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Hurricane Helene survivors are protecting family heirlooms and mementos with help from the Smithsonian

The total damage from Hurricane Helene to North Carolina—be it physical, psychological or economic – is difficult to quantify. But the numbers...

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The Conversation

How a Nissan and Honda merger affects the auto industry

Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes...

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Associated Press

‘The Container Store is here to stay,’ vows CEO in Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement, but will stores close?

Two weeks after its stock was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), The Container Store has become the latest embattled retailer to...

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Christopher Zara

Did EV sales really slow in 2024? How to actually understand the numbers

Throughout 2024, headlines highlighted a purported slump in electric vehicle sales. Not even Tesla, the top-selling EV in the country, could...

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Kristin Toussaint

We used Google’s AI to analyze 188 predictions of what’s in store for tech in 2025

At this time of year investment banks, advertising agencies, and seemingly every other business on the planet share their predictions on what is...

yesterday 5

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Chris Stokel-Walker

This is the strategic shift to ‘host management’ leaders need to make in 2025

I’ve been teaching business studies for nearly two decades. In any textbook geared for a principles of management course, students are introduced...

yesterday 2

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Kimberlee Josephson

Rural schools can prepare for natural disasters with these strategies

A week after Hurricane Sandy flooded New York City’s streets and subways in 2012, the city’s schools were back in business. But schools in rural...

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The Conversation

Idris Elba is ServiceNow’s secret agent man

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores...

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Stephanie Mehta

IRS is sending some taxpayers up to $1,400. Here’s what to know

Approximately one million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be...

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Amazon and Starbucks strikes: Trump’s return puts pressure on unions

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies...

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Associated Press

Rumble stock price soars to fresh highs after Tether invests in the YouTube alternative

Traders look like they’re ready to rumble today. Rumble, the YouTube alternative video-streaming platform that has become popular in right-wing...

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Sam Becker

How digital transformation is reshaping energy systems

A balanced planet requires more energy with less carbon. The energy transition to a lower carbon future is arguably the largest and most...

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Rakesh Jaggi

The most stunning desserts to serve this holiday season, according to professional chefs

Sure, sure, Christmas trees, Santa Claus, and snowmen are celebrity-like symbols of the holiday season. They’re the cause of TikTok trend-induced...

yesterday 10

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Lilly Smith

I tried out 3 media outlets’ AI chatbots. Here’s what happened

How fitting for Time to debut an AI chatbot last week with its annual Person of the Year package. AI was almost certainly Thing of the Year, after...

yesterday 10

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Joe Berkowitz

Pennsylvania voted for Trump—but its unions are still pushing for green jobs

Pennsylvania is an energy hub. It’s the second-leading energy-generating state in the country, and the top exporter of electricity across all...

yesterday 10

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Kristin Toussaint

2024 was the year of the ‘Chad’

In the Bible’s Book of Samuel, David was a shepherd and harpist in his adolescence when he managed to kill the Philistine Goliath with a sling and...

yesterday 10

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Angelica Frey

Hallucinations to agents: Here’s how AI language models evolved in 2024

I research the intersection of artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and human reasoning as the director of the Advancing Human and...

yesterday 9

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The Conversation

These were the top 10 fastest growing jobs of 2024

In 2024, the job market slowed. Tech layoffs continued: an estimated 100,000 jobs were lost according to Crunchbase News. While the unemployment...

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Shalene Gupta

Looking for small drones? Listen for the right radio signals

The recent spate of unidentified drone sightings in the U.S., including some near sensitive locations such as airports and military installations,...

yesterday 8

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The Conversation

Elected officials are quitting over fear for their safety, study shows

Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some would-be candidates and even compelling some elected officials...

yesterday 8

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The Conversation

The world’s worst logo also happens to be its best

Every time I see the Sherwin-Williams logo, my brain briefly and hopelessly breaks. And like any good intoxicant, I enjoy it. Because it is, hands-...

yesterday 8

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Zachary Petit

Every year, I vow to be less productive

For the past few years, I’ve had the same New Year’s resolution, which, on paper, may seem to be the antithesis of what a New Year’s resolution...

yesterday 7

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Pat Brothwell

The 10 best ads of 2024 (plus, one that’s really bad)

Well, here we are. The traditional time to look back, reflect, and evaluate the past 12 months. Thankfully, this story isn’t about food intake,...

yesterday 10

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Jeff Beer

Loneliness is at an all-time high: Can the office save us?

With smartphones and social apps taking over, the way we connect with each other has totally changed. We’re always “on” and somehow still...

