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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 30: Mariah Carey attends 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Mariah Carey on January 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) By Andrea Bossi ·Updated February 3, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Outside of the spotlight and queening every Christmas, Mariah Carey spends much of her career focused on philanthropy, including one New York City-based
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Super Bowl LX is taking over San Francisco this week.
And more than the game itself, football fans are ready for the parties, the commercials, the halftime show (aka the “Benito Bowl”) and obviously all the celebrities who’ll be descending on the city. It’s a weekend of fun and celebration, yes, but there’s meaningful work happening too. And perhaps
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Confident businesswoman smiling with arms crossed, embodying the essence of a successful female entrepreneur. Radiating leadership and ambition in a modern office setting By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 3, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Remember 2020? I know, I know… you’re probably still trying to forget.
But, besides the obvious, it was also a time when every major corporation posted black squares on Instagram and made sweeping declarations about
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 01: General view of apartments buildings on July 01, 2025 in New York City. Manhattan has report found that from June rents spiked by 15.7 percent, defeating the goal that was to cut upfront costs by thousands of dollars for tenants..(Photo by Zamek/VIEWpress) By Andrea Bossi ·Updated February 2, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Renting is officially cheaper than owning a home
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A pen, a smart phone calculator, and Form 1040 tax document. By Andrea Bossi ·Updated February 2, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Tax season does not appear to be getting any less stressful. According to a 2026 Intuit TurboTax survey, nearly half of Americans find tax season the most financially stressful time of year, with more than 60% of Gen Z feeling this way.
Every season, however, there are
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By Kara Stevens ·Updated February 2, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Side hustles have always held us down.
They’ve been part of our mutual and collective economic survival long before the term ever became trendy. The moms who did hair on the side in the kitchen. The aunties who sold Mary Kay on the weekends or after work. The friend who sold real estate part-time or threw rent parties
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: Beyoncé accepts the Best Country Album award for “COWBOY CARTER” onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) By Terrell Couch ·Updated January 29, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
While award season takes hold of Hollywood, it is hard to contain my excitement for
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Aïda Moudachirou-Rébois is leaving Mac Cosmetics, stepping down from her head of brand role.
When Moudachirou-Rébois started at Mac Cosmetics, it was her “dream job,” as she told Marie Claire. She began her career at the cosmetics company as a senior vice president and global chief marketing officer before being promoted in 2024 to being senior vice president and
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UNITED STATES – AUGUST 20: Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama appear on stage in between their addresses on the second night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated January 29, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
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