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SpaceX founder Elon Musk has emerged as one of former President Donald Trump's most vocal supporters.
  • The latest SpaceX success has cast another bright light on its founder, Elon Musk.
  • Musk has pointed to his space exploration achievements as the sort of innovation the US needs.
  • Trump has begun to echo that sentiment.

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Former President Donald Trump has slightly cut into Vice President Kamala Harris' lead heading into the home stretch before Election Day.
  • There are just 15 days until Election Day.
  • The presidential race remains razor close, with control of the White House at a coin-flip.
  • The most notable part of 2024 is how close the contest has been.

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Elon Musk is giving away $1 million to people in swing states who sign his PAC petition.
  • Elon Musk gave a random petition signer a $1 million check on Saturday.
  • Musk vowed to do the same every day until the US election on November 5.
  • The petition, released by his super PAC, aims to support free speech and the right to bear arms.

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The author enjoyed attending Halloween events while sober and found them even more scary.
  • I've been sober for nearly a year and have experienced sober firsts, like vacations and birthdays.
  • I also attended many scary Halloween events in Central Florida this spooky season completely sober.
  • To my surprise, events I used to rely on a buzz to get through were actually more fun sans



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No one's going to sound an alarm, blast out a text message, or shoot you an email about it, but the US economy is undergoing a historic shift. We are leaving one long period of expansion — what economists refer to as a "supercycle" — and entering a very different one.

Over the past 15 years, the economy has been characterized by weak demand and low interest


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Avery Heilbron is a real estate agent and investor residing in Durham.
  • Avery Heilbron left his corporate job in 2024 to pursue real estate full-time.
  • Heilbron, who built a 14-unit portfolio, got his start using a strategy called house hacking.
  • He generates cash flow from short- and long-term rentals. His Airbnbs are more lucrative but time-intensive.

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Google execs talked about where they use AI in their daily lives and where they hesitate to integrate it.
  • Google executives told Business Insider how they use AI in their daily lives.
  • Head of Google Research told BI the magic of technology is when you don't pay attention to using it.
  • The executives also discussed areas where they hesitate to integrate AI.

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"More than any other country," Lyndon B. Johnson once said of America, "ours is an automobile society." He wasn't exaggerating: Americans own more cars per capita than the citizens of any other nation. More than any other technology, the automobile has shaped America's economy, infrastructure, climate, culture, and identity. From Motown to Tesla, from "On the Road" to "The Fast and


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It feels like a distant memory, but once upon a time America's carmakers produced vehicles in a veritable rainbow of colors. As recently as 2005, more than half of all automobiles on the road were painted a color other than black, white, silver, or gray. Some of the tints even sported names straight out of a Hot Wheels collection: Tangerine Scream, Go Green, Plum


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When it comes to automobiles, geography is destiny. What we drive is determined in large part by where we're driving. Sometimes the locational preferences are almost laughably stereotypical, like the prevalence of Subarus in Vermont and pickup trucks in Montana. Electric vehicles are favored in left-leaning enclaves, Jeep Wranglers excel in parts of Arizona, and Sprinter vans rank


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TL;DR: Get the kids away from YouTube and let them explore with this portable LCD microscope, on sale for just $69.97 (reg. $100) through October 27.


If you're tired of trying to get the kids off those screens, offering a beneficial screen alternative could help. Step into a world of discovery with the Portable Handheld Pocket LCD Microscope, a tool designed to inspire curiosity and bring the