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How we met: ‘We got chatting on the plane – and she suggested I move in with her’
Kate, 49, and Abby, 52, struck up a conversation on a flight from New York to London in the 90s. They have been close friends ever since. As a friendly student who loved to travel, striking up a ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
How we met: ‘On a group holiday we realised we had feelings for each other’
Hannah, 44, and Sean, 61, met in 2012, when they were patients at the Cassel hospital in London. After a slow-burn relationship, they are now happily married . When Hannah was sectioned in 2007, ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
This is how we do it: ‘We’ve done everything else, but haven’t had penetrative sex, because he’s very religious’
Ezra’s no-sex-before-marriage policy creates challenges, particularly for Priya – but Ezra believes it will bring them closer in the long run. How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
How we met: ‘I tripped and completely humiliated myself. Then I tried to style it out’
CJ and Lyndsey’s first date led to a journey to A&E. But they bonded over glassblowing, online zines and ADHD, and ended up proposing to each other. Tell us your story of how you met someone ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
'I thought she was dead': Teen hit by paraglider on family holiday
A mum says she was "absolutely traumatised" after her 15-year-old was hit by a paraglider on the final day of their holiday.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
‘I became very frugal’: My husband and I are 40. I have $200,000 in student debt, while he has $600,000 in retirement savings. Are we in trouble?
“Neither of us will have an inheritance and everything we have, we built together.”Business - MarketWatch - November 5 -
How we met: ‘We connected in a chat room, lost touch – then found each other 10 years later’
Alicia and Tola, now in their late 30s, met on an internet chatroom in the 90s. They reconnected through Facebook years later and remain close, despite living on opposite sides of the Atlantic . ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
'I never thought I would make it to this stage'
Film school graduate Shamiam suffered 70% burns as a baby and had her forearms turned into "fingers".Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
24-year-old was laid off from her 6-figure tech job—now she shucks oysters for parties: 'I do feel very happy'
Hannah Chea started a part-time job shucking oysters for parties to break up the routine of her day job in tech.Business - CNBC - November 3 -
‘I had to fill the tub with ice water’: Americans on how they climate-proof their homes
US readers are responding to the reality of the climate crisis by adapting their homes, from insulation as a refuge from heat to removing yard debris in case of wildfires. Rose, 62, was living in a ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
‘I had one thing young people didn’t’: how Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma got famous in his 30s
He’s hosted Tim Walz and Charli xcx on his viral webseries, but not so long ago the downtown renaissance man was just a guy with a plan. In 2019, Kareem Rahma sat down and decided to become famous. ...World - The Guardian - 12 hours ago -
How can I vote for Kamala Harris if she supports Israel’s war? Here is my answer | Bernie Sanders
Trump says Netanyahu is doing a good job and Biden is holding him back. Even on this issue, Trump is worse. I understand that there are millions of Americans who disagree with Joe Biden and ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
‘Did he drug me too?’: how daughter of Gisèle Pelicot feared she had also been a victim of her father
A book by Caroline Darian adds further shocking details of the years of abuse by Dominique Pelicot and many others. When detectives told Caroline Darian her father had been lacing her mother’s food ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
WATCH: Trump: 'We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible'
Former Pres. Trump addressed supporters on Election Night: “This was a movement like nobody’s ever seen before, and frankly, I believe this was the greatest political movement of all-time.”Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
‘I feel very powerful and very scared’: Pennsylvanians face pressure of voting in key swing state
The state has 19 electoral votes and Donald Trump and Kamala Harris held a blitz of rallies on eve of election. To celebrate his anniversary this year, Phil Haegele joined the back of a long line ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Habba: I would 'very seriously' consider WH Press Secretary job
Alina Habba, a top ally and spokesperson for President-elect Trump, said late Tuesday she would consider an opportunity to serve as his White House Press Secretary "very seriously." Habba, ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
'I thought I was going to die': Former police officer testifies at murder trial
In court on Monday, former police officer Adam Coy described the shooting, and killing, of Andre Hill in 2020.Top stories - ABC News - October 28 -
White ex-officer testifies in fatal shooting of Black man: 'I thought I was going to die'
The white police officer who shot and killed a Black man four years ago in Columbus, Ohio, testified that he believed a home was being burglarized and feared for his life.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Blind date: ‘Hopefully he thought I was funny, as I do try pretty hard’
Florence, 25, a political science master’s student, meets Joe, 28, a civil servant. What were you hoping for? At the very least a story and an entertaining evening, good or bad. Continue ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Alison Stewart Had Brain Surgery, Awake. Now She’s Back on the Radio.
