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How to find financial happiness if you're suffering from lifestyle creep, according to a Harvard professor
Financial happiness requires overcoming bad spending habits and lifestyle creep, said Harvard's Art…
Cork Gaines
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America's tech battle with China is about to get ugly
America is beating Beijing in the global AI race — but Xi Jinping's attempts to develop the tech wi…
Linette Lopez
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Low-income Americans wait years to get housing vouchers that are often impossible to use. Fixing the system could mean more funding and less red tape.
Just 60% of voucher recipients nationwide actually use their vouchers to secure housing, which show…
Eliza Relman
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Don't call them DINKs. Many childfree adults are ALICEs.
Half of Americans living in deep poverty are childfree adults because it's harder to access certain…
Allie Kelly
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Arizona is a cautionary tale for school vouchers as a wave of states are giving parents cash to send their kids to private school
A new Brookings report found Arizona's universal education savings accounts are primarily going to …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Why so many Gen Zers are struggling to find a connection to work, school, and a sense of purpose
People between the ages of 14 and 24 are in their decisive decade. Many of them are dropping out of…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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Many Gen Zers are teetering on the edge of economic security in their 20s. Here's why it's such a 'decisive decade.'
Gen Zers are navigating their decisive decade — ages 14 to 24. Some are showing signs of beco…
Allie Kelly
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More Gen Zers could ditch college this fall — and some schools are worried they might never fully recover
It's not just the rocky FAFSA rollout. Lower birth rates and high student debt loads could hurt the…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Brooke Shields says the high cost of living in NYC might work in her favor by keeping her kids at home for longer
According to Pew Research, 57% of those aged between 18 to 24 in America are living with their pare…
Amanda Goh
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America's big cities are about to run out of money
Cities like Denver, Boston, New York, and San Francisco are facing budget crunches as tax revenues …
Emily Stewart
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After eliminating extreme poverty, India now eligible to move to a higher poverty line: report
The report finds growth in per capita consumption, a decline in urban and rural inequality and a dr…
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The different ways Biden and Trump will shape US trade policy with China, according to a foreign-policy analyst
"Regardless of whether Biden or Trump prevails in the 2024 election, America's economic policy towa…
Yuheng Zhan
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There might be a better way for colleges to honor legacies without giving them preference in admissions
Some colleges have been scrutinized for giving preference to legacy students in admissions. But the…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Brooke Schofield's star is rising with the 'Cancelled' podcast — and it's teaching her to deal with hate and scrutiny
Brooke Schofield always wanted to be famous, but a rapidly growing fanbase and a podcast with an in…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Farewell and good riddance — to the 'typical American family'
The short, troubled reign of the nuclear family has come to an end. But we can replace it with some…
Kelli María Korducki
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Putin's war fired up Russia's economy and beat sanctions — but big problems lie ahead
Vladimir Putin overcame sanctions by selling oil to India and China and spending heavily on its mil…
Theron Mohamed
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Brooke Shields shared the simple parenting trick she uses to get her kids to open up more, without being a helicopter parent
At the 2024 PHM HealthFront, Brooke Shields shared an easy tip to learn more about your kids withou…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Undocumented immigrants are boosting the labor market and helping the US avoid recession, experts say
An influx of undocumented immigrants has allowed employment growth to remain strong while inflation…
Aruni Soni
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Biden's laws are pouring billions into new infrastructure, and it could be a rare opportunity to make communities safer and more sustainable
The US needs to invest trillions in infrastructure, civil engineers say. President Joe Biden has si…
Eliza Relman
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Brooke Shields says she's glad Tom Cruise publicly criticized her antidepressant use — he accidentally brought awareness to under-discussed mental health struggles
Brooke Shields said Tom Cruise's criticism of her antidepressant use created conversations around p…