Homeowners spent $600,000 on a Hail Mary to save their beachfront homes from flooding. The sand dune collapsed after 3 days, and saved the homes, but was it worth it?

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Salisbury Beach MA after March 10 storm
Salisbury Beach, MA sustained significant coastal erosion after a storm swelled tides to 13.5 feet on March 10, destroying a human-made dune funded by residents.

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His artisanal marshmallows were the greatest. Then he tried to scale them.

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A factory making square shaped marshmallows

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Jon Sebastiani saw fancy marshmallows for the first time in Paris, and thought they looked like money.

How Sri Lanka produces 90% of the world's pure cinnamon

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A CEO is facing backlash after an influencer said he used his company's Instagram account to attack her

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Rupica Sudan TikTok parchment paper company
Rupica Sudan was shocked by the comments she received from a company's official Instagram page.

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Defaults skyrocketed last year to the highest tally since the start of the pandemic - and 2024 is set to bring more pain to corporations

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Defaults nearly tripled in 2023 compared to 2022.

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A woman created a list of service workers she refuses to tip in 2024, saying that tipping has gotten 'out of control'

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Tipping screen
Tipping screen.

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Austin is deeply tied to San Francisco and Miami to New York in a world of connected 'meta cities,' report finds

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Atmosphere during weekend two, day two of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Atmosphere during weekend two, day two of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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I'm a Ukrainian CEO trying to finance our nation's reconstruction. Asking for billions of dollars is tough but vital work.

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Julia Kiryanova
Julia Kiryanova is the CEO Smart Holding, one of Ukraine's largest investment groups.

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How a Louisiana crawfish company harvests 60,000 pounds a day

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Madison McIntyre shovels crawfish at his company, Parish Seafood Wholesale.
Madison McIntyre shovels crawfish at his company, Parish Seafood Wholesale.

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Sneakers are bad for the environment and super difficult to recycle. We visited a company that claims it found a solution.

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Danny Pormes and Erna Pordes-Redecker work at FastFeetGrinded, their shoe recycling company.
Danny Pormes and Erna Pordes-Redecker work at FastFeetGrinded, their shoe recycling company.

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