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The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood

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Something went suddenly and horribly wrong for adolescents in the early 2010s. By now you’ve likely seen the statistics: Rates of depression and anxiety in the United States—fairly stable in the 2000s—rose by more than 50 percent in many studies from 2010 to 2019. The suicide rate rose 48 percent for adolescents ages 10 to 19. For girls ages 10 to

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The world’s most expensive new car: Rolls-Royce unveils its one-off Arcadia Droptail – a bespoke vehicle for a wealthy client that costs £25M

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A combination of inflation and an eye-watering level of opulence sees the arrival of the planet’s new most expensive car. 

Rolls-Royce has unveiled a one-of-a-kind bespoke Droptail coachbuilt luxury motor – the third of four commissioned individually by a super-wealthy customer – that costs a jaw-dropping £25million!

Named Arcadia – after the mythical ‘Heaven on Earth’ of Ancient Greek legend – the sumptuous two-seater roadster has been uniquely fashioned over more than four years to fit the character and tastes

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Cruise expert gives his verdict on Icon of the Seas’ most expensive restaurant – which costs $200 PER HEAD for three-hour sitting

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From langoustine doused with champagne to a large rabbit’s leg and six punchy cocktails, a cruise-goer has shed light on what a $200 fine dining menu on the world’s biggest ship involves. 

Matt Hochberg, who is the founder of the unofficial Royal Caribbean Blog and YouTube channel, checked into the Icon of the Seas’ Empire Supper Club, which prides itself on offering a ‘multi-course journey’ in an ‘intimate’ and ‘sophisticated’ setting. 

Matt filmed his experience at the ship’s New York-inspired

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BUSINESS LIVE: Royal Mail services at risk; Abrdn to slash costs; EasyJet losses narrow

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The FTSE 100 closed up 41.94 points at 7527.67. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are International Distribution Services, Abrdn, EasyJet, JD Wetherspoon, Metro Bank, Revolution Bars and Next 15 Group. Read the Wednesday 24 January Business Live blog below.

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FTSE 100 closes up 41.94 points at 7527.67

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Patients with cancer face waiting over a year for lifesaving medication that costs just $10 – as US drug shortages hit record high

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The Bray family had always prided themselves on a positive outlook in life. 

And in 2018, when they received the devastating news that nine-year-old daughter Abby had life-threatening leukemia, they tried to focus on finding a way out of the situation.

She had great doctors and a precise, effective treatment regimen; her outlook was positive.  

Until that is, the hospital ran out of the drugs that were keeping her alive.

Abby’s mother Laura, from Florida, was shocked when, one afternoon

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As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up

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Revealed: The ‘world’s most expensive safari’, which costs £140,000 per person and takes in some of the African continent’s great wonders, from Rwanda to the Seychelles

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It’s been billed as the world’s most expensive safari. And with some justification – because it costs £140,965 ($172,545) per person.

But for this eye-watering price tag, guests on the tour of Africa – by Go2Africa – will gather enough memories to last several lifetimes.

Go2Africa reveals that the ‘expertly curated’ itinerary, which took years to perfect, packs in six countries across 24 ‘action-packed’ days, with the safari travel company declaring that ‘no expense has been spared’ on a trip

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Inside Britain’s biggest EV hub…where electric car drivers say charging is a nightmare and costs MORE than fuel

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Britain’s enormous new super hub for charging electric vehicles (EVs) has a major shock in store for eco-punters – it’s more expensive than fuel.

Drivers claim that using the nation’s largest ‘Gigahub’ is much more costly than charging at home and paying can be a nightmare. 

The site at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) has 180 charging points operated by BP Pulse UK, a subsidiary of the oil giant.

At any given time most of them are standing idle, but

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Woman, 34, who has spent $30,000 on anti-aging treatments and surgery reveals which procedures are REALLY worth the money – and which you should avoid at all costs

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A woman who spent $30,000 on anti-aging cosmetic treatments over the past nine years has revealed exactly which procedures were worth her money — and which were most definitely was not.

Rachel Rose, 34, who is based in Florida, is a content creator who has documented her various health, wellness and lifestyle journeys on her YouTube channel, sharing what has been helping her ‘build a happier, healthier, more confident lifestyle.’

In the video, which was posted to her YouTube channel 

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I drove the new Ferrari Roma Spider that costs £210,313 – here’s what you get for your money

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Soaking in the last of the Sardinian summer sun in the new 200mph soft-top Ferrari Roma Spider was wind in the hair motoring at its finest.

The sound of the suitably throaty twin exhausts around the Italian island resulted in admiring looks wherever I went. 

And so it should with prices starting from £210,313 – enough to buy you a studio flat in the less fashionable areas of outer London, a two bed flat in Bristol, a terrace in Sheffield,

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