The hottest luxury fashion brands that customers should buy before everyone else does, according to The RealReal

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Secondhand luxury execs have a heads-up on which brands will be on-trend next year.

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  • Secondhand luxury platform The RealReal has a trove of data about the hottest brands.
  • Demand for trendy items influences how they're priced on The RealReal.
  • These are the brands that two executives from The RealReal say you should buy now.

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A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would depend on seizing its ports. That won't be easy.

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The fate of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would turn on their effort to seize a port facility like Keelung harbor.
The fate of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would turn on their effort to seize a port facility like Keelung harbor.

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  • A Chinese invasion of Taiwan must focus on seizing a port to bring in tanks and supplies.
  • Commercial or industrial ports are prime targets that would allow for rapid offloading.
  • Taiwan may have the weapons and obstacles to turn its ports into fortresses.

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The best video games of 2024

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I had a great time playing video games in 2024 — and I hope you did too. Let's talk about it.

This past year was challenging for some, including myself, but the silver lining is that 2024 produced a bunch of excellent games to play. The RPG genre, in particular, saw a modern renaissance, with an overwhelming number of releases from studios big and small.

Of course, there were plenty of other games

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