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An aerial view of homes in pricey Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images

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Winning a bidding war isn’t always a win, research on 14 million home sales shows

Staff Writer - October 8, 2025

A Buffalo Bills fan who prefers ketchup over mustard on his hot dog. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images

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Wings, booze and heartbreak – what my research says about the hidden costs of sports fandom

Democrats demanded that Republicans negotiate with them on ACA subsidies and Medicaid cuts. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images News

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How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means

President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders on Feb. 10, 2025, including an order relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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Conventional anti-corruption tools often fail to address root causes – but loss of US leadership could still spell trouble for efforts abroad

The economy keeps growing, but the pace of business investment has been slowing for some time. What gives? Kirpal Kooner/Getty Images Plus

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Why aren’t companies speeding up investment? A new theory offers an answer to an economic paradox

The Canadian prime minister encouraged his compatriots to consider boycotting U.S. orange juice following Trump’s tariff threats. Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Getty Images

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Trump’s tariff gambit: As allies prepare to strike back, a costly...

Staff Writer - February 5, 2025

Howard Lutnick, left, is President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Commerce Department. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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Commerce oversees everything from weather and salmon to trade and census...

Staff Writer - January 29, 2025

Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel positions stand in sharp contrast with efforts to protect the climate. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change...

Staff Writer - January 22, 2025

Two people embrace on Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif., amid property destroyed by the Eaton Fire. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Rents rise faster after disasters, but a federal program can help...

Staff Writer - January 15, 2025

Approaching your regular day with a new mindset can send you in an interesting direction. d3sign/Moment via Getty Images

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Transform the daily grind to make life more interesting – a...

Staff Writer - December 26, 2024

Shoppers line up with returns and exchanges at L.L. Bean in Freeport, Maine, on Dec. 26, 2010. Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

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Retailers that make it harder to return stuff face backlash from...

Staff Writer - December 16, 2024

The killing of a UnitedHealthcare executive has prompted a closer look at the health insurance industry. AP Photo/Jim Mone

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Response to CEO killing reveals antipathy toward health insurers − but...

Staff Writer - December 13, 2024

Nobody likes feeling pressured. lechatnoir/E+ via Getty Images

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Tip pressure might work in the moment, but customers are less...

Staff Writer - December 2, 2024

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EXPLORING NATURE

How do kids figure out how to sort things by order? Celeste Kidd

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Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...

Staff Writer - October 5, 2025

Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...

About 20% of patients report experiencing a fever during pregnancy. John Fedele/Tetra images via Getty Images Plus

As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen...

October 3, 2025

A roadside assistance vehicle is swamped by floodwaters on a Houston highway in 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

October 1, 2025

The Rapa Nui people are mostly invisible in the origin story of rapamycin. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what...

September 29, 2025

Do the seemingly endless doorways represent a woman trapped in domesticity or infinite ways out? Philadelphia Museum of Art

How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealism

September 29, 2025