Promises of happier, healthier living drove tourists to Costa Rica in droves. Now, locals say the Blue Zone lifestyle is dying out.

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A landscape showing Costa Rica's Arenal volcano and the valley below it
Tourism has spiked in Costa Rica, but locals say the flurry of activity has caused the Blue Zone lifestyle they're seeking to fade away.

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Joe Rogan walks back RFK Jr. support after MAGA meltdown

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Joe Rogan on Friday walked back his apparent endorsement of RFK Jr. for president after receiving sharp criticism from Donald Trump and his allies.

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Mark Cuban says he once supported Trump. Then he got to know him: 'He was unethical then, and he's still unethical.'

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Former President Donald Trump speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention; Mark Cuban attending a basketball game at the Kaseya Center.
"I actually started off supporting Donald and then I got to know him better," Mark Cuban said of former President Donald Trump in an interview with Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday.

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Mark Cuban says the 2024 election is coming down to Ivy League insiders versus outsiders

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at a campaign event in Texas; Mark Cuban attending a basketball game in California; Former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania.
"Penn and Yale vs Howard and Chadron State College," Mark Cuban said of the Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz tickets' alma maters respectively.

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Tim Walz says he'll debate JD Vance 'if he's willing to get off the couch'

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Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hold hands and smile during a campaign rally.
Kamala Harris on Tuesday ended weeks of speculation about who her running mate would be, selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over other candidates.

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Nancy Pelosi says she hasn't spoken to Joe Biden since he dropped out of the race for president

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Nancy Pelosi, in her first CNN interview since Joe Biden ended his presidential campaign, said she hasn't spoken to him since he dropped out.

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This billionaire is spending millions to defeat recreational weed in Florida

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Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel LLC, speaks at the 2024 Milken Institute's Global Conference.
Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel.

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A key Obama-era strategist says Kamala Harris may be riding the hype wave, but it's still Trump's race to lose

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Former President Donald Trump speaking at a rally in Minnesota; Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at a campaign event in Texas.
"Now people feel like there's a chance. But it's absolutely Trump's race to lose right now," former Obama advisor David Axelrod said of Vice President Kamala Harris' electoral chances.

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China's city dwellers will soon have more pets than toddlers, and there's one way investors can cash in on the trend, Goldman Sachs says

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Visitors pushing a baby carriage carrying three dogs at the International Shanghai Flower Show in Shanghai.
China will have more than 70 million urban pets and less than 40 million children under the age of four by 2030, Goldman Sachs said in a report.

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How Kamala Harris' shortened campaign timeline could work in her favor

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Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a podium bearing her vice presidential seal.
Vice President Harris continues campaigning around the country ahead of the November presidential election.

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