They fled cities in the pandemic exodus, seeking a cheaper cost of living, safety, and more. Here's how it's panned out.

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Joscelyn Moen

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It's been roughly five years since America's big-city dwellers were suddenly faced with the opportunity for a major life change: a move to the country.

They're in their 80s, still working, and living paycheck to paycheck

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Sandy McConnell and June Boyd
Sandy McConnell (left) and June Boyd (right) both work out of financial necessity.

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After a tedious week of squinting at spreadsheets, Sandy McConnell, 80, makes her way to a restaurant in Nevada for a monthly lunch with former colleagues.

I'm a career coach with 3 kids in school. Here are my 6 efficiency hacks for the back-to-school season.

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Lauren Gordon and her children.
Lauren Gordon with her children and their back-to-school supplies.

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The PLRA was meant to end frivolous prisoner lawsuits. It's stymied most legitimate Eighth Amendment cases too.

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Juanita Ornelas wearing a white prison uniform in the yard at the William G. McConnell Unit.
Juanita Ornelas, a Texas prisoner, filed a lawsuit in 2018 claiming the state had failed to protect her from repeated sexual assaults; she presents as masculine in prison for safety reasons. A federal judge dismissed the case.

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For God, for country, for rain

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Augustus Doricko sits in a desk with a huge American flag on the back wall.

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The professor made porn. His firing may shape the future of free speech.

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Joe Gow
"If they can do this to me, they could do it to any tenured professor," says Joe Gow. "Academia is not a law firm or a bank or an insurance company. We're in the truth business."

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The plot to topple Putin

Tech Insider : Politics
A group of people stand between two stone columns.
Ever since the invasion of Ukraine, a loose and sometimes fractious cohort of Russian exiles — many of them based in Warsaw — has come to believe that Russia can be liberated only through violence and sabotage.

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Iran may pay for you to be trans, but it comes with a cost — your dignity

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Illustration of shadow figures lurking in a synagogue.
Iran's transgender policy might seem surprisingly liberal, but a closer look reveals a darker picture.

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When renters get locked out, it's unlikely they'll ever get back in.

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A couple standing in front of the car they live in.
Henisha Dunn, right, and her fiancé were forced out of their basement apartment in Atlanta in February 2023.

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The chancellor, his porn films, and the battle for America's soul

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Jow Gow and wife
Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson pursued porn as a hobby. Now they're fighting a battle over academic freedom.

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