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How to spot a lie on a candidate’s résumé

Does your résumé include a little fiction? An exaggeration or two? What about an outright lie? According to a survey of 1,000 job seekers by the online résumé builder Resume Genius, nearly half of job...

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How shaving my head bald is impacting my career and life

In a few days, I will be a bald woman. Not by choice, but by necessity. I have been slowly losing my hair for a couple of decades. So now, days away from “the shave,” I feel mostly ready (whatever...

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The surprisingly corporate retail origin story behind ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed...

Thanks to a many versions of books, a catchy Christmas song, multiple TV specials, and countless products, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer certainly is the most famous reindeer of all. His origin...

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Monarch butterfly may get federal protections as a threatened species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday, citing a significant decline in the iconic black and orange insects that has pushed...

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Why Thrive Capital’s Vince Hankes is betting big on OpenAI

“We’re in this massive paradigm shift,” says Vince Hankes, the venture capitalist leading Thrive Capital’s investment in OpenAI. “And when that happens, historically, there have been new companies...

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How to plan a holiday party that employees don’t dread

Ah, the office holiday party. Some employees love the opportunity to celebrate—or view it as a chance to gather intel from coworkers and debrief on office politics. But for some workers, the year-end...

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70,000 gallons of crude oil were spilled in Wisconsin. Here’s what caused it

Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said.The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles (96.5 kilometers)...

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Why MicroStrategy tech stock is rallying as it joins the Nasdaq

MicroStrategy shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Monday as the software company and bitcoin buyer was set to join the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index that could further strengthen a rally in the...

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Why the Fed is likely to slow its rate cuts in 2025

Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed’s policymakers are likely to signal fewer interest...

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What’s in store for crypto in 2025? Experts weigh in

The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to...

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How Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘A Nonsense Christmas’ channeled the spirit of...

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas is certainly a holiday special of our time. After all, the Netflix special features sketches about “ghosting” internet dates and Santa’s open...

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Weight-loss drugs are sending Americans back to their doctors. And it’s not...

Powerful weight-loss drugs are expanding use of U.S. healthcare as patients starting prescriptions are diagnosed with obesity-related conditions or take the drugs to become eligible for other...

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This street in Milan has the world’s most upscale shopping

Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada, and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan’s swankiest shopping street, bringing joy to the purveyors of high-end luxury goods...

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Rooftop revolution: Where homeowners are adopting solar panels

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. While more homeowners are adding solar panels to their homes in hopes of reducing...

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The Montana-based mapping company turning hikers into confident explorers

Paper maps may have made a bit of a comeback lately, but let’s face it: for most of us, they’re no match for the convenience of Google Maps or Apple Maps. That convenience, however, tends to disappear...

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OpenAI vs. Musk: How their legal battle aims to prevent an AI ‘dictatorship’

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence “dictatorship” is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to...

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How ride-hailing apps are replacing school buses

Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool. On the way across Chicago, El-Amin’s daughter spotted a classmate riding with her...

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New Jersey’s mysterious drone sightings are inspiring swarms of memes and...

The devil works hard, but Amazon merch sellers work harder.  Over the past several weeks, reports of large drone sightings over New Jersey have been accumulating on Facebook pages, Reddit threads, and...

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Bank of America makes its 2025 housing market predictions

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. U.S. home prices will continue to tick up next year, according to Bank of America’s...

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The Amazon holiday strike is perfectly timed. It’s the latest example of...

In a bold move aimed at hitting the company where it hurts most, Amazon workers are striking just in time for Christmas, its busiest, most profitable time of year. On Friday, thousands of workers at...

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