If you're wondering whether you can come in late or leave work early to cast your vote in this year's presidential election, the short answer is, quite possibly — it depends where you work.

Currently, there is no federal law that mandates employers provide their employees time off to cast their ballots. But the majority of US states have time-off-to-vote laws, also referred to as voter-leave laws, and have different requirements and exceptions for employers and employees.

While some states guarantee paid time off, for example, others do not. And the time guaranteed for employees to vote varies state-by-state as well.

Of course, your own employer may offer leave to vote, even if your state does not. Patagonia, for example, announced that it's closing all US stores on Election Day in an effort to encourage customers and employees to vote.

But, since not everyone's employer is so generous, you'd be well-advised to learn about the specific voter leave provisions in your state.

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Alabama

Time off required

One hour

Paid or unpaid

Unpaid 

Notes and exceptions 

• Unless employee has at least two hours available before or one hour after work to vote.

• Employee must provide ""reasonable notice"" before taking time off.

• Employer may specify the hours employee can take off."

Alaska

Time off required

As long as it reasonably takes to vote

Paid or unpaid

Paid

Notes and exceptions

• Unless employee has at least two hours available before or after work to vote.

Arizona

Time off required

Three hours 

Paid or unpaid

Paid

Notes and exceptions 

• Unless employee has at least three hours available before or after work to vote.

• Employee must provide notice before Election Day.

• Employer may specify the hours employee can take off." 

If Donald Trump wins today's presidential election, he plans to build a wall along the Mexico-US border to keep out immigrants from countries like Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

But in 2015, architects from Mexican firm Legoretta came up with a design that serves the opposite function.

Originally spotted by Dezeen, a bridge and border crossing terminal called the Cross Border Xpress connect the US and Mexico. Completed in December 2015, the structure is meant to make traveling between the two countries easier, Legoretta's spokesperson Dolores Robles-Martínez Gómez tells Business Insider.

Check out what it looks like below.

Correction: A previous version of this story stated the design was just a proposal, but construction was actually completed in December 2015.

SEE ALSO: Mexican designers show that Trump's proposed $25 billion wall would be impossible to build

The Cross Border Xpress features a pedestrian walkway and a 72,617-square-foot border crossing terminal in San Diego.

It connects Otay, a southern California town, with the existing Tijuana International Airport in Mexico.

In the site plan, the new border crossing terminal building is on the right.

For those of us who are introverted or have trouble communicating with others, there's hope. 

Charisma is not something you're born with; it is the result of learned behaviors. 

Here are a few simple ways to become more charismatic.

Drake Baer contributed to an earlier version of this article.

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In his book “Why Presidents Succeed,” University of California at Davis psychologist Dean Keith Simonton argues that the most effective communicators use concrete — rather than abstract — language.

“‘I feel your pain’ has association,” he tells the APA Monitor,“but ‘I can relate to your viewpoint’ doesn’t. The most charismatic presidents reached an emotional connection with people talking not to their brains but to their gut.”

“Charismatic individuals express their feelings spontaneously and genuinely,” Claremont McKenna College psychologist Ronald E. Riggio says.“This allows them to affect the moods and emotions of others.”

It's called emotional contagion, or “the tendency to automatically mimic and synchronize expressions.” So if you’re really excited about something, other people will “catch” that excitement, too.

A Stanford-Harvard study suggests that accomplishments aren’t what capture people’s attention — rather, it’s a person’s perceived potential.

“This uncertainty [that comes with potential] appears to be more cognitively engaging than reflecting on what is already known to be true,” the authors write.

Since Rodrigo Duterte took office as Philippine president at the end of June, the war on the drug trade he promised to initiate has claimed thousands of lives — some 2,300 according to official statistics, more than 4,000 by other accounts.

But the crackdown on drugs and drug use in the Philippines has ensnared hundreds of thousands of other people.

By September, more than a half-million people had turned themselves in to authorities for drug-related matters, and today many of country's jails remains packed with Filipinos rounded up as part of the anti-drug campaign.

And some of those people languishing in jail consider themselves lucky.

"It's safer here," Jason Madarang, who waits face trial on a charge of drug use in Quezon City Jail, east of Manila, told Reuters. "Outside, if the police want to shoot you, they shoot you, and then say you're a drug pusher."

