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Meet the Americans who can't retire
Retirees used to count on ample pensions and a chance to unwind after a long career. Not anymore.
Juliana Kaplan
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Mexican cartels have stolen over $300 million from American seniors in elaborate timeshare property scams
Older Americans are falling victim to massive timeshare fraud at the hands of Mexican cartels, the …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Historical photos capture the strength of Asian American activism and its impact throughout US history
See the power of Asian American activism through photos from the 1960s to the 1980s, contrasting th…
Momo Takahashi
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I'm an American mom living in London. School ends in mid-July and my kids don't go to sleep-away camp.
I'm a New Yorker living in London with my four kids. They have school until mid-July and the city h…
Jennifer Barton
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An American mom raising teens in Paris said French parents don't check or track their kids' phones and give them privacy for sex
Pamela Druckerman, author of "Bringing Up Bébé," says American and French parents are still parenti…
Jane Ridley
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Why Americans' confidence in finding a new job is tanking even as the labor market is humming along
Americans are the most pessimistic they've been in years about their chances of finding a new job i…
Jacob Zinkula,Madison Hoff
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The debt ceiling deal could lead to 750,000 older Americans losing SNAP benefits
New work-reporting requirements for food assistance in the debt ceiling deal could threaten benefit…
Noah Sheidlower
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I'm an American who's lived in Germany for 14 years. I'm mostly content, but life here hasn't been perfect.
I'm an American who moved to Germany 14 years ago and am raising a kid here. Living in Germany has …
Sabrina Cooper
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Americans are 'doom saving'
While some Americans are 'doom spending,' or splurging to quell their economic anxieties, others ar…
Dominick Reuter
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Americans ditch suffocating healthcare costs and divisive politics to retire in Italy: 'It's the way they approach life'
The rising cost of healthcare and housing is driving some Americans to retire in Italy, where they …
Lauren Edmonds
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A San Francisco Gen Xer quit his job to escape 60-hour workweeks and spend his time being an 'older dad': 'I'll be 70 when my son graduates from high school'
A San Francisco "older dad" quit his job to maximize his time with his son.
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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Americans are moving a lot less — and boomers may be to blame
US internal migration has significantly slowed over the last five decades, and a new study suggests…
Noah Sheidlower
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One way to help American homebuyers? Do what the Dutch do.
Dutch-style mortgages offer something American mortgages don't: automatically lower interest rates …
Cork Gaines,Eliza Relman
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I'm an American mom living in the UK. When my kids visited the US they were shocked at how 'big the food' is and how every drink is mostly ice.
I'm American but live in the UK. On a recent trip to the US my kids were surprised at how big cars …
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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Americans are just about failing when it comes to nutrition, says a food-as-medicine researcher. A few simple diet tweaks could help.
The American diet hasn't changed much since 1999, a new study found. To prevent disease, Americans …
Julia Naftulin
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I'm an American and lived in the Netherlands for 4 years. Subsidized childcare allowed me to start my own company.
Marianna Sachse gave birth in the US and the Netherlands. She says kids have more freedom in Nether…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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Meet the typical ALICE: Americans struggling to afford basic necessities but making too much to get help
The number of Americans who are ALICE — Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — i…
Noah Sheidlower,Juliana Kaplan
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Meet the typical American moving to — and leaving — New York
People moving to New York are younger, make slightly more, and rent more than those leaving, accord…
Noah Sheidlower
4 mins read
More and more older student-loan borrowers will never be debt-free
The student debt crisis isn't unique to younger generations. Some borrowers have been paying off lo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet the 'forgotten middle' of Americans over 75 facing a rocky retirement
Americans over age 75 are the least likely of any age group to have a retirement account.