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Upstart News Site Has Youth on Its Side, and Albany in Its Sights
When he was a 17-year-old high school student in 2015, Akash Mehta was appointed to Brooklyn Community Board 6, which runs from Cobble Hill to Park Slope and passes, in part, through Boerum Hill, where he grew up. The New York State Legislature had…

Here's What Happens When You Quit Your Job to Freelance
I started freelancing as a writer and editor last year, and ended up quitting my W-2 job altogether to pursue this life full time at the beginning of 2023. It's largely been a positive experience, but there have definitely been some changes to my…

Contractors turn down work due to IR35 tax changes
Survey finds 53% of freelancers rejected contracts — with many looking for work abroad We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Tax news every morning. Freelance workers are increasingly turning down work that would…

10 Proactive Things to Do While Being Unemployed
Readers like you help support MUO. When you make a purchase using links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read More. Unemployment might feel like a detour on your career path, but there's a silver lining. It's an opportunity to turn…

Netflix Celebrating The Witcher Season 3 With Interactive Maze and Ice Cream Van Tour
Netflix is celebrating the premiere of The Witcher Season 3 later this month with an interactive maze and an ice cream van tour around the UK. Yes, you read that correctly. While it's not uncommon for companies to set up complicated marketing…

Final Fantasy 7 Fans Think They've Spotted the Highwind in Rebirth's New Trailer
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth got a brand new trailer during Summer Game Fest and fans think they've spotted the Highwind from the original game. Reddit user Megaflare brought attention to what appears to be the Highwind coming out from behind a cliff…

Prince Harry returns to US 'without seeing William or Charles'
Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy notice The Duke of Sussex has landed back in Los Angeles, after a flying visit…

Easy tips to make your expensive phone last longer
We're all different when it comes to upgrading our phones. Maybe you get a new one every year or don't even think about it before having your device for at least five years. But no matter how often you swap your handsets, you want to make sure…

Three Lessons Prospective Students In Film And Television Can Learn From The Writers' Strike
In the beginning of May, unions representing dramatic writers in film and television initiated the first writer's strike since the landmark Writer's Guild of America strike in 2007. As the profession navigates advances in the use of artificial…

Visual journalism is often the first cut in struggling local newsrooms. This fellowship aims to revitalize it. - Poynter
In early 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic began, Ximena Natera found herself locked down at home, in New York, like millions of people across the country. The photojournalist, who was living alone at the time, felt restless. She wanted to…

Your Android TV could be getting a big upgrade - here's what's coming
Google released Android TV 14 beta this week, which revealed two big updates about the company's plans for the latest version of its smart TV platform. While the company hasn't yet officially announced these plans, reports are surfacing that it's…

Losing My Ambition: A Conversation with Author Rainesford Stauffer
For women, ambition has always been a dirty word. Consider Working Girl's Tess McGill and the original Fatal Attraction's Alex Forrest, who stomped through Manhattan with big hair and shoulder pads so sharp they could cut you like a…

People can't seem to quit Netflix after all
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New marketing campaign set for 'Do Ask, Do Tell: A Gay Conservative La
In 1993, when President Bill Clinton proposed lifting the ban on gays in the military, many members of Congress objected, resulting eventually in a compromise known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' codified into law in December 1993. Bill Boushka…

2 Stocks I Wouldn't Touch With a 10-Foot Pole and What to Buy Instead
Investing is not a one-way street. Picking the right stocks is important, of course, but you also need to avoid burning cash in bad ones. Unfortunately, some inferior ideas can look promising or even downright tempting for a while. So I'm here to…
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