A 79-year-old and her 86-year-old husband moved from New York to a retirement community in North Carolina. They're more social, but services in the area are lacking.

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Linda Beyer with her husband.
Linda Beyer and her husband moved to a 55+ community in North Carolina.

Linda Beyer

A lone stingray mysteriously became pregnant in an aquarium. Scientists now think a male shark could be responsible.

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stingray

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The great wealth 'realignment': Affluent people keep moving from NY and SF to cheaper, warmer places

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Miami Florida

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Want to work in climate? Look to Georgia and the Carolinas

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A woman on the assembly floor at the Qcells solar panel manufacturing factory in Dalton, Georgia.
The assembly floor at the Qcells solar panel manufacturing factory in Dalton, Georgia.

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These 10 states lured the most movers last year — and No. 1 is unexpected

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Winter mountaintop landscape in Maine.
Maine saw the highest share of inbound movers in 2023, for reasons that could include access to nature and more living space.

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Pastor accused of trying to throw a cook into a deep fryer at McDonald's for 'disrespecting' his wife

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An employee takes a basket of French fries out of the fryer at a branch of the McDonald's fast food chain on Martin-Luther-Strasse in Giesing. The branch opened its doors on 4 December 1971 as the first McDonald's branch in Germany.
A McDonald's deep fryer can hit temperatures of 400° F.

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A Raleigh man won a $200,000 prize on Christmas eve from a scratch-off ticket

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A person scratches a scratch card with a coin
Scratch-off lottery ticket - stock photo.

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Trump hosts event with North Carolina gubernatorial candidate who once paid for an abortion before later vowing to ban it with no exceptions

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Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, is seen during a Save America rally for former President Donald Trump at the Aero Center Wilmington on September 23, 2022 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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A firefighter spent $3,000 turning a broken swimming pool into a sunken man cave with a full-service bar. See inside.

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A backyard pool with a tiny house built inside it
Ethan Richards' man cave in a disused swimming pool in High Point, North Carolina, which was featured on the Instagram and TikTok account Zillow Gone Wild.

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Some Uber and Lyft drivers have learned they can make more money if they're pickier about whom they serve

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A passenger enters an Uber car in New York City, New York, U.S., December 6, 2019.
Some Uber and Lyft drivers say declining trips can help boost their earnings.

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