Meet the 52 women competing to be the next Miss America

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The Miss America 2026 pageant will take place on September 7.

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Chefs are taking food waste off the menu with a little help from AI

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It costs nearly $300,000 to raise a child in the US. Here's the annual cost in every state.

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A LendingTree study found that, on average, it costs $297,674 to raise a child over 18 years.

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'This is mission critical': Inside Tesla's battle to get Full Self-Driving approved in Europe

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Tesla Model 3 compact sedan car in white in front of European Union Flag.

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The US Army is moving its new strike missile to a frontline Pacific ally, angering Russia and China

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US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey

I retired at 34 and had to go back to work a decade later. I wish I'd stuck it out for 5 more years — here's why.

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Sam Dogen wishes he had done a few things differently in early retirement.

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Group Black is pivoting to target a wider audience after its plans to help Black-owned media fell short

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Bonin Bough, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Group Black, attends the last day of the Web Summit in Doha, Qatar, on February 26, 2025. The largest technology conference in the Middle East this year has 25,747 attendees from 124 countries, 1,520 startups, 723 investors, and 168 partners, with AI emerging as the most represented industry.

I got a job at Google 2 years ago. Here's what's changed and my advice for new engineers entering Big Tech.

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Harsh Varshney has been a software engineer at Google for 2 years.

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I dreamed of a European vacation — but driving to Canada's Quebec City helped me scratch that itch on a budget

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Dozens of Beaches Contaminated By Fecal Matter Over Labor Day Holiday

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