I got laid off before the holidays. My family of 7 depends on my income, but I'm trying not to panic.

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Woman at library
The author has five kids and no stable income.

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I didn't realize how strange my Christmas traditions were until I married an American

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As an Australian, I never realized how weird our Christmas traditions could feel until I married an American and celebrated in the US.

Ash Jurberg

See inside the E-4B 'Nightwatch,' the president's 'doomsday plane' that can survive nuclear war

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An E-4B plane.
Maintainers from the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare the E-4B for flight as a visiting documentary production team loads onto the Nightwatch to film a local training sortie and air refueling mission from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., May 15, 2024.

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I lived in Europe for 7 years before returning to the US. Here are 3 things I did right and 3 I wish I'd done differently.

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The author posing at a fountain in Lisbon.
I did some things right and wrong when I moved back to the US from Europe.

Denae McGaha

25 photos show what life looked like for Americans 150 years ago

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Men sitting in Central Park in the mid-1870s.
The US in the mid-1870s was experiencing a great transformation as emerging industries ushered in the Gilded Age.

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I worked remotely on a cross-country Amtrak train. The views were unbeatable, but I wish I'd known 3 things.

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Observation car windows.
The observation car was all windows.

Kelsey Vlamis

This Target in Alaska is where Santa would shop if he shopped at Target

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Target's northernmost location in Wasilla, Alaska
Target's northernmost location is just north of Anchorage, Alaska, in the city of Wasilla.

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I quit my job to travel. Here's how the time off helped me rethink my career.

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A woman and a dog pose together
Nurya Doorenbos with her dog during a European road trip she took after quitting her job in the spring.

Maxim Muylaert

This $200 MacBook Air is ready for your 2026 goals

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Girl using laptop

TL;DR: A dependable, lightweight refurbished

Google tells staff it will ramp up green card applications again in 2026. Here's who won't be eligible.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the company's IO conference
Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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