The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead
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Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick
It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be doneDisturbing news about our water resources is now constant a...
The secret economics inside the new Planet Money board game
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Experts are warning: our AI arms race is putting humanity at risk | Stuart Russell
A recent letter signed by 1,367 researchers and engineers at frontier AI labs – mainly OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Deep...
In a Summer of Climate Misery, Businesses Confront the Need to Adapt
Repeated heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms are solidifying the understanding that new investments are unavoidab...
Should You Be Dating While Unemployed?
If you’re single and unemployed, it may make sense to prioritize job hunting. But that doesn’t have to mean putting your...
As Credit Card Debt Mounts, Home Becomes a Piggy Bank
A rise in home equity to record levels has led many Americans to refinance their mortgages to pay their bills.
‘A horrible nightmare’: the shocking story of the eBay harassment scandal
Jaw-dropping documentary Whatever It Takes details an aggressive stalking campaign targeted towards a couple whose repor...
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Fancy a Nobbly Bobbly? Or a Jelly Terror? The eye-popping guide to the greatest ice lolly wrappers ever
From Fonzie to Elvis to the Daleks, from a Mini Milk to a Seaside Saucy to a Freak Out, incredibly rare vintage ice loll...
'I paid £400 for a Prada bag on Vinted - only to find it was fake'
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London Heathrow no longer Europe's busiest airport
Image source, BBC/Harry LowImage caption, Heathrow has been Europe's busiest airport in most years since 1996Publis...