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The Louvre was filled with tourists around the 2024 Olympics.
  • Paris estimated 11 million people visited the city during the Olympics, fewer than expected.
  • Photos show how Olympics-related closures and crowds affected visitors' experiences.
  • This story is part of "Road to Paris," a series chronicling athletes' and spectators' experiences at the Olympic Games.

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Melissa Dewalt, 31, with her husband Ben, 32, pose in front of her 47th — and favorite — state, Alaska.
  • Melissa Dewalt, 31, has visited all 50 states, checking off the last spot on her list this summer.
  • Her favorite state was Alaska. Her least favorite was Florida, though she'll give it another chance.
  • She almost didn't make it to her final state — North Dakota — when road

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Kerry Blum, the global head of the equity-structuring group within private-wealth management at Goldman Sachs.
  • A public offering can lead to sudden wealth creation and leave founders wondering how to manage it.
  • A top Goldman Sachs wealth advisor shared key considerations for startup founders.
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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an



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SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission will launch to the International Space Station with only NASA’s Nick Hague and Roscosmos’ Aleksandr Gorbunov onboard, according to an update on Friday. Crew-9 will launch “no earlier” than September 24th, with plans to bring delayed Starliner astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams back to Earth next February.

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A lawsuit aimed at punishing critics of Elon Musk’s X will go forward, thanks to a ruling from a judge with a financial interest in Musk’s success.

On Thursday, Judge Reed O’Connor denied a motion to dismiss X’s lawsuit against Media Matters For America (MMFA). The suit was filed in Texas last



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Jared Isaacman is set to lead the first commercial space walk, with SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission.
  • Jared Isaacman is set to lead the first private space walk, in the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission.
  • The mission will test SpaceX's new space suits, with two crew members performing a space walk.
  • Isaacman went on the first civilian SpaceX mission, Inspiration4, in 2021.

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You can own a piece of electric vehicle history from one of the saddest stories in the industry to date. The British electric van maker Arrival was once valued in the billions and had a sweet deal to turn UPS’ fleet of iconic brown vans into electric vehicles. Within a couple of years, Arrival’s warehouse became an empty shell and its sleek electric vehicles and remaining parts were sold off to



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Samsung's Galaxy Ring is a great way to track your health stats in theory, but surprisingly limited software features, irritating exclusive features, and a high up-front price make it hard to recommend.