A former Michelin-starred chef was looking for a new hobby after his divorce. He started a gin business in his daughter's old bedroom.

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Chef and gin maker Jón Óskar Árnason in Sweden.
Jón Óskar Árnason's new gin-making hobby has turned into a side business.

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I'm a Finnish mom in the US. I let my kids schedule their own playdates and allow them to skip homework to get playtime outside.

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The author moved from Finland to the US, raising her kids to be independent.

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The average Chick-fil-A franchise makes nearly $9.4 million in sales and has one of the lowest startup fees

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Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays.

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Marine Corps artists brave combat and harsh conditions to sketch troops in action

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US Marines Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, illustrates Marines during cold weather training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway.

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I moved to Iceland from Brooklyn 7 years ago. I feel so much safer walking round downtown at night and I'm away from the rat race.

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A photo of Jewells Chambers sitting in a bookshop in Reykjavik, Iceland in November 2023

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This former banker earns over $250,000 a year from dividends. He swears by these 4 ETFs.

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Helmut Jonen, a former asset manager at UBS.
Helmut Jonen, a former asset manager at UBS.

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Swedish traders want Nasdaq to cut its trading hours so they can have a better work-life balance

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Frustrated stock trader

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A Californian says they achieved the American dream by moving to Canada: 'It's a game-changer'

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Erin Ventura and her husband in front of their new home.

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'It became me': Studies show that revolutionary new brain chips may bend your mind in strange and troubling ways

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Research has found that brain chips can warp your sense of self.

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Studies show that Elon Musk's new tech can bend your mind in strange and troubling ways

The most impactful strikes in history — for better or worse

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Workers from Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, and Amazon's Whole Foods Market went on strike amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 1, 2020.

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