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Mortgage rates spiked mid-week, but they've since settled somewhat. However, 30-year mortgage rates are still extremely high compared to where we're used to seeing them, and they'll

• Meta’s AI-generated stickers, which launched just last week, are already causing mayhem. Users swiftly realized they could use them to create obscene images, like Elon Musk with tits, ones involving child soldiers, and bloodthirsty version of Disney characters. Ditto for Microsoft Bing’s image generation feature,…

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• A shuttered, 373-acre ski resort outside of Denver, Colorado, hit the market in September.
• The resort, Slopes at St. Mary's Glacier, closed in 1986 and has remained unused since.
• Prospective buyers are eyeing it as a compound or multi-home development site, listing agents said.

Every skier has

• New research finds that female-led AI companies are missing out on the global rush to invest in AI.
• AI startups founded by women in the UK raised six times less than those founded by men in the past decade.
• Experts warn that the funding gap may harm efforts to make AI less prone to bias

• Hamas launched an unprecented attack on Israel on Saturday by the "land, sea and air," the IDF said.
• Videos appear to show Hamas fighters entering Israel using paragliders.
• Israel declared a state of war following the

• I ate at Wendy's for the first time, visiting its restaurant in Camden, London.
• The chicken and avocado sandwich was delicious, but the baked potato seemed impractical for fast food.
• The chicken nuggets looked noticeably different to those served at other fast-food chains like

• In four southern metros home prices fell over 1% in September, per Realtor.com.
• Houston, Memphis, Raleigh, and San Antonio had experienced high home prices as people moved there. 
• Those locations have more homes for sale than in other places, so buyers have more power.

Four of the 50 largest metro areas had a drop in home prices last month, compared

• Ukraine released a video appearing to show commandos on jet skis conducting a daring raid on Crimea.
• Ukraine claimed they flew a flag on the peninsula for the first time in a decade.
• The drone video shows the jet skis as they approach the occupied peninsula's shores.
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• Veronica Scofield is a nonprofit fundraiser who has made seven work-related moves since 2015.
• She says she's grateful she's been able to see so many parts of the country and meet new people.
• But moving so often also comes with challenges, like the high cost and being away from family.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Veronica

• A Ukrainian sniper described the moment he took out a Russian soldier who had wounded his friend.
• He said he brought the video of the kill back to his friend to show him that he had taken revenge.
• The soldier was speaking in a