Quezon City Jail was built for 800 inmates, but its population was more than 4,000 at a point in mid-August, packed with suspects picked up in the anti-narcotics effort. The jail insisted that some prisoners be relocated.

"If we hadn't done that, we'd have 5,000 inmates by now," Lucila Abarca, the prison's community-relations officer, told Reuters. The jail now holds more than 3,400 people, two-thirds of whom are there for drug-related offenses.

That Duterte's government's "aggressive campaign against criminality and drugs" has expanded the prison population was to be expected, Jesus Hinlo, the undersecretary for public safety at the Philippines' Department of the Interior and Local Government, told Reuters.

"The solution is ... to build new and bigger jails," Hinlo added, saying that a lack of funds made doing that harder.

Below, you can see a selection of Reuters photos documenting the squalor in which some victims of the Philippines' drug war find themselves.

SEE ALSO: 'The fight will be relentless and it will be sustained': The body count in the Philippines' 'war on drugs' is mounting

"Welcome to Hell" is written on the stairs leading to Jason Madarang's cell block inside Quezon City Jail in Manila, Philippines, October 19, 2016.

Source: Reuters

"I'm lucky to be here because so many people have been killed," Macronino Maximo, Jason's cellmate, told Reuters. "There are many police on the outside," he said, gesturing to the seething, dungeon-like cell. "Here, there are none."

Source: Reuters

Guards check the lists as inmates are taken from Quezon City Jail to court hearings in Manila on October 19, 2016.

If you're interested in politics but are in the mood for something other than election coverage, you might try turning off the news and cracking open a biography or autobiography of a past political figure instead.

For everyone looking for inspiration from history, Amazon Books senior editor Jon Foro compiled his list of top political biographies and autobiographies. He focused on American politics and stayed away from very recent and hyper-political publications.

Here are his picks, listed in no particular order, with descriptions in his own words:

SEE ALSO: 24 books that will make you a more well-rounded person

'Personal History' by Katharine Graham

"Graham recounts her time as publisher of the Washington Post and its coverage of Watergate and the Pentagon Papers, an altogether different era of investigative journalism."

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'Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln' by Doris Kearns Goodwin

"Goodwin attributes Lincoln's success — both in winning the presidency and within his cabinet, in a radically polarized environment — to a singular political trait: empathy."

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'Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power' by Jon Meacham

"As multifaceted a character as has ever been seen in American history (not to mention politics), Jefferson was perhaps the ideal leader for the young nation still struggling with external threats and its own identity. Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham weaves the strands of Jefferson's personality into a complete portrait of a sophisticated politician and thinker — a philosopher-president."

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As a Certified Financial Planner™, I’ve seen it all when it comes to money mistakes. Here are a few of the basics we see time and time again (but are critical to avoid!).

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1. Thinking cash is always better than credit

You’re likely well-versed on how important it is to avoid carrying a credit card balance from month to month, but if you’ve stopped swiping altogether, you may be doing yourself a disservice.

While you don’t need a balance to build your credit score, you do need to keep your cards active. Plan to make at least a few small purchases and pay them off (in full!) each month.

2. Not having an emergency fund

As I always like to say, life happens. So, it’s important to have an accessible contingency plan for when things go south. Experts recommend keeping a minimum of six-months’ worth of your living expenses in cash stashed away for a rainy day.

Unfortunately, two-thirds of Americans wouldn’t be able to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense — much less medical bills or a sudden long-term gap in income. It might seem daunting, but the key to this one is getting started now! Set aside a bit of money every month to build your safety net and leave it there. Your future-self will thank you.

3. Not saving for retirement

The biggest financial regret for nearly one in five Americans is not starting early to save enough for retirement. It’s tempting to defer responsibility for that “far-away” day and become laser-focused on other obligations like bills and loans, but it’s certainly not advisable. This is doubly true if your employer happens to offer a retirement savings match — this is free money!

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• These trips should top your bucket list. 
• Once-in-a-lifetime locations include Bali, New Zealand, Italy, and Montana. 

Exploring the “lost city” of Petra, a walking safari in Zambia, a cruise to Antarctica: This isn’t your average trip. Take your family vacation to the next level with 25 destinations worthy of your bucket-list.

For an extended version of these itineraries, plus additional trips, tips, and photos, pick up a copy of Travel + Leisure’s special edition bookazine, available on newsstands now.

