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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Find a shady spot under a tree, take a breath of fresh air and call me in the morning.Health care providers have long suggested stressed-out patients spend time outdoors. Now hundreds of providers are going a step further and issuing formal prescriptions to get outside. The tactic is gaining momentum as social media, political strife and wars abroad weigh on the American psyche.Of course, no one needs a prescription to get outside, but some doctors think that issuing the advice that way helps people take it seriously. “When I bring it up, it is almost like…

by Brian Major Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Fri October 24, 2025 Santa Lucia Jungle Hacienda opened in Costa Rica’s Pacific Highlands. The 87-room boutique hotel is located at the base of Carara National Park and offers guests mountain and forest views, riverside pools and immersive wildlife experiences,Santa Lucía is uniquely positioned in a rare ecological transition zone between rainforest and dry forest and is designed to immerse guests in nature while delivering contemporary comfort. The hotel blends colonial architectural with modern elegance offering a collection of accommodations tailored to every kind of traveler. Serene Deluxe Kings offer quiet retreats…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever cheating schemes. The federal indictment of a big-money poker ring involving NBA figures on Thursday, in which unsuspecting rich players were allegedly enticed to join then cheated of their money, echoed decades of movies and television, and not just because of the alleged Mafia involvement. Fictional and actual poker have long been in sort of a pop-cultural feedback loop. When authorities described the supposed circumstances of the games, they might’ve evoked a run of screen moments from recent decades. Poker in ‘Ocean’s Eleven,’ ‘Molly’s Game’…

With TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 right around the corner, we’re thrilled to introduce the companies hosting Side Events that will extend the buzz and excitement to the thousands of attendees and Silicon Valley locals alike. Whether it’s a fun happy hour, insightful panels, or energizing morning runs, Disrupt Week — happening from October 25-31 — offers an exciting array of Side Events organized by a diverse group of participating companies. Scroll down to explore 50+ Side Events, built so you can connect with 10,000 Disrupt attendees and the rest of the Bay Area tech scene. Make sure to register for your…

Ghouls, goblins … and gummy bears.Trick-or-treaters may find more fruity candy than chocolate among their Halloween handouts this year. That should be fine with younger consumers, who have been gravitating for years toward non-chocolate candies like gummies, freeze-dried treats and other sweets that come in a variety of shapes, colors and flavors. Last year, 52% of the total volume of Halloween candy sold in the U.S. was made of chocolate, according to Dan Sadler, a principal for client insights at the market research company Circana. But in the 12 weeks ending Oct. 5, chocolate accounted for 44% of the Halloween…

The browser wars are heating up again, this time with AI in the driver’s seat.  OpenAI just launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser that lets users surf the web using natural language and even includes an “agent mode” that can complete tasks autonomously. It’s one of the biggest browser launches in recent memory, but it’s debuting with an unsolved security flaw that could expose passwords, emails, and sensitive data.  On TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Max Zeff, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane break down Atlas’ debut, the broader wave of alternative browsers, and more of the week’s startup and tech news.  Listen to…

Aero, the Los Angeles-based book-by-the-seat jet service, is redefining the premium travel landscape with a fresh focus on travel advisors—a move that reflects both industry realities and the shifting dynamics of luxury traveler behavior. Long viewed as a niche product for direct-to-consumer luxury flyers, Aero is now positioning itself as an ally to advisors who build complex, high-end itineraries and who can bring in clients seeking the sweet spot between a commercial first-class seat and a private charter.Timing could not be better. As commercial travel continues to disrupt the industry, and traditional airline loyalty models lose their grip on affluent…

An investigation by EU regulators has found TikTok and Meta in breach of the Union’s rules concerning illegal or harmful online content. The European Commission (EC) said on Friday that preliminary findings show both companies are not complying with Digital Services Act (DSA) rules that require them to give researchers adequate access to public data. The Commission called Meta and TikTok’s procedures and tools for requesting access to public data “burdensome,” saying that researchers are consequently often left with partial or unreliable data, which affects “their ability to conduct research, such as whether users, including minors, are exposed to illegal…

BOSTON (AP) — When David Arsenault takes down a worn, leather-bound 19th-century book from the winding shelves of the Boston Athenaeum, he feels a sense of awe — like he’s handling an artifact in a museum. Many of the half a million books that line the library’s seemingly endless maze of reading room shelves and stacks were printed before his great-great-grandparents were born. Among fraying copies of Charles Dickens novels, Civil War-era biographies and town genealogies, everything has a history and a heartbeat.“It almost feels like you shouldn’t be able to take the books out of the building, it feels…

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.More than a third of the condo apartments sold in Manhattan over roughly the past year sold at a loss, although the top end of the market fared better, according to a new report.Despite the steady stream of headlines about eye-popping sales and soaring prices in Manhattan real estate, the median price per square foot for Manhattan condos is essentially flat from a decade ago, according to a report from Brown Harris Stevens. One in…