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Terri Peters was nervous when her kids started dating, but she says they talk to her about their relationships.
  • My teenagers are 14 and 16, and have both started seriously dating within the last year.
  • Through happy moments and heartbreak, I've supported my kids and grown closer to them as they date.
  • The dating years aren't something to dread, but are a really fun time in my



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George Dziamniski, 62, (not pictured) lives off his Social Security income and part-time paycheck from Walmart.
  • George Dziamniski, 62, lives on Social Security and a Walmart paycheck in Pennsylvania.
  • He lives simply and avoids the need for extensive retirement savings, he said. 
  • But many older adults have an income near the federal poverty line and aren't sure they can retire

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The author has three kids but prefers traveling alone with one at a time.
  • I am one of three siblings and we used to travel together as a family. 
  • I have three kids of my own now, and I travel individually with each of them instead of together.
  • It's too expensive to fly five people, and we always need two rooms. 

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Katrina Donham (not pictured) tells parents not to bring new gifts to her daughters' birthday parties.
  • I'm grateful when people want to celebrate my daughters, but the amount of stuff is overwhelming.
  • I started asking parents not to buy new gifts for their birthday parties. 
  • Instead, I ask them to bring a toy from their own home for a swap at the party.

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Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) in "Outlander: Blood of My Blood."
  • "Outlander" may be ending with season eight, but fans can look forward to a new prequel series.
  • "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" will focus on the origin stories of Jamie and Claire's parents.
  • Production on the 10-episode series is now underway in Scotland. Here's everything you need to know.

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The real estate magnate Vladislav Doronin has amassed a fortune at the helm of his wellness-focused luxury hotel chain.
  • Vladislav Doronin is the founder of OKO Group and owner of the Aman luxury hotel group.
  • Aman, with 36 hotels and 38 projects, is valued at $4.5 billion, according to Doronin.
  • Doronin also has an extensive personal property portfolio and art collection.

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An Amazon manager said they sought to go on leave after trying to help a direct report.
  • An Amazon manager said they resisted a directive to put a worker on a performance improvement plan.
  • The manager said they faced severe stress and sought FMLA to cope.
  • An Amazon spokesperson said the PIP process isn't used to try to reduce the employee base.

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Warren Buffett and Barack Obama.
  • Warren Buffett met with Barack Obama years before he became President.
  • The billionaire said the rich should pay more tax, and flagged wealth inequality as a big problem.
  • Buffett attributed a chunk of his success to luck and defended inheritance taxes.

Warren Buffett called for higher taxes on the rich


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Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitríona Balfe) in "Outlander" season seven, part two.
  • "Outlander" aired eight episodes of season seven in 2023 before taking a lengthy midseason hiatus.
  • It's now been announced that the second half of season seven will begin airing on November 22, 2024.
  • Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe will be back alongside fan favorites from earlier seasons.

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Most Apple Watches have similar battery life, and the Apple Watch Series 8 and the SE each have about 18 hours of juice. Both watches support low-power mode, but the Series 8 has faster charging. Both have access to 32GBs of memory.

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