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For many high earners, being rich isn’t about hitting some magic number, driving a flashy car or buying a mansion.
08/17/2025

For many high earners, being rich isn’t about hitting some magic number, driving a flashy car or buying a mansion.

High earners say it takes more than income to make you rich.

According to an arrest affidavit, the Georgetown, Kentucky man was at the Island Grand at Tradewinds when he got into a ...
08/17/2025

According to an arrest affidavit, the Georgetown, Kentucky man was at the Island Grand at Tradewinds when he got into a fight with another man on April 29.

Newly released video shows what happened as a new Powerball jackpot winner from Kentucky had a run-in with Florida deputies.

The process can take place just about anywhere you can submerge yourself in cold water for several seconds or minutes.
08/17/2025

The process can take place just about anywhere you can submerge yourself in cold water for several seconds or minutes.

Research has shown that cold plunging can help reduce muscle damage after physically challenging activities.

After reportedly using the suggested salt replacement for three months, the man went to the hospital, fearing his neighb...
08/17/2025

After reportedly using the suggested salt replacement for three months, the man went to the hospital, fearing his neighbor was trying to poison him.

The AI platform recommended sodium bromide, a chemical often used in pesticides, as a substitute for salt.

The Texas state legislature wrapped up its first special session on Friday, one of the conditions the Democrats gave for...
08/16/2025

The Texas state legislature wrapped up its first special session on Friday, one of the conditions the Democrats gave for ending their quorum break.

Texas House Democrats who fled the state to stall a Republican redistricting plan have signaled they’re ready to return to the Lone Star State in the coming days. The Texas state legislature wrappe…

More than 24,000 power banks were sold in the United States, and nearly 10,000 were sold in Canada.
08/16/2025

More than 24,000 power banks were sold in the United States, and nearly 10,000 were sold in Canada.

The power banks can reportedly overheat, causing multiple reports of fires and explosions.

“What ultimately makes something valuable — what they all have in common — is that they’re rare,” Marsha Bemko, the exec...
08/16/2025

“What ultimately makes something valuable — what they all have in common — is that they’re rare,” Marsha Bemko, the executive producer of “Antiques Roadshow,” said.

Executive producer Marsha Bemko reflects on some of the show’s most valuable items.

Though social media coined the term “Japanese walking,” it did not invent the practice.
08/16/2025

Though social media coined the term “Japanese walking,” it did not invent the practice.

Japanese walking is the latest health craze taking over social media, but what is it?

Tourism is down nationwide and America is on track to lose $12.5 billion of international travel spending this year, acc...
08/16/2025

Tourism is down nationwide and America is on track to lose $12.5 billion of international travel spending this year, according to a World Travel and Tourism Council study.

Tourism is down nationwide and America is on track to lose $12.5 billion in international travel this year, according to a World Travel and Tourism Council study. Tourism groups in East Tennessee s…

There were indications on the ground that Friday’s meeting did not go entirely as planned.
08/16/2025

There were indications on the ground that Friday’s meeting did not go entirely as planned.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – When a door swung open to the small room where President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were holding an historic sit-down meeting, I had barely…

Mike Brennen, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, said Erin had swiftly grown into a “very powerful hurr...
08/16/2025

Mike Brennen, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, said Erin had swiftly grown into a “very powerful hurricane,” racing from maximum sustained winds of 100 mph to 160 mph in a mere nine hours.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the Nationa…

Trump met Friday in Alaska with Putin to discuss a potential ceasefire deal in Ukraine — more than three years after Rus...
08/16/2025

Trump met Friday in Alaska with Putin to discuss a potential ceasefire deal in Ukraine — more than three years after Russian forces invaded the Eastern European nation after amassing troops near the border.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with President Trump on Monday at the White House in the aftermath of Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

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