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By Jeremiah Martinez Maria Branyas Morera was born in San Francisco on March 4, 1907. She is the oldest documented person in the world at 117 years old. Branyas Morera is the oldest person who was born in California and the oldest validated person to ever live in Spain. |
By Damita Menezes Marley Stevens is a junior at the University of North Georgia. She received a zero grade on a recent paper, putting her in academic probation and jeopardizing her scholarship. She had used Grammarly, a popular writing plugin recommended by her university to refine her work. |
By Nick DeGray The New England Aquarium team was flying 30 miles off the coast of Nantucket on Friday when they found an unusual whale feeding and periodically diving and resurfacing. They confirmed that the animal was a gray whale, a species known to have been extinct in the Atlantic Ocean for more than 200 years. Climate change may explain why the animal was there. |
By Michael Bartiromo Several major U.S. airlines have raised fees for checked baggage over the last few months. It started with Alaska Airlines in January before JetBlue, American Airlines and United followed suit. The additional fees imposed by these carriers don't amount to too much more — a $5 increase per bag, in many cases — but the current fee increases may not end with United, one travel expert claimed. |
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By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech A recent Wells Fargo report found that women make up 59 percent of unpaid caregivers for the elderly. Women 55 years old and older account for a sizable portion of these unpaid caregivers — 30 percent. As the country ages, more women will have to take on unpaid caregiver work, inevitably worsening the gender pay gap. |
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