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How to watch the NFL wildcard playoff games live online for free—and without cable

Once again, one game will be a streaming exclusive.

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Chris Morris

Experts say Los Angeles rental prices will ‘inevitably’ spike post-wildfires

The LA housing crisis was dire before, but now hundreds of thousands of people are displaced.

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Sydney Lake

Nearly a quarter of U.S. kids take vitamin supplements—but most parents are wasting their money

“Not all kids need them,” says one nutritionist. “Ideally, children get their nutrients from food."

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Beth Greenfield

The next phase of DeFi: Fintechs and exchanges will take the lead

Platforms like Robinhood and Coinbase can help the design problems that are DeFi's biggest weakness.

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Paul Frambot

The best time of day to drink coffee for maximum benefits isn’t first thing when you wake up

Experts say that the window of 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. may be the best time to consume coffee.

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Alexa Mikhail

Is your company’s board ‘Trump friendly’? Meta’s appointment of UFC chief Dana White marks a new era of politicized boardrooms

Meta's appointment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO to its corporate board could kick off a new trend.

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Lila Maclellan

Actor James Woods says his house survived LA wildfires — ‘A miracle has happened’

“In this hellish landscape ‘standing’ is relative, but smoke and other damage is not like the utter destruction around us."

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The Associated Press

Musk says Neuralink implanted third patient with brain device

The company currently has two US studies for its devices registered with the Food and Drug Administration.

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Bloomberg

Fire agencies to probe possible Edison link to LA Hurst fire

A downed conductor was discovered at a tower associated with the Eagle Rock Sylmar 220 kV circuit, the company said in a regulator filing Friday.

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Bloomberg

Apple CEO pay rises 18%; company opposes anti-diversity measure

Cook’s pay was made up of a $3 million base salary, $58.1 million in stock awards, and roughly $13.5 million in additional compensation.

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Bloomberg

All eyes are on State Farm’s next move as wildfires rip apart Los Angeles

State Farm announced it would end coverage for 72,000 homes and apartments in the state earlier this year.

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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Moderna says it’s ‘one step closer’ to a norovirus vaccine as the virus spreads across the U.S.

Up to 21 million people contract norovirus each year in the U.S. alone, the CDC says.

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Lindsey Leake

Powerful Santa Ana winds that fueled catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires expected to return in days

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California has deployed more than 1,400 firefighting personnel to battle the blazes. Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico...

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The Associated Press

Man arrested for arson by LAPD at site of major Californian fire

Los Angeles district attorney Nathan Hochman has vowed to come down hard on anyone found guilty of arson.

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Eleanor Pringle

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary, who is up for a $108 million bonus, doesn’t see high CEO pay as a problem: ‘Footballers are getting half a million a week’

Michael O’Leary says that if football players and their managers can get paid in the multimillions, why not him?

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Prarthana Prakash

Airbnb’s nonprofit wing helps LA fire victims find shelter, CFO says ‘right thing to do’

"In these moments of real stress for community members, we can mobilize our hosts," Ellie Mertz says.

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Sheryl Estrada

70% of Americans are eligible to file their taxes for free starting today. Here’s what you need to know

Millions of Americans can get ahead of the stress and start working on their taxes as soon as today—for free.

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Preston Fore

Europe’s Airbus reports a boost in plane deliveries—despite struggles to regain pre-pandemic production levels

The figure was higher than the 735 aircraft Airbus delivered in 2023, but less than the 800 planes it had originally hoped to shift in 2024.

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Rob Gillies

I almost made the mistake of paying for mortgage insurance. What homeowners need to know

This extra fee protects your lender in case of an emergency, but it can be removed over time.

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Cassie Bottorff

Trump rattles his EU counterparts ahead of White House return—but here’s why Europe needs to keep Trump close

The incoming U.S. leader has pledged to end Russia's war in Ukraine, Europeans are also scrambling to avoid trade tariffs that Trump has mooted.

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Oliver Baube

Goldilocks and the AI Revolution: Why mid-sized companies may be ‘just right’ for GenAI adoption

Mid-sized companies have the agility to reshape their business practices around GenAI—giving them an edge over huge corporations.