Edited by Jacqueline Gifford, Brooke Porter Katz, and Clara O. Sedlak

Santorini

If there were ever a place that could get by on its looks, it would be this Greek isle. Whitewashed cave houses framed by bougainvillea and backed by blue-domed churches spill down the rim of an ancient volcanic crater; at sunset, the Sea of Crete is bathed in a rosy glow. Santorini’s appeal also lies in its wealth of diversions: extraordinary wines, black- sand beaches, and archaeological sites like the Akrotíri settlement, often referred to as the “Minoan Pompeii.” Make your base Perivolas, in the village of Oia. Set within the alcoves of 300-year-old caves, the hotel’s 20 rooms have vaulted ceilings and cliff-side terraces. For a romantic dinner, the open-air balcony at Assyrtico Wine Restaurant, in a renovated 1960s mansion in Firá, overlooks the volcanic islands of Nea Kameni and Palea Kameni. Order the flaky pastry-wrapped saganaki (traditional fried cheese) with fig jam and wine from the local Argyros estate, then make your way back to Oia for a stroll along its nine-mile walkway.

Marrakesh

Over the past decade, the Red City has become Morocco’s style capital, with ever-more-luxurious hotels and shopping. Combine a stay at the Royal Mansour—a palatial, over-the-top resort (and the personal project of the king of Morocco)—with a few nights at the intimate El Fenn, a riad whose courtyard is filled with deep sofas and kilims. For contemporary design, the Guéliz district, with its wide boulevards, is a must-visit. Swing by Studio Lalla for boho handbags and jewelry by Parme Marin. Then, check out 33 Rue Majorelle, which is like a well-edited mini-souk. Browse the cups and plates by Chabi Chic and clothing by Noureddine Amir, then stop at the little café for juice and a salad.

Galápagos

Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands continue to lure travelers 600 miles out into the Pacific. Where else can you watch a marine iguana dive for seaweed, with a blue-footed booby circling overhead, or size up short-feathered penguins darting along the equator? Follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, who famously explored the area in 1835: there’s prime animal viewing on the largest island, Isabela, which is home to 70 percent of the archipelago’s wildlife. Here, you can visit a tortoise breeding center and snorkel with gentle sharks. Isabela also has the region’s best beach, in the little-known Puerto Villamil, where you’ll spot a variety of marine animals. Cruising remains the best option, and most boats—like the 100-passenger Silversea Galápagos from Silversea Cruises—pair travelers with naturalists. The new carbon-neutral Pikaia Lodge, home to a giant tortoise reserve, is pioneering a hybrid land-and-sea-based experience. The lodge pulls out all the stops: floor-to-ceiling windows, private terraces, and a spa.

According to Donald Trump, "We're also letting drugs pour through our southern border at a record clip. At a record clip. And it shouldn't be allowed to happen."

But the reality is somewhat different.

Rather than a record flow, the amount of drugs coming over the US border with Mexico, measured by seizures by Customs and Border Protection, has trended down over the last five years.

Marijuana seizures have declined the most, likely driven by changing regulations on the drug in the US.

The amount of cocaine seized at the US-Mexico border has also fallen, though the southern border may not be its principal entry point.

Seizures of heroin and methamphetamines have risen slightly over the past five years, a trend that reflects changing drug-consumption habits in the US.

Overall, as the charts below show, the flow of drugs into the US doesn't match what Trump said, and the dynamics of US drug use have also changed markedly over the last 15 years.

SEE ALSO: 2 major Mexican cartels have put Tijuana in 'imminent danger,' and violence is rising

Overall drug seizures decreased between 2011 and 2015; that decline has largely been driven by the drop in marijuana seizures over that time.

Source: The Washington Post

Marijuana seizures by weight have declined significantly since 2011.

The falling amount of marijuana intercepted at US borders "is most likely because of the legalization of marijuana for recreational or medicinal use in a growing number of American states – so Americans are buying more cannabis grown in the United States," Ioan Grillo, a journalist in Mexico who has covered the drug war extensively, wrote in The New York Times after the debate.

"Two or three years ago, a kilogram [2.2 pounds] of marijuana was worth $60 to $90," Nabor, a 24-year-old pot grower in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, told NPR at the end of 2014. "But now they're paying us $30 to $40 a kilo. It's a big difference. If the U.S. continues to legalize pot, they'll run us into the ground."

The number of marijuana seizures has also declined over the last five years.

