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2025’s best astronomy pics

Daily Edition • September 12, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Would you voluntarily share the diaries of your youth with millions of strangers? Most would likely answer with an easy “no,” but Betsy Lerner thinks differently. Lerner, 65, has been filling diaries since she was a girl, and a few years ago decided to share some of her old entries on TikTok. Based on the reaction she got from her first video, she’s glad she did: “So many people said they connected with my diaries — about depression, loneliness,...

An adorable surprise in the deep sea

. Daily Edition • September 11, 2025 SUPPORTED BY It’s been 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks — making today an opportunity to honor those lost in and affected by the tragedy. That includes Kristin Schnacky, who was just 3 when her firefighter dad, Ken Marino, died while responding to the World Trade Center that day. After getting engaged, Schnacky and her now-husband decided to have their wedding in New York, and though Marino wasn’t there for the special day, his memory certainly...

Today’s Pick: 14 tips for saving money this holiday season

Editors’ Picks • September 10, 2025 The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year (sorry not sorry for introducing the Christmas song lyrics a bit early), but what isn’t wonderful is emptying our wallets to pay for all the festivities. So our team put our heads together, scoured expert advice, and checked in with our thriftiest, most holiday spirit-filled friends to come up with a list of practical tips and tricks for sticking to a budget in the coming months. Ally Mauch Associate...

Hawaii named happiest state

. Daily Edition • September 10, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Vienna consistently ranks among the most livable cities in the world, boasting a world-class cultural scene, vast green spaces, and excellent public services. It’s no wonder it attracts immigrants — locals just didn’t expect one of the area’s recent transplants to be a moose. Meet Emil, the moose who’s been wandering Lower Austria (the province surrounding Vienna) for the last several weeks. He’s attracted quite a bit of attention, given that...

Home built by founding father hits market

. Daily Edition • September 9, 2025 SUPPORTED BY If you’re tired of hearing about the benefits of deep breathing, maybe skip this intro. While the concept is nothing new, it really is incredible that something so basic (and foundational to human survival) can be so powerful both mentally and physically — one recent study found that breath work combined with music can induce an altered state similar to that provided by psychedelics. It doesn’t have to be that intense, though; a simple box...

Calling all Jane Austen fans

Daily Edition • September 8, 2025 SUPPORTED BY How often have you and your buds brainstormed about an incredible trip you want to take together, only to never actually make it happen? Whether due to finances or logistics, it can be hard to get the group trip to make it out of the group chat, so to speak. And if it does, figuring out how to split the costs of everything fairly is its own headache. But one group of BFFs in Australia found a way to make their travel dreams come true: opening a...

Tips for cutting out comparisons

Sunday Edition • September 7, 2025 SUPPORTED BY As the U.S. Open wraps up today, now is as good a time as any to extol the virtues of tennis — and there are many. Atlantic writer Alexandra Moe serves up the science-backed reasons it’s the ultimate lifetime sport, dubbing it a workout for both the brain and the body. Read her love letter to the game. — the Nice News team Featured Story How to Kick the Cycle of Comparing Yourself to Others Guido Mieth/ DigitalVision via Getty Images When...