Some of the stories trending in news this week further point to a pattern of events that are inconsequential to most people – yet, they seem to be what people are interested in most. This begs the questions: Do Americans care about actual news anymore? What is news or newsworthy? …
Read MoreEven economists are surprised that despite record lows in unemployment and record highs in the number of available jobs. A record number of 7 million Americans are behind on their auto loan payments by 90 days or more. More than 7 million Americans have reached a serious delinquency status on their …
Read MoreAfter successfully combating teen smoking, tobacco use is spiking again, with one in five US teens having vaped in 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found while also drawing the condemnation of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to both the CDC and the …
Read MoreThe number of job openings in the United States hit a record high in December as US employers posted 7.3 million openings. Highest openings in nearly two decades The US Labor Department announced its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, (JOLTS), for December showing an uptick of 169,000 over …
Read MoreIn his attempt to preempt the National Enquirer’s scoop with a blog post of his own, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos had mentioned links between Saudi Arabia in his allegations of “blackmail and extortion” against the tabloid. But an interview on Sunday reveals yet another possible source of the leaked texts – …
Read MoreThe risk of early mortality increases exponentially with each amount of ultra-processed food we eat, according to a new study published in the Journal of internal medicine. Early death risk grows exponentially According to new research: Eating ultra-processed food increases our risk of early death by 14 percent. But the …
Read MoreMany cities in the United States have been pushing the concept of providing citizens with a universal basic income, but Finland’s recent experiment with the concept has fallen short of expectations. As one of the first experiments on basic income done in Europe, Finland’s program has been closely watched by …
Read MoreThis perfect and hilarious way of getting revenge on your ex this Valentine’s Day is going viral – thanks to the El Paso Zoo, who will live-stream the event on Facebook so that everyone can enjoy it with you… But wait – there’s more – it involves a cockroach and …
Read MoreWith the recent news revealing that hackers have matching email and password pairs of up to 2.2 billion records freely available on the dark web, Google has taken steps to help combat this. Google has made it possible to automatically detect if you are using a compromised password by releasing …
Read MoreFirst dates are so stressful, right? Will they like you? Will you like them? Does your outfit look okay? Are they going to ax-murder you? Okay, hopefully that last one is a non-issue, but dating is still tough. If your date asks you any of these questions, consider them to …
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