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  • A growing number of Americans are "solo-agers" — they live alone and don't have family to rely on.
  • They're much more likely to live in poverty and struggle with their health.
  • Advocates warn these older adults will need more support as they age.

Valerie Miller, 68, has lived in the same community in San Bernardino, California, for decades. But as she's gotten older, her


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Morgan Night remodeled an old spa room in her house, complete with a hot tub and sauna, and rents it out on Swimply.
  • Renting out her pool and spa on Swimply helped Morgan Night afford to stay in her 1970s dream house.
  • The income helps pay her mortgage after she retired due to cancer.
  • She invested $10,000 in her spa room and earned it back in the first year.

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  • Miles Bradley has struggled to find work for three years after losing his AT&T contract role.
  • He believes some companies are seeking the perfect "Goldilocks" candidate in a competitive job market.
  • Bradley said he's coped with long-term unemployment by minimizing expenses and staying optimistic.

After more than three years of job hunting, Miles Bradley suspects his best


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Shopify president Harley Finkelstein didn't think a 9-5 was perfect "work-life harmony."
  • Shopify president Harley Finkelstein advocates for work-life "harmony."
  • Finkelstein said that his harmony involved some Saturdays at work and some Thursdays spent walking with his wife.
  • His approach to "work-life balance" is similar to Satya Nadella's and Jeff Bezos'.

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Bill Gates has been right about a lot of things over the years — Microsoft, mosquito nets, the risk of pandemics. One thing he was not so right about: the idea that the internet would cut out the economy's middlemen. In his 1995 book "The Road Ahead," Gates predicted that the information highway would "extend the electronic marketplace and make it the ultimate go-between,"


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The moon is shrinking in visibility each night as we inch closer towards the New Moon. In just a number of days we won't be seeing anything when we look up in the sky, but at least for now, keep reading to see what you'll be able to spot tonight.

What is today’s moon phase?

As of Sunday, Dec. 7, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. This means 90% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's Daily



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Hurdle game on a smartphone

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give


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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you love to pamper yourself.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer



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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you're a meateater.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints


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Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easy if you know your baseball parks.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set


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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you