Japan has figured out how to build a better dating app

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Illustration of Cupid with Mayoral sash.
Could the US government bring some much-needed innovation to dating?

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The price of ransomware attacks is skyrocketing and government agencies are paying the most

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Hackers use ransomware to steal data that they hold hostage until you pay them off.

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Billionaire Ray Dalio thinks universal basic income is no magic wand — and may even do more harm than good

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Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates.

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A single mom who made $55,000 last year working 3 jobs says she's struggling to pay the bills but doesn't qualify for SNAP or affordable health insurance

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A Massachusetts-baed single mom says she's struggling to pay the bills but no longer qualifies for many government programs. The person in the story is not pictured.

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South Africa's cash giveaway plan is not universal basic income, experts say

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Nelson Mandela features on the 100 rand note.

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How scammers used 'social engineering' to steal over $1 million from an Idaho town of less than 4,000 people

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An Idaho town lost more than $1 million to scammers.

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China just unveiled the strongest remedies yet for its troubled housing market

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Apartments under construction in Wuhan, China.

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Interest in government jobs is spiking due to their stability and cushy benefits

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Employer reviewing application at US immigration office.

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Here's how the project to develop one tractor might revolutionize the farming and automotive industries in the UK

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A man drives a tractor through fields

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TikTokers are enthusiastically joining the app's call to wage war on Congress over a potential ban

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TikTok content creators gather outside the Capitol to voice their opposition to a potential ban on the app.
TikTokers gathered outside the Capitol to advocate against a potential ban on the app in the US.

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