Election Day is here, and many celebrities are hitting the polling booths and making their political voices heard by voting and subsequently posting on social media.

While a number of stars have shared photos of themselves participating in early voting in recent weeks, others are now documenting themselves standing in line with their fellow citizens and receiving their "I Voted" stickers on Election Day.

From Taylor Swift to Ludacris, here are 32 celebrities who have rocked the vote this election:

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• One busy college student takes her hand at trying the paleo diet for a week.
• After many bland breakfasts, she found the food options to be too limited overall.
• Biggest takeaway? It's incredibly hard to live without peanut butter.

 A paleo vegan diet is basically what it sounds like: it combines the paleo diet with a vegan diet. Here's what a basic paleo vegan food list looks like.

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You can drive yourself crazy deciding whether to marry your partner.

Can you two really survive a lifetime together?

I mean, you adore them — but they constantly leave hair in the shower. They tell the worst jokes — but they're always there to comfort you after a hard day.

Perhaps it would help to turn to the scientific research, which has pinpointed specific factors that can make or break a romantic relationship.

Below, we've rounded up 15 nontrivial things you might want to keep in mind before hiring a wedding planner.

This is an update of an article originally posted by Drake Baer.

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If you wait until you're 23 to commit, you're less likely to get divorced.

A 2014 University of North Carolina at Greensboro study found that American women who cohabitate or get married at age 18 have a 60% divorce rate, but women who wait until 23 to make either of those commitments have a divorce rate around 30%.

"The longer couples waited to make that first serious commitment [cohabitation or marriage], the better their chances for marital success,"The Atlantic reported.

The 'in love' phase lasts about a year.

The honeymoon phase doesn't go on forever.

According to a 2005 study by the University of Pavia in Italy, it lasts about a year. After that, levels of a chemical called "nerve growth factor," which is associated with intense romantic feelings, start to fall.

Helen Fisher, a psychologist and relationship expert, told Business Insider that it's unclear when exactly the "in love" feeling starts to fade, but it does so "for good evolutionary reasons," she said, because "it's very metabolically expensive to spend an awful lot of time just focusing on just one person in that high-anxiety state."

Two people can be compatible — or incompatible — on multiple levels.

Back in the 1950s and '60s, Canadian psychologist Eric Berne introduced a three-tiered model for understanding a person's identity. He found that each of us have three "ego states" operating at once:

• The parent: What you've been taught

• The child: What you have felt

• The adult: What you have learned

When you're in a relationship, you relate on each of those levels:

• The parent: Do you have similar values and beliefs about the world?

• The child: Do you have fun together? Can you be spontaneous? Do you think your partner's hot? Do you like to travel together?

• The adult: Does each person think the other is bright? Are you good at solving problems together?

While having symmetry across all three is ideal, people often get together to "balance each other." For instance, one may be nurturing and the other playful.

When most people think of Thanksgiving side dishes, they think of the usual: stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, etc.

But that's not necessarily what everyone in the US eats.

Google provided us with data showing the most-searched, unique Thanksgiving side dish in every state.

From mushroom risotto in Idaho to cottage cheese roast in Washington, here are the regional foods people feast on across America.

Alabama: queso dip

Alaska: ham and asparagus quiche

Arizona: pancetta

Election Day could be a watershed moment for marijuana.

Marijuana legalization will appear on the ballot in five states: California, Nevada, Arizona, Maine, and Massachusetts. And, another four states — Montana, North Dakota, Florida, and Arkansas — will be voting on medical marijuana. 

If all five votes pass, that means that nearly a quarter of all Americans will live in states where weed is legal. It may well be a tipping point for the federal government's stance on the issue. 

See below for a breakdown where each state stands:

This post will be updated. 

SEE ALSO: Here's where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stand on marijuana legalization

California — Passed

Californians passed Proposition 64. It's the most pivotal of all the marijuana initiatives on the ballot

California is the world's sixth largest economy — in terms of GDP — and now has a legal marijuana industry.

Prop 64 would allow all Californians over the age of 21 to use and posses marijuana legally, as well as grow up to six plants at home. The measure would also create two taxes, one for cultivation, and one for retail. Businesses would need a state license to sell marijuana.

The ballot has been endorsed by a wide range of people, including Peter Thiel, a prominent Trump backer, and Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House minority leader and the representative for California's 12th district.

