I'm 28 and close friends with my 80-year-old neighbor. We talk on the phone every day and she's like a grandmother to my daughter.

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Sasha Gaston celebrates her neighbor Charlette's birthday every year since she has no family.

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  • Sasha Gaston is a 28-year-old living in a Tampa apartment complex
  • She has become "really close" with her 80-year-old neighbor, Charlette, who has no family.
  • For Charlette's 80th birthday, Sasha took Charlette to a casino to celebrate.

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This is likely the biggest password leak ever: nearly 10 billion credentials exposed

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Cybersecurity researchers are calling it the largest password compilation leak of all time.

On July 4, a newly registered user on a popular hacking forum posted a file containing nearly 10 billion compromised passwords in plaintext. The post was first noticed by researchers at Cybernews.

"Xmas came early this year," user "ObamaCare" wrote on the forum. "I present to you a new rockyou2024 password

How Champagne celebrations became a Formula 1 tradition and a coveted sponsorship deal

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The drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz of Ferrari celebrate on the podium after the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.

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  • Since 2021, Formula 1 races have used Ferrari Trento sparkling wine for podium celebrations.
  • The tradition of rewarding winners with bubbly at F1 races dates back to the 1950 French Grand Prix.
  • Ferrari Trento said it had nearly tripled its US sales since the start of
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Gina Gershon's agents dropped her for playing another gay character after 'Showgirls.' She doesn't regret forging her own path.

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Gina Gershon is a bit of an enigma — literally.

When she appears on Zoom for our interview, she's shrouded in darkness. "It looks like I'm in the witness protection program," she jokes. It's not clear where Gershon is calling in from, though it seems like it may be from her home, given her repeated interjections of "Hey

A family of 4 learned to sail and now call a 35-foot boat home as they travel the world with their dog

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The Sailing Pickle Family has spent years exploring the world by boat.

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  • Nicky Piccalilli, her husband, kids, and dog live on a 35-foot catamaran and travel the world.
  • They learned how to sail and fixed up the boat after Nicky had a serious health incident in 2017. 
  • Nicknamed the Sailing Pickle Family, the group has seen many countries around the world. 

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