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YIMBYs want to solve America's housing crisis by making it easier to build homes — and they're starting to notch key wins in big cities.

Inside the fight to build more housing and bring down home prices

Tech Insider : Economy
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Researchers, developers, the US surgeon general, and elected officials alike are beginning to form a new kind of adage: If you build it, they will come together.
Tech Insider : Economy
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In the wake of the pandemic and economic uncertainty, Gen Z is questioning whether college is worth it.
Tech Insider : Politics
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Trump's attacks have shifted to the surface state — the state itself. He's going after prosecutors, judges, grand juries, and state officials.
Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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Disaster vultures are investors who take advantage of people who lost their homes to natural disasters in order to turn a profit.

As Hawaii mourns its dead, investors are swooping in to make a quick buck

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As people have run into the consequences of constant sharing, social media has become less social — and users are shifting to messaging apps and group chats.
Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese government are making key economic data disappear — that should be a warning sign for the rest of the world.

China's economy is turning into a big black blob.

Tech Insider : Economy
Women of different ages pop in and out of holes in a whack-a-mole scenario. A big turquoise mallet comes and hits some of the women on the head.
Women in every age bracket reported facing workplace age discrimination.
Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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As the risk of wildfires and storms grows, owning a home is getting riskier — and it's showing up in the insurance market.

Cinda Larimer was delivering newspapers on a cool November morning in Paradise, California, when she noticed something softly float down from the sky: ash.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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Wall Street and top economists are declaring an "all clear" on the US economy — but some experts warn that a recession is still on the way.