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Only Half Of Adults Say They Could Afford Their Childhood Home Today

Only Half Of Adults Say They Could Afford Their Childhood Home Today

There's an old saying that you can never go home again, yet nearly half of all adults would do just that... if they could only afford it. 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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Private-Sector Research Could Pose A Pandemic Risk. Here’s What To Do About It

Private-Sector Research Could Pose A Pandemic Risk. Here’s What To Do About It

In 2018, Canadian academics with pharmaceutical industry funding made a stunning announcement. They had synthesized horsepox, a pathogen that no longer…

Explainer: What To Know About The Ohio Train Derailment

Explainer: What To Know About The Ohio Train Derailment

What started out as a seemingly commonplace train derailment near the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania in early February escalated into…

Why Is It So Difficult To Build Walkable Places?

Why Is It So Difficult To Build Walkable Places?

“In a lot of Manhattan and in a lot of San Francisco, it is illegal to build Manhattan or San Francisco…

The 5 Richest Poker Players

The 5 Richest Poker Players

Poker is one of the most beloved card games in the world. And while it is a game of luck and…

Hacked Evidence And Stolen Data Swamp English Courts

Hacked Evidence And Stolen Data Swamp English Courts

A multimillion-pound high court case between an authoritarian Gulf emirate and an Iranian-American businessman has revealed how hacked evidence is being…

New Report Says Nurses At Illinois Facility Forced Patients To Dig Through Their Own Feces

New Report Says Nurses At Illinois Facility Forced Patients To Dig Through Their Own Feces

Newly obtained documents echo our reporting on abuse, cover-ups and a “sense of impunity” at an Illinois institution for people with…

New Report Unpacks Dangers Of Emerging Military Tech, From AI Nukes To Killer Robots

New Report Unpacks Dangers Of Emerging Military Tech, From AI Nukes To Killer Robots

“While the media and the U.S. Congress have devoted much attention to the purported benefits of exploiting cutting-edge technologies for military…

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