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An oral history of how the half-sneaker, half-loafer became the most controversial “performance” shoe of the year.

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Apple’s new podcast 'Adrift' brings an extraordinary survival story to life with never-before-heard details about the Robertsons, a family shipwrecked in the Pacific after being hit by killer whales.

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Millions of Christmas trees wind up in the landfill after the holidays, emitting methane and taking up precious space. Don’t let yours be one of them. There are plenty of ways to put that pine to good use. bit.ly/4qgV21u

The jiggly, quaking contraption is eye-catching—a natural social media star. But is the science behind vibration plates on shaky ground? We dig into the trend.

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The triathlete went missing while swimming off the coast of California during her weekly swim club meeting. Eyewitnesses report having seen shark splashes in the water shortly before her disappearance.

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