Maine — Likely

Mainers will vote on Question 1 on Election Day. If passed, Question 1 would legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana as an agricultural product. Adults over the age of 21 would also be able to grow up to six plants at home. The ballot measure would also set up a licensing system for retail marijuana stores, and marijuana social clubs.

Though Maine's Republican governor, Paul LePage, doesn't support the initiative, a poll conducted in March showed that 54% of Mainers support legalizing weed. 

Massachusetts — Passed

Massachusetts residents voted "yes" on Question 4. This ballot created a commission to regulate marijuana for retail sale for those over 21 in the state. Legalization will take effect on December 15, 2016. 

The state would also levy new taxes on retail marijuana. Adult residents would also be permitted to grow plants in their home. 

The Legatum Institute, a London-based research institute released on Thursday its 10th annual global Prosperity Index,a massive survey that ranks the most prosperous countries in the world.

The amount of money a country has to its name was one of the key factors taken into account to measure prosperity, but the Legatum Institute took other issues into account, too, one being safety and security.

The index looked at data relating to 149 countries and produced a thorough ranking, based on the national security of the listed countries and the personal safety of people living there.

Scroll down to discover the 23 safest countries on the planet.

23. Slovakia — Kicking off the list is Slovakia. The central European state ranks higher in safety than in any other sub-index.

22. Canada —Canada is one of six non-European states to feature in the top 23. It has dropped 13 places since coming ninth in the Legatum Institute's last security ranking.

21. Poland — The eastern European state is ranked higher in security than any other sub-index.

The Sunday Times' annual list of the wealthy people in Britain, which lists the 1,000 wealthiest individuals and families in the UK, ranked the 50 richest people aged 30 and under.

While the older generation is suffering from downturns in fortune due to the commodities markets crash and the volatility in the equity markets, the young people's rich list is a lot more stable.

That's because most of their wealth comes from entertainment, endorsements, and sporting areas. There are also some tech success stories.

We took a look at the top 17 spots this year below.

(All the ages of the people who made the list correspond to the time their fortunes were calculated, which was as of April 24, this year):

17. Gareth Bale

Net worth:£34 million ($48.97 million)

Age: 26

Bale earns £300,000 a week at Real Madrid.

He also has a number of  lucrative endorsement deals with Adidas, Sony, and Electronic Arts, which tops up his wealth.

16. Emma Watson

Net worth:£35 million ($50.41 million)

Age: 26

Watson, much like her peer Daniel Radcliffe, gained worldwide fame and fortune from starring in the "Harry Potter" movies. 

While she is yet to repeat the success of that franchise in her acting career post-"Harry Potter," she has secured millions in modelling contracts for Burberry, Chanel, and makeup brand Lancome. 

15 (joint). Ed Sheeran

Net worth:£45 million ($64.81 million)

Age: 25

Sheeran's breakthrough in the US has propelled his fortune into the Sunday Times Rich List. He has more than doubled his wealth in just one year and won his first two Grammy awards in February.

Not only has he got best selling albums under his belt and sell-out tours, he also counts influential musician Taylor Swift as his best friend.

Having a LinkedIn account is pretty much a requirement for anyone looking for a job these days — so far the network has attracted 467 million users in over 200 countries. But what's it like for the people who actually work at LinkedIn?

Business Insider recently stopped by LinkedIn's massive Empire State Building office, which houses 700 employees across five floors.

We saw some pretty amazing things over the course of our tour. Here are the most memorable perks in LinkedIn's Manhattan office:

SEE ALSO: A look inside the New York office of Yelp, a $3 billion company that offers its 4,000 employees around the world some of the most incredible perks

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The office has its own movie theater. People can grab popcorn and attend weekly Friday film screenings or hunker down for intense FIFA battles.

Need a new charger or keyboard? No problem. Employees have access to a vending machine filled with free gadgets.

Breakfast and lunch are free and catered every day. If you're lucky, the kitchen might come out with a spontaneous treat, like a cookie decorating station.

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.

After nearly a century of use, it's beginning to look like the standard headphone jack is going away for people who listen to music casually. 

The biggest and most recent example is Apple removing the headphone jack from the upcoming iPhone. So, if you buy the new iPhone, you've got three options: use the Lightning headphones they provide in the box, use your current headphones with an included dongle, or go wireless. My quest for wireless headphones started seven years ago, but I've only recently gotten to try out a bunch of Bluetooth headphones I actually like. 