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François Candelon

Compound interest: Your greatest ally or your worst enemy

Whether you are paying off debt or saving for retirement, with compound interest time is literally money.

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Abigail Rueger

Los Angeles fires expose insurance shortcomings. Could startups do better?

The once hot insuretech sector fell out of favor a few years ago. Given the scope of the current disaster though, it's not clear what role the VC-...

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Jeff John Roberts

Taiwan chip giant TSMC says its 2024 revenue rose more than 33% on soaring demand for AI technology

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company controls more than half the world's output of chips used in everything from Apple's iPhones to Nvidia's...

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Jeff John Roberts

How HR leaders can help employees affected by the Los Angeles wildfires

Setting up clear lines of communication, allowing worker flexibility, and helping affected employees access life-saving benefits are some basic moves.

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Brit Morse

Trump set to be sentenced in hush money case after Supreme Court turns down his last minute plea for delay

With Trump 10 days from inauguration, Judge Juan M. Merchan has indicated he plans a no-penalty sentence called an unconditional discharge and...

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Michael R. Sisak

Jimmy Carter’s humanitarian legacy always included women’s rights

Carter championed the Equal Rights Amendment and appointed women to the federal bench.

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Emma Hinchliffe

Federal court denies bid to block release of Jack Smith report on Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss

Even with the appeals court ruling, though, the election interference report will not immediately be released.

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Eric Tucker

The end of climate stability is the end of the insurance market

Also: Tesla board must return compensation, Quantum computing stocks take big hit.

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Diane Brady

American credit scores in crisis: All 50 states see declines in 2024, Alaska hit hardest

A new WalletHub survey reveals an unprecedented nationwide drop in credit scores, with Alaska plummeting the most and even top performers losing...

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Dia Adams

Alec Baldwin is suing for malicious prosecution after judge dismisses case against him in fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting

Baldwin also alleges defamation in the suit, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence as they pursued the case.

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Morgan Lee

Biden administration manages to temporarily block plea deal that would avoid death sentence for accused 9/11 mastermind

It stalls an attempt to wrap up more than two decades of military prosecution beset by legal and logistical troubles.

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Ellen Knickmeyer

Impeached South Korea President Yoon’s situation grows shakier as his security chief resigns

Yoon last week resisted arrest in a standoff between his guards and investigators after his short-lived power grab on Dec. 3 plunged South Korea...

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Claire Lee

Prada hires Citi to evaluate purchase of Versace, Sole reports

Family-owned Prada has emerged as one of the rare winners amid a global luxury sector downturn.

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Antonio Vanuzzo

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold

“This is a warning light going off on the Earth’s dashboard that immediate attention is needed,'' said University of Georgia meteorology...

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Seth Borenstein

Lamborghini shows no urgency to make electric cars despite market push—breaks all-time sales record

Lamborghini sold 10,687 cars last year, a rise of six percent on 2023, which was itself a record year.

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Diane Brady

Canada eyes retaliation against U.S. orange juice and steel if Trump imposes tariffs

Donald Trump said this week he will use economic coercion to pressure Canada to become the nation’s 51st state.

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Rob Gillies

Bill Nye’s advice for Gen Z grads: ‘Pessimistic people don’t get very much done’—and they’ll drag you down with them

The ‘Science Guy’ icon has three tips for the next generation of workers: Don’t be afraid to change the world, respect others’ knowledge, and...

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Emma Burleigh

Los Angeles wildfire destruction tops 10 dead and 10,000 structures burned as new blaze ignites and Pacific Palisades remains uncontained

All of the major fires that have broken out this week are located in a roughly 25-mile (40-kilometer) band north of downtown Los Angeles.

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Jaimie Ding

Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery cancel plans to launch giant sports streaming service

Venu is DOA following Disney’s acquisition of Fubo.

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Chris Morris

Judge halts attempt to retrieve hard drive with nearly $750 million in Bitcoin on it from landfill

Court says James Howells had “no realistic prospect of succeeding”.

