I threw my son's Xbox out the window. Now, he's a national champion gamer playing for college scholarships.

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A boy wearing headphones is playing video games on a computer screen.

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My wife and I both work from home. I have a ton of fears about how remote work will impact my kids as they grow up.

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Jeffery Smith (right) began working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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I've studied past assassination attempts in US politics. The most similar one to Trump's resulted in a loss in the election.

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Donald Trump is rushed offstage after a shooting at a campaign rally. Secret Service members surround him as he raises his fist in the air.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.

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I'm from Tanzania and stayed at a North Korean summer camp. It was the perfect hideout, even if nobody had internet.

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Regina Beraldo Kihwele and Russian friends on the first night at North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp in the summer of 2016.
Regina Beraldo Kihwele on the first night at North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp in the summer of 2016.

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I'm running to become Maryland's next US senator. There are 'no days off,' but it's critical for me to understand the voters I hope to represent.

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Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is running against former Gov. Larry Hogan in the Maryland US Senate race.

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When my wife died at 39, I raised our daughter alone. My parenting style is 'whatever gets us through the day.'

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Peter Danes (not pictured) has been raising his daughter alone since she was four.

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I went on a secret holiday for a month without telling my boss, using a mouse jiggler to avoid suspicion. I'd do it again.

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The tech employee took a monthlong trip to Italy but only used one week of PTO.

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My boss and I were good friends. Then I got laid off.

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Angelica Miller says her boss broke an agreement they had.

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I do a lot of the invisible labor in my house. I'm teaching my kids to 'notice and do' so I don't have to ask for help.

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A little girl helps her mom make her bed.

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I've been on a ventilator for 11 years. It hasn't stopped me from getting my master's degree and working full-time.

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The writer, not pictured, graduated college and got a master's degree despite his chronic illness.

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