Why TikTok has become a 'gold mine' for dancers building their careers

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Jazz dance shoes are shown in mid-movement with a bright pink phone hovering in front of them. Small sparkles frame the phone and shoes on either side.
TikTok has changed the lives of several people in the dance community.

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America is addicted to parking lots — and it's killing the economy

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A blue car drives across the outside of the earth. Following the car, the surface of the earth incrementally is covered by a full parking lot.
The US is home to as many as 2 billion parking spots. All this wasted space is wrecking our economy and making it harder to building homes.

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It's official: Gen Z is now as sick and tired of their jobs as burned-out boomers

Tech Insider : Economy
A laptop sits on a desk in front of a window showing dark clouds outside. A bored-looking woman in a virtual meeting is seen reflected in the dark laptop screen.
A new survey shows that Gen Z and young millennials are fed up with work. What's behind the growing disenchantment — and how can employers fix it?

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The timeline leading to Donald Trump's indictment, from Stormy Daniels and 'hush money' to Michael Cohen's testimony

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Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels are shown in black and white above a red background. Their faces are broken into pieces and collaged with yellow paper elements.
A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Donald Trump, likely over "hush-money" payments made to Stormy Daniels.

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Congress sat back and let trucks become heavier, taller, and deadlier. Now pedestrian fatalities are at a 40-year high.

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A large black truck looms over a smaller car. The driver of the smaller car looks up at the truck, confused.

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America needs immigration reform, or it risks of losing an entire generation of tech workers to countries like Canada, the UK, and Japan

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The Statue of Liberty is shown inside a dating profile. A computer cursor hits a red 'x' button to swipe left, revealing a profile behind it showing the Canadian flag.
While the US still attracts talent, many tech workers are choosing to go to countries with easier immigration policies like Canada, the UK, and Singapore.

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The Best Investing Books of 2023

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Romance scammers are bilking Americans out of $1.3 billion a year

Tech Insider : Economy
A friend request from 'John Doe' is shown with two large, looming eyes behind it.
Romance scams are booming and costing Americans billions, and they often start on Facebook or Instagram.

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How digital grifters are bilking the lonely out of $1.3 billion a year

Don't bother writing a 'love letter' to home sellers. They're a waste of time and someone could get screwed.

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A greeting card with a pink house on the front stands open, as hearts pour out of it. The hearts turn from pink to gray as they get further from the card.

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Criminals are stealing hundreds of thousands of Kias and Hyundais — and TikTok is to blame

Tech Insider : Economy
A Kia Sportage is shown with three phones blocking it. Inside the phone screens, the car has disappeared, and its outline is shown by a dotted line.
Car thefts are booming thanks to a viral TikTok that exposed a vulnerability in certain Kia and Hyundai models.

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How a viral video sparked the theft of hundreds of thousands of cars

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