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4 days ago

5 Key Takeaways from Chelsea Handler's Costly Real Estate Mistake

Handler's biggest financial misstep was shrinking a five-bedroom house into a two-bedroom abode to limit family visits, resulting in decreased property value and extra costs during resale.
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Age didn't kill India's beloved centenarian marathon runner. A speeding car did.

Fauja Singh started marathon training at age 89 to combat grief, becoming a celebrated long-distance runner.
Social justice
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

'Wherever they're at, I'm there': One woman's work to support kids impacted by gun violence

Grisby, a survivor of gun violence and homelessness, now supports youth in Oakland facing similar struggles.
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

'I didn't think I would be doing anything like this': Formerly homeless San Jose woman creates art

For Quiroz - whose resume of life experiences include being a teenage mom, living through San Jose's 2017 Coyote Creek flooding debacle and battling Stage 2 breast cancer - creating art is therapeutic.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Five Fits With: R&B Legend Eric Benet

Eric Benet's journey from setbacks in his early career to Grammy-nominated success showcases resilience and evolution in the music industry.
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Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
3 months ago

Refugee's Multimillion-Dollar Business Beat Odds: Skrewball | Entrepreneur

Steve Yeng's journey from a Cambodian refugee to the co-founder of Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey symbolizes resilience and innovative entrepreneurship.
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Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community

Despite enduring immense personal loss, Oleksandr Polishchuk continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of relentless violence in Ukraine.
fromMiami Herald
3 months ago

Stock scammers. Ponzi schemers. He spent years busting Miami's fraudsters

Eric Bustillo overcame personal tragedy to have a distinguished career fighting fraud in South Florida.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

I didn't trust the system': lasting trauma of Windrush victim barred from UK for 10 years

"I didn't trust the system. I thought they were trying to trap me," he said, explaining that he turned around and walked back to the train station as soon as he saw the words immigration centre above the door of the building.
UK news
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