Thieves in Germany drilled into a bank vault, stealing tens of millions in valuables

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Police leave the branch of Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen after investigating a break-in
Thieves broke into the vault of one branch of Germany's Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen.

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What it takes to be in a $10 million Army Stryker crew

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With over 3,000 units in service, the Stryker armored infantry carrier vehicle has become one of the most ubiquitous vehicles in the Army. Able to transport nine dismounted infantry soldiers along with the driver and vehicle commander, the Stryker features a variety of powerful weapons systems.

College in the US didn't give me the independence I wanted. I moved to Germany, where medical school costs me $100 per semester.

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A young woman dressed in the German national costume
Erika Roberts jokes around wearing national dress at the Munich beer festival.

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I spent 2 nights in a 2-story, 100-square-foot tiny home in Germany. It was much smaller than any I've seen in the US.

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Cylindrical homes on a flat property with buildings in the background
Business Insider's reporter stayed at a cylindrical tiny home hotel in Germany and was impressed by its smart use of the 100-square-foot space.

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A new combat-proven ballistic missile shield that shot down Iranian threats is now deployed to Europe

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An Arrow system test launch in Alaska in 2019.
Germany is now operating Arrow 3, Israel's top air defense system.

US Missile Defense Agency

I moved to Germany with plans to stay for 9 months. I'm still here — and married to a German man — 3 years later.

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The writer and her now-husband posing in Germany.
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Anna Dodd

I've been to 25 countries. Picking a favorite feels impossible, but there are 3 I'd gladly return to again and again.

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Hannah poses in front of one of the Pyramids of Giza.
Egypt is one of the countries I want to visit again.

Hannah Kennedy

I moved from New York to Berlin. There were 3 cultural differences I loved — and one that I didn't.

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The writer posing on a street in Berlin.
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Audrey Bruno

The unusual new German brigade deploying to NATO's edge is bringing its most advanced heavy armor — the Leopard 2A8 tank

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A tank under a sky full of sparks and smoke.
Germany is betting on the Leopard tank for its new brigade in Lithuania. It plans to bring the Leopard 2A8, its most modern version that is adapted with lessons from watching Russia.

AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file

I booked budget Airbnbs in small towns while backpacking Europe and found 2 hidden-gem destinations I'd never heard of

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A composite image of the author in a cap and blue polo standing in front of a tub-shaped brown building with trees and grass in the background and a sunlit field in front of houses with mountains in the background
Business Insider's reporter booked Airbnbs outside major European cities and found some hidden gems in Germany and Switzerland.

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