I'm Miss San Antonio USA. Beauty pageants are way harder and more expensive than you'd think.

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Lillian Perez won Miss San Antonio USA in May.

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I'm a recruiter at Meta. These are the top perks that win tech workers over — and the one they don't seem to care about.

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I'm a native Hawaiian. Locals are tired of tourists treating the island like a theme park – here's what to know before you visit.

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Keani Rawlins-Fernandez grew up in Molokai, Hawaii, and now is a local council member.

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My husband was forced to return to the office. Life got harder and more expensive when all of the parenting duties fell to me.

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Marquita and Jaime Wright with their sons, Jaimeson and Marley.

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Saying 'Quite nice' isn't nice at all: 4 American workers who live in the UK share the most misunderstood US phrases

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Americans can struggle to know which sayings will land with their UK colleagues and what can lead to blank stares.

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A millennial who moved from London to Bahrain says she loves her cheaper, sunnier, and safer new home

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Kate Phillipson in Bahrain.

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I bought a Tesla Model 3 to drive long distances. It's easier and more affordable than I expected, but there's one downside.

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Wally Nowinski bought his Tesla Model 3 for $58,790 in 2020.

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It shouldn't matter if people work multiple jobs. The former VP of HR at Microsoft shares how to react to double dippers — 'get over it.'

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Chris Williams spent 8 years at Microsoft.

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I moved to the US from Italy and it's been a rollercoaster. Here's what has shocked and disappointed me the most about America.

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Oana Adamopoulos was born and raised in Romania and now lives in Florida with her family.

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I moved to Denver and regretted it because it was freezing, expensive, and hard to make friends. I'm much happier now living in Spain.

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Eric Michiels in Spain.

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