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Chris Morris

Meta staffers reportedly furious after Mark Zuckerberg’s hate speech update allows ‘allegations of mental illness’ based on gender or sexual orientation

Staffers say Meta is in "total chaos" following the changes announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Eleanor Pringle

Four passengers injured after Delta Air Lines flight aborts takeoff in Atlanta 

Passengers were deplaned via emergency slides amid a powerful winter storm.

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The Associated Press

Can Carlyle catch up? Storied PE firm tries to reclaim its former glory

Can Carlyle catch up? Storied PE firm tries to reclaim its former glory

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Luisa Beltran

Frank McCourt and Kevin O’Leary formally offer to buy TikTok after securing investors, debt financing, and a go-ahead from the White House

The Supreme Court is set to hear opening arguments in Bytedance’s case to block a sale.

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Paolo Confino

Baby boomers’ favorite credit card Amex is now the ‘lifestyle’ card of choice for Gen Zers

Gen Z can’t resist a good deal—even if it’ll cost them.

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Sydney Lake

California bans insurance cancellation in LA fire-affected areas

Insurers are set to face a bill that could top $20 billion.

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Bloomberg

Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid lawsuit—‘This massive grocery chain…allowed the fire of addiction to spread’

The state will use the settlement money to combat an addiction that has ravaged communities.

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The Associated Press

BlackRock leaves major climate group amid Wall Street exodus

BlackRock, which oversees more than $11 trillion, has been the subject of attacks from GOP lawmakers for embracing what conservatives call...

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Bloomberg

Delta CEO announces plan to share $1.4 billion of profit with employees and hints at the future of SkyMiles

The profit share will arrive on Valentine's Day—how romantic!

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Hallie Steiner

Medicare and telehealth: more restrictive rules could hit patients in 2025

Medicare coverage for telehealth and hospital at home was extended for just three months—through March 2025.

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Richard Eisenberg

LA inferno could inflict a $150 billion economic wound, with a grueling 10-year recovery ahead

Higher material and labor costs as well as increased demand for contractors could slow the process, expert says.

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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

LA’s wildfires will make the housing shortage worse. Realtors are banding together to help displaced residents find homes

'We just want to see these people land on their feet.'

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Alicia Adamczyk

4 ways to make sure your workout habits last all year long

The second Friday of the new year is "quitter's day"—but there are ways to make your fitness resolutions stick.

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Ani Freedman

S&P 500 Hit in Worst Day Since ‘Post-Fed Tantrum’: Markets Wrap

A 1.5% slide in the S&P 500 Friday wiped out its advance in the nascent year.

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Rita Nazareth

JPMorgan tells staff to return to the office five days a week

“We know that some of you prefer a hybrid schedule and respectfully understand that not everyone will agree with this decision."

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Bloomberg

Elon Musk aims to reignite Tesla’s fading momentum by making Model Y look like the CyberCab

Much is riding on the refreshed Model Y, slated to launch in March. The six-year-old crossover accounts for two out of every three Teslas sold.

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Christiaan Hetzner

Volkswagen’s successor to its iconic 1960s bus scoops up prestigious award in rare win for struggling carmaker

The ailing German brand, facing plant closures at home and declining sales of its once vaunted EVs, hopes the ID. Buzz can revitalize consumer...

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Christiaan Hetzner

Two families lost their homes to the LA wildfires: One isn’t sure if it can or should rebuild, while another is already planning to

A family in Altadena doesn’t know how much insurance will cover. Another one in Pacific Palisades has contacted a builder.

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Alena Botros

The best way to claim insurance if you lost your home or business in the Los Angeles wildfires

'When filing your claim, time is of the essence.'

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Alicia Adamczyk

Tech founder who spends $2 million a year to live forever says he’s always hungry: ‘The saddest part of my day is the last bite’

“I’m pretty hungry."

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Alexa Mikhail

Elon Musk says AI has already gobbled up all human-produced data to train itself and now relies on hallucination-prone synthetic data

“The cumulative sum of human knowledge has been exhausted in AI training,” Musk said. “That happened basically last year.”

