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Cars were once a financial engine of America’s middle class. Now they’re a ‘wealth killer.’
Rising vehicle expenses have turned cars into a financial trap for many Americans.Business - MarketWatch - November 13 -
Mark Zuckerberg Once Outlined His 4 Rules for Life to a Class of Middle Schoolers. It’s Great Advice for Adults Too
Looking for simple but powerful life advice? A 20-year Meta veteran just shared Mark Zuckerberg’s lessons for eighth graders.Business - Inc. - November 11 -
Hollywood’s villains were once Russian or Chinese. Now they’re us – people from the Balkans | Ana Schnabl
Brad Pitt and George Clooney’s new film Wolfs shows that while geopolitical realities have changed, western prejudice hasn’t. I recently watched the new bro-flick Wolfs. In my defence: I was sick ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Once They Were Neocons. Now Trump’s Foreign Policy Picks Are All ‘America First.’
President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering nominees who fit more comfortably within his often erratic worldview, in which deal-making reigns over ideology.World - The New York Times - November 13 -
Inflation is down — but the middle class is still feeling financial pressure. Here's why
Economists say there's a strong role for policy in affecting the prices of essential goods for American families.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
They were the top two seeds in the NFC. Now they’re both in danger of missing the playoffs.
The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers square off in a crucial matchup for both franchises.Top stories - NBC News - October 27 -
America and... the Middle East
How could Harris or Trump affect Israel, Gaza and the wider region?Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Unions Bet Big on Harris. Now They’re Bracing for Consequences.
Government unions, service worker unions and industrial unions all face possible repercussions from Donald Trump’s victory, but not necessarily all the same kind.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
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Rapidly rising rents squeeze millions in the middle class
Four in 10 middle-class renters pay 30% or more of their incomes toward housing each month, NBC News analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets
OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking ...Tech - ABC News - October 31 -
Winnipeg Olympics Were Once The West's Top Women's Hockey Challengers
The Winnipeg Olympics were Western Canada's top challenger in the 1930s, almost annually competing for a Dominion title. Here's a look back at the historic women's hockey team.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2 -
Mormons were once reliably Republican – but they could tip Arizona Harris’s way
Harris and Trump are going all out to woo the 450,000 Mormons, or 6% of the population, who live in Arizona. US elections 2024 – live updates A valuable Republican voting bloc in Arizona is ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Francis Fukuyama: what Trump unleashed means for America
Republican is inaugurating a new era in US politics and perhaps for the world as a wholeWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
Goodbye, democracy — it’s Trump’s America now
In 2016, we could all pretend that Trump was an aberration. Not this time. People knew exactly what they were voting for.Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Saudi sovereign wealth fund announces $2 billion deal for new Brookfield Middle East platform
At least 50% of the capital will be allocated to investments in the kingdom and to expanding international companies' presence in the local market.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
They're middle class and insured, yet childbirth left them with crippling debt
Some middle-class families with private insurance face a risk of medical debt after childbirth. The group has been left behind by recent health care reforms.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
They Ran an Olympic Marathon 12 Weeks Ago. Now They’re Back at It in New York.
A handful of runners are trying the quadrennial feat of competing in the Olympic marathon and then racing in the New York version.Sports - The New York Times - November 2 -
Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed people for hundreds of years. Now they’re threatened
Mexico City's chinampas, artificial islands first built by the Aztecs hundreds of years ago, are under threat from encroaching urbanizationWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
They fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they’re being forced to have sex to survive
Some women who fled the war in Sudan say they face sexual exploitation as refugees in ChadWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
These Executives Grew Up in Entrepreneurial Families. Now They’re Helping a New Generation of Global Business Owners
How facilitating cross-border payments is helping build businesses and communities worldwide.Business - Inc. - 3 days ago -
Elon Musk’s America PAC Hit With Class Action Lawsuit
Canvassers for California representative Michelle Steel are suing the congresswoman's campaign, America PAC, and others, alleging that they were promised hourly wages, then told pay would depend on ...Tech - Wired - November 1 -
Monitors, Once Meant to Prevent Election Fraud, Now Seek to Prove It
Polling place monitors have long provided oversight to elections. But this year, many are there to provide documentation for Donald J. Trump’s claims of fraud.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
China's Once-Unwanted Daughters Have Grown Up---and Now They Shun Motherhood
Cast aside in favor of sons, some women say the trauma of the one-child policy shattered their sense of family.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 2 -
Counting votes once made Florida a laughingstock. Now it’s the gold standard.
Florida’s now exceptional record of very accurately counting votes in the fastest time possible was born out of abject humiliation.Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats.
Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two ...Politics - NBC News - November 10 -
Nuclear Power Was Once Shunned at Climate Talks. Now, It’s a Rising Star.
Growing worldwide energy demand and other factors have shifted the calculus, but hurdles still lie ahead.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Where is the land of opportunity voters were promised? Not in Trump’s America.
After billions of dollars in campaign spending by the two major-party candidates, it mostly came down to the price of a loaf of bread.Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
If I were Captain America, I’d quit | Stewart Lee
Progressive postwar culture in the US – rock’n’roll, cinema and comic-book characters – no longer makes sense in a Trumpian world. The presidency of Donald Trump contaminates everything that ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
Comcast to spin off cable networks that were once the entertainment giant's star performers
Comcast is spinning off into a new company many of its cable television networks that were once at the heart of the entertainment giant, as consumers increasingly swap out their cable TV ...Tech - ABC News - 21 hours ago -
The mainstream media still doesn’t get Trump — or Middle America
A lot of Americans would rather get their information from people like Joe Rogan because they prefer open partisanship to partisanship masquerading as honest journalism.Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
We were warned about Project 2025 — now it’s too late to stop it
The election is over. What matters now is how the Trump administration governs.Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
‘These were tough dudes – and notoriously romantic’: why lowrider soul, LA’s music and car subculture, still thrives
Lowriding cars are synonymous with rap, but their Chicano drivers prefer sweet soul music. The scene’s movers and musicians explain how they went from being police targets to esteemed cultural ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Elizabeth Hurley: ‘If I were Queen, I’d outlaw air fresheners in cars and ban prison for white-collar criminals’
The actor and model answers your questions about bonding with Dennis Potter, corpsing in Austin Powers and her multiple, multicoloured Christmas trees. Why haven’t you done more comedy? You were ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Aaron Levine Dressed America. Now He Wants to Dress You.
Aaron Levine has designed for Abercrombie & Fitch, Club Monaco and Madewell. This week, he’s introducing a brand of his own.Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 11
