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  • The 2024 ski season is underway and a smooth trip to the slopes starts with smart preparation.
  • There's a lot to consider, from packing efficiently to ensuring your vehicle can handle wintry conditions.
  • Follow our best practices for a successful mountain getaway.

The snow's coming down, and the mountains are calling — a fun-filled ski trip awaits. But getting there without a hitch can


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Activision studio Toys for Bob has announced that it's leaving the corporate rat race and is spinning off as an independent developer. This comes just weeks after Activision Blizzard's parent company Microsoft instituted sweeping layoffs at Toys for Bob that impacted 86 employees. That’s more than half of the entire staff.

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Elon Musk has become a vocal critic of mental health professionals.
  • Elon Musk has repeatedly said that his gravestone will read "Never Went to Therapy."
  • Musk has criticized psychologists, suggesting they are profit-driven and politically-motivated.
  • Despite rejecting therapy, Musk has candidly spoken about his own mental health in the past.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bipartisan bill into law that would allow grand jury records related to Jeffrey Epstein (right) to become public.
  • Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bipartisan bill into law that unearth more Jeffrey Epstein records.
  • The law will allow for the release of records from a 2006 Florida grand jury

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Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a toast after delivering his speech at a dinner marking the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People on September 28, 2023 in Beijing, China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a toast after delivering his speech at a dinner marking the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People on September 28, 2023 in Beijing, China.
  • China can repair its economy, but it requires political will, UBS' Tao Wang wrote in the FT.
  • Beijing will have to provide credit to its

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As AI explodes onto the scene, recent hiccups should have ask asking: What do we want from this technology, anyway?
  • Google's Gemini AI chatbot roll-out was marred by bias issues.
  • The controversy fuelled arguments of "woke" schemes within Big Tech.
  • Inside Google, the bot's failure is seen by some as a humiliating misstep.

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Dell's XPS 16 takes the minimalist design of the XPS 13 Plus and scales it up to a 16-inch system that's far more powerful and functional. But just like with that earlier machine, which was Dell's first attempt at implementing an "invisible" trackpad in its palm rest, there are some usability tradeoffs. It's hard not to be impressed by how sleek the XPS 16 looks — personally, I consider it one of



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Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu (left) and the leaders of the Listen to Michigan campaign (right).
Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu (left) and the leaders of the Listen to Michigan campaign (right).
  • Many of Michigan's "uncommitted" voters are Arab Americans or Muslim Americans.
  • A top Biden campaign official says they need to remember that Trump pushed a Muslim ban.
  • The Listen to Michigan campaign fired back, accusing him of

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