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Sasha Rogelberg

Could you have COVID? Symptoms to watch for in 2025 include sore throat and fatigue

COVID symptoms are similar to those of flu, RSV, and the common cold, and may vary by vaccination status.

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Lindsey Leake

The new fluoride study dividing the public health world as RFK Jr. calls for a ban on adding it to water

The findings point to a clear relationship between fluoridated water exposure and lowered IQ for children. 

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Beth Greenfield

Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say

The time for urgency, the experts say, is now.

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Carolyn Barber

Al Roker’s 5 walking tips to get 10,000 steps a day, which he credits with saving his life

The TODAY show co-host and weatherman makes his daily steps one of his top priorities.

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Ani Freedman

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to debut new rocket in SpaceX challenge

New Glenn, originally intended to launch as early as 2020, is slated to fly on Sunday out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a nearly four-hour...

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Loren Grush

World GDP will only grow 2.8% in 2025 after it resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year, UN predicts

Shantanu Mukherjee, chief of the Global Economic Monitoring Branch, said: “We are in a period of stable, subpar growth.”

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Michael Weissenstein

Ryanair is suing a passenger who was so disruptive on a flight he forced the plane to land over 1,000 miles away from its destination

Ryanair is seeking damages after it needed to pay for hotel accommodations and other expenses for 160 passengers.

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Stuart Dyos

Before and after satellite photos show LA-area neighborhoods in ruins as wildfires rage

Comparing satellite images of the Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena show the destructive path of what’s shaping up to be one of the worst...

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Stuart Dyos

Crypto giant Ripple plans to ‘imminently’ debut its stablecoin on major exchanges: Can it gain market share?

A Ripple executive says RLUSD has seen ‘incredible momentum’ since its launch.

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Catherine Mcgrath

U.K. trade darling Stenn went from $900 million to insolvency in days

Stenn's collapse ended nearly a decade of founder Karpovsky's efforts to build a $20 billion tech-driven industry disruptor.

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Donal Griffin

Movie giant Paramount responds as wildfire smoke surrounds its famous studios and headquarters

The 100-year-old company owns iconic property in central L.A. Its offices remain open today, but employees were encouraged to work remotely from a...

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Lila Maclellan

Biden pushes crackdown on bank ‘junk fees’ that government says will save Americans $3 billion a year

Prior to the pandemic, banks collectively charged their customers roughly $15 billion in overdraft and bounced check fees, according to a CFPB...

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Ken Sweet

Exclusive: Goldman reveals first look at new Marcus Invest platform

Goldman Sachs has provided a first glance at Marcus Invest, the robo-advisor that it plans to launch in the first quarter.

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Rey Mashayekhi

U.S. longshoremen have reached a tentative agreement with ports and shippers, averting a crippling potential strike

U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy.

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Paul Wiseman

Amazon’s sweeping RTO mandate might end up being more lax in Europe than in the U.S., report says

Amazon's workers in the U.K. have a legal right to request flexible work, while those in the Netherlands are following earlier guidance on hybrid...

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Prarthana Prakash

Airbnb, Lyft and Uber are offering free accommodation and rides to Los Angeles wildfire evacuees

Now brands are helping those displaced by the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have already destroyed almost 2,000 buildings and...

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Orianna Rosa Royle

Elon Musk says DOGE’s $2 trillion target for federal spending cuts was just a best case scenario

Elon Musk initially pledged to cut some $2 trillion from the federal budget, alongside his DOGE partner, politician Vivek Ramaswamy.

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Eleanor Pringle

Delta’s SkyMiles Dilemma: The airline’s impressive first-class profits could hurt credit card loyalty

Now that Delta is selling the vast majority of its premium seats—a big turnaround from a decade ago—what will become of its vaunted loyalty...

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Dia Adams

Tesla board that gave itself nearly $1 billion in excess compensation must now return money

Tesla directors settled a nearly five-year long legal dispute that represents the latest critique of the board's lax governance under Robyn Denholm.

