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These devastating photos show how climate disasters ravaged the world in 2024

When Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, bringing torrential rain and flooding to the western part of the state, it was a shock to many that such a storm could cause that level of devastation so far...

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Sorry, but purple is the worst color

This year was all about Brat Green, Pantone Peach Fuzz, and mustaaaaaaaard. We’re hyped for a 2025 slathered in Pantone Mocha Mousse. But, with all due respect to Prince, I want to talk about a color...

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28 housing markets where home prices are actually falling

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. National home prices are up 2.3% year-over-year between November 2023 and November...

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NYC ball drop 2025: How to watch New Year’s Eve Times Square performances for...

Some activities are so synonymous with their holidays that it’s hard to imagine celebrating without them. Think, eating turkey on Thanksgiving, exchanging presents during Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or...

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‘Major’ cyber incident: Chinese hackers access Treasury Department computers...

Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday. The...

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Rhode Island’s state health benefits website hacked, user data exposed

Cybercriminals who hacked Rhode Island’s system for health and benefits programs have released files to a site on the dark web, a scenario the state has been preparing for, Gov. Daniel McKee said...

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California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones

Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have to again provide policies in fire-prone...

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3 things you need to know about employee stock options

Forms of compensation like restricted stock units and performance shares—whereby executives receive a batch of stock from their companies after meeting a performance target—have some key advantages...

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Luxury fashion’s audit system is missing glaring environmental and social...

LVMH-owned Dior’s production arm in Italy, Manufactures Dior, relied on formal inspections to assess working and safety standards inside its supply chain last year. In some cases, such certifications...

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Where to catch the northern lights this New Year’s weekend

A geomagnetic storm is expected to bring the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to the northern United States during New Year’s Eve and Day, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

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2025 drug price rise: Pharma companies plan to make more than 250 medicines...

Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 250 branded medications including Pfizer COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, Bristol Myers Squibb’s cancer cell therapies, and vaccines from France’s Sanofi...

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Medicare’s new $2,000 drug cap promises hefty savings

Going into the new year, seniors who take prescription drugs and receive Medicare benefits are likely to shell out less for those treatments. That’s due to a provision in the 2022 Inflation Reduction...

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Massive outage hits Puerto Rico, leaving over a million in the dark

 massive power outage struck Puerto Rico early Tuesday, leaving more than 1.2 million out of 1.4 million in the U.S. territory without power. The outage appears to be from a failing underground power...

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Quadrantid fireballs expected to light Friday’s sky

The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major meteor display of 2025, will peak on the night of Friday, January 3. The annual event offers skywatchers a chance to see bright meteors streak across the...

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What the future of work looks like in 2025, according to an ancient technology

How does the future of work look in 2025? As workers and employers continue wrestling between remote and return to office, and the speed of innovation outpaces many industries and workplace...

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4 red flags that your New Year’s resolution will fail

Are New Year’s resolutions losing their appeal? According to Drive Research, only 30% of Americans made a resolution in 2024 and of those who did, 62% felt pressured to. The lack of interest could be...

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4 simple strategies to declutter and get organized

As a professional organizer, I practice what I preach. I’ve developed a few strategies and routines to declutter and keep my place organized, so I can find what I need when I need it, and to put it...

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I’m a climate journalist and know I don’t do nearly enough. Here’s what I’m...

When food gets tossed into landfills, it lays there festering, releasing more methane than any other type of trash. And while methane stays in the atmosphere for less time than carbon dioxide, it’s 80...

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What to do if your manager keeps watching your Instagram Stories

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what...

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It’s 2025. Let’s stop grading generative AI on a curve

Compared to other tech giants, Apple’s approach to generative AI is strikingly measured. Its new “Apple Intelligence” errs on the side of sidestepping functionality that could go awry or be misused:...

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