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Meet the New Yorkers who look like their dogs: ‘People love to take pictures of us’
When Upper East Sider Rosa McGee first found out about this week’s lookalike contest for dogs who resemble their owners, held on Wednesday at Industry City in Brooklyn, she didn’t hesitate to enter. But first, she went shopping. Her first stop was a pet…
An old-school food habit is making a comeback — and killing people across several states
You won’t have mush fun if you make a wrong move in this trendy outdoor pastime. An ancient food practice is enjoying a major comeback, fueled by social media, the wellness boom, culinary curiosity and a growing desire to reconnect with nature, even in cities…
Bride-to-be flooded with marriage advice from plane passengers: ‘Soak up the frisky carefree adventures’
An aisle seat could get you advice about walking down the aisle. Earlier this month, Denver bride-to-be Maya Lorimer was headed to her bachelorette party on a Southwest Airlines flight. When the flight attendant began making an announcement, Lorimer assumed…
Popular summer fruit has an edible part most people throw away, USDA says
When most people are done eating the sweet, juicy flesh of a watermelon, they toss the rind. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently added an official nutrition profile for watermelon rind, providing new information about its nutritional value…
Amazon packages might soon take longer to be delivered — and be pricier — under proposed NYC law
A proposed law may change how Amazon, FedEx and others deliver packages — and it’s not good news for New Yorkers. For some time now, Walmart, Amazon, Target, FedEx and more have implemented last mile delivery — the final step of the shipping process where…
Why the royal family — and Brits like me — actually need to welcome Harry and Meghan back from America
The egos have landed. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have touched down in the UK, 5,000 miles from the Montecito sun, to face a cooler British reception. And the rumor mill is at fever pitch. Will they set up their own court in the celebrity rural enclave of…
Wild new tech summons dream waves for surfers after spotting them in the lineup
Surf’s up. A new collaboration between two high-tech wave pool companies is using AI to create a more personalized, family friendly wave park experience. Developed by Endless Surf and Flowstate, “The Mixtape” is a system designed to allow all surfers to ride…
Exclusive | How legal surrogacy in NY has changed parents lives — and why the battle’s not over yet for some
Surrogacy was once viewed as an expensive, last-resort option for families desperate to have children but unable to, often glamourized by celebrities — Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, and Jimmy Fallon all used surrogates. It’s an…
Popular Florida beach town cracks down on noise, trash and traffic while weighing tighter vacation rental rules
A popular Florida beach community is weighing tighter rules for its short-term vacation rentals after full-time residents have raised concerns about visitors’ noise, overflowing trash, and parking complications. The proposal under consideration for Pensacola…
ER doctors say popular hair accessory is a death trap: ‘They get embedded in your skull’
We need some claw and order. In a viral discussion on Threads, hundreds of ER doctors and nurses weighed in on the dangerous everyday things they’d never do themselves. Some were obvious: They’d never ride a motorcycle, especially without a helmet. They’d…