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Working the friendly skies comes with a not-so-pleasant downside.  Ascending to 30,000 feet, flying to an exotic vacation destination, may sound like a dream. But a flight attendant says the seemingly serene scenario can be a skyway staffer’s worst nightmare — especially on their days off from work.  “Something they don’t tell you about being cabin crew is, holidays aren’t going to feel like holidays anymore,” said Estelle Jones, an Emirates Airlines employee, detailing her disinterest in traveling for leisure when she’s not on the clock.  Jones, a flight attendant based in Dubai, revealed one of the worse snags that come…

Emotional awareness is the ability to describe and manage one’s emotions and those of others. Individuals possessing high emotional awareness may appear effortlessly charming and are “just good with people.” They tend to exude confidence, have strong leadership skills and influence and even better mental health compared to those with low emotional awareness. In a 2024 study published in Scientific Reports, researchers explored two types of emotional awareness: Implicit emotional awareness. When someone has clarity about what they are feeling but not always why they are feeling that way. It’s almost automatic. Explicit emotional awareness. This involves both high attention…

A fan-favorite Diet Coke flavor is back in the lime-light. The rumors are true — Diet Coke is bringing back one of its most beloved flavors, Retro Diet Coke Lime, this fall. Diet Coke Lime, known for its crisp, zesty lime twist, will hit shelves nationwide Oct. 6, both in cans and 20-ounce bottles, for a limited time only while supplies last. Retro Diet Coke Lime will hit shelves nationwide Oct. 6. Coca-Cola Diet Coke is tapping into the nostalgia craze that’s taking over popular culture with retro-inspired neon lime packaging that nods to the brand’s early-2000s roots while still…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took an unusually long flight to New York to avoid being arrested by countries where he is wanted for war crimes, according to a report. Netanyahu flew to the Big Apple for his United Nation’s speech Friday — which he has reportedly ordered to be blared on loudspeakers across the Gaza Strip. The prime minister’s aircraft, Wing of Zion, took a lengthy detour to avoid flying over France and Spain, data from Flight Tracker shows. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took an unusually long flight to New York to avoid being arrested by countries where…

Important games during the last weekend of the season? Most fan bases would sign up for that in a heartbeat. But coming off last year’s success on both sides of town, the expectations were higher for the Yankees and Mets — the Yankees coming off a World Series appearance and the Mets having made a surprising run to the NLCS and then going out and signing Juan Soto away from the Yankees. The two teams dominated early on, with the Yankees opening up a seven-game lead in the AL East just after Memorial Day weekend and the Mets gaining a…

Iran has signed a $25 billion agreement with Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom to build four nuclear power plants in Iran, IRNA news agency said on Friday. Rosatom previously said it had signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday on the construction of small nuclear power plants in Iran but gave no number. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrives for a meeting with Myanmar’s military chief at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Sept. 25, 2025. POOL/AFP via Getty Images Iran’s official IRNA news agency said the agreement for the construction of the Generation III plants on a site of 500 hectares in the Sirik region of the southeastern province of Hormozgan would generate 5,000 megawatts of electricity. The MOU was signed in Moscow. Iran, which has suffered electricity shortages at times of high…

It’s just about that time — though the Yankees would not mind it being more than just a few days away from beginning their playoff run. Either on Tuesday for a wild-card series or Saturday for the ALDS, if they are able to outlast the Blue Jays for the division crown, the Yankees will take the next step in trying to redeem themselves from last October, when they came up just short of the organization’s 28th title. But to get to 28, which 26 will the Yankees take with them? That may be different for each round, as it was…

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Leonardo DiCaprio is opening up about the early days of his career. During a recent interview on Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, the 50-year-old actor discussed his experience as a child actor and how his dad stopped him from making a big change. “I finally got an agent, they said, ‘Your name is too ethnic,’” he explained. “I go, ‘What do you mean? It’s Leonardo DiCaprio.’ They go, ‘No, too ethnic. They’re never going to hire you. Your new name is Lenny Williams.’” He recalled saying, “What is Lenny?” And when his father heard the idea of the…

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is speaking out about the last time he talked to his late father, Rocky Johnson, with whom he had a deeply complicated relationship.  The 53-year-old actor said they fought over his father’s memoir. Johnson said Rocky’s book contained quotes, ostensibly written by him, that gave his dad credit for his success. “It hurts,” he told The New York Times Magazine in an in-depth interview published Sunday.  Johnson’s father, a former pro wrestler himself, had just published “Soulman: The Rocky Johnson Story,” at the time, and Johnson said he was shocked to read that he had written the foreword for…