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• The baby-boomer "time bomb" is finally upon us, economists say.
• All boomers will be at least 65 soon, the generation's point of "peak burden" on the economy.
• Future generations can take solace in the fact that no boomer-size generations are in the making.

A time bomb has been ticking in the US.

It's the baby boomers, who as they age are approaching their "peak burden" years in

• Housing experts were betting on mortgage rates to decline this year on looser Fed policy.
• Yet, the 30-year mortgage rate has been stuck around 7% all year. 
• Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae say they expect mortgages to stay in the 7% range through 2024.

Interest rate forecasts have been volatile through 2024, as early bets for a policy pivot have consistently been let down.

With the Federal

One of the oldest, still-running online platforms is finally closing its doors after 27 years. ICQ, a once-popular instant messaging service, announced on Friday via its website that it would be shutting down next month. 

"ICQ will stop working from June 26," reads a message on ICQ.com. "You can chat with friends in VK Messenger, and with colleagues in VK WorkSpace."

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• The Federal Reserve published its Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking this week.
• The percentage of parents with children under 18 who felt "financially okay" declined.
• It's the lowest percentage since 2015. Skyrocketing childcare costs are likely to blame.

The

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• Benjamin Netanyahu's son shared a video of an alleged masked reservist, reports said.
• His speech appears to threaten a mutiny of IDF soldiers in Gaza. 
• The IDF has opened a criminal investigation into the incident.

The son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a video appearing to show an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservist threatening a mutiny

• Elisa moved from Paris into a luxury communal house with 15 other people in New York City.
• For $2,000 a month, she gets a fully furnished room and common spaces in a three-floor townhouse.
• She loves the sense of community with her roommates and doesn't plan to leave anytime soon.

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• Calli Nguyen, 24, was fired from her job as a director of digital marketing after less than a week.
• Nguyen says mental health and employee respect in the workplace is important.
• She emphasizes Gen Z's unwillingness to settle for toxic work environments.

This as-told-to essay is based

• Jhonathan Vazquez moved from Houston to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2021.
• The first-generation immigrant was seeking a more affordable cost of living and less traffic.
• Vazquez said he's fallen in love with Tulsa's thriving entrepreneurial scene and arts offerings.

This as-told-to essay is