Gen Z found a home in Asheville. Hurricane Helene swept it away.

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A side by side of a girl in the woods (left) and a flooded town (right).
Gen Zers like Sierra Isley, 24, moved to Asheville for work and a close-knit community.

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Campaign staffers are stressed — and it shows in their diets

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Obama brings pizza to a 2012 campaign office.
Campaign staff is typically stocked with comfort food — but one can only eat pizza so many days in a row.

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Costco's members are getting younger as millennial and Gen Z shoppers flock to wholesale clubs

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A Costco Wholesale store in Colchester, Vermont, on November 13, 2023.
Costco added roughly 2.5 million Millennial and Gen Z household memberships last year.

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Millennials and Gen Zers are now helicopter parenting their parents

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Bill Gates says solving misinformation is now young people's problem

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Bill Gates arrives at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony.
Bill Gates at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony.

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Wasteful consumerism has a new worst enemy: Gen Alpha tweens

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Gen Alpha girl in a cap holding a pile of shoes for donation
Gen Alpha is inspiring their parents to donate the things they don't need.

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Here's why Gen Z loses more money to online scams than boomers

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Gen Z is losing the most to online scammers.
According to the Better Business Bureau, people aged 18 to 24 reported the highest median losses to online scams last year.

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Welcome to credit card points mania

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Photo illustration of a credit card.
When played right, credit card rewards can unlock a world of luxury. But it comes at a cost.

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I moved back in with my parents at 25. I'm happier and have better mental health.

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Person sitting on floor looking at bills and expenses.

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Gen Z loves Kamala. But don't expect a repeat of Obama in 2008.

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Kamala Harris in front of a pattern of Obama

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