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Jim Frawley

U.S. wins dispute with Mexico over banning genetically modified corn imports

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Pennsylvania’s Capitol has hundreds of antique clocks designed a century ago

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South Side of Chicago gets funding for a transit project before Trump takeover

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Southern farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene

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Bluesky users report AI bots, disinformation, and copycat accounts

yesterday 1

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Federal workers’ jobs are safe for now. What about under Trump?

yesterday 1

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Associated Press

Banning Chinese-made drones could hurt some Americans

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Associated Press

Fake AI-generated reviews are all over the internet, research shows

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Associated Press

Crypto industry eyes Trump’s executive orders

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Reuters

What investors expect to see in 2025 under Trump

yesterday 10

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Reuters

How (and why) to start using an RSS reader for news again

Imagine having a single app to keep up with your favorite news sources, YouTube channels, newsletters, and blogs, all in an easy-to-read format...

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Jared Newman

4 hours, 100 artists, and one 26-minute flute song: this epic new album is in support of trans rights

In 2024, the singer Sade released her first song in six years, Andre 3000 debuted a 26-minute flute song, and Sam Smith covered Sylvester’s “You...

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David Salazar

How Bob Dylan’s genre-bending transformed modern music

The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan’s early 1960s transition from idiosyncratic singer of folk...

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The Conversation

Job search 2025: 3 key ways AI will make an impact on recruitment

Logging onto LinkedIn, your feed is likely full of “Open to Work” profiles and posts about the struggle of finding a job in today’s market....

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Eric Connors

How to handle these unpopular tactics used by health insurers

The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans...

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The Conversation

3 workplace trends that will define 2025

Coffee badging. The Great Stay. Revenge quitting.  This year has seen no shortage of terms to describe the new ways we work. As 2024 comes to a...

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Julia Herbst

How the first Christmas card was inspired by older British holiday traditions

It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History shows that Christmas...

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The Conversation

U.S. streamgages cover less than 1% of waterways. Expansion is key for faster flood warnings

Flooding is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the U.S., causing billions of dollars in damage each year. In 2024 alone,...

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The Conversation

Public-private partnerships are shifting to be more community-centered. Here are 4 lessons

Cities tackle a vast array of responsibilities—from building transit networks to running schools—and sometimes they can use a little help....

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The Conversation

Colleges’ career outcome stats often omit the knowledge rate. Here’s what to ask them

When high school students and their families investigate which college is the best fit, they will inevitably be inundated with various facts and...

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The Conversation

5 laws that could change how you work in 2025

The new year—and the return of the Trump administration to the White House—could bring all kinds of changes to the workplace. The president-elect...

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Pavithra Mohan

This investor made a fortune during the 2008 housing crash. Here’s his take on today’s housing market 

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s  ResiClub  in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Michael Zuber began...

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Meghan Malas

This new AI chatbot is your personal present-finding wizard

Finding the perfect present isn’t always easy—especially if the people in your life are, let’s say, challenging to shop for. And while gift...

previous day 8

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Chris Hoffman

3D-printed or ‘ghost’ guns are a growing global security threat

Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, have announced that the suspected assailant had used a...

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The Conversation

3 new Mac menu bar shortcuts will make you even more productive in 2025

Anyone using a Mac in the workplace knows it’s a productivity powerhouse. Not only do Macs run business staples like Microsoft Office and...

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Michael Grothaus

‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ became a holiday classic against all odds

It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without A Charlie Brown Christmas . The 1965 broadcast has become a staple—etched into traditions across...

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The Conversation

59 housing markets where inventory just signaled a power shift to buyers

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub  in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. While homebuyers and home...

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Lance Lambert

In an exclusive Q&A, Alex Morgan talks about life after soccer

Alex Morgan doesn’t like the word retirement . “I’ve been saying ‘post-playing career,’” she said, “because retirement makes it sound...

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Paul Mueller

How Experian is using data to unlock financial power for everyone

Figuring out who’s creditworthy is getting more complicated, and millions of Americans are stuck with “thin files” or are considered credit...

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Sam Becker

Andrew Ng is betting big on agentic AI

Andrew Ng came up with a theory almost 15 years ago: What if Google, the internet giant, thought of machines like the brain and trained neural...

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Jessica Bursztynsky

5 expert hacks to ease air travel this holiday season

It’s safe to say that air travel—especially holiday air travel—is back.  According to online travel agency Hopper, more than 32 million people...

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Stirling Kelso

I’m a Starbucks barista, and here’s why I’m going on strike

This holiday season, the last thing my coworkers and I wanted to do was go on strike—but this week Starbucks has left us no other choice. As...

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Arloa Fluhr

Wildfires put ranchers on federal land in limbo for 2 years

Lightning struck deep in the central Idaho mountains on July 24, 2024, igniting the Wapiti Fire that burned across 129,063 acres around Stanley,...

