I pay $1,550 in rent and spent nearly $14,000 renovating my NYC apartment. Before and after photos show why it was worth it.

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Joe Yatco; the bar and bookshelf he designed in his apartment
Joe Yatco (left) and the renovated bar in his apartment (right).

Arnav Somani; Joe Yatco

Hamas leaders say they have no regrets after the October 7 attack and that the goal was to 'overthrow' the status quo

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An Israeli flag flies in southern Israel as a fireball erupts across the border in the Gaza Strip.

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Protesting the Ukraine war is banned in Russia, so young people are sabotaging trains and railroad tracks instead: UK intel

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's mayor Sergey Sobyanin (R) sit in a train as they attend a ceremony to launch the Line D3 of the Moscow Central Diametres (MCD) suburban railway network in Moscow on August 17, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on a train before the launch the Line D3 of the Moscow Central Diametres suburban railway network on August 17, 2023.

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Martin Shkreli says he had a great time in prison and got spaghetti and sauce smuggled in for meals with his mob boss pal

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Martin Shkreli said he had a great time in prison and got spaghetti and sauce smuggled in for meals with his mobster friend, like the movie "Goodfellas."

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The CEO of a Chinese tech giant has been unreachable after making his last public appearance in August: Chinese media reports

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DouYu.
Chen Shaojie, 39, is the CEO of Tencent-backed gaming live-streaming platform DouYu. A state-owned media outlet in China, citing unconfirmed reports, said Chen was being investigated by the authorities and had been uncontactable for three weeks.

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An Airbnb 'tenant from hell' who stayed at a California rental for 570 days without paying has finally left the property

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Aleksandar Jovanovic, a Airbnb landlord, stands on the deck of his Los Angeles home.
Aleksandar Jovanovic, a Airbnb landlord, stands on the deck of his Los Angeles home.

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A $10 billion battle is brewing over ownership rights to a 300-year-old sunken warship believed to hold the biggest maritime treasure ever

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The San Jose galleon was believed to have been carrying billions worth of treasure when it was sunk in 1708.
The San Jose galleon was believed to have been carrying billions worth of treasure when it was sunk in 1708.

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A discovery of more than 30,000 ancient Roman coins may point the way to a hidden shipwreck

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Divers unearth the coins from the seabed off the coast of Sardinia, Italy.

Italian Ministry of Culture

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli brags that Sam Bankman-Fried asked him for advice on how to serve prison time

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Martin Shkreli; Sam Bankman-Fried
Martin Shkreli; Sam Bankman-Fried.

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An American nurse who was evacuated from Gaza describes the hospital staff who stayed behind: 'We're going to die saving as many people as we can'

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A woman reacts while holding a pillow as she stands amidst debris outside the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City on October 18, 2023 in the aftermath of an overnight strike there.
A woman reacts while holding a pillow as she stands amidst debris outside the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City. Emily Callahan not pictured.

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