Tell Business Insider: Do you want your city to give you free stuff?

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Public pools — alongside libraries and parks — are examples of free city services.

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'The G-shaped economy': A market vet says the driving economic force in the US is old vs young

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Crowds gather beneath billboards in Times Square in Manhattan

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Your returns could be headed to a landfill. An AI-native software aims to reroute them to nonprofits.

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At Luxome, returns of bedding and other textiles go to nonprofits in need through the AI-native software LiquiDonate.

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See how Cuba looked before the Castros, when tourists, gamblers, and elites flocked to Havana

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A group of sailors stand outside a cafe at the end of a narrow street in Old Havana, Cuba,
Cuba before the revolution was a popular tourist destination, and Havana was a bustling metropolis.

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I'm an immigration lawyer trying to keep up with the visa chaos. Laid-off tech workers are in a particularly tough spot — here's what you need to know.

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Tehmina Watson advises work visa holders to immediately gather documents proving their economic benefit to the US.

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Mamdani's 3 lofty plans to make New York City housing more affordable

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Zohran Mamdani wants to make NYC housing more affordable for renters and buyers.

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Gen Z is turning to gig apps like Uber and GoPuff for summer jobs

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A bike courier wears an all-black outfit and headphones along with a light-green Uber Eats backpack as he rides through the center of a city.
Ahead of summer vacation, Gen Z users signed up to work for gig apps faster than older generations,

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An unlikely halalflation culprit: New York City's big push to cut traffic

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Many NYC street vendors live outside Manhattan and must pay congestion pricing tolls on their commute.

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World Cup sickos are planning to call out sick to watch the World Cup

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Photo collage featuring a person coughing, an office cubicle, a soccer player kicking a ball, and stadium seating for the FIFA World Cup.

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Memorial Day gas prices are the highest they've been in years as Trump says he's close to a deal with Iran

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Gas Prices in the US over Memorial Day weekend.
Gas prices are at a four-year high in the US this Memorial Day.

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