The headphones here are all good, but they're all especially good at a particular task. Be that adding a thick layer of bass to all of your music, or helping you block out all the noise on your commute. This guide is based on my experience with these headphones, and will be updated over time as I test more. My full review of each headphone is also included if you want to learn even more.

There's never been a better time to buy a pair of Bluetooth headphones. They've gotten a lot better over the last few years, and once you cut the cord, it might be hard to go back.

SEE ALSO: 9 must-have tech gadgets under $100

SEE ALSO: These are one of the best pairs of Bluetooth headphones you can buy for under $100 right now

Best bang for your buck: 1More MK802

1More's over-ear Bluetooth headphones are all about giving you great bang-for-your buck sound. Unlike most headphones, you adjust the height of the headphone's ear cups, not the band. It's a design choice I like because it makes these headphones feel more sturdy overall.

These headphones have a little bit of a treble-bias, but it's not enough to get really annoying. They don't have noise cancelling, but because they're over-ear-headphones, they create more of a sound seal than on-ear models. If value is your number one priority, these headphones should suit you very well.

You can read my full review of them here.

1More MK802 Over-Ear Bluetooth Headphones, $149.99, available at Amazon

Best overall: B&O Play H8

Without question, the best Bluetooth headphones I've tried in terms of sheer sound quality have been B&O Play's H8's. Their clarity is as close to a wired headphone as I've heard, and they have a 3.5mm headphone port on them, if they run out of battery or you want to hear uncompressed audio.

They don't have active noise cancelling, and sit on your ear rather than over your ear, so they're not the best headphones for commuting. But, if you work from home, or want a pair of Bluetooth headphones for listening to music for pleasure, these are hard to beat.

You can read my full review of them here.

B&O Play H8 Wireless On-Ear Headphones, $442, available on Amazon

Best for commuters: Sony H.ear

If you want a pair of Bluetooth headphones to help you block out your commute, this is your pair. While not quite as precise as the H8's, Sony's high-end Bluetooth headphones do deliver great sound. But, like I said earlier, it's the active noise cancelling that makes these headphones stand out.

It's good enough that I couldn't hear anything but my music during my commute to and from work. This included a couple of times when performers, boombox in hand, came onto the train. The only reason I knew they were on the train was when I caught everyone around me staring in their direction. These headphones also have the best on-headphone controls I've ever used. The triggers to play and pause music are easy to navigate and work really well. If you want to get lost in your music on-the-go, these headphones will get you there. 

You can read my full review of them here.

Sony H.ear on Wireless NC Headphones, $348, available at Amazon

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• Breakups suck. Traveling doesn't. 
• From Mephis to Osaka, there's a whole world calling your name.
• Spread your newly single wings and fly to one of these awesome travel destinations.

The holidays are a notorious culprit when it comes to breakups. Maybe it’s the added stress of spending so much time with family, the way the holidays force a kind of intimacy on couples who might not be ready for it, or just the definitive marker of the end of the year. Either way, it’s the broken hearted who deserve a trip, preferably one where you can commune with like-minded souls. Sure, Horace claimed that “the sky, not the state of mind changes, when people flee across the sea,” but Horace is dead. You’re alive. Heartbroken and depressed, but alive. At the very least, fleeing across the sea to one of these destinations will mean weeping someplace more interesting than your own apartment, and discovering that gelato is a more delicious alternative to Ben & Jerry’s.  

Jennifer Wright is the author of It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Break-Ups In History, which will put even your worst heartbreak in perspective.

Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England

Eleanor of Aquitaine was way ahead of her time, especially considering her time was the 12^th century. In 1173, she convinced three of her sons to revolt against their philandering father King Henry II. They were unsuccessful, and Eleanor spent the next fifteen years imprisoned at this castle.  She outlived Henry, though, and was liberated. When her son Richard the Lionheart went away on crusades, she ruled England in his place. Today, the castle’s recreation of a medieval garden is named after her. Considering that Henry’s mistress was known as “the rose of the world,” the grounds are hopefully filled it with a different kind of flower. It’s a reminder to hang in there—you’ll win out in the end.  

