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The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is the second longest continuously held sporting event in the U.S. behind the Kentucky Derby. Last week at Madison Square Garden, Penny the Doberman pinscher was named Best in Show . She beat out six other finalists, becoming the 42nd female and fifth [...]

A museum for failure? A pop-up museum in Vancouver is proudly showcasing people's failures, including job rejections and dead plants. The Museum of Personal Failure is turning awkward moments into a reminder that everyone crashes and burns occasionally. This week, the Fed pauses on cutting [...]

Growth is up and inflation is cooling, according to leaders in Davos, but pending home sales dipped and private credit is quietly swelling. Fuel up! 🚀

With the new year comes new goals, fresh resolutions, and let’s not forget the real character development … new emojis. Among this year’s list of new additions are a smiley face with squinting eyes, a pickle, an eraser, and more. This week, we explore rates below 6% after a federal mortgage [...]

New year, fewer goals? Researchers are finding that clinging to the wrong goals can actually drain our energy, whereas quitting – when done intentionally – can be surprisingly healthy. Perhaps this year, the most productive resolution will be knowing when to let go. This week, we explore [...]

Can you move an entire city? Sweden’s northernmost city, Kiruna, home to roughly 23,000 people, is doing just that. Built on an iron-ore mine, the city is relocating residents and buildings nearly 2 miles east, one by one, to make room for the mine’s expansion. Fuel up! 🚀

Zootopia 2 is a box office hit, but its influence is slithering beyond the theater. In China, fans are buying venomous vipers inspired by a new animated character, Gary De’Snake. The surge in demand has prompted crackdowns on snake sales, while Gary plush toys which are now flying off store [...]

Are you geared up for the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, or even the headline-grabbing Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl this holiday season? College football has come a long way from the straightforward bowl sponsors of the ’90s and early 2000s. Today’s [...]

Hot chocolate and gingerbread cookies go perfectly with the holiday season. But you know what doesn’t go well with the holidays? A polar vortex. This weekend and into early next week, some of the coldest temperatures across the globe will hit the central and eastern U.S. While we’re out here [...]

Most Americans find holiday hosting joyful, but only for about 6 days. According to a survey by Talker Research, after those 6 days, about a third of hosts begin dropping hints that it’s time for guests to pack up, while 1 in 5 just outright say it! The desire to host may be strong, but the [...]