She fell in her 80s and lives in a nursing home. A VR headset is giving her hope.

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Carol Foster
Carol Foster, 82, said she wanted to travel the world after trying Mynd Immersive's VR headset.

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Carol Foster inched her walker toward the front of a senior living meeting room and paused while a virtual reality headset was strapped onto her face.

A top Citadel exec details what he's looking for in new employees

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Alexander DiLeonardo speaks during the Semafor World Economy Summit.
Citadel Chief People Officer Alexander DiLeonardo

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Most NYC renters are struggling to afford housing. These maps show where it's worst.

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Most New York City renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing.

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When Massiel Lugo's parents moved to Jackson Heights, Queens, from the Dominican Republic nearly 50 years ago, the working-class neighborhood was an affordable place to raise a family.

Apollo's president warns the AI spending boom may not pay off for investors

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Jim Zelter, president of Apollo Global Management.
Apollo Global Management President Jim Zelter urged caution about assuming strong returns from AI spending.

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'NYC is cooked': Business leaders and Wall Streeters erupt over proposed luxury second-home tax

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Zohran Mamdani grins toward the camera, flanked by photographers.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed a proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul to tax second homes in New York City valued at over $5 million.

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Pentagon Reportedly Asks Detroit to Use More Car Factories as Arms Factories

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Pete Hegseth has previously said he'd like the U.S. economy to be placed on a "war footing."

Spirit could disappear from the skies as fuel costs rise. See how it rose from a trucking company to a low-cost giant.

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Spirit Airlines old and new aircraft
Spirit Airlines' old and new aircraft.

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Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul is coming — but there's an exception to the new borrowing limits

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Some student-loan borrowers could qualify for an exception to President Donald Trump's repayment overhaul.

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US Navy destroyers are at the center of the blockade squeezing Iran

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The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy.
US Navy destroyers are at the center of the Pentagon's blockade of Iranian ports.

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The Pentagon says it's watching as Iran is 'digging out' its remaining missiles and launchers

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
Iranian missiles, launchers, and related facilities were key targets for US and Israeli strikes.

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