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If you daydream about getting a break from stress, you might picture a restful week of vacation or a long weekend away. But some people opt for something bigger, finding ways to take longer or more varied time away from the routine. Mini sabbaticals. Adult gap years. Or just gap months. The extended breaks range from quitting a job to …

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed tensions between hardliners and more moderate elements who want to scrap harsher policies and attract more outside support, experts said Thursday. The messages for Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan were delivered by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, who defended the imposition of Islamic law …

Former NFL running back O.J. Simpson has passed away, according to his family. He was 76. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” they wrote on X. He died surrounded by his children and grandchildren, they said. His bout with cancer was mostly kept from the public. O.J. SIMPSON MURDER TRIAL PROSECUTOR RECEIVES …