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The Conversation

How customers react to retailers making their return policies more strict

In 2018, L.L. Bean ended its century-old “lifetime” return policy, limiting returns to one year after purchase and requiring receipts. The demise...

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The Conversation

Forget greatness. Manage your time like a lazy genius

Kendra Adachi is the host of The Lazy Genius Podcast and the New York Times bestselling author of two books, The Lazy Genius Way and The Lazy...

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Next Big Idea Club

Some of the best financial advice I ever got came from the Grinch

One of the benefits of rewatching your favorite holiday films year after year is getting the opportunity to take a deeper look into the stories....

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Emily Guy Birken

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts made income inequality worse. Here’s how

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into law during his first term as president, will expire on Dec. 31, 2024. As...

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The Conversation

Image Architect Law Roach takes our career questionnaire

As a stylist, Law Roach has helped stars like Zendaya, Celine Dion, and Anya Taylor-Joy stand out on the red carpet, dressing them in his signature...

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Yasmin Gagné

Why teens engage in deadly social media challenges like the ‘choking game’

The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to...

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The Conversation

Starbucks strike set to begin in these 3 cities and could spread to hundreds of others

Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company....

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Associated Press

The FDA has updated the 30-year old definition of ‘healthy’ for packaged foods

Packaged foods in the U.S. will have to follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy,” according to changes finalized Thursday by the...

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Associated Press

How one New Orleans nonprofit is helping disaster areas swap out generators for cheaper, cleaner power

Seventeen days after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, tearing down power lines, destroying water mains, and disabling cellphone...

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Energy News Network

Christmas and New Year’s travel 2024: These are the best and worst times to be on the road this holiday period

This weekend is when many Americans consider the holidays to be in full swing. It’s the final weekend before Christmas, which takes place on...

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Michael Grothaus

Big Lots is closing every store: Going-out-of-business sales will be held at all remaining locations ‘in the coming days’

After spending much of 2024 closing stores and recent months trying to solidify a sale of the company to keep its doors open, discount retail chain...

20.12.2024 2

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Michael Grothaus

The FDA has ordered a phaseout of knockoffs for these blockbuster weight-loss drugs

Specialty pharmacies and online companies that have been selling off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs for obesity and diabetes will need to...

20.12.2024 6

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Associated Press

U.S. egg prices are still skyrocketing. Here’s what’s behind the surge

U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to...

20.12.2024 4

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Reuters

What to do if someone is shading you online

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of...

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Steffi Cao

Why playing it safe could be your biggest risk yet

The phrase “no risk, no reward” couldn’t be more spot-on for businesses and professionals trying to stand out in today’s crowded markets....

20.12.2024 10

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Aytekin Tank

From Beyoncé’s boots to Trump’s ear bandage: 12 objects that defined 2024

Throughout 2024, it often felt hard to keep one’s bearings: Is the presidential campaign now a permanent state of being? Are Tesla robots and...

20.12.2024 10

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Rob Walker

Inside the making of 50 years of iconic ‘Saturday Night Live’ opening credits

Saturday Night Live is a cultural institution. In an era when everything is streamed and nothing seems real, NBC’s landmark live sketch comedy...

20.12.2024 10

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Mark Wilson

As Bible sales boom, so does Christian tech

Want to know the Bible’s stance on technology? There’s an AI chatbot for that. Just a few years ago, experts were predicting a mass decline of...

20.12.2024 10

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Henry Chandonnet

The best design books of 2024

I think about this year-end list of design books all year long, collecting stacks, reading hundreds of pages, pouring over countless images. I keep...

20.12.2024 10

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Jarrett Fuller

In 2024, the U.S. added 1,000 new public EV chargers a week—but that’s not nearly enough

In order to get more people to switch from gas cars to EVs, the U.S. needs to have a robust charging network. The Biden administration pledged to...

20.12.2024 9

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Kristin Toussaint

Leaders, here’s why you must take responsibility for developing self-confidence

Leaders don’t always have the answers, and the best of them know that and will often be the first to remind you of this. Consider a situation in...

20.12.2024 7

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Art Markman

Novo Nordisk stock price takes a tumble after the Wegovy maker’s next-generation weight-loss drug underwhelms

CagriSema, a drug that Novo Nordisk had hoped would become its next generation weight-loss aid, has failed to meet expectations in late-stage...

20.12.2024 10

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Tracy Brown Hamilton

Cheerios get protein-ified, Sandisk catches a vibe, and the NBA recreates its iconic ‘Jingle Hoops’ ad

This week in branding news, Cheerios bulked up, Orangetheory dialed back its intense look, and the NBA took a risky shot with a recreation of its...

