In-N-Out is barring staff from wearing masks unless they have a medical note. The burger icon wants customers to see employees' smiles.

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In-N-Out is requiring workers to have a medical note to wear a mask in five of the seven states where the chain operates.

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How can you tell if someone isn’t really into doing you a favor?

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Every two minutes or so, all over the world, someone asks someone else for a small favor. and all over the world, almost everyone says yes. All the time.

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How humans behave during natural disasters

A 'Shark Tank' winner and stay-at-home dad who Mark Cuban called a 'compassionate capitalist' doubled down on his business when his wife's health took a sudden turn: 'There is no greater incentive to succeed than being put in a position like that'

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Freya Williams brought in the main income for her family before coming down with long COVID.

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Automakers are pausing factory lines to help keep inventory low and prices high

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Carmakers are racing to counteract their inventory buildup in order to keep profits flowing.

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Companies can't do layoffs right because they're trying to act like 'cool parents'

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The harshness of recent layoffs suggests that any managerial empathy workers gained during the depths of the pandemic was short-lived.

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Rupert Murdoch reportedly spent a night on a gurney in a hospital parking lot after he broke his back falling on son Lachlan's yacht

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Lachlan Murdoch and his father Rupert Murdoch, who reportedly broke his back in 2018 after falling on Lachlan's yacht.

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The San Francisco cafe that inspired 'Bob's Burgers' closes its doors after 43 years

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A scene from "Bob's Burgers."

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Why does it feel like working from home is giving me ADHD?

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Illustration of speech bubbles protruding from smartphones.

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Bill Gates says 'we need a fire department for pandemics' as he worries we're unprepared for the next one

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Bill Gates discusses his new book 'How To Prevent The Next Pandemic' onstage at 92Y on May 03, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Bill Gates.

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Most people's mental health has been resilient despite the pandemic, according to an analysis of 137 studies

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1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year and 20.4 million people in the United States were diagnosed with substance use disorder in 2021, according to federal government data.

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