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‘We’re like a garbage can for the world’: Donald Trump has a new nickname for...

With less than two weeks until the election, the candidates are in the final stretches of their campaigns, focusing on the all-important swing states whose support they need to get them over the...

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World Series 2024: How to watch Yankees-Dodgers game 1 live online, on TV, or...

This year’s world series is sure to strengthen the East Coast-versus-West Coast rivalry. The Los Angeles Dodgers will face off against the New York Yankees in a best-of-seven battle for the 2024 World...

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What is the ‘right to sit’ law, and how could it change retail workers’ lives?

This week, city officials in Ann Arbor, Michigan, approved a law that will allow workers to sit rather than standing while on the job. The law will apply to a broad swath of positions across...

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Another listeria-related recall hits Costco. Why dangerous outbreaks seem to...

New listeria concerns hit Costco this week. This time, the impacted product was in the seafood aisle.  Acme Smoked Fish Corp. issued a voluntary recall of packages of its smoked salmon including...

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New York Stock Exchange is extending its trading hours to meet growing demand...

In a game-changing move, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced Friday it will be extending after-hours trading on its Arca electronic exchange. The changes, which are subject to regulatory...

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McDonald’s outbreak update: Map, timeline, locations, and list of states...

This story has been updated with the latest CDC data on the outbreak as of October 25, 2024. Things appear to be going from bad to worse for McDonald’s, after the fast-food chain became the center of...

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How ghosts became popular subjects for Victorian photographers

October has long been associated with ghosts—from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween...

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This Atlanta neighborhood hired a full-time social worker to support people...

Homelessness has surged across the U.S. in recent years, rising 19% from 2016 though 2023. The main cause is a severe shortage of affordable housing. Rising homelessness has renewed debates about use...

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Yet another reason to ditch the RTO mandates: the traditional commute defies...

When was the last time someone sat in endless gridlock or rushed to catch the train as part of their long, stressful morning commute to work and thought “Oh, this is nice?” When so many can now choose...

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Will chess be America’s next spectator sport? Magnus Carlsen would like to...

At 24, Kaja Snare didn’t imagine she had a future in chess; she barely played the game. But in 2014, when she was a rookie sports reporter for TV2, Norway’s second-largest broadcast network, her...

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Job hoppers: Here’s what to do with your 401(k)

Job hopping is one of the best ways workers have to increase their pay, and a surprisingly solid job market means they still have opportunities. That’s great news for workers, but remember: Make sure...

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What happens to your TikTok account when you die? Here’s how to prepare your...

Most people have accumulated a pile of data — selfies, emails, videos and more — on their social media and digital accounts over their lifetimes. What happens to it when we die?It’s wise to draft a...

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Apple Intelligence launches this week. How to get it, and what you can do...

After months of anticipation, Apple’s official foray into the world of artificial intelligence launches this week. That’s when the company will roll out its Apple Intelligence AI platform to eligible...

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Why Halloween spending is up when Americans are financially fragile

Halloween was once a time of both tricks and treats. Lately, Halloween has become one big treat for businesses, with consumers spending an estimated $11.6 billion on this one-night holiday. That’s...

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Florida’s new condo laws are controversial, but here’s why they make sense

Nearly a million Florida condo owners face an important deadline at the end of the year. That’s when a law passed in 2022 requires most Florida condo associations to submit inspection reports for...

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Yankees vs. Dodgers: What to know about the World Series’s biggest rivalry

In the beginning, the World Series matchup of the Dodgers against the Yankees was a kind of charming intra-city showdown of two New York City boroughs, blue collar Brooklyn, equipped with a...

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Boomers shoulder the heaviest student loans—but not for themselves

Student debt is typically an issue associated with younger Americans in the millennial and Gen Z generations. So how is it that baby boomers actually owe the most? That’s one of the surprising...

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The rise of the ‘Goldilocks’ design company

Not long ago, Austin Dunbar moved his design studio, Durham, from a 750-square-foot space to a 16,000-square-foot building—but if there’s one thing he does not want to fill it with, it’s an endless...

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Housing market strain: Buyers need an 86% income boost to keep up with home...

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed the fastest-ever deterioration in housing...

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‘I only put her in things other people had worn’: Law Roach on his Zendaya...

Celebrity stylist Law Roach is known for creating iconic red carpet looks, from dressing Zendaya as Cinderella in a Tommy Hilfiger dress that lit up with the wave of Roach’s wand to making Anya...

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