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Elon Musk announced the Cybertruck in 2019.
  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Cybertruck's unique design has made scaling up production a challenge.
  • He also said that it will be some time before the Cybertruck is cash flow positive. 
  • The pickup has faced numerous delays and production challenges since it was announced in 2019.

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A fireball erupts from an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023.
  • The Israel-Hamas war could spark a wider regional conflict in the Middle East.
  • Iran and Hezbollah are menacing Israel with attacks.
  • The US could be drawn in to defend Israel if events spiral, say experts. 

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Woman looking at prices during inflation while doing shopping in supermarket.
  • Retail sales in September were higher than expected even though inflation is still high.
  • This will slow down the Fed's goal of reaching 2% inflation.
  • But it's also a good sign because people have jobs and feel most economic pressures are manageable.

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A woman lays in bed with her eyes closed, her hand hovering over the snooze button on a mobile phone.
Snoozing might have some sleep benefits.
  • Snoozers have the same sleep quality when they wake up immediately vs. when they snooze, a new study found.
  • In fact, when people were allowed to snooze for 30 minutes, they were actually more alert.
  • This contradicts what people previously thought about snoozing, that it hurts sleep quality. 

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An Amazon Flex sign.
  • A baby boomer who's been a delivery driver for four years may soon call it quits.
  • He values the flexibility and independence but said the inconsistency had lowered his paycheck.
  • He's seeking a more stable marketing position but cannot stop gig work just yet.

After delivering more than 30,000 packages, Scott says he might be nearing the


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An aerial view of new home construction at a housing development in the Phoenix suburbs on June 9, 2023 in Queen Creek, Arizona.
An aerial view of new home construction at a housing development in the Phoenix suburbs on June 9, 2023 in Queen Creek, Arizona.
  • The rate of suburban poverty rose three times faster than urban poverty between 2019 and 2022. 
  • Suburbs in major metros in the South, West, and Midwest saw some of the biggest jumps in poverty. 
  • The skyrocketing cost of housing in major cities is

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Campaigns to help the environment aren't working. We need better messaging.

Save the whales. Stop the Keystone XL pipeline. Ban Arctic drilling.

Slogans like these have been plastered on bumper stickers and chanted at marches for years. But despite being succinct earworms, they've all failed to address one key question: Why? Why should the typical American — worried about


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Average 30-year mortgage rates are back up and have surpassed recent spikes. Rates are currently the highest they've been in 23 years.

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Reese Witherspoon played Elle Woods in "Legally Blond."
  •  Gen Z are starting new workplace trends on TikTok from "Bare Minimum Mondays" to "lazy girl jobs." 
  • They've become disenchanted with work life as companies layoff staff and abandon remote working. 
  • Instead young workers are putting their wellbeing and happiness over being the perfect employee. 

Gen Z workers are shaking