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Christiaan Hetzner

Shark Tank’s Daniel Lubetzky’s advice for winning at business: Make them say ‘No’ 

It’s not as easy as it sounds.

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Lila Maclellan

How to sell your house: 8 steps to help you sell in 2025

Are you a homeowner selling your house for the first time? Follow our guide to understand the steps you need to take.

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Cassie Bottorff

Money can’t buy happiness, but a well-crafted budget might help

Popular budgeting app YNAB has a cult-like following, and its founder credits the net positive created by viewing money as self-care.

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Preston Fore

Australia calls Meta’s decision to ditch fact-checks ‘very concerning,’ worries misinformation is ‘damaging for our democracy’

Disinformation is now "a bigger and bigger part of our media, particularly our social media," said Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers to local media.

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Preston Fore

Climate catastrophes cost the world $320 billion last year. ‘Our planet’s weather machine is shifting to a higher gear’ says world’s largest reinsurer

Overall and insured losses in 2024 were both well above the benchmark averages of the last 10 and 30 years, Munich Re said.

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Jean-Philippe Lacour

Service workers SEIU union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years, increasing its political heft ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Both AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and SEIU President April Verrett were careful to say that the combination was not a consequence of Donald...

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Josh Boak

Los Angeles wildfires have already destroyed almost 2,000 homes and other buildings and forced 130,000 people to evacuate

The apocalyptic scenes spread for miles.

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Manuel Valdes

Meta is rolling back hate speech rules along with fact-checking and Zuckerberg says ‘recent elections’ are a catalyst

The social media giant has loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse specifically when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity as...

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Barbara Ortutay

Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as they struggle to turn his priorities into law: ‘One bill, two bills, doesn’t matter’

At stake are tax cuts, border security, money to deport immigrants and efforts to boost oil and gas energy production — priorities for...

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Lisa Mascaro

Bangladesh’s garment factories bounce back from last year’s unrest—yet workers say hard-won wage hikes led to ‘unachievable’ targets

"It is the same kind of exploitation," said one 24-year-old garment worker.

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Sheikh Sabiha Alam

Lufthansa cut hundreds of thousands of jobs during the pandemic. Now the group plans to add 10,000 new jobs

Aerospace is one of the few sectors in Germany likely to step up hiring this year, according to a study by the German Economic Institute (IW).

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Louis Van Boxel-Woolf

Going through a divorce? Here’s what to know about how to handle a shared home and mortgage

We’ll explain several common options for handling a shared home and mortgage debt after a divorce.

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Glen Luke Flanagan

The Luigi Mangione effect may supercharge the need for security guards, which just made LinkedIn’s fastest-growing jobs list for the first time

The growing cannabis industry, reduced police force, and RTO are driving demand for security guards. The CEO shooting could solidify its traction.

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Emma Burleigh

Paris Hilton and Billy Crystal are among the celebrities who’ve lost homes in Los Angeles wildfires

The Palisades fire also destroyed the historic ranch house that belonged to Hollywood legend Will Rogers. And the Topanga Ranch Motel, built by...

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The Associated Press

Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate who pledged no new wars, now is looking into imperialism: ‘This is maximum Trump’

Trump's swaggering rhetoric marks a continuation of the kind of testosterone-heavy energy that was a signature of his campaign.

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Jill Colvin

FTC’s Khan urges agency to ‘stay aggressive’ after she goes

A progressive icon, Khan became the youngest person ever to chair the FTC at age 32 after an article she wrote about how to rein in Amazon. 

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Bloomberg

Getting rich is ‘surprisingly simple’ if you follow a 3-step strategy, says an expert on self-made wealth

There will always be a limit to how many expenses you can cut. But there’s no limit to how much you can earn.

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Jane Thier

The Great Millennial Housing Regret: Financial advisors have 3 pieces of advice for those who missed the 3% mortgage window

Many would-be millennial homebuyers feel locked out of this market.

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Alicia Adamczyk

Uniqlo owner falls most in five months on China concerns

Analysts indicated concern over China, where sales declined 1% compared to a year earlier, their first contraction in eight quarters.

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Kanoko Matsuyama

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