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Posted on June 3, 2024
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[Read More]How Much Scientology Costs, According to Ex-Members
Posted on June 3, 2024
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| Kary Bruening
"Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath"/ A&E So far, the A&E docuseries "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" has primarily focused on the alleged emotional and physical costs of being a member of Scientology. On Tuesday's episode, it focused on the actual financial commitments one makes as a member.
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Hint: They're steep.
“There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,” host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said.
[Read More]How to Hack Coin-Operated Laudromat Machines for Free Wash & Dry Cycles
Posted on June 3, 2024
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| Zora Stowers
Redeem now Most people have had the unfortunate experience of not having a washer and dryer at some point. Apartments in my area tend to charge at least one hundred dollars extra for the units with washer and dryer hookups, and even more if you want a unit with an actual washer and dryer installed already. If you are young and just starting out, this may be hard for you to manage with your current salary.
[Read More]Reading Order for 'ACOTAR' Author's Fantasy Books
Posted on June 3, 2024
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| Noelle Montes
Sarah J. Maas has become a household name for fantasy and romance readers like myself in recent years.
Maas is best known for writing books about faeries; she's published 15 books across three series so far. For readers like me who grew up on "The Hunger Games" and "Twilight," Maas' books provide much-needed adult, fantasy stories told from a female perspective (and it doesn't hurt that she writes, ahem, more mature romance, either).
[Read More]13 of the best and funniest 'Gossip Girl' memes that are taking over the internet
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Lashay Rain
Redeem now A new "Gossip Girl" meme format that imagines dialogue between the show's most iconic characters, Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, is circulating online. The meme's humor is simple and absurd, but it cleverly plays into collective nostalgia for the popular teen drama, which aired on The CW from 2007 to 2012. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Good news, wannabe Upper East Siders: "Gossip Girl" nostalgia is alive and well on Twitter, where the show has inspired a new meme format.
[Read More]Generative AI has led to 'exploding' cybersecurity risks facing everyday people, McAfee CEO warns
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Lashay Rain
Redeem now Generative artificial intelligence can make consumers' lives easier, but it's helping scammers, too.McAfee CEO Greg Johnson told Insider GenAI is making threats like phishing more sophisticated.The more benefit it brings to consumers, it also goes to the scammers, Johnson said. Greg Johnson sees a battle of the bots unfolding.
The CEO of McAfee, the online security company known for its antivirus software, is embracing generative artificial intelligence as a way to boost his employees' productivity and help them keep up with online threats.
[Read More]Old Houses for Sale in Japanese Countryside for $25,000 Lure Americans
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Zora Stowers
Japan has a glut of abandoned homes in rural areas and small towns. Government officials are auctioning them off for as little as $500. Americans are getting in on the deal. Thanks for signing up!
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With home prices and rents increasingly unaffordable in the US, some Americans are looking for their dream homes abroad.
[Read More]TikToker Tricks Viewers Into Googling Obscure Phrases in Trophy Hoax
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Lashay Rain
A TikToker created a fake trophy and claimed Google had sent it to him for being the first person to search for an obscure phrase, tricking viewers into entering increasingly bizarre search terms in an attempt to win one of their own.
On September 9, 2022, a 33-year-old from North Florida who goes by the handle @legbootlegit on TikTok and asked Insider refer to himself only as Justin due to privacy concerns, uploaded a video with the on-screen caption, "
[Read More]Where Android's little green robot mascot came from
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Kary Bruening
Redeem now If you were to ask a former Google employee where the little green robot that became the staple of Android's branding came from, they might not know the answer. Apparently it just started to "show up" all over Android's apps back in the software's early days.
"So the robot [is] starting to show up," one person who worked on the Android team years ago told Business Insider.
[Read More]A Young Ex-Goldman Trader Thinks His $8.25 Million Bonus Was Too Low
Posted on June 1, 2024
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| Noelle Montes
Redeem now Deeb A. Salem and Lauren C. Salem. Getty Images/ Eugene Gologursky A young former Goldman Sachs trader thinks that the $8.25 million bonus the bank awarded him was too low, Bloomberg News reports.
Deeb Amin Salem, a 35-year-old star mortgage trader, told his mom he was expecting $13 million for his 2010 bonus, the report said citing Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration documents. Instead, he got $8.
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