Judge halts $500 monthly basic income payments for low-income St. Louis families after conservative challenge

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The skyline of the city of St. Louis.
Two St. Louis residents are suing to halt the city's guaranteed basic income program.

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Insider Today: A historic outage

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People wait for their flights at LaGuardia Airport after a global outage.

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Meet a baby boomer who will never retire because she has terminal cancer and can't afford to live off $1,800 in monthly Social Security

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an older woman at a hospital looks out the window
Mary, not pictured, doesn't think she'll ever be able to retire.

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Sick of being asked to jump through hoops in job applications? Good news: you might start getting paid for your time

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Cartoon of recruiter looking for best job candidate
Candidates want to be compensated for hiring tests but the balance of power remains firmly with employers.

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A boomer gets just $1,056 a month in Social Security and works as a bus driver: 'I don't see myself being able to retire, but I'm grateful and healthy'

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Woman in her kitchen stares out the window
Emma Echols (not pictured) receives $1,056 a month in Social Security and has to supplement that income with her part-time bus driver job.

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The golden age of overemployment is over. Job jugglers are preparing for life with only one income.

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A person working on two laptops; one laptop screen reads 'Shutting down' with a loading symbol looping
The golden age of overemployment could be coming to an end as remote job openings decline from peak levels during the pandemic.

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15 cities where the most millennials can actually afford to buy a house

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Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina skyline
The Raleigh-Cary metro area of North Carolina had the highest percentage of millennials who became homeowners in 2022.

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A teacher details her 3 summer jobs to save up money and buy supplies for her students

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Rebecca Cox is holding a sign in the shape of a pencil that says Ms. Cox's Classroom
Rebecca Cox is a teacher working different jobs this summer.

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A boomer living on $2,400 a month is waiting 8 years to collect maximum Social Security benefits, even though she's struggling to get by

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An older woman sitting outdoors
Diane Williams, 62, (not pictured) doesn't have enough savings to retire.

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Why these 8 things have gotten much more expensive even as inflation cools

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eggs, sports tickets, and uncooked beef
Eggs, sports tickets, and uncooked beef are among eight expense categories in the consumer price index that rose more than 10% over the past year.

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