People found the door plug and 2 cellphones that got sucked out of the Alaska Airlines plane. One is an iPhone – and it still works.

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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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I'm a retired marine who helps expats survive sudden conflicts and natural disasters. Here are 5 proactive steps you should take for your safety if you live abroad.

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Jeremy Prout is a director of security solutions at International SOS.
Jeremy Prout is a director of security solutions at International SOS.

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Women who drive for Uber and Lyft share tips for staying safe in gig-economy jobs

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Some women Uber and Lyft drivers say they've felt unsafe while working in the gig economy. Drivers in the story are not pictured.

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A former burglar who was jailed for 10 years reveals how she used to target homes — and why alarm systems don't work

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BMW recalls nearly 500 cars after a Takata airbag inflator blew up and seriously injured a driver

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The Bayerische Motoren Werke AG logo, best known as BMW, the German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, captured in one of its dealer centers on November 13, 2023, in Zrich, Switzerland.
BMW is the latest company to recall

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Fear that AI could one day destroy humanity may have led to Sam Altman's (potentially brief) ouster from OpenAI

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Sam Altman (left) and Ilya Sutskever (right) may have had differences on how to balance AI innovation with regulation.

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I quit teaching to work at Costco and I'm much happier. I never thought I'd leave my dream job, but these 5 things drove me out.

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Janelle Schuurman.

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These are the 11 best US cities for retirees — and only one is in Florida

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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The UK AI summit's narrow focus on safety and existential risk means the real issues are being ignored, an AI ethicist says

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Several groups have criticized the UK government's overemphasis on some of the more existential risks of AI.

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Everything you're hearing right now about AI wiping out humans is a big con

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Sam Altman has said that humanity faces an existential risk from AI, but not everyone agrees.

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