The job market is hell for us, and heaven for scammers

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Portrait of Amisha Datta in Fort Worth Texas
After realizing the job she applied to had scammed her out of $4,300, "I felt very alone and just sort of rudderless," says Amisha Datta.

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Two years after graduating at the top of her class in college, Amisha Datta could not believe she'd lost $4,300 in a job scam.

Inside the schools trying to break America's college obsession

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Students at Upton High School
Students at Upton High School

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When Sam Johnson said he didn't want to go to college after graduating from high school, his teachers didn't blink.

I'm a principal at a high school that doesn't push college. Our model was a hard sell to parents — but it paid off.

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Joseph Samuelson
Joseph Samuelson, the principal of Upton High School, wants his students to be prepared for any path they take after graduation.

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I took a VO2 max test while sprinting on a treadmill. It taught me how fast I should run to burn fat and build muscle.

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The author is running on a treadmill
I wore a mask to track how hard my heart was working during strenuous exercise.

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I visited a high school where college isn't the main goal. It's nothing like I expected.

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Upton High School
Upton High School in rural Wyoming implements a personalized learning structure.

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From 6 figures to minimum wage: America's oldest workers are taking pay cuts

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Patricia Wheatley
Patricia Wheatley, 82, works full-time answering the phone and doing administrative work at her friend's boat store.

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When Vince Scidone showed up for work on his 90th birthday, the top brass was waiting for him.

Silicon Valley's 'youthquake': In the age of AI, founders aren't waiting to grow up

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Rahul Sonwalkar
Young founders in Silicon Valley's 'Youthquake' aren't waiting to grow up.

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It's the golden age of AI, and there's a new gospel in Silicon Valley: Building a startup isn't just for the chosen few. It's the new rite of passage into adulthood.

Inside the lucrative, surreal, and disturbing world of AI trainers

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Krista Pawolski
Krista Pawloski, 55, has been a data annotator since 2006.

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I stayed at a 99-year-old hotel in Montauk for $490. It hasn't lost any of its 1920s charm.

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exterior montauk manor
Montauk Manor was completed in 1926.

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I'm 90 and work at a convenience store. I make $14.90 an hour and money is tight, but I hope to retire.

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Vince
Vince Scidone, 90, works at a convenience store chain in Oklahoma.

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