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    Oct 14

    Aaaand is officially back! This season, we're airing out all our dirty laundry. First up, we'll hear from Morgan Curtis. The more Morgan learned about her family’s multi-generation wealth, the less she wanted anything to do with it.

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  2. 15 hours ago

    But many who might have benefited the most from lower monthly expenses — people who lost jobs or income in the pandemic — haven’t been able to because lenders generally require homeowners to be employed if they want to refinance:

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  3. 16 hours ago

    The program allows customers to purchase gift cards of up to $500 using their payroll or business check for a small flat fee. That could serve the one in four American households who are unbanked or underbanked:

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  4. 18 hours ago

    Those numbers have been trending down for the past few weeks, after going up in September with the delta surge. What is key to keeping those numbers down is getting unemployed people, and those who’ve left the workforce in the pandemic, back to work:

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  5. 19 hours ago

    The strike covers more than one-third of the company’s workforce in the U.S. and Canada. A prolonged strike could make it harder to find the equipment that farmers need, a problem that's already present:

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  6. 21 hours ago

    The FDA wants companies to use less salt. But this is just a recommendation, not a rule. And likely, only the biggest companies will cut back because consumers’ tastes are fickle and new packaging is expensive:

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  7. 23 hours ago

    The White House is also working with companies like Walmart, UPS, and Target to expand their hours and help move cargo off docks more quickly. But given the broader challenge of finding workers, a 24/7 schedule may not be the best solution:

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  8. Oct 14

    Lots of people are leaving their jobs in leisure, hospitality, and retail to go to other jobs – where they can work from home, or in an office. Even though hospitality wages are on the rise, they aren’t high enough to convince many workers to stay:

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  9. Oct 14

    Prices for all sorts of things are notably higher now than they were this time last year. Social Security increasing with cost of living is crucial for older people. But some say Social Security cost of living increases are often not high enough:

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  10. Oct 14

    Both witnesses were called by the prosecution, who argued that Holmes intentionally deceived investors, retail partners and the public about the capabilities of Theranos’s technology:

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  11. Oct 14

    Child care is hard work, and the pandemic has made the job even harder: there’s additional sanitation, trying to keep masks on children, escorting kids from parking lots instead of allowing parents inside for classroom dropoffs. All while making low wages:

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  12. Oct 14

    It has been a record year for apartment conversions. It’s a process drawing increasing interest as housing remains in short supply in many cities, while demand for office space is going down:

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  13. Oct 14

    The global computer chip shortage has finally caught up to Apple. It’s not because demand for the new iPhone isn’t there; Apple just can’t get some of the parts to make them — and one missing part is all it takes:

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  14. Oct 13

    The adjustment lifts benefits along with the rise in inflation, but they won’t decline if prices drop. In that case, seniors may have more buying power — at least for a while:

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  15. Oct 13

    Mining is a complicated business. It’s destructive, it’s dangerous, but it’s also the reason that our modern world exists. So ... is there a better way? 🔥 Episode 2 of with is out now.

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  16. Oct 13

    The pandemic tanked air travel. But the U.S. decision to relax restrictions on trans-Atlantic air travel has been a major boost for Rolls, along with the unexpected success in winning a big contract from the U.S. Department of Defense:

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  17. Oct 13

    William Shatner's highly publicized spaceflight marks an aggressive push from companies to enter the realm of commercial space travel. While the rich will be able to afford tickets, some don’t think space tourism will ever become a mass market opportunity:

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  18. Oct 13

    A record number of people quit in sectors like accommodations, food services, health care, and manufacturing. Some are leaving for better wages elsewhere; others have retired early:

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  19. Oct 13

    Pound for pound, methane gas traps heat 28 times better than carbon dioxide. Scientists say moves like that may be the quickest way to slow global warming, even though reducing CO2 emissions is still the most critical thing in the long term:

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  20. Oct 12

    Last month, the IRS followed up with a second wave of letters that baffled many taxpayers. But here’s why: in some of the first letters, it neglected to tell taxpayers they have a right to appeal. That’s all the second letter said:

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