From the Perseids in August to the Leonids in November, meteor showers are light shows we can count on each year. Here's what you're actually seeing.

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Here's what you're actually seeing when you spot a meteor shower

Here's what you're actually seeing when you spot a meteor shower

From the Perseids in August to the Leonids in November, meteor showers are light shows we can count on each year. Here's what you're actually seeing.

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Here's how working in the sex industry prepared me to be a wife and mother

Here's how working in the sex industry prepared me to be a wife and mother

Melissa Petro used to be a sex worker — and later lost her job as a teacher because of it. But the experience became a great education in motherhood.

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Uber's co-founders are starting to cash out of the ride-hailing giant. Here's the pitch deck they created back in 2008, way before it was a $45 billion ride-hailing giant.

Uber's co-founders are starting to cash out of the ride-hailing giant. Here's the pitch deck they created back in 2008, way before it was a $45 billion ride-hailing giant.

Uber is finally going public on Friday, and the current state of the company is a far cry from what its founders envisioned 10 years ago.

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The Supreme Court agrees to hear the long-running copyright suit from Oracle that could cost Google almost $9 billion

The Supreme Court agrees to hear the long-running copyright suit from Oracle that could cost Google almost $9 billion

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a copyright dispute between Oracle and Google. Oracle says it wants nearly $9 billion from Google.

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NYU professor Scott Galloway says that building a billion-dollar (or trillion-dollar) company boils down to the invention of a 'time machine'

NYU professor Scott Galloway says that building a billion-dollar (or trillion-dollar) company boils down to the invention of a 'time machine'

Walmart's grocery delivery service can save users four days a year in time. Since its inception, Walmart has added $100 billion in shareholder value.

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Laid-off Juul employees are following Uber's lead and using a Google spreadsheet to help affected coworkers land new jobs

Laid-off Juul employees are following Uber's lead and using a Google spreadsheet to help affected coworkers land new jobs

Juul employees are circulating a Google spreadsheet after the company laid off 16% of its workforce this week.

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It's time to kick your adult children off of your family phone plan — here's how to do it right

It's time to kick your adult children off of your family phone plan — here's how to do it right

Many American adults are staying on their parents' phone plans for far too long. But the time will come when you pull the plug.

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The most successful kids have parents who do these 9 things, according to science

The most successful kids have parents who do these 9 things, according to science

Reading to kids helps get them ahead. So does traveling. Being honest about different realities is also key.

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Two students were killed in a school shooting in Los Angeles on Thursday — here are 5 countries that have taken radical steps to eliminate firearm deaths

Two students were killed in a school shooting in Los Angeles on Thursday — here are 5 countries that have taken radical steps to eliminate firearm deaths

While no country is exactly like America, other nations have taken steps to reduce firearm violence, like buying back and destroying guns in bulk.

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The world's 20 best airlines for 2019

The world's 20 best airlines for 2019

The consumer aviation website Skytrax announced its 2019 ranking of the best airlines in the world in June.

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