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Josh Hartman and his family moved from the DFW region to Sikeston, Missouri, in 2022.
  • Josh Hartman and his family moved from Texas to Missouri in 2021 when he started a new job.
  • He said he missed the easy access to amenities that Dallas offered.
  • But Hartman and his wife are happier with their kids' education in Missouri.

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Scientists have found a trio of stars dancing a high-speed cosmic do-si-do. 

In fact, the stars' tempo is so rapid, astronomers have labeled this a new record: Here, a pair of stars orbit each other in less than two Earth days, while a third makes a trip around them in 25 days. Before this discovery, the fastest known three-star grouping was Lambda Tauri, with its farthest star circling in 33 days



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The author took her three kids and one boyfriend on a family road trip.
  • My husband and I took our three teens, plus a boyfriend, on a six-day road trip.
  • We drove through Connecticut, Canada, and New York.
  • We balanced sightseeing with downtime to keep everyone happy.

When I picture a road trip, I see images of two carefree people in a convertible traversing Route 66. There are no


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Many of America's newly built homes have fewer hallways.

American homes just aren't what they used to be.

Many newly constructed homes are both smaller and more expensive than those built thirteen years ago.

Census data shows that in the first quarter of 2024, the average size of single-family homes was 2,351 square feet, the smallest since the third quarter of 2009



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Harris has made supporting small businesses a key part of her economic proposal.
  • Harris has proposed expanding the small business tax credit from $5,000 to $50,000.
  • Experts told BI the proposal would shift the timing of deductions and isn't all that pricey.
  • If the proposal inspired more small business creation, it would likely spur economic growth.

Patricia Oswlad, 55, and her


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The banks of the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland.
  • I spent six days in the Swiss city of Basel, exploring the town's rich art scene.
  • One of the city's highlights is its proximity to France and Germany.
  • One day, I was roaming a French town straight out of a fairy tale, and the next, I was on a Swiss hike.

When you land in Basel, Switzerland, you land in a Swiss fantasy


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A view of the icy, cracked surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.

NASA's about to launch a huge spacecraft to a world harboring voluminous seas.

Planetary scientists suspect Jupiter's moon Europa contains an ocean at least twice the size of Earth's. The Europa Clipper probe — which is the length of a basketball court and the largest craft the agency has sent on a planetary mission — is slated to blast to this distant realm on Oct. 10. Before the launch, NASA rel



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Walmart founder Sam Walton in a plane. Walton was known to drop in on stores for impromptu checks.
  • Walmart's Sam Walton was an experienced pilot who would use his plane to make surprise store visits.
  • Robert Doyle, a store manager in Texas, experienced one such drop-in firsthand in the 1980s.
  • As a new assistant manager, Doyle told BI he thought someone was playing a practical joke on him



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North Carolina college students describe the disruptions they've faced since Hurricane Helene hit.
  • Hurricane Helene has devastated communities in North Carolina.
  • College students in the area have had classes canceled through at least the end of the month.
  • They described the scramble to contact their parents and the limbo they're facing

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Dating coworkers might be amusing on TV, but experts say it's more nuanced.
  • Office romances can lead to happily ever after — or chaos.
  • They can succeed but require some guidelines, HR expert Cheryl Swirnow said.
  • As employers implement RTO policies, workers should familiarize themselves with company policy.

Office romances may be the stuff of TV drama and rom



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  • Divorce can derail the best-laid retirement plans.
  • Divorced baby boomers — especially women — often struggle financially in retirement.
  • A Business Insider analysis shows divorcees have lower incomes and savings than married people.

A decade ago, Libby Mintzer imagined her retirement.

Her gated community would sit along a river, each house hugged by palm trees and


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