Washington, California and Florida are mulling a permanent switch to DST. Proponents say that doing so could improve health, save energy and prevent crime.
Children can get quite expensive.
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Sen. Warren is proposing universal child care as a way to rein in the soaring costs of raising a family. A sociologist explains what’s driving the trend.
Old technology, but not obsolete.
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As politically polarized as the country may seem, when it comes to marijuana, Americans across the spectrum have changed their minds. A new study says it’s all thanks to the media.
A man at a recovery center in Youngstown, Ohio, smokes a cigarette, June 15, 2017.
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For those who don’t smoke cigarettes, the dangers may seem distant. Yet smoking still kills millions each year. A new study suggests that e-cigarettes might curb this public health tragedy.
Since the Great Recession, the employment rate has gone up — but some rural groups lag behind.
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There’s a notable disparity between the rate of employment for people with and without disabilities, especially in certain pockets of the US.
U.S. federal government employees, contract workers and other demonstrators march during a ‘Rally to End the Shutdown’ in D.C. on Jan. 10.
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Two-thirds of people who report workplace sexual harassment say they lost their jobs or are retaliated against in other ways. Most never receive any money.
Colorado state senator Randy Baumgardner was accused of inappropriately touching a former legislative aide.
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Official records on police homicides are full of holes. A new study tries to fill in the gaps – and finds new evidence of racial and regional inequality.
California’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was shut down in 2013.
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A White House Council concluded that the war on poverty is “largely over.” But, while poverty among seniors has declined, poverty among adults and children as changed little over the last 40 years.
For many, the job of a pilot has lost its luster.
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Vice President Research University of Michigan, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Health Behavior Health Education. Principle Investigator of the Firearm Saftey Among Children and Teens Consortium, University of Michigan