One day last winter, Alison Stewart, the host of “All of It” on WNYC, was alarmed to find herself speaking gibberish.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Trade, tech, defence: UK braces for policy flashpoints with Trump’s US
Key differences are set to test the transatlantic relationshipWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
The EU thought it had a new migration plan. But many leaders say it may be too little, too late
European Union leaders are using a summit to seek ways to make the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekersWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
She had her dream job. Now she's facing death threats, a cyberstalker and growing legal bills
Misinformation researchers say they are facing a more treacherous landscape this election season than in the past, fueled by online trolls and lawsuits.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Simone thought she was exhausted and burnt-out. But her high-functioning anxiety was going unnoticed | Ashwini Padhi
Some overachievers, perfectionists and seemingly balanced people find themselves silently battling inner turmoil. High-functioning anxiety is a term that describes a paradox faced by many. On the ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
I am so incompetent, I lose things I never had in the first place | Adrian Chiles
I call this state of being next-level incompetence. By doubting everything I do – from where I put a book to whether I picked up my medication – I cause chaos . There is something worse than pure ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
‘Their house was purchased with my family money’: My late father left a life estate to his second wife. She’s only 10 years older than me. How can I undo this?
“Apparently the probate laws in Florida are different, perhaps superseding the will.”Business - MarketWatch - October 26 -
'I found my cousin in Cairo, then we went to war'
London veteran Percy Chafer never knew what happened to his cousin during World War Two - until now.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Face the Nation: Khanna, Kashkari, Pierce
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the party "to have a vision on building new factories, on helping ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Trump says "I don't mind" if someone had to shoot through media
Former President Donald Trump told rally goers in Pennsylvania that he wouldn't mind if a potential assassination attempt went through the media risers.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Let Me Ask a Question We Never Had to Ask Before
Election Day is only the beginning.Top stories - The New York Times - October 31 -
Re-drafting the 2024 NFL Draft
In our re-draft, the Chicago Bears opt for Jayden Daniels over Caleb Williams.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago -
Al Pacino calls his spending a 'crazy montage of loss' early in his career: 'I had $50 million and then I had nothing'
In his new memoir, Oscar winning actor Al Pacino says at one point he was paying his landscaper $400,000 a year to maintain a property he didn't even live in.Business - CNBC - October 17 -
Swapped at birth: Two women discovered they weren’t who they thought they were
It was only a home DNA test but its unexpected results rocked two families to their core.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -
How I Discovered I Was Stolen at Birth
There could have been as many 50,000 babies trafficked out of Chile between the 1950s and the 1990s.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
‘I met the actor I replaced at a party!’ From Friends to Paddington, the tricky art of taking over a much-loved character
Sally Hawkins being replaced in the Peruvian bear’s latest romp is nothing new: from Ross’s wife-switch in Friends to Dallas’s short-lived Miss Ellie stand-in, recasting can cause confusion – and ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
‘I thought I’d die at Armageddon’: Hollywood action hero Luke Evans on growing up gay as a Jehovah’s Witness
The Welsh actor talks religion, rebelling and why he had to come out twice. • ‘I was bullied for being gay’: read an extract from Luke Evans’ memoir. At the age of 13, Luke Evans faced an ...World - The Guardian - October 26