I'm a single mom, and my son was in Dubai with his nanny. I spent $2,500 to get back to him.

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Nicky Lazou with her son and dog.
Nicky Lazou said she spent $2,500 to get back to her son in the UAE.

Nicky Lazou

A new Brooklyn shelter offers unhoused families with kids a chance at more stability

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A playground that's part of the Westhab Family Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
The Fort Greene Family Center, a Brooklyn homeless shelter, has 105 units for families with kids.

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Laid off by Block, reunited on Slack: Inside the 3,800-person 'Square Mafia'

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The Block logo is pictured.
3,807 former Block employees gather in a single Slack channel, the "Square Mafia."

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I left Iran at age 12 and never went back because it never felt safe. At 48, I can finally picture returning home.

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Kneeling on a sandy beach, a woman raises one arm while holding a small broom inside a heart shape made of red rose petals.
Noshene Ranjbar left Iran at age 12; now she's envisioning a return home.

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MyFitnessPal acquires Cal AI, the viral calorie-tracking app built by teens

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MyFitnessPal Inc., the long-established digital nutrition tracking platform, has acquired Cal AI, an AI-driven calorie estimation app that amassed tens of millions of installs and substantial revenue under its young founders. Financial terms, including consideration and valuation, were not disclosed in public reporting. Cal AI began as a simple idea: put nutrition estimation into the hands […]

Trump muses about wars being fought 'forever' after saying the Iran conflict could last longer than 5 weeks

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President Donald Trump forms a fist and holds it in the air before he boards Air Force One.
Trump has said that the US-Israeli war with Iran could last four to five weeks, but that he was prepared for it to go on for longer.

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The Middle East crisis isn't just about stranded tankers — oil output could be forced offline next

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Commercial ships anchor off the coast of the United Arab Emirates due to navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, Dubai on March 2, 2026.
Commercial ships are anchoring off the coast of the United Arab Emirates amid navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Amazon says 3 data centers were damaged by drone strikes in the Middle East

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Matt Garman AWS CEO
Matt Garman AWS CEO

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I'm raising 2 kids in Abu Dhabi. I'm not panicking — but I feel powerless.

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Woman sitting at a table near a window on a high floor in the United Arab Emritates.
Bo Jablonski moved to Abu Dhabi with her family four years ago.

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LearnWorlds lets you build a full online course business with AI

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Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support our content. All opinions expressed are our own. The online education market just blew past $320 billion. That’s not a typo. What used to be a side-hustle […]

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