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Death Of Self-Checkout, Walmart Charges For It In Some Locations

Death Of Self-Checkout, Walmart Charges For It In Some Locations

Theft and complaints are taking a toll on self-checkout. Now, Walmart (WMT) wants you to pay $98 a year for Walmart+ for the self-checkout privilege at some stores. This article was ...

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Mapped: Life Expectancy By Region (1950-2050)

Mapped: Life Expectancy By Region (1950-2050)

Average life expectancy at birth is projected to surpass 80 years in most global regions…

How Childhood Trauma Affects Adults Later

Some people assume we forget or outgrow trauma….

Death Of Self-Checkout, Walmart Charges For It In Some Locations

Theft and complaints are taking a toll on…

Instead Of Hating Your HOA, Make Your City Take Responsibility

Homeowners associations (HOAs) are notorious punching bags, shamed…

Incremental Development: How To Avoid The Bust By Avoiding The Boom

If you’re among the large number of Americans who want to see…

US Long-Term Care Costs Are Sky-High, But Washington State’s New Way To Help Pay For Them Could Be Nixed

If you needed long-term care, could you afford…

5 NSF Projects Transforming How Researchers Understand Plastic Waste

The U.S. National Science Foundation champions research on…

‘I Worked For Abramovich?’: Soccer Players Were Owned By Oligarch Via Offshore Deals

‘I Worked For Abramovich?’: Soccer Players Were Owned By Oligarch Via Offshore Deals

Former Chelsea owner locked young players across Europe into contentious third-party contracts. The…

Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S. Target: Gift Cards

Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S. Target: Gift Cards

Chinese crime rings already dominate the illegal marijuana trade in the U.S. and launder cocaine and heroin profits. Now a…

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US Says Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Hazardous, Tells Polluters To Pay

US Says Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Hazardous, Tells Polluters To Pay

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday classified…

How To Avoid Human Made Pandemics

How To Avoid Human-Made Pandemics

How do you pitch a news story about…

Are Rents About To Crash?

Are Rents About To Crash?

America is in the midst of a housing crisis. If we listen to those concerned about housing affordability, rents are…

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Here’s How We Get Housing That’s Both More Affordable AND Better Quality

Here’s How We Get Housing That’s Both More Affordable AND Better Quality

For a season of life, my husband and I owned and managed a small, century-old apartment building in Winnipeg’s inner…

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Seafood Waste Isn't As Bad As Previously Thought

Seafood Waste Isn’t As Bad As Previously Thought

A new study shows seafood food loss and waste in the United States is approximately 22.7%, a drastic decrease from previous…

Band-Aids Pose Cancer Risk Thanks To 'Forever Chemicals'

Band-Aids Pose Cancer Risk Thanks To ‘Forever Chemicals’

Major medical bandages, including from brands Band-Aid and Curad, were found to contain dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancer, according to a…

Spent Nuclear Fuel Mismanagement Poses A Major Threat To The United States. Here’s How.

Spent Nuclear Fuel Mismanagement Poses A Major Threat To The United States. Here’s How.

Irradiated fuel assemblies—essentially bundles of fuel rods with zirconium alloy cladding sheathing uranium dioxide fuel pellets—that have been removed from a…

Totality Ready: US Braces For April 8 Solar Eclipse Frenzy

Totality Ready: US Braces For April 8 Solar Eclipse Frenzy

US communities along the path of the April 8 total solar eclipse are preparing for the year’s biggest astronomic event, with…

Wealth Gap And The Road To Serfdom

Wealth Gap And The Road To Serfdom

One of the most interesting conundrums is the surging wealth gap in America. Despite two of the largest bull markets in…

Invention To Impact: The story Of LASIK Eye Surgery

Invention To Impact: The story Of LASIK Eye Surgery

A laboratory accident with a laser more than 30 years ago served as the unlikely first step in the development of…

Too Much Trust In Technology Is Dangerous For Drivers (And Everyone Around Them)

Too Much Trust In Technology Is Dangerous For Drivers (And Everyone Around Them)

Amid the ongoing debate about self-driving cars, there’s already a “lite” version in use in thousands of passenger cars and SUVs….

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