❶ Barbara Walters' secret love affair, why so many moms now only want girls, and the worker who stopped working to see who'd notice

SECRET LIFE: BARBARA WALTERS asked the powerful the questions they dreaded -- but kept her own secret love affair locked away for 35 years …

NO MORE MR. NICE GUY: After a brutal election that gutted GOP power, TRUMP didn't soften -- he made STEPHEN MILLER chief of staff, signaling a no-holds-barred final two years aimed at punishing his enemies …

IT'S A GIRL: Once they prayed for sons. Now 'toxic masculinity' has moms only wanting girls -- and bracing for gender disappointment if a boy shows up …

BUZZ KILL: Free samples at the gym and podcast plugs: They tried KRATOM for its 'wellness' perks -- then they got hooked …

QUIET QUITTING: A corporate worker stopped working entirely to see how long it took anyone to notice -- she expected two weeks. It lasted a lot longer …

SHORT SIGHTED: Screens and less outdoor time are elongating kids' eyeballs -- and doctors warn a tidal wave of severe eye disease is coming …

Why Overseas Producers Can't Undercut Atlas Salt, Even for Free

Cities are already running short on road salt, and winter hasn't even started. Some supply bids are going unanswered, prices have nearly doubled in parts of the market, and the backup plan is two weeks away by boat. Here's why Atlas Salt (TSXV: SALT | OTCQX: SALQF) can get salt to the people who need it most, faster and cheaper than anyone shipping from overseas: 

• Three days by ship to Boston, not fourteen

• Shallow deposit that's cheaper and faster to mine

• Projected C$188M a year in free cash flow

• Export Development Canada interested in lending C$150M

• Early supply deal with top U.S. salt distributor

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ALL HAIL: From ELON MUSK to MARK ZUCKERBERG to Anthropic's founders: Welcome to the age of the imperial CEO -- and why investors are letting it happen …

CUT OFF: A mom learned in the fruit aisle her daughter was getting married that day. Is therapy fueling the estrangement boom? …

DRONE LIFT: Trapped on the front lines for nearly 500 days, he cut off his own foot to survive. Then came a daring mission to rescue him -- by drone …

SHEPHERD ONE: Unlike U.S. presidents, POPE LEO XIV has no private jet -- so 'Shepherd One' is a commercial charter where the first rules are no selfies and shake the hand, don't kiss it …

THINGS THAT GO BUMP: Ghostly voices, phantom shoppers and late-night motion alerts: Are home security cameras making us more scared, not safer? …

FLIGHT RISK: After a Florida Learjet crash killed all 9 aboard, private charter accident rates run 5 times higher than airlines -- with far looser rules on pilots, age and black boxes …

SHOOTING BLANKS: NYC woman racked up $40,000 in parking tickets -- not due to any parking violations, but because of her unique last name …

SUN-KISSED: Hosed with salt water and baked in the sun: Inside the 'fade farms' where vintage T-shirts grow …

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