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Why many college athletes still see a degree as the ultimate prize

Sponsorship deals were far from Jonny Bottorff’s mind when he transferred to Northern Arizona University on a football scholarship. As money-making opportunities for college athletes have boomed since...

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QuickBooks just got an AI makeover—Here’s how Intuit says it’ll save you time

Intuit is joining the AI party, with plans to beef up its core software offerings with AI enhancements, including QuickBooks. And Intuit says those enhancements are going to save users a ton of time....

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Canadian police are on ‘high alert’ for asylum seekers after Trump’s win

Canadian police and migrant aid groups are bracing for an influx of asylum seekers fleeing President-elect Donald Trump‘s United States at the same time Canada deals with record numbers of refugee...

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Over 7,000 people have signed a petition to stop LSU from bringing a live...

On Saturday, when Louisiana State University (LSU) takes on rival University of Alabama in a massive matchup in its home field in Baton Rouge, there will reportedly be a caged, live tiger on the...

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Homebuyers are now the oldest and wealthiest in history

Buying a home used to be considered a rite of passage for many Americans. However, these days, the financial challenges of buying a home are simply too great for more and more individuals—and...

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How India’s quick-commerce boom fueled Swiggy’s $1.4 billion IPO

Food and grocery delivery firm Swiggy’s $1.4 billion initial public offering was oversubscribed on Friday, as institutional investors rushed in with orders on the final day of India’s second-largest...

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Why MrBeast is in the hot seat over his ‘Beast Games’ competition show

What happened with MrBeast’s Beast Games? The type of viral content that once propelled YouTube star MrBeast to online fame has now sparked controversy as the YouTuber aims to break into mainstream...

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Judge rejects Biden’s legalization program for immigrant spouses

A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday ruled against President Joe Biden’s program offering a path to citizenship for certain immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, a blow that could keep the program blocked...

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Mountain Fire in Southern California’s Ventury County destroys 132 structures

Southern California firefighters working to contain a wildfire that has destroyed 132 structures in two days could be assisted by a forecast of fierce wind gusts easing early Friday, officials said....

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What another Trump presidency could mean for families struggling to afford...

As the American public prepares for another presidency under Donald Trump, many are likely thinking about the potential impact on their personal finances. Some people have expressed concerns about how...

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‘Your body, my choice’: Women face new surge of hate speech on X and TikTok...

It’s no surprise that a Trump victory would lead to an increase in online harassment and hate speech against women. Trump has attacked women’s reproductive rights and access to abortion (which was on...

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How extreme weather affects migration between the U.S. and Mexico

Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change...

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Harris’s election loss shows American women still face a glass ceiling

Kamala Harris was a candidate of many firsts, including the first Black and South Asian woman to run for president as the Democratic nominee. Her resounding, swift loss in the presidential race to...

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What to know about Trump’s potential plans to extend tax cuts

The economy was one of their top issues as voters went to the polls this year. So what does Donald Trump’s return to the White House—as well as Republican gains in Congress—mean for the U.S. economy?...

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Disaster survivors face these roadblocks to rebuild safer, more sustainable...

As Florida and the Southeast begin recovering from 2024’s destructive hurricanes, many people are asking: How can we rebuild sustainably and in a way that avoids the same damage, costs, and trauma in...

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This hidden iPhone feature makes filing your expense reports a breeze

Apple’s iOS 18, the operating system that powers the iPhone, is one of the company’s best software updates in years. A big reason is that iOS 18 integrates Apple Intelligence across the iPhone,...

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AI’s dominance is not inevitable, according to a tech ethicist

Anyone following the rhetoric around artificial intelligence in recent years has heard one version or another of the claim that AI is inevitable. Common themes are that AI is already here, it is...

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Chloé, Givenchy, and now Uniqlo: Clare Waight Keller knows what the future of...

British designer Clare Waight Keller’s move to Uniqlo, the Japanese mass market clothing brand, draws some stark contrasts. Coming most recently from Givenchy as its artistic director, her designs at...

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LinkedIn billionaire Reid Hoffman on staying positive after Trump’s win

Following Donald Trump’s election victory, Reid Hoffman—cofounder of LinkedIn, partner at Greylock, and a major donor to Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign—is figuring out where business, tech,...

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Worried about the future? History proves it’s hard to predict

In 1974, the worthy Saturday Review, then in its 50th year, published several anniversary issues that took stock of how the century led to a grim present of Watergate scandals, impending thermonuclear...

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