I ate an RFK-approved diet for a week. It sparked a food fight.

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Photo collage featuring Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., squished tomato, thumbs down, and a comment that reads

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There is no "right" way to eat. You wouldn't know that, though, given how much we scrutinize each other's diets.

Zohran Mamdani is rolling out his first wave of free childcare. See which NYC neighborhoods get free 2-K this fall.

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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani interacts with children during his visit to a childcare center in Manhattan, New York, U.S., on December 11, 2025.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a childcare center before getting sworn in.

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Meet the top private landowner in the US, who owns more than 2.7 million acres and is married to a Walmart heiress

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Los Angeles Rams owner E. Stanley Kroenke looks on during the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles on September 21, 2025 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA.
Stanley Kroenke is the largest private landowner in the US.

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Trump's major student-loan repayment overhaul completed a key phase — and is on track to be rolled out this summer

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President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul completed a key phase.

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A new Brooklyn shelter offers unhoused families with kids a chance at more stability

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A playground that's part of the Westhab Family Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
The Fort Greene Family Center, a Brooklyn homeless shelter, has 105 units for families with kids.

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This ride-hailing app lets drivers negotiate prices with riders. It's one of the most downloaded in the world.

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A man wearing sunglasses sits behind the wheel of a Honda sedan as he smiles and waves at the camera. The white sedan has an
InDrive lets drivers and riders negotiate prices for ride-hailing trips.

InDrive

Rat catchers, powder monkeys, and resurrectionists: 20 jobs that no longer exist

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chimney sweep job
Chimney sweeps cleaned out the chimney soot that built up over time.

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California's billionaires are moving to Miami. We mapped out where they are buying.

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Real estate on Indian Creek and Allison Island — both in the Biscayne Bay — has reached new highs as California billionaires flock to Miami.

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I'm 63 and raising four of my grandchildren. Money is very tight, and I haven't once thought about retiring.

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Cindy Chiasson with her grandchildren
Cindy Chiasson is raising four of her grandchildren.

Cindy Chiasson

I was at Mamdani's 'Rental Ripoff' event, where New Yorkers vented about rats and 'bad landlords'

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Attendees participate in a

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