10 optical-illusion buildings that will play tricks on your eyes

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People interact with a large-scale installation art piece by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich, entitled
Those people were all lying on the ground, and the "building" is actually a giant mirror.

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Millionaire CEO who called for high unemployment to remind workers who's in charge apologizes for 'deeply insensitive' remarks after viral backlash

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unemployed people line up for jobless claims
Property developer Tim Gurner says he "deeply regrets" calling for higher unemployment to "remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around."

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I moved my family to Japan on an ancestry visa. The paperwork was daunting, but our healthcare is better and cheaper.

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A woman and her daughters petting a deer in Nara, Japan.
Veronica Hanson and her daughters petting a deer in Nara, Japan.

Veronica Hanson

The 9 best college football towns for investing in short-term rentals

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State College, Pennsylvania

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I’m an American who moved to Sweden and was shocked the first time I saw a baby alone in a stroller

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Bridget Borden moved from the US to Sweden, she describes the things that shocked her most since moving.
Bridget Borden moved from the US to Sweden. One of the biggest things she misses about the US is the small talk among strangers.

Bridget Borden

A millionaire CEO is rooting for higher unemployment, saying it's time to 'remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around'

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unemployment line
Tim Gurner says he the unemployment rate needs to rise to remind workers who's in charge.

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Singapore is the world's 6th Blue Zone — and a look at its urban planning helps explain why

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HDB apartment blocks in an estate.
HDB apartment blocks in an estate.

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The paradox of the American West: plenty of open land, but nowhere to build new homes

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A conveyer belt full of houses crashes into a mountain in the West.
The cost of housing in Western states is soaring. But the simple solution — build more houses — is proving difficult.

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Western states have plenty of wide open land. So why can't they build more homes?

I became a nomad in my 60s and have traveled to 37 countries. I want to show others that international travel is not something to fear in your 60s.

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Norman Bour on a beach
Norman Bour took his first international trip at 62 years old.

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The asking price for Ivana Trump's lavish townhouse, decorated with gold and a pink marble bathroom, was just cut by $4 million after failing to sell in nearly a year

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Library with leopard print carpet, chairs and couch, gold ceiling.
Ivana Trump's townhouse was listed for sale in November after her death last July.

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