

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Manuelle Pires is a senior strategic partner manager for YouTube.
  • Manuelle Pires attended a four-day Harvard course on entertainment, media, and sports.
  • The course, designed by Anita Elberse, costs $12,500 and includes accommodation and meals.
  • Pires applied strategies from the course to enhance content creators' business models in Brazil.

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The reign of the Dyson Airwrap has reached its end — and even better, the Shark FlexStyle is no longer your only option for a dupe.

I've tested both of the above tools and compared them head to head, and while I used to think the Shark FlexStyle was undeniably the best value hot air multi-styler out there, recent releases from other brands are making it hard to say that without hesitation.



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WhatsApp is catching up with Google Meet and Zoom.

On Tuesday, the company announced that it added backgrounds and filters to video calls. The filters on offer include options such as warm, cool, black and white, dreamy, and fisheye. You can also choose from backgrounds such as living room, office, beach, forest, and sunset. If none of these quite work for you, there's also the option to just blur



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A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4.
  • The F-16s that Ukraine's allies are giving it are older-generation aircraft.
  • That means they can't outclass Russia's best jets, a former US general and NATO official told BI.
  • They lack the armaments needed to make them superior to Russian fighters.

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Calmind Premium

TL;DR: Get lifetime access to the Calmind Premium Master Plan for $49.99 (reg. $299) and turn your app into a relaxation hub.


Between work and personal responsibilities, finding time to relax and reset can be tough. But what if your phone could be your secret weapon for stress relief, deep relaxation, and mental clarity? Calmind was designed to be your gateway to improved mental well-being.

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