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The author, not pictured, couldn't understand her aging mother-in-law.
  • My mother-in-law didn't want to be labeled as "Grandma" when I had kids.
  • I didn't understand why she also dyed her hair blonde or why she took naps during the day.
  • Decades later, I now understand how difficult aging really is.

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The DC-1 is very much an outdoor tablet in a world filled with indoor tablets. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge

So far, this thing doesn’t seem like a very impressive tablet. But Daylight is more a display company than a tablet company — and the display is pretty great.

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Clockwise from top: Lasagna cooked in the oven, microwave, toaster oven, and air fryer.
  • I made frozen lasagna in my air fryer, microwave, oven, and toaster oven.
  • I anticipated the microwave option could go sideways, but it was a complete flop.
  • Air-fried lasagna is great in a pinch, but the flavors are best when it's baked in an oven.

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The Snoo, a very expensive but widely regarded smart bassinet, now has some of the best features of its app locked behind a new $19.99 monthly premium subscription. The change, which went into effect this week, has infuriated many Snoo owners, as the subscription puts some previously free features that new parents rely on behind a pricey paywall.

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The Raleigh-Cary metro area of North Carolina had the highest percentage of millennials who became homeowners in 2022.
  • SmartAsset evaluated the 40 largest US cities to determine the best ones for millennial homebuyers.
  • Many millennials struggle to buy homes due to student loan debt and expensive property prices.
  • More millennials are able to buy homes in cities in the South and

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
  • The US Navy's counter-Houthi mission has been described as its most intense combat since World War II.
  • The captain of a destroyer that deployed to the Red Sea said it surpasses the dangerous Tanker War.
  • That conflict was part of the broader Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s.

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I went to the Cheesecake Factory restaurant on Chicago's Magnificent Mile.
  • I visited the Cheesecake Factory for the first time on a recent trip to Chicago.
  • I had an excessively large salad and a slice of cheesecake served with a mountain of cream.
  • The decor unnerved me. It felt like a bizarre cross between an art deco café, a Disney attraction, and Atlantis.

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Passengers wait in the check-in area of Gatwick Airport as some flights are canceled or delayed due to IT outages.
  • An IT outage linked to a CrowdStrike update hit computer systems around the world on Friday.
  • Russia remained unaffected, however, crediting import substitution and sanctions resilience.
  • Microsoft and other software providers wound down operations in Russia



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We missed the fountain show in Dubai the first time we visited the Dubai Mall and had to go back.
  • I took my kids to Dubai on our first international family vacation, but we had some missteps. 
  • We should've paid closer attention to the hours and days popular attractions are open.
  • Walking shoes  and having some advanced reservations would've made our trip better. 

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On left, Former President Donald Trump wearing a bandage on his ear. On right, a Trump supporter at the RNC wearing a red MAGA hat and ear bandage in solidarity.
  • Former President Donald Trump is wearing a bandage after being wounded in an assassination attempt.
  • Some RNC attendees and supporters started wearing ear bandages in shows of solidarity.
  • Leaders throughout history were shown similar support, such as Alexei Navalny.

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Celeste Cox is a Gen Zer who is rarely home in New York City.
  • A 26-year-old New Yorker is traveling the world on a waitress's salary.
  • Worldpackers and Workaway help Celeste Cox find places to stay in exchange for volunteer work.
  • This popular travel hack isn't a one-size-fits-all solution to budget traveling.

Waiting tables a few months at a time is enough for Celeste Cox to fund


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