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How to spend less — or even make more money — as prices rise; Couple finds their luggage is overweight because of stowaway dog ; A Howard student wants more Black girls and women to discover rugby, so she started a team; She finally got to the Southwest's most-photographed slot canyon. And it left her speechless.; Where's walrus? Scientists seek public 'detectives' to spot giant animals from space.; What a National Park coordinator does in a workday; Michael Keaton was scared to take on his latest role. That's why he did.; We walked half of Scotland's West Highland Way to fulfill an old hiking dream; Suzanne Valadon modeled for some of the world's greatest artists. Then she became one. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Lucresia Medina) She's a medical student. Her mom is a custodian at the hospital where she trained. "It's crazy how life works sometimes," tweeted Johana Peña with a photo of her and her mother. "Thank you, mama, I am so proud to be your daughter!" By Cathy Free ●  Read more »   How to spend less — or even make more money — as prices rise Take advice from the experts about how to beat inflation or even benefit from it. By Michelle Singletary ●  Read more »   Couple finds their luggage is overweight because of stowaway dog Icky, a five-pound chihuahua, almost got away with a trip to Las Vegas. By Natalie B. Compton ●  Read more »   A Howard student wants more Black girls and women to discover rugby, so she started a team With backing from a newly formed foundation and D.C.'s professional team, Takunda Rusike started a women's rugby team at Howard with lofty goals in mind. By Glynn A. Hill ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   She finally got to the Southwest's most-photographed slot canyon. And it left her speechless. Arizona's spectacular Upper Antelope Canyon, which reopened to the public this summer, attracts photographers from around the world. By Christine Dell'Amore ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   Where's walrus? Scientists seek public 'detectives' to spot giant animals from space. A conservation group and the British Antarctic Survey are enlisting "walrus detectives" to sift through thousands of online images to spot the animals — in the hopes of monitoring and protecting them amid climate change. By Adela Suliman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What a National Park coordinator does in a workday A moose statue, lunchtime horoscopes and Ranger Talk are all are all part of a workday for National Park coordinator Julie Gonzalez. The Lily ●  By Julie Gonzalez ●  Read more »   Michael Keaton was scared to take on his latest role. That's why he did. In Hulu's "Dopesick," Michael Keaton plays a doctor in a town plagued by the onset of the opioid epidemic. He hopes to send a message. By Sonia Rao ●  Read more »   We walked half of Scotland's West Highland Way to fulfill an old hiking dream Four days on the West Highland Way through the Scottish Highlands took us to rugged outposts, boggy wilderness and luxury hotels. By Kathryn Streeter ●  Read more »   Suzanne Valadon modeled for some of the world's greatest artists. Then she became one. She was self-taught, and in the span of just a little more than a decade, went from competence to mastery. Her work is on exhibition in the U.S. now. Review ●  By Philip Kennicott ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out About US for candid conversations about identity in America — from racial injustices to political movements — in your inbox Tuesdays and Fridays. Sign up »

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