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Some experts predicted Austin's housing market would tank, but "For Sale" signs keep turning to "Sold."
  • Austin's housing market is heating up again, despite recent forecasts that it would tank.
  • Nationwide forecasts now predict a rise in home prices, despite still-high interest rates.
  • It's good news for homeowners and bad news for those hoping to get into the market.

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  • John Fetterman defended Lauren Boebert's family  following her son's arrest.
  • Pennsylvania Sen. Fetterman was applauded for speaking out.
  • Democratic Fetterman and Republican Boebert have been quick to trade barbs in the past.

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  • Vladimir Putin made an explicit nuclear threat against the West this week.
  • But experts remain skeptical of Putin's nuclear saber-rattling after three years of similar threats. 
  • One expert suggested Putin is drumming up fear among American voters to cut US support for Ukraine. 

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The blue regions show areas where the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) detected clear signs of water vapor in a distant star system.

Astronomers are excited about this one.

Using a sprawling astronomical array in the lofty Chilean desert — the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) — scientists found huge volumes of water around a young, developing solar system (technically still in its "protoplanetary disk" phase). The star, HL Tauri, is located 450 light-years away in space. Yet in the disk around HL Tauri, the



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Celebrities like Sienna Miller, Kiernan Shipka, Jerry Hall, and Pat Cleveland clap for designer Chemena Kamali of Chloé.
  • Chloé's runway show this week featured models (and celebs) in high-heeled wedge sandals. 
  • Platform wedges were popular in the late '00s and 2010s, but have fallen out of style. Until now. 
  • Finally, a trend that's come back that we can get behind. 

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  • More Americans are moving to Tuscany, a part of Italy known for medieval walled cities and wine.
  • They're drawn by greater affordability, the charm of the local culture, and its relative safety.
  • Some locals say it's keeping their economy alive, but others are starting to grumble.

Leanne Davis has always had a taste for wine.

The California native runs her own winery, Via


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Michelle (not pictured) has seen her social life change as her friends have kids.
  • Michelle, a 34-year-old DINK, has slowly come to embrace a childfree lifestyle.
  • Despite societal pressures, some DINKs find financial stability and freedom in their decision.
  • A rise in DINKs may continue due to high childcare costs and climate concerns.

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has given Waymo permission to expand its robotaxi operations to Los Angeles and more locations in the San Francisco Peninsula despite opposition from local groups and government agencies. "Waymo may begin fared driverless passenger service operations in the specified areas of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Peninsula, effective today," the



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With The X-Files, Chris Carter became a living legend of science fiction. Not only did he give television audiences the ultimate odd couple in pragmatic Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and spooky believer Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), but week after week the show creator unleashed a new and scary paranormal mystery for audiences to obsess over. The show ran for 11 seasons, won 16 Emmys, spawned two



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The newest front-row fixture at Fashion Week? Fanwars.

As luxury brands learn to leverage the star power of K-pop idols, their social media accounts have become a battleground for fandoms looking for new ways to quantify their influence. During Paris Fashion Week, fans created multiple Instagram accounts to boost engagement on posts by their favorite idol. Their goal? To drive up the star's media



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The galaxy group Pandora’s Cluster sits in front of a cosmic background brimming with deep space galaxies.

The universe was once stuck in the Dark Ages.

It was time when, even after the first stars formed, thick gases suffocated their light. Space was dark.

Now, astronomers have used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope — an observatory orbiting 1 million miles from Earth — to reveal what may have ended the dark times and created the clear, observable universe we see today. They pointed the Webb