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I work from home, and our family helps with childcare. We're still putting our daughter in part-time day care.
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I work from home, and our family helps with childcare. We're still putting our daughter in part-time day care.

My mother and mother-in-law help with childcare, and I'm grateful, but I need more help to get work done. Our daughter is starting part-time day care.

Riana Ang-Canning · 09 Aug, 2026
We wore shorts to the office. Our boss didn't.
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We wore shorts to the office. Our boss didn't.

In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, we're tackling the age-old debate of whether shorts are appropriate for the office.

Steve Russolillo · 09 Aug, 2026
We saw Beta Technologies' autonomous aircraft for the battlefield. Meet the MV250.
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We saw Beta Technologies' autonomous aircraft for the battlefield. Meet the MV250.

Beta Technologies unveiled the MV250, an autonomous, hybrid-electric aircraft that can carry cargo for militaries, at the Farnborough Airshow.

Pete Syme,Taylor Rains,Jake Epstein · 09 Aug, 2026
Summerween is in full swing with candy brands leaning harder into the trend
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Summerween is in full swing with candy brands leaning harder into the trend

Spooky season is creeping earlier on the calendar, with some candy hitting retail shelves earlier than ever ahead of the actual holiday.

Dominick Reuter · 09 Aug, 2026
An Ivy League whisperer shares her best advice for wealthy parents to get their kids into an elite college
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An Ivy League whisperer shares her best advice for wealthy parents to get their kids into an elite college

Drusilla Blackman, a former Harvard and Columbia dean of admissions, says parents should have meals as a family and ignore the neighbors' advice.

Theron Mohamed · 09 Aug, 2026
American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on family fun and medical marvels
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American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on family fun and medical marvels

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our national traits, trends, history and people. This time, test your knowledge of family fun, medical marvels and...

Hilbert Gaylord · 09 Aug, 2026
Nancy Guthrie ransom notes may be fake as renowned profiler says case looks more like burglary gone wrong
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Nancy Guthrie ransom notes may be fake as renowned profiler says case looks more like burglary gone wrong

A forensic psychologist questions the legitimacy of ransom notes in the Nancy Guthrie case but says releasing them could generate crucial new leads.

Carli Bode · 09 Aug, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Talarico caught on tape giggling about his church housing illegal immigrants set for deportation
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EXCLUSIVE: Talarico caught on tape giggling about his church housing illegal immigrants set for deportation

James Talarico bragged his church housed an undocumented family facing ICE deportation, saying Christianity is "just another word for causing trouble."

Jessika Rogahn · 09 Aug, 2026
What RTO personality type are you?
Business

What RTO personality type are you?

Every office has its RTO personalities: the coffee badgers, the midweek warriors, and the 5-day faithfuls.

Ana Altchek,Tim Paradis · 09 Aug, 2026
Nissan's in-factory AI cameras track how factory workers bend, walk, and build cars
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Nissan's in-factory AI cameras track how factory workers bend, walk, and build cars

Nissan is using AI cameras to track how factory workers move. They say it reduces injuries and cut health and safety costs.

Ben Shimkus · 09 Aug, 2026