One couple packed up an RV and drove 1,300 miles to give birth in Virginia to escape the high Black maternal mortality rate in Texas

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Mimi Evans and her baby
Mimi Evans took an RV from Texas to Virginia to give birth

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I created major advocacy organizations for women's entrepreneurship and animal welfare. This is how I did it.

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Wendy Diamond with her dog, Happy.

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Move over jet skis: The new onboard gadget the ultra-rich seek for their superyachts are submersibles.

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The Aurora-80 model
SEAmagine's submersible vessel, the Aurora-80. The company offers submersibles to wealthy clients looking to accessorize their yacht.

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Dubai is hoping to launch a fully operational flying taxi service by 2026

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An immersive virtual reality experience of an Urban Air Mobility aircraft of Joby Aviation and a view of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 21, 2022.

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British troops could be sent to Ukraine as the country ramps up on-the-ground training efforts, UK defense minister says

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Soldiers aim their weapons through plumes of smoke as they take part in an international military exercise.
Ukrainian soldiers take part in the "Rapid Trident-2017" international military exercises at the Yavoriv shooting range not far from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on September 15, 2017

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Ukraine is retrofitting agricultural drones designed for farmers with 20-kilogram bombs that can be aimed at tanks

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A destroyed Russian tank pictured outside Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Ukraine drone operators are taking agricultural drones and using them to target Russian tanks.

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Ukraine needs to source new consumer drones that it can retrofit with explosives as China dials back sales to the country

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A Ukrainian soldier sitting on the ground holding a drone up to the sky.
China recently implemented new export restrictions on drone components, posing a challenge for Ukrainian forces.

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A government shutdown would be a 'gut punch' to Head Start programs that serve 10,000 low income children

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Alliance for Community Empowerment, Director of Early Learning Tanya Lloyd, right, interacts with a child in the Head Start program, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Alliance for Community Empowerment, Director of Early Learning Tanya Lloyd, right, interacts with a child in the Head Start program, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

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Russia is luring Cubans to Ukraine with fast-tracked citizenship and a lucrative signing bonus: 'Almost all of our friends have gone'

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three young men, two in NBA jerseys, one one left smoking cigarette, one in middle wearing backwards red cap, one on right with tattoos on neck and arms
Cuban men in Villa Maria, Cuba.

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Government shutdown 2023 update: Fat Bear Week in Alaska could be canceled

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An Alaskan brown bear with a fish in its mouth.
Fat Bear Week brings people together to vote on the fattest Alaskan brown bear preparing for hibernation each year.

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