Parents’ lives sometimes revolve around their kids. Here’s how to make sure friendships stay a priority, too. (Photo: perinjo via Getty Images) Friendships between parents and their child-free friends can be tricky. The parent friend may feel guilt for frequently bowing out of get-togethers, while also really wishing their child-free […]
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Joanne Ketch, 54, of Houston, will celebrate three decades of sobriety in May. Her life is stable now, but she still recalls how lost she felt as a young woman trying to make her way in the world. By age 25, she was a high-functioning alcoholic with a series of […]
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This photo taken from gambler Ryan DePaulo’s Twitter page shows Ilyas Muradi after he won a World Poker Tour event worth $620,000 Tuesday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The hard luck life of a refugee from Afghanistan whose father was killed in a bombing there took […]
Caiaimage/Paul Bradbury When you need extra income to save for a vacation or pay down your debt, your best option might be a second job. You could work any number of part-time jobs for an hourly wage, but if there’s something else you’re passionate about that you’d rather be doing, […]
Despite, or even because of, the old-fashioned nature of the place, it felt like we were embarking on the most fantastic adventure, and I remember a clear sense of liberation after we first arrived. We were going to be living on a much reduced income as I had given up […]
Click here for updates on this story TILLMANS CORNER, Alabama (WALA) — A church here has been battling a COVID-19 outbreak that sickened 60 to 70 of its members last month, according to the pastor. The Rev. Derek Allen said the wave began the first week of December, during a […]
Most fans and critics agree that Die Hard is one of the most influential and greatest action movies that Hollywood has ever produced. But a section of the fandom will also swear that it is one of the best Christmas movies of all time. The question of whether or not […]
“This is my friend Michael. He’s from New York and he’s in love with me.” It was a line Tony Hsieh used hundreds of times when introducing me to his ever-widening circle of friends, acquaintances, co-workers and complete strangers. It endlessly amused him, and he relished the reaction. Some laughed […]
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Introduction and Investment Thesis MakeMyTrip (MMYT) is an online travel agency focused on the Indian market where the company offers a digital platform for customers to purchase tickets or make reservations for a variety of travel-related activities. As an example, the company’s solution allows customers to purchase airline tickets, bus […]
For many people, this will be very different Thanksgiving. Still others don’t plan to change their holiday routine. But there’s a real risk of an uninvited guest barging in — COVID, which continues to surge exponentially in much of the country. Although many people become infected without getting seriously ill, some […]
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)–The Lansing School District Board of Education unanimously voted to delay the return of students to Lansing schools for in person education until January 25, 2021 atthe beginning of the next new semester. “We are listening to parents, teachers and staff, and while most everyone wants our kids […]
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After the fitness center where Denise Newton worked closed down in April because of the coronavirus, she posted her résumé online to look for a new job. She soon got a call from a company she had never heard of. The woman who phoned from the company, Heies, invited Newton […]
The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside. United Nations experts are holding an online conference beginning Tuesday to brainstorm ways to help alleviate hunger and prevent the problems from worsening in the […]