Summer vacation is only getting more expensive for parents, with some spending thousands of dollars on camp: It's 'highway robbery'

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Parents are going into debt and adjusting their work schedules to make sure their kids have care this summer.

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  • Summer camps and care cost parents thousands, pushing many into debt or altered work schedules.
  • Parents are facing rising childcare costs, exacerbated by post-pandemic economic pressures.
  • Despite financial strain, parents view summer activities as essential for their
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Biden and congressional Democrats are headed toward an all-out war

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  • This week is the most important yet for Biden's struggling candidacy.
  • Democratic lawmakers are returning to DC, and more may go public about their concerns.
  • Biden keeps insisting he won't go anywhere and is growing increasingly defiant.

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats increasingly appear to be on a

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AI-powered vending machines that sell bullets could be hacked, says a cybersecurity expert

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The bullet-dispensing vending machines are the first of their kind in the US.

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  • Vending machines that dispense bullets have been rolled out in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas.
  • The machines use facial recognition for age and ID verification.
  • One expert warned there could be hacking risks. 

The US has rolled out AI-powered vending machines that dispense bullets to customers aged over

The business leaders and billionaires who are pressuring Biden to drop out

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Democratic megadonors like Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings (left) and Abigail Disney are pressuring President Joe Biden to drop out.

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  • A growing list of wealthy Democrats are using their checkbooks to pressure Biden to drop out.
  • Others, such as Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings, simply no longer support Biden.
  • The donor uprising adds further obstacles to Biden hanging on after his disastrous
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Paramount co-CEOs tell workers it's 'business as usual' — and remind them that there'll be layoffs

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  • Paramount's three CEOs told staff it was "business as usual" until its merger closed, Deadline said.
  • They reminded employees that layoffs loomed, following a plan unveiled in June.
  • Paramount will also explore divesting assets, its CEOs said.

Paramount's CEO trio told employees it was "business as usual" until the formal close of its megamerger with Skydance, while

A $1.9 million Nantucket beach property sold for $200K after parts of it got swallowed by the sea

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Remote coastal beach cottages in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 2017.

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  • A $1.9 million beach house sold for $200,000 after parts of the land were swallowed by the sea.
  • Owner Jane Carlin sold the Nantucket property to a neighbor who knows it's on borrowed time.
  • Offering homes at risk for free has become common practice due to the removal cost.

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