The Museum of Broken Relationships, Zagreb, Croatia

The worst thing about a break-up can be living among the ruins of the relationship. What are you supposed to do with her running socks? His not particularly beloved books? Or all the other stuff that doesn’t seem worth returning, but that you can’t quite bring yourself to throw out? You are going to donate it to the Museum of Broken relationships. The museum in Zagreb, Croatia is filled with “exhibits” sent in from people all over the world. They range from Teddy Bears holding “I love you” balloons to wedding dresses. Each item is accompanied by the former owner’s description of the object—so for instance, the Teddy Bear with the “I love you” balloon is accompanied by a descriptor that proclaims, ‘“I love you” – WHAT A LIE! LIES, DAMN LIES!’

Angelo Love Hotel, Osaka Japan

Maybe the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. The Angelo Love hotel, which was featured in the documentary Love Hotel is one of 30,000 Japanese Love Hotels that cater to visitors’ most outlandish fantasies. In this case, that means themed rooms ranging from a boxing room to an animal room. There’s also sexy underwear that can be delivered to your room in pneumatic tubes. Rika, a dominatrix who works there, mentioned in the documentary that visitors “All have a common sense of loneliness and a dissatisfaction with their daily lives.” You’ll fit right in.

It might seem odd for tech entrepreneurs to take an interest in income distribution policy. But an increasing number of high-profile Silicon Valley executives are endorsing universal basic income (UBI), a system in which everyone receives a standard amount of money just for being alive.

On the one hand, it's a way to reduce poverty, but tech folks also see it as a way to solve the growing problem of robot automation. That issue hits close to home for many of them, because they are the ones largely driving this robot revolution.

Here are some of the highest-profile entrepreneurs who have endorsed UBI.

SEE ALSO: Elon Musk says there's a 'pretty good chance' universal basic income will become reality

Andrew Ng

In the wake of Donald Trump winning the US election, Ng, co-founder of Coursera and chief scientist at Baidu, wrote on Twitter that "More than ever, we need basic income to limit everyone's downside, and better education to give everyone an upside."

Ng has expressed his support for basic income before. In January, he said at the Deep Learning Summit that basic income deserves serious consideration. He also claimed the government should help fund lifelong education to keep the workforce strong.

Sam Altman

The president of Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's largest start-up incubator, Altman has repeatedly come out in favor of basic income, arguing that the robot-run economy will almost certainly materialize this century.

Y Combinator has planned a basic income experiment in Oakland, California to see how the system works in reality. Starting next year, roughly 100 people will receive $2,000 a month, no matter what.

Elon Musk

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, told CNBC in a recent interview that "there's a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income, or something like that, due to automation."

He added that he couldn't foresee any other solutions to the threat of robots taking everyone's jobs than a system of basic income. Since automation would make cause both unemployment and economic output to rise, society might have no choice but to distribute a portion of the money to everyone equally.

The NFL is about to a face a big test.

The election is (largely) over, and now, we'll see how closely the sinking TV ratings and election coverage have been tied.

Luckily, for the NFL, it comes on a good week.

The slate of games is highlighted by a Sunday-night Super Bowl 49 rematch between the Patriots and Seahawks. During the afternoon games, we'll also see if the Panthers' rebound is real, or if the Chiefs are a team to be feared. We'll also see if the Cowboys can go into Pittsburgh and take down a supposed Super Bowl contender and if the Packers can rebound against a competitive Titans team.

This is a big week for the NFL, and if a generally compelling schedule can't help ratings rebound, the league may really start to get nervous.

Check out the power rankings of all 32 teams going into Week 10.

32. Cleveland Browns

Record: 0-9

Week 9 result: Lost to the Cowboys, 35-10 

Week 9 star: Nobody!

Week 10 opponent: at Baltimore Ravens

One thing to know: While the Browns are not a good team, ESPN's Bill Barnwell argues that stats show they've also been unlucky in going winless through nine games.

31. San Francisco 49ers

Record: 1-7

Week 9 result: Lost to the Saints, 41-23

Week 9 star: Wide receiver Quinton Patton had 106 yards on six catches. 

Week 10 opponent: at Arizona Cardinals

One thing to know: The Niners have now dropped seven straight, and haven't won a game since September.

30. Jacksonville Jaguars

Record: 2-6

Week 9 result: Lost to the Chiefs, 19-14 

Week 9 star: Running back Chris Ivory finally had a breakthrough game with 107 yards on 18 carries.

Week 10 opponent: vs. Houston Texans

One thing to know: The NFL world is souring on Blake Bortles, who has regressed mechanically in his third season.