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This story is based on an interview with Nicole Ethridge, 39, a Southern Marylander who works in finance and is also an influencer. It has been edited for length and clarity.My hair had always been thin, but I first noticed it coming out soon after the birth of my daughter, now 19.It was mainly at the front, which made it noticeable. I was self-conscious and particularly hated going to hairdressing salons, where it was impossible to hide the problem.The dermatologist diagnosed me with traction alopecia, sometimes caused by tight hairstyles and other things that pull on your hair.I started wearing…
Lockheed Martin raises dividend by 4.3% to $3.60
I bought 72 things from Amazon in 2024. The range of items runs the gamut: A replacement basket for the air fryer, dozens of children’s books, an XL cone for my dog’s post-surgery care, kids’ birthday presents, skincare products I gave up on, pacifiers for my newborn twins before I remembered stashing some extras in the diaper bag, and lots of forgettable items in between.I was feeling uncomfortable about my consumption, my carbon footprint, and how second-nature buying on Amazon had become for me. I relied on the site to instantly cross off items on my to-do list.The lack of…
Oct 10, 2026, 8:30 PM ETUnited States Oil Fund LP ETF (USO), UCODBO, USL, SCO, BNO, GUSH, DRIP, USOIBy: Carl Surran, SA News Editorburnstuff2003/iStock Editorial via Getty ImagesPresident Trump said Saturday that Ukraine should halt attacks on Russian oil refineries and called for President Zelenskyy to be replaced, a day after announcing an agreement with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to boost diesel exports and a U.S. Treasury Department waiver for
The American doctors weren’t in the room, or even in the country, when they were informed that the man’s crushed limb could be saved.The US service member had been deployed aboard a ship in the Middle East, but an equipment accident in March had left him with severe injuries that exceeded the ship’s medical capabilities.He had to go ashore for care, but there wasn’t a US-run medical facility available nearby. At a host-nation hospital in the region, local doctors monitored and treated him while reassuring their US counterparts from afar that he was in stable condition.However, when he arrived at…
SA Asks: Is now the time to buy quantum stocks? If so, which ones?
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sade Slack, a 38-year-old surgical technician based in California. It has been edited for length and clarity.I entered high school with a heavy load of AP and honors classes. My middle school grades had put me on an accelerated track, and I pushed myself hard to keep up.By 10th grade, I was burned out.I came home from school and slept for hours just to recover. I obsessed over making A’s. Then the pressure started affecting how I handled tests. I got so anxious that I began avoiding them.Halfway through the semester,…
Philips investors’ move to probe company over 2021 recall denied by Dutch court
Like many freshly minted adults, when I graduated from college, I wasn’t sure exactly what to do next. I had dreams and goals; as a writer, I wanted to pursue an MFA, but the timing didn’t feel right. My future was obscure to me — except for one thing. ‘Whatever I did, I wanted to do it with my girlfriend of a year. And I did know for certain what my girlfriend wanted to do next: to get her master’s at a university closer to her family in Kentucky than our New England undergraduate school. She was admitted to Vanderbilt…
Oct 10, 2026, 1:55 PM ETBYD Company Limited (BYDDF) Stock, LI Stock, NIO Stock, TSLA StockBYDDY, GELYF, XPEV, XPNGF, CRAUY, CRYAF, ZJLMFBy: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News EditorLewisTsePuiLungAn YTD slump in the passenger vehicle market in China extended last month, with retail sales for September totaling roughly 1.7M, a 24% decline from a year ago, according to preliminary data released by the China Passenger Car Association on Saturday.