It turns out that hitting the snooze button is not that bad for you. Here's why you should stop, but also don't stress about it.

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Experts say that hitting snooze can fragment your sleep.

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  • A 2022 sleep study found that 57% of participants hit the snooze button regularly.
  • A neuroscientist explains how hitting the snooze button can fragment your last minutes of sleep.
  • She also explains how then being late can raise your cortisol levels and make you more stressed.

At 6:45 a.m., your first alarm goes off, and

I'm an expat living in Lebanon. I've struggled over whether to leave, but I won't because I love this country.

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Brigitte Chahwan, who was born in Germany, has lived in Lebanon for almost 30 years.

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  • Israeli strikes have targeted Hezbollah in Beirut and parts of southern Lebanon.
  • Brigitte Chahwan, a German-born woman, has decided to stay in Lebanon despite official advice to go.
  • She told Business Insider she has lived in Lebanon for 30 years and considers it her home.

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Epic is suing Google and Samsung for making it too hard to download Fortnite

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Some users may know that Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, has had its own app store for a while now, the Epic Games Store. The company also won an antitrust lawsuit against Google last December that found Google held an illegal monopoly on app distribution and in-app billing services for Android devices. Despite that win, it seems that Epic’s court war has only begun. Epic Games is now suing

Tesla starts pushing Full Self-Driving access for some Cybertrucks

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Some Tesla Cybertruck owners are starting to get Full Self-Driving (FSD) access on their vehicles. The company’s polarizing electric pickup truck has lacked the driver-assistance software feature since its launch in November 2023. Now, members of the Cybertruck Owners Club (as reported by Electrek) are reporting that the update has been

Oasis won’t use Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing for North America tour

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Oasis announced the North America leg of its 2025 reunion tour this morning, and the band’s management also shared a decision that will be welcome news to fans: they won’t have to worry about inflated “dynamic pricing” rates when ticket sales kick off on October 4th. Dynamic pricing allows for ticket costs to fluctuate based on demand, but all too often

Ukraine said it struck a Russian ammo depot with long-range drones right after Iranian missiles arrived there

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A large crater, downed trees, and destroyed railcars on September 22 after the Toropets attack.
The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition depot earlier this month. The latest attack on an ammo depot follows a string of earlier attacks.

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  • Ukraine said it carried out a drone attack on a Russian ammunition depot over the weekend.
  • Kyiv said Iranian missiles had arrived at the site shortly before the attack.
  • Russia received a number of short

Football Manager 25 is out on November 26

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Football Manager 25 is finally on its way, with Sports Interactive confirming the news and announcing a release date. The game will arrive for PC, Mac, Xbox and PS5 on November 26, just in time for some Thanksgiving gameplay. At the same time, FM25 Mobile is launching exclusively on Netflix, while FM25 Touch should come to Nintendo Switch on December 3.

FM25 comes with two big updates: a switch to