This week’s three gardens showcase the variety of colors that exist in the region this time of year. We have an awesome display of purple in our “Purple Majesty” frame, while there is a “Golden Glow” of yellow colors dancing across the screen and finally a cart full of flowers and love. Enjoy this week’s
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For a decade, the story has written itself. Americans walked away from organized religion, with 2025 reporting as the lowest faith levels recorded, and a booming spiritual wellness economy of astrology apps, tarot readers, crystal sellers and retreat hosts stepped in to catch them. For years, coverage of the wellness boom and its creator economy has
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If you’re someone who’s more suspicious than stoked about AI, it can be stressful to see just how ubiquitous it’s becoming in basically every aspect of your life. Your day-to-day routine now involves dodging and deciphering AI-generated content, watching once-useful apps get cluttered with unwanted AI features, and begging customer service chatbots to let you
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On a fall night in Duluth, Minnesota, shivering from the biting cold of a November gale, it’s easy to feel like the only person left on the planet. Especially when the only sounds are the wind howling through the bare trees, and a distant freighter’s horn cutting its warning through the brutally cold wind. No
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In mid-August, 2026, the Trump administration filed a proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to rescind the Roadless Rule — a 2001 ruling that protected inventoried roadless areas from further development. The rescinding of the Roadless Rule would open up around 45 million acres of public lands for road construction, logging, mining, and
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Among primary-residence buyers who applied to multiple lenders and ultimately closed, 21.4% of respondents reporting self-employment said an earlier application had been turned down, compared with 14.5% of wage-employed respondents, according to a new analysis from Griffin Funding. Separately, Polygon Research estimates non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) origination volume rose 31.6% in 2025 to $239.3 billion. Self-employed
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Running a small business is often a labor of love. But what if your business partner is also your life partner? Having a spouse or significant other by your side may not help with the usual headaches of growing a successful business — never clocking out, wearing countless hats, penny pinching — but it can
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Most people know the basics of healthy eating: Eat a variety of nutrient-dense foods, including protein, fruits and vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats, and limit excess added sugar and sodium. The harder part is putting those principles into practice on an ordinary Tuesday. Work, commuting, childcare, travel, errands, and household responsibilities all compete for
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Sleep used to be something people simply did. Now, for a growing corner of wellness culture, it is something to optimize. “Sleepmaxxing,” a social-media-driven trend focused on maximizing sleep quality, can involve carefully timed routines, blackout curtains, smart rings, supplements, mouth tape, and nightly sleep scores. Fueled by wearable technology, sleep influencers, and biohacking culture,
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Sleep apnea is remarkably common, yet many people living with it may have no idea anything is wrong. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine estimates that nearly 30 million U.S. adults have obstructive sleep apnea, while about 23.5 million cases are undiagnosed. For some people, the first clues are persistent fatigue, headaches, or complaints about
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Beauty is one of the most resilient industries in the U.S. Even while going through some difficult economic years, Americans still spend around $280 a year on cosmetics. Globally, the beauty and personal care market is a more-than-half-a-trillion-dollar industry. But behind all this strength and resilience stand social media and content creators. With 71% of
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National Coffee Day is coming up on September 29. DoorDash is marking the occasion by serving up a list of the Top Coffee Shops for 2026, featuring top-rated small and medium-sized coffee shops on DoorDash. Based on DoorDash data from July 2025 through July 2026, the list includes small and medium-sized coffee shops with fewer
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Credit card debt can be exhausting. It can feel like a treadmill. You are moving. You are making payments every month. You are likely sweating over it. You are actively working at getting to your goal. And yet the scenery never changes and as much as you think you should be making progress, you still
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Used cars can offer some strong financial advantages. Beyond a lower purchase price, used vehicles can help owners offset the depreciation, higher insurance rates, and registration fees that typically come with new-vehicle purchases. If you’ve already weighed the pros and cons and are now ready to shop, Capital One Auto Navigator, an online car shopping
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Automation has become standard equipment for traders taking a prop firm challenge. A review of the published rules at 15 firms finds a set of clauses written for discretionary traders that sit awkwardly against strategies that run themselves, and rulebooks that rarely separate those clauses from the ones addressing genuine abuse. Velotrade shares what a
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Early decorator or last-minute scrambler, Halloween is the one night when candy corn earns a seat at the table, trading chocolates counts as currency, and eating 10 pieces of candy before dinner is judgment-free. This year, DoorDash dug into Halloween trends from 2025 for a sneak peek at what could haunt and delight us again
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A home’s age reveals crucial information that is often not visible to the naked eye. The interior may reflect the latest design trends, but underneath the floor and behind the walls, there may be 1940s infrastructure that can’t keep up with modern demands or that isn’t up to modern codes. The pipes, wiring, insulation, and
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Some of the latest studies around cognitive health have shown growing concern among the adult U.S. population regarding their own brain health and reducing risks of dementia. Indeed, a 2026 nationally representative survey of more than 3,800 U.S. adults aged 40 and older revealed that 99% considered brain health at least as important as physical
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Camryn is in the 4th grade at Pine Ridge Elementary School and has a passion for reading, writing and math. Arguably, three of the more important subjects to study in school, with math playing a big part of the forecasting process. When Camryn is forecasting, she does enjoy the warmer days, but doesn’t have too
Continue ReadingPor Hilary Whiteman, Hadas Gold y Max Saltman, CNN en Español Un agente de OpenAI hackeó una base de datos nacional de salud de Australia en el primer caso conocido de pirateo de una red gubernamental por parte de una IA, declaró el primer ministro del país el miércoles. “El agente de IA accedió tanto
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