The pros and cons of using Turo to rent out your cars: You can make a lot of money but it's a pain if your vehicle gets wrecked or stolen

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Lavell Riddle stands in a parking lot in front of three cars. one car is white, one is red, and one is yellow
Lavell Riddle owns six cars that he rents out to earn extra income.

Cydni Elledge

Why I'd buy the Tesla Model Y over Toyota's newest EV after driving both electric SUVs

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The Tesla Model Y and Toyota bZ4X (left) electric SUVs.
The Tesla Model Y and Toyota bZ4X (left) electric SUVs.

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Electric cars could cost the same as gas-powered ones as soon as 2025 — so long as you buy small

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The Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck.
Americans love SUVs and pickup trucks. That means they might not see less expensive EV options until the 2030s.

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Tesla's biggest Chinese rival unveiled a ridiculously cheap electric car — see $11,000 BYD Seagull

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The yellow BYD Seagull electric hatchback.
The BYD Seagull.

BYD

I stayed at an aparthotel made of shipping containers, which is located near London's busiest train station

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Stowaway apart-hotel's exterior
The hotel is made from the shipping containers — but the rooms don't seem small.

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I was the first woman to be hired as a pilot by a major US airline in 1973. When I first started, they called me 'the little girl' and a uniform for women didn't even exist.

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Bonnie Tiburzi, the first woman to fly as a pilot for American Airlines, posing for a picture in the cockpit of a plane.
Bonnie Tiburzi was hired as a pilot by American Airlines in 1973, becoming the first woman in the US to fly as a pilot for a major commercial airline.

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Heinz offered the fisherman who survived 24 days at sea a new boat with GPS, but he didn't get enough money to buy one with a navigation system

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Collage of Elvis Francois side by side with his new boat
Elvis Francois says he stills needs more funds to fit out his boat.

Elvis Francois

I went on MSC Cruises' Meraviglia now sailing year-round from NYC — see what it's like aboard the 5,700-guest vessel

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An empty pool deck in the MSC Meraviglia
The MSC Meraviglia is now sailing out of New York's Brooklyn Cruise Terminal year-round.

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Authorities search for Australian man who went overboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship as the boat crossed the Pacific in the dark

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Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas.
Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean

Blocked crossings force kids in an Indiana suburb to climb above and crawl under stopped trains to get to school

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One child helps another cross over a parked freight train blocking their route to school.
One child helps another cross over a parked freight train blocking their route to school.

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