New York offers the worst cost-of-living tradeoff of any major city for new college grads. Starting salaries go further in these 14 metros.

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New York City is still a dominant job market.

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Texas AG sues county over Houston-area guaranteed income program giving participants $500 a month no strings attached

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called Uplift Harris an "unlawful" program.

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A new Houston-area basic income program sending out $500 a month to residents with no strings attached had an acceptance rate lower than Harvard or Yale

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Uplift Harris recently selected nearly 2,000 participants out of over 82,000 applicants.

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These are the American cities with the most millionaires, data shows

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People look out at the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building as the sun sets in New York City on November 19, 2023, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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10 cities with the lowest salaries needed for a comfortable life — 4 of the top 5 are in Texas

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Houston, Texas, has the lowest salary for comfortable living.

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The future of the US economy is in the South

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Dallas is among the Southern cities that could play a bigger role in the US's economic future.

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NASA will pay 4 health-conscious 'astronaut-like' people to live inside a Mars simulation for 378 days. See if you qualify.

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The current CHAPEA crew enters the habitat in Houston.

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NASA opens rare job opportunity to live in a Mars simulation for a year

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The inaugural CHAPEA crew celebrates Thanksgiving inside the habitat. From left to right: Nathan Jones, Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell.

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A conservative fix for the housing crisis is making homes cheaper and more abundant in Texas

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Townhouses and homes in Houston's Montrose neighborhood Monday, March 28, 2016, in Houston.
Newer townhouses next to older homes in Houston's Montrose neighborhood in Houston in 2016.

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Texas senator says the plan to give poor residents a $500 guaranteed basic income is unconstitutional

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The state flag of Texas.

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