20.12.2024 3

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Grace Snelling

‘I want to find secrets’: MrBeast is renting out the Egyptian pyramids. Because… content

One of the oldest architectural sites in the world is getting the MrBeast treatment. A recently released video clip features the famous YouTuber...

20.12.2024 10

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Jessica Bursztynsky

Inside IBM’s race to achieve quantum advantage

It’s an unscientific fact that nine out of every 10 conversations about tech in the past year have been about AI. But the 10th has been about...

20.12.2024 6

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Adam Bluestein

‘You think you know love until you read this book’: Why TikTok is obsessed with this 1848 Russian novella

“Pov: you think you know love until you read this book,” reads a viral TikTok post that’s referring not to a bestseller by Colleen Hoover or...

20.12.2024 3

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Eve Upton-Clark

This small cooperative of artisans is taking on Etsy

In 2022, Etsy’s earnings topped $109 million in consolidated net income. “Despite significant macroeconomic headwinds, we maintained the vast...

20.12.2024 2

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Cinnamon Janzer

We need to get more women in financial services roles to improve financial confidence at home

Women are set to control $30 trillion in personal wealth by 2030, according to a 2020 McKinsey report. Yet despite this display of financial...

20.12.2024 2

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Tracy Tan

How TikTok transformed these $5 pajama pants into the uniform for middle schoolers

There was a time when dressing for middle school meant begging your parents for the cutest outfits: perhaps a Hollister graphic tee or the latest...

20.12.2024 1

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Elizabeth Segran

Daron Acemoglu thinks AI is solving the wrong problems

Around the time that MIT economist Daron Acemoglu became one of AI’s most prominent hype-busters, he also won a Nobel Prize. While those two...

20.12.2024 2

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Jared Newman

The 2024 winter solstice is here: Meaning, date and time, historical significance, and why it matters

In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest night of the year is almost upon us. Saturday, December 21, marks the winter solstice. An optimistic way to...

20.12.2024 2

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Shannon Cudd

Is Christmas Eve a federal holiday? Here’s what Biden’s new executive order means for you

With just days until Christmas and the start of the holidays, President Joe Biden is taking care of some last-minute business, giving most federal...

20.12.2024 3

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Jennifer Mattson

Trump threatens the EU with tariffs if they don’t buy more U.S. oil and gas

President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that the European Union may face tariffs if the bloc does not cut its growing deficit with the United...

20.12.2024 2

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Reuters

No shipping needed: 5 last-minute gift ideas you can deliver now

Shipping deadlines? Checkout lines? Traffic? Christmas morning panic? Amateur hour—all of them. Whether you’re forgetful, inconsiderate, or just...

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Doug Aamoth

Party City wraps up 40 years in business, will close all locations imminently

The party is over for Party City, which is closing all its stores and going out of business after 40 years of supplying balloons, cups, candles,...

20.12.2024 2

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Jennifer Mattson

Environmental groups are suing California over biofuels. Here’s why

Several environmental groups are suing California air regulators over their recent update of a contentious climate program, saying they failed to...

20.12.2024 1

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Farmers, wildfire and hurricane victims, and others wait for Congress to approve $100 billion in disaster aid

American farmers, small business owners and wildfire survivors are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill...

20.12.2024 4

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Butter prices are soaring. What’s behind the surge rattling chefs and consumers?

Pastry chef Arnaud Delmontel rolls out dough for croissants and pain au chocolat that later emerge golden and fragrant from the oven in his Paris...

20.12.2024 1

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Associated Press

Why Biden is scrapping pending regulations, including student debt cancellation

President Joe Biden is abandoning his effort to cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first step in an administration-wide...

20.12.2024 1

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Associated Press

Sexism could put women at higher risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia, says study

We already know sexism is bad for women’s paychecks, as women are paid 84% of what men are paid, on average. We also know it’s historically been...

20.12.2024 1

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Jennifer Mattson

5 small but powerful habits to destress your team like a boss in 2025

Workplace burnout has reached epidemic levels. A recent Deloitte survey found that 77% of full-time U.S. employees have experienced burnout in...

20.12.2024 2

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Lisa Bodell

Job search 2025: Video résumés, social media and AI

The 2025 job search will likely look drastically different from searches in the past, driven by the ever-evolving role of technology in the...

20.12.2024 2

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Jasmine Escalera

Tesla’s 15th recall of 2014 hits 700,000 Cybertruck, Model 3, and Model Y Owners

Tesla is issuing a major recall on nearly 700,000 vehicles, including its 2024 Cybertruck.  In a report Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic...

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Sarah Bregal

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