Meet the typical ALICE: Americans struggling to afford basic necessities but making too much to get help

Tech Insider : Economy
A cashier rings up a customer's groceries
ALICE workers often are in retail and food services.

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A man buried under an avalanche said it felt like being trapped in a 'tub of concrete'

Tech Insider : Sports
Rescue crews on snowmobiles work amid heavy weather at the scene of an avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, near Lake Tahoe, California.
Rescue crews work at the scene of an avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort on January 10, 2024, near Lake Tahoe, California.

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A man had to have part of his leg amputated after being trapped in his truck for 6 days following a crash into an Indiana creek

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Officials rescue a man from a crashed car in Portage, Indiana.
Officials rescue a man from a crashed truck in Portage, Indiana.

Indiana State Police

19 Winning Wildlife Photos Show Moments of Heartbreak, Wonder, and Extreme Survival

Gizmodo : Environment

London’s Natural History Museum has revealed the winners of its annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, and this year’s collection is absolutely stupendous. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London.

How a sheep wagon became one man's doomsday survival plan

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Aaron Fletcher has been preparing for doomsday for 15 years. See how a nomadic shepherd thinks everyone will have to live in a post-apocalyptic world.

To survive nuclear apocalypse, you may have to eat nothing but mushrooms, rats, and insects

Tech Insider : Environment
mushroom farm bunker
Raphael Manet checks the growth of oyster mushrooms at the "Bunker Comestible," (the "edible bunker") in Strasbourg, France.

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Sheltering miles from a nuclear blast may not be enough to survive unless you know where to hide, new calculations show

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Cartoon of an atomic explosion over a populated city.
Sturdy concrete buildings far enough away from the nuclear blast are your best bet for survival